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Certified Aviation Services was founded in Santa Ana, Calif., in 1990 in response to airline demand for third-party line and ground support equipment maint

In the recent past I have written about the importance of mechanics following the procedures contained in the appropriate manuals for whatever task that ne

To see where business jet maintenance is headed, just look at mechanics’ toolboxes.

The FAA has revised drug and alcohol testing procedures, specifically requiring “direct observation” in all return-to-duty and follow-up drug tests.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued a safety advisory following the rapid depressurization of a Qantas Boeing 747-400 on July 25, urgi

StandardAero’s August 21 announcement that Rob Mionis has assumed the job of president and CEO of the turbine engine overhaul and business aircraft mainten

The FAA is looking for comments from the industry on a revision of Order 8120.2, production approval and certification management procedures.

AvSupport’s PartsLogistics aircraft parts sourcing system has a new feature that allows users to conduct batch searches.

Bombardier’s sole CRJ1000 prototype took to the air for the first time today, marking the successful start of a flight-test regime expected to last until t

The FAA has issued AD 2008-16-02 for operators of Premier I (model 390) S/Ns RB-4 through RB-204, which calls for a post-flight residual-heat check of the

Premier Aircraft said a recent transatlantic flight by a Falcon 50 modified with the company’s 50Dash4 performance upgrade demonstrated a quicker takeoff a

Dassault Falcon said it plans to establish a factory-owned Falcon service center at Sorocaba Airport in São Paulo, Brazil.

Cessna has added the Citation CJ3 to its ProTech maintenance program, which allows operators to pay for regular maintenance labor costs via a monthly fee.

Signature Flight Support has acquired MES Handling at Munich International Airport in Germany.

An FAA-operated King Air, N11, in late July landed gear up at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) after a gear malfunction.

The governor of Missouri has signed a bill eliminating sales tax on aircraft repair parts, aligning the state with neighboring states having similar laws.

VistaJet has embarked on an ambitious growth plan that could see it operating a fleet of almost 100 business jets by 2012.

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NTSB accident investigators are searching for clues as to what caused the crash of a Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 800 in Minnesota on July 31, killing both pil

With the end-of-summer political conventions set for Minneapolis and Denver, the FAA transferred the general aviation security program designed for access

With Congress out of town on vacation, FAA reauthorization and the question of user fees remained in limbo.The FAA has been operating on fundin

Driven by growth in turbine engine overhaul contracts, Standard Aero has broken ground for an 80,000-sq-ft expansion of its Winnipeg facility.“

Temporary flight restrictions remain in place around Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans Lakefront (NEW) and parts of Sout

The break up of Sentient’s jet-card and charter divisions announced on August 13 was finalized over the weekend, according to the two companies involved in

The city of Santa Monica, Calif., expects that the next step in its ongoing battle over runway restrictions at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) will be oral argu

The Transportation Security Administration on Friday released two sets of voluntary general aviation security action items (SAI) for FBOs and aircraft oper

In a letter sent on Wednesday to FAA Flight Standards Service director James Ballough, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) conveyed its conc

Speaking at this year’s EAA AirVenture, acting FAA Administrator Bobby Sturgell defended the track record of various agency-industry cooperative safety and

The House of Representatives on July 22 unanimously approved a bipartisan aviation bill that tightens the FAA’s airline maintenance oversight procedures an

Valencia, Spain-based Wondair on Demand Aviation has launched a fractional ownership, jet card and corporate shuttle program.