Despite the continuing economic downturn and the aftereffects of September 11, the number of turbine business airplanes delivered last year surpassed the t
Brazil’s Embraer staged perhaps its most anticipated achievement since the introduction of the 50-seat ERJ-145 when on February 19 the 70-seat Embraer 170
Interlaken Capital Aviation Services in White Plains, N.Y., recently became the first HUD-equipped Part 135 operator to receive Category III qualification
Demonstrating environmental responsibility while remaining operationally viable is the biggest challenge facing business aviation, according to the British
Marxist rebels on February 20 abducted a Colombian senator after hijacking an Aires Colombia de Havilland Dash 8 flying a domestic service from the souther
Carlsbad, Calif.-based start-up aircraft manufacturer Spectrum Aeronautical has received a “significant fleet order” for its all-composite S-33 Independenc
To streamline the application process for air traffic controllers, the FAA has created consolidated screening and testing centers to provide “one-stop shop
The combination of fractional providers Flight Options and Raytheon Travel Air (RTA) into Cleveland-based Flight Options LLC is expected by the end of this
Reports of six uncontained turbine-wheel separations attributed to fatigue damage have prompted a proposed AD to require replacing certain turbine stator a
Eclipse Aviation, developer of the Eclipse 500 ultra-light twin jet, secured $38 million in financing last month, closing a third round of equity financing
The successor to Belgium’s Sabena Airlines unveiled its new name last month as talks continued between shareholders in Sabena regional subsidiary Delta Air
A 1975 Cessna Citation I (N113SH) that crashed March 4 while taking off from Oklahoma City Wiley Post Airport is reported to have encountered a flock of bi
HondaJet Midwest distributor Des Moines Flying Service plans to open a 5,000-sq-ft showroom and maintenance center at the Aurora (Ill.) Airport in July 201
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Pan Am International Flight Academy has installed a Bombardier CRJ flight training device at the school’s Deer Valley, Ariz.
The 2003 Budget in Brief is, as the title implies, brief, but its complexity still leads the aviation alphabet groups to cherrypick for comment, while news
Over the next several months, Gulfstream will end Gulfstream 200 (nee Galaxy) business jet completion work at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, and tu
Several U.S.-based business aviation operators were surprised recently when they received bills from the FAA for overflight fees, incurred on trips that ha
Duncan Aviation, the Lincoln, Neb.-based business aviation support organization with 1,864 employees at 39 locations nationwide, has again been named one o
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association expressed “grave concern” about the Federal Communications Commission’s decision last month authorizing oper
The current Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) rates in effect through June 30 are: 0 to 500 sm–$0.2031; 501 to 1,500 sm–$0.1548; and more than 1,500 sm–$
General Electric’s flight department was expected to move this month into its new 100,000-sq-ft hangar/office complex on 12 acres at Stewart International