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In response to ongoing flight service complaints, the FAA recently established a hotline ([888] FLT-SRVC [358-7782]) to track and manage issues with Lockhe

Although the second quarter of this year raised the order backlog at Hawker Beechcraft to a company record $5.1 billion, roughly double what it was at the

A new Information for Operators dealing with risk assessment was released last month, specifically focusing on how it relates to a safety-management system

Fractional operator Avantair, which flies the P180 Avanti II exclusively, said last month that it is partnering with carbon offset company TerraPass.

Embraer’s second-quarter profit fell considerably as the Brazilian manufacturer struggled to keep pace with its record backlog.

The Alerts (aircraft logging and event recording for training and safety) system, designed jointly by Appareo Systems and Bristow Group subsidiary Air Logi

Deliveries of both jets and turboprops were up again in the first half of this year, according to second-quarter numbers released by the General Aviation M

Honeywell announced recently that it had won approval for its TPE331-12JR turboprop to be installed on the Cessna Caravan.

Players in the business aviation arena regularly tell their customers that they are improving product support and service by investing in assets and people

In May, Piper Aircraft confirmed that it was looking for suitable sites to relocate the company’s headquarters and to establish manufacturing of its single

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently launched the early development phase of the Single European Sky Iris program, a research initiative designed to im

Embraer said last month it delivered seven Legacy 600s during the second quarter, for a total of 12 so far this year.

The FAA unveiled a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking last month that addresses airworthiness standards related to cabin interiors for transport-category airpla

Dart Helicopter Services received Transport Canada approval for its Apical Industries emergency float system for Robinson R44s and R44 IIs.

In the first half of this year business jet accidents decreased 31 percent from the same period last year, but fatal accidents were up from two to five, ac

Private-equity company The Carlyle Group, which has been steadily assembling business aviation assets in recent years, plans to add transportation communic

Clifford Development, working on a Williams FJ44-3A engine conversion for the Citation II, has appointed Chino, Calif.-based Threshold Aviation Group as a

The FAA last month made good on a longstanding promise to provide Airworthiness Directives (AD) and Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIB) only

NBAA will begin offering the certified aviation manager (CAM) test via computer beginning in January.

As Eclipse Aviation awaited FAA approval at press time of a new-design pitot/angle-of-attack probe to prevent a freezing problem that occurred during three

A preliminary NTSB report on last month’s fatal Citation crash at Conway Municipal Airport in Conway, Ark., said a witness reported seeing the aircraft lan

The fourth Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE) is scheduled for August 9 to 11, and organizers are forecasting business tra

A new service designed in part by former Avantair chairman Al Rapetti seeks to align charter operators under one roof to maximize revenue, fill seats and a

Six years after opening its doors, two-and-a-half months after flying its first fully conforming aircraft and less than a month after losing company chairm

Aviation consulting and education firm Conklin & de Decker released the most recent version of its Aircraft Performance Comparator software last month.

ARG/US is offering safety training to round out its portfolio of safety-related services.

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Hawker Beechcraft late last month opened its new international sales headquarters at the Hawarden Airport, Broughton, UK.

Despite recent news reports suggesting that Sino Swearingen’s Taiwan-government-backed investors are considering exiting the program, “Taiwan continues to

Cessna parent Textron said last month that revenue for the Wichita- based manufacturer was up by 15 percent in the second quarter of the year, representing