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

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

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.

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

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

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The Phenom 100, Embraer’s four-place, $2.98 million entry into the very light jet market, flew for the first time on July 26 from São Jos dos Campos, Brazi

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

General Dynamics’ aerospace division, which includes Gulfstream and its support cousin, General Dynamics Aviation Services, had $1.2 billion in sales in th

An EC 130 operated by New York City’s Liberty Helicopters made a forced landing into the Hudson River last month during an otherwise routine sightseeing fl

Fractional operator Flight Options has expanded into the realm of aircraft management.

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

Pratt & Whitney Canada said last month its PW600 engine has been selected to power the new Epic Victory single-engine VLJ.

Signature Flight Support parent BBA Aviation sold Oxford Airport in the UK to private investment group OA Acquisitions for £40 million ($80 million) late l

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) said in a letter to the FAA last month that its Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) should not be mandator

As this issue went to press, Cessna was single-handedly attempting to prove that economies of scale are alive and well in aviation.

Six air charter brokers have formed the Air Charter Association of North America (Acana) to improve standards within the broker industry.

Spain has a new executive charter company in the shape of CorporateJets XXI.

London-based flight planning group Flight-Operations.

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

Embraer has completed a revision of the Legacy 600’s maintenance planning guide that it said will yield cost savings of up to 18 percent.

The FAA published a broad final rule last month that incorporates Rnav definitions, clarifies the intent of obstacle departure procedures and modifies defi

The FAA is confident that the New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia airspace redesign will reduce delays and allow the agency to meet system demands, but s

AirCell’s Axxess satellite communications system has gained European certification aboard a Cessna Citation 650.

NBAA and AOPA said that the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative that became effective January 23 this year and required air travelers to carry a passport

Chairman of the House subcommittee on space and aeronautics Rep.

There was good news for Alaskan pilots last month, when FAA Administrator Marion Blakey introduced the agency’s draft 2008-2012 Flight Plan, along with the

The FAA has issued guidance on altitude and speed constraints in Rnav procedures.

Some two months after announcing the relaunch of Twin Otter production, Canada’s Viking Aerospace began cutting metal on the first airplane at its final as