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There have been signs lately that the business aviation industry is experiencing a recovery.

Online charter portal Avinode upgraded its new aircraft charter search engine, making it easier for charter brokers and operators to put together the most

A judge in the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles overturned an earlier $20 million judgment against defunct charter operator XtraJet, saying, “T

Abu Dhabi-based charter operator Royal Jet is taking increasing numbers of bookings for flights into Iraq.

Data from the FAA debunks the myth that fractional operators grab most of the holiday slots at the Colorado mountain airports, namely Eagle, Aspen and Rifl

Executive charter group VistaJet is joining forces with fractional provider Bombardier Flexjet to provide seamless access to each company’s respective serv

Fractional provider Avantair reported revenues of $35.8 million for its fiscal year 2010 second quarter, which ended December 31.

Preliminary indications are that blade failure played a role in the fatal crash of a 2000 American Eurocopter EC135T1 near Cave Creek, Ariz., on Sunday aft

The fourth Boeing Dreamlifter–the final airplane in the fleet of 747-400s specially modified to carry large sections of composite parts for the 787–entered

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Data released yesterday by aviation specialized services firm Argus indicates that business aircraft flight activity last month increased 5.3 percent from

Worldwide deliveries of business jets declined by more than a third between 2008 and 2009, according to statistics released today by the General Aviation M

The Sikorsky Humanitarian Service Award is presented annually to the person or crew that best demonstrates the value of rotorcraft to society by saving liv

Operators using the newly-activated automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic control and information system in the Gulf of Mexico wil

The European helicopter industry has until February 23 to answer a call for proposals under the Clean Sky joint technology initiative, a public-private par

Matt Zuccaro received his initial helicopter flight training as a U.S.

Shane Eddy is the new kid on the block at Sikorsky, but he’s no neophyte to helicopters, having spent more than 25 years in the industry, with the last 14

Max-Viz, a designer and manufacturer of enhanced vision systems (EVS) with uncooled infrared sensors for airborne applications, is at Heli-Expo’10 (Booth N

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has two helicopter engine programs nearing the final stages of development and both remain on schedule.

The FAA recently issued a revised Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin–SAIB SW-08-03R1–to warn helicopter operators of the “hazards of snow and ice,”

The Helicopter Association International’s first responder program, designed to take full advantage of the benefits and capabilities of helicopters and oth

Engine manufacturer Turbomeca is revamping its Tech 600 and Tech 800 demonstrators to enhance fuel efficiency in the 500- to 1,000-shp power category and i

There are surprisingly active developments in the single-engine helicopter field, with new rotorcraft on the way such as the turbine-powered Robinson R66 a

Sandel Avionics is concluding certification flight testing of its helicopter-specific terrain awareness warning system and plans delivery of the H-Taws sho

Component Control Software Saves TimeRotorcraft Leasing, a provider of helicopter services to the oil and gas industry, credits busi

Tonight at its Salute to Excellence banquet and awards ceremony, now in its 49th year, HAI honors individuals and organizations in the international helico

Last month during Eurocopter’s annual press conference in Paris, CEO Lutz Bertling announced the company received 344 net orders in 2009, down from an expe

Erickson Air Crane was called in earlier this week to dump snow on the venue for the Vancouver winter games after a week of rain and unusually warm weather

In one of the strongest signals yet that the Obama Administration has gotten the industry message that the decades-old ATC system is sorely in need of repl

Hawker Beechcraft on Tuesday reported an operating loss of $712 million on sales of $3.2 billion last year, compared with an operating profit of $140.3 mil