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The European Union has begun the rulemaking process that could lead to approval of single-engine commercial air transport operations in instrumentmet

Bombardier is banking the future of the Learjet brand on its new, all-composite Model 85.

It has been one year since one of the world’s largest industrial conglomerates, India’s Tata Sons, purchased a one-third share of Piaggio Aero Industries,

The recession’s lingering effects may prompt operators to consider storing their aircraft until conditions improve.

As Providence, R.I.-based Textron labors to reduce its debt and the size of Textron Financial (its unprofitable financial arm) it is looking to its other b

NBAA’s board of directors has named industry stalwart Richard (Dick) Van Gemert, a current Jet Aviation Holdings US executive and long-time head of Xerox’s

A regime change at BBA Aviation’s Signature Flight Support early this year saw Michael Scheeringa hired as president of the world’s largest FBO chain.

The FAA has awarded Rapco Fleet Support multiple parts manufacturer approvals (PMAs) for its replacement torque tubes used on Hawker 600s through 850s, Cit

Jeffrey Skiles, the first officer of the US Airways Airbus A320 that successfully ditched into the Hudson River on January 15, saving 155 lives, is appeari

Mesa Air Group will take a controlling stake in Republic Airways subsidiary Mokulele Airlines under the terms of a deal signed yesterday that will see thre

Almost 27 years after bizjet legend Allen Paulson announced–and then abandoned–the single-engine jet known as the Gulfstream Peregrine, the single-engine v

Bombardier Challenger 300 operators now have a choice of replacing the jet’s original nickel-cadmium main ship battery with a new Concorde RG-441 lead-acid

How many coconuts does a Boeing 747 need to fly from London to Amsterdam? Last year amid much fanfare, a Virgin Atlantic 747-400 with one of its four

Two competitors with separate programs that convert Bombardier CRJs into executive jets combined forces in March, when Peterborough, Ontario-based Flying C

Cessna chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton has been holding on tight over the past year as the business aviation industry has taken manufacturers o

The fractional share marketplace is changing rapidly in response to the lengthy global recession.

London Biggin Hill Airport (Booth No.

CharterX Wyvern has endorsed the NBAA’s recently published NBAA Best Practices for Air Charter Brokering.

Like the rest of the aviation industry, the charter segment has suffered serious setbacks during the past year and is hunkering down and adapting to a new

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Aero Specialties of Boise, Idaho, which manufactures its own line of ground-support equipment (GSE) and distributes equipment from other manufacturers, is

Deborah Hersman was sworn in as the 12th chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board at the end of July, taking over from acting chairman Mark

At NBAA’09, CAE SimuFlite (Booth No.

In 2009 the annual Product Support Survey produced by NBAA Convention News’ sister publication Aviation International News Williams Internati

In the wake of the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in February, how are safety programs and pilot hiring, training and testing practices being improved?

John Rosanvallon, Dassault Falcon’s president and CEO, has worked at the company for 34 years.

Despite the recession, a significant number of new aircraft programs remain largely on track.

Pilatus Business Aircraft (Booth No.

The International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO), launched in 2002 by the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), has been gran

Harrods Aviation has made special arrangements with the UK Border Agency (UKBA) for business aircraft passengers and crew to be able to complete immigratio