At face value, the marked decline in leading western European economies would seem to mean an inevitable dip in the fortunes of executive charter operators
Former airline executive David Siegel has eschewed big iron in favor of business jets, having been named president and CEO of California-based XOJet, a rap
The Department of Homeland Security is creating a new visa category, M, to replace the J-1 visa, which allows foreign flight school students to train in th
NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey last month said it incorporated 43 new GPS tracking sites into the continuously operating reference station (CORS) network,
The FAA and Transport Canada last month granted type certification for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F, which powers the Embraer Phenom 100 very ligh
GE Honda Aero Engines said it is releasing hardware designs and receiving manufactured hardware for its first HF120 development engine, in preparation for
Embraer CAE Training Services, a joint venture of Brazilian OEM Embraer and Canadian simulator training services provider CAE, launched its first pilot and
In the first three quarters of this year, both the business jet and turboprop segments saw an increase in accidents and fatalities over the same period las
While Textron said last month that its finance unit dragged down income in the third quarter, dropping year-over-year from $225 million to $210 million, re
For the first time in several years the unabashed exuberance that has prevailed at the annual NBAA Convention was replaced by concerns– if not outright fea
Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft last month announced a 24-percent increase in third-quarter deliveries and an increase in year-over-year deliveries o
AAI Acquisition, which bought the assets of bankrupt Adam Aircraft in April, now has about 200 employees and says that design, manufacture and test activit
Merritt Island, Fla.-based Comp Air last month announced that it received $150 million in funding from MercMed, a California-based investment company heade
At the NBAA media breakfast, held last month at the NBAA Convention, Alan Klapmeier, GAMA chairman (and president and CEO of Cirrus), noted that the credit
Midway International Airport is one step closer to becoming the nation’s first privately operated major airport, following last month’s vote by the Chicago
Under a partnership agreement signed with Air Data, Innotech Aviation’s Montreal completion center will install Air Data JetAir bio-protection systems (BPS