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The Chinese proverb “may you live in interesting times” certainly seems appropriate for manufacturers and would-be manufacturers of new business airplanes.

United Technologies president Louis Chenevert has been elected CEO by the company’s board of directors.

In the spirit of good sportsmanship, let it be known in the pages of AIN that B/CA columnist J.

If you think you could write a book about all the bad airline experiences you ever had, too late–a flight attendant just beat you to it.But fir

Two former charter representatives from now-defunct Flight Time have risen from the ashes of their former jobs to found a new charter-brokering business.

UK block-charter firm European Skytime has introduced a new “First Step” alternative to its Flight Commitment program.

At press time the inaugural Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) was still officially scheduled for January 16 to 18 in Sa

Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage, Atlanta, Dec.

Dassault Falcon 900EX, Teterboro, N.J., March 3, 2006–The NTSB blamed the Falcon’s overrun at Teterboro Airport on the copilot’s failure t

Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3, Stuart, Fla., March 8, 2008–The NTSB blamed the crew’s failure to reset the brake circuit breaker before taxi

Until the final report is published of the Boeing 757/Tupolev Tu-154 midair collision over Switzerland on July 1, there will probably be continuing specula

After the tragic collision between a Russian Tu-154 and a DHL cargo Boeing 757 at 35,400 ft over southern Germany on July 1, AIN questioned whether

In an August 8 memo, James Ballough, director of the FAA Flight Standards Service, confirmed that large-transport-category airplanes, including the Boeing

Honeywell signed a contract with West Star Aviation of Grand Junction, Colo., to develop an RVSM equipment package for the Learjet 30 series.

The Department of Defense is conducting more GPS interference tests in the western U.S.

The ongoing investigation into the fatal midair collision between an Air Force F-16 and a privately operated Cessna 172 near Bradenton, Fla., on Nov.

Million Air said it will construct a 20,000-sq-ft FBO at its present site at Midway Airport, and plans for the new FBO have been presented to the city of C

Eclipse Aviation announced that it will partner with underwriter Global Aerospace Underwriters to provide hull and liability insurance to owners of owner-f

Italy’s Vulcanair expects to begin flying its single-turboprop VF600W by the end of this month, according to Remo De Feo, president of the company’s Manass

Embraer EMB 170, Dulles, Va., May 30, 2006–Improper servicing of the nose-gear strut and inadequate maintenance caused the failure of the

Bombardier Learjet 36, San Diego, Calif., Dec.

Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 800XP/Schleicher ASW27-18, Smith, Nev., Aug.

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Leonardtown, Md., Oct.

de Havilland Canada DHC-6-100 Twin Otter, Sullivan, Mo., July 29, 2006–Witnesses reported that they saw “flame emitting from the right eng

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Moline, Ill.

ATR 42-300, Los Conejos, Venezuela, Feb.

Eurocopter AS 355/EC 130, New York, March 22, 2008–A Liberty Helicopter Eurocopter AS 355 struck an idling Liberty Eurocopter EC 130 on takeoff from

Bombardier Learjet 35, San Antonio, March 15, 2008–The American Jet International Learjet 35 overran Runway 21 landing at San Antonio.

Cessna 500 Citation I, Oklahoma City, March 4–The Southwest Orthopedic and Sport Medicine Clinic’s Citation I was destroyed when control w

Hawker Beechcraft 1900D, Nbagu, Nigeria, March 15, 2008–All three occupants were killed and the aircraft destroyed when the Wings Aviation