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Helicopter manufacturers are exploring a number of technologies to reduce noise, both that perceived from the ground and inside the cabin.

Eurocopter last month signed cooperation agreements with two Chilean universities.

Cutting Edge Helicopter Training School opened its doors to student pilots in Derry, Northern Ireland, in late March.

AgustaWestland has delivered the first two of its helicopters fitted with interiors styled by Italian fashion design house Versace.

Lider Aviaco, Brazil’s largest offshore helicopter service provider, has selected Blue Sky Network to provide satellite-based tracking and logistics servic

A former instructor at bankrupt and defunct helicopter school Silver State Helicopters has opened his own flight school in New Braunfels, Texas.

Plano, Texas Police threatened to close the airspace over future news events after helicopters from nearby television stations disrupted their attempts to

Following reports of incorrect altitude and airspeed indications by Avidyne Entegra EXP5000 primary flight displays, the FAA last month issued an airworthi

Avidyne unveiled its Entegra FMS900W WAAS-enabled GPS navcom flight management system last month at the Sun ’n’ Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla.

Thales is to provide quadruple-redundant computers for the Gulfstream G650’s fly-by-wire (FBW) flight controls.

For the second time in three years the international requirements for ELT equipage are changing, but this time the International Civil Aviation Organizatio

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Banyan Air Service is expanding its capabilities to include avionics installations in large-cabin business jets.

L-3 Avionics Systems last month announced receipt of an approved model list (AML) STC and parts manufacturing approval that covers installation of the Iris

The pace of airplane introductions in the first half of the year has bordered on frenetic.

There’s a lot to like about Garmin’s synthetic-vision technology (SVT) upgrade for the G1000 avionics system, starting with a price that should attract ple

International Communications Group (ICG) has integrated its Iridium-based satcom systems with the Universal Avionics UniLink UL-70x communications manageme

Autopilot maker S-Tec announced last month it has received FAA technical standard order (TSO) authorization for its IntelliFlight 1950 digital flight contr

Avidyne and Southern Star Avionics announced they are collaborating on a certification program to bring the Envision retrofit cockpit to the King Air E90.

Universal Avionics last month touted the addition of a WAAS-capable UNS-1Fw FMS in a Falcon 20.

Gulfstream’s new G650 ultra-long-range jet will feature a wing built by Spirit AeroSystems.

Although it has yet to find an aircraft manufacturer willing to help design and build the world’s first supersonic business jet, Aerion has built an order

The next-generation version of the Pilatus PC-12 is certified and deliveries have begun, so the single-engine turboprop is dropping off the In The Works ch

Diamond Aircraft is delaying the D-Jet program to install an engine with greater power output.

The not-yet-named midsize jet and mid-light jet got the green light from Embraer’s board of directors on March 28, and Embraer plans to spend about $750 mi

The first Phenom 300 was rolled out on April 12 and should fly this month or next, at the latest.

Embraer’s Phenom 100 very light jet is speeding toward its scheduled mid-year certification.

The FAA’s proposal to reduce airline delays by imposing peak-period pricing to reduce congestion at busy airports is a “bad idea with no positive consequen

In a situation reminiscent of the dilemma JetStar owners face, a substantial number of Cessna 441 Conquest II twin turboprops could be grounded come Septem

“Pilots in handcuffs is what we’re talking about,” said lawyer Kenneth Quinn at the Flight Safety Foundation European Aviation Safety Seminar held recently

The FAA has been under intense pressure from the U.S.