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Bankrupt Mesaba Airlines has asked a bankruptcy court judge to void contracts with its three labor unions after employees refused to agree to a 19.4-percen

Last month’s Regco order for 10 Q400s accompanied a flurry of minor transactions for Bombardier since AIN’s February issue went to press,

Regco Holdings CEO Robert Deluce last month announced his intention to proceed with plans to base a new regional airline at Toronto Island Airport this yea

A helicopter service connecting Manhattan with New York City airports is due to start this month.

Eurocopter last year secured orders for 401 new civil/parapublic and military helicopters, up from 322 in 2004.

In January, the Helicopter Association International (HAI) urged its members to press their Congressional representatives to support improved communication

On January 25 the NTSB Office of Aviation Safety presented a special investigation report on EMS and helicopter EMS (HEMS) operations, attributing a number

Boise, Idaho-based Aviation Specialties Unlimited has installed night-vision goggles in Reach Air Medical Services’ Agusta A109, Bell 407 and BO 105 fleet.

FH1100 Manufacturing will offer all-turbine pilot training in the Florida panhandle beginning in May.

Turbomeca is investing approximately $50 million to expand production and product support activities at its Grand Prairie, Texas facility.The a

Simplex Manufacturing has launched a new fire attack system for the Kamov Ka-32.

Columbia Helicopters will send a second Boeing Vertol 234 Chinook to Papua New Guinea, to work on heli-rig contracts with local exploration company Oil Sea

AgustaWestland is to supply 10 A109 Powers for border patrol duties in Libya, as part of an $87 million (U80 million) program intended to establish a domes

Released last month, the 2005 Federal Radionavigation Plan (FRP)–a joint production of the DOT, DOD and the Department of Homeland Security–provides a usef

There’s no longer a need for Part 91 business jet operators to obtain two-year renewals of their RVSM letters of authorization (LOA), but because of

While Gulfstream’s and Dassault’s top models are breaking the traditional mold with their advanced integrated cockpits, the Challenger 605 Bombardier intro

Cabin electronics specialist Intheairnet, based in Irvine, Calif., is reportedly close to signing its first business jet customer for the new Cabflex cabin

Purveyors of electronic flight bag (EFB) tablet computers are introducing new models and capabilities for the new year, with three notable models worthy of

Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) announced last month it has received FAA TSO approval for a new integrated air-data display system (IADDS), a

In the wake of an NTSB recommendation that urges the use of terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS) in aeromedical helicopter operations, the technolo

Following in the steps of XM Satellite Radio, rival Sirius plans to offer a competing “always-on” weather service for aircraft through an agreement with da

Perhaps one of the least appreciated benefits of corporate aviation is that its pilots and their passengers don’t have to endure the security procedures of

Frost & Sullivan’s “World Business Jets Market: Investment Analysis” released yesterday says that strong corporate profits and more orders from China,

According to Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO Charles Edelstenne, the French aircraft manufacturer is planning on moving some of its activities out of Eu

JetBird, Europe’s planned new low-cost charter service, has raised €21 million ($31 million) in fresh capital through an oversubscribed private placement o

AMAC Aerospace is preparing to open a new business aviation completions, refurbishment and maintenance facility in Switzerland next August.

Over the past week Cessna Aircraft has made headlines for buying bankrupt Columbia Aircraft and for a decision to manufacture its SkyCatcher light sport ai

Flight Options late Friday simultaneously announced its finalized acquisition by Miami-based private equity firm H.I.G.

Business Jets: In 2007 demand for business jets surges This year the business jet market started off busy and never took a breather.

What a difference a year makes.In AIN’s annual report on aviation finance last year (October 2006, page 38), lenders expected 200