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Continuing “challenges” involving the assembly of the first Boeing 787 prototype have forced the company to delay first flight and certification by at leas

ROCKWELL AERO COMMANDER 690B, HOMERVILLE, GA., MARCH 27, 2003–An in-flight encounter with unforecast severe turbulence resulted in the design limits

LEARJET 35A, GROTON, CONN., AUG.

LEARJET 25B, DEL RIO, TEXAS, SEPT.

HAWKER SIDDELEY HS-125-700A, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, SEPT.

PIPER PA-31T CHEYENNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, JULY 28, 2004–The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the crash of a Cheyenne that was

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR A90, PENSACOLA, FLA., AUG.

BELL 407, BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NEV., AUG.

Previously this column has addressed efforts within the federal government to transform our nation’s air transportation system.

• Even though the Senate and the House of Representatives did not sit in session during August, a multitude of committee and subcommittee meetings convened

Although members of the House aviation subcommittee commended the FAA for its efforts to address delays at Chicago O’Hare International Airport in the shor

The National Air Transportation Association and AOPA both took bows after voters in Martin County, Fla., defeated three politicians who wanted to downsize

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has extended required main landing-gear checks to cover all variants and weights of Airbus A330/A340 aircraft mo

West Star Aviation of Grand Junction, Colo., has completed flight testing that will lead toward RVSM group approval next month for Learjet 35/36s equipped

Jet Aviation facilities in Geneva, Singapore, Teterboro, N.J., and West Palm Beach, Fla., have been appointed as authorized installation centers for Quiet

Aircraft noise activists in the UK are welcoming a judicial award of $1.42 million compensation to a country landowner for noise pollution.

As we embark on the final and historically most active quarter of the year, buyer activity by most accounts seems to be building steam.

Stockholm City Airport is set to get its first purpose-built FBO when Grafair Jet Center opens early next month.

“We’re having trouble getting students.

Last April the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) brought together 11 companies to develop and refine a draft policy that the association had m

“There are two things that we are exceptional at here at Midcoast Aviation.

Each year, representatives of the FAA’s Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) program issue five levels of training certificates– bronze, silver, gold, rub

The Brazilian Departamento de Aviacao Civil (DAC) recently awarded Duncan Aviation’s Battle Creek, Mich.

Teledyne Controls has released its new E-Services online information service. The service is designed to provide Teledyne’s customers, partners and s

Thunder Aviation of Chesterfield, Mo.

FlightSafety International has received the first certification for its Falcon 900EX EASy and 2000EX EASy maintenance technician training in a recently int

Bombardier Aerospace has received key approvals from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the FAA to provide complete training, service and maint

The FAA has certified Stanford Aerospace to operate a repair station based in Antigua. The repair station, which is expected to begin operations by

Businesses continue to increase the use of their aircraft–even if they are not in great numbers adding to their fleets–despite operational challenges in th

Concerned about attempts by adversaries to jam global positioning satellite system signals–as occurred with only limited success during the recent Iraq con