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The National Weather Service has awarded a team led by L-3 Enterprise IT Solutions a $43 million contract to upgrade Nexrad radar sites.

November 21 marks the start of reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM) in China’s airspace from FL291 to FL411.

The FAA last month said it is expanding GPS WAAS coverage into Canada and Mexico by adding nine new wide-area augmentation system ground stations in places

When Rockwell Collins introduced the Pro Line 21 integrated avionics system in 1996, the company proclaimed voice recognition would play a significant role

Rockwell Collins is applying years of flight-test research to its new Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics system by combining computer-generated synthetic

Supersonic Aerospace (SAI) and Aerion continue their quest to bring a speedy yet environmentally friendly supersonic business jet to market.

Excel-Jet is looking for a new home to continue with development of the single-engine Sport-Jet and is considering a move to Chennault International Airpor

FF1080-200ER/300ER Progress on the Utilicraft FF1080-200ER freight-feeder pro- totype is accelerating.

News reports of the death of the Ibis Ae270B program are premature, according to Frank Hong, director of the business management division at Taiwan’s Aeros

Diamond’s second single-engine D-Jet made its first flight on September 14 in London, Ontario.

The EASA granted certification to the Falcon 2000DX on September 19, and FAA certification followed on October 3.

Airplane programs traditionally began in one of two ways: either as a conceptual design, such as the Eclipse 500, which the manufacturer used to drum up de

A small percentage–about 20 percent–of the piston-powered fleet requires 100-octane fuel.

On the aircraft static display line at the NBAA Convention in September was Aero Toy Store’s Pininfarina Edition Learjet 60.

Although avgas is expensive, there is no shortage in the U.S., and oil companies continue to support its production and distribution.

For some flight-department managers, the thought of the boss and his 150-pound Great Dane flying a brand-new, small jet around the world might be cause for

The bankruptcy of Columbia has attracted the attention of a number of companies, including Cirrus.

“From our point of view it’s not as big a jump from piston aircraft to a jet as you might think,” Alan Klapmeier, chairman, CEO and cofounder of Cirrus Des

Adam Aircraft has chosen Colorado-based SaferJett to provide training for its aircraft programs.

The Alaska Air Group and members of the Bruce Kennedy Memorial Fund announced last month that the two organizations have raised more than $870,000 toward t

Cessna reached a new labor agreement with the union representing nearly 6,000 of its workers.

Raytheon Aircraft has appointed Randy Groom president of its Beechcraft division, which consists of the Bonanza, Baron and Premier lines.

International approval of commercial operations by single-engine turbine airplanes at night, in bad weather and over inhospitable terrain, which is now pro

Learjet–arguably business aviation’s most enduring brand name–turned 40 last month.

In separate efforts, Jet Aviation and Kollsman are the latest companies to explore possible anti-surface-to-air-missile (SAM) systems.

A proposed AD would mandate replacing the pitot probes on nearly 160 U.S.-registered Hawker 800XPs because of reports that they have frozen above FL290, ca

Gulfstream has penned a letter of intent with Safe Flight Instrument for the supply of the latter company’s Enhanced AutoPower automatic throttle system as

Air China Business Jet will launch its planned charter service with a Gulfstream IV, the first large-cabin Gulfstream to be based in China.

Universal Weather & Aviation relocated its New York-area flight planning facility from Westchester County Airport (HPN) in White Plains, N.Y., to Jet Aviat

The commission investigating the 9/11 terror attacks is subpoenaing documents it says the FAA has withheld.