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The BBA Group has added yet another European business aircraft handling operation to its Signature Flight Support chain with the December 8 acquisition of

When is a Gulfstream II or III not a Stage 2 aircraft? When it gets a Stage 3 hush kit.

Four Embraer Legacy Executive twinjets have joined Cleveland-based fractional operator Flight Options to provide owners with a large-cabin aircraft to supp

In the first 11 months of last year, the four largest fractional aircraft operators hired just 186 pilots, compared with 997 in the same time frame in 2002

There are typically fewer business jet accidents each year than turboprop mishaps and that distinction didn’t change last year.

The FAA has scheduled several “fact finding” informal meetings to solicit information from operators and others concerning proposed revisions to Los Angele

Portugal’s Air Luxor group has restructured most of its business aviation activities under a new subsidiary called Masterjet.

Although the use of in-cabin wireless networking has grown rapidly since the 1999 release of the IEEE 802.11b Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) standard, wireless n

Last month I started a discussion about what I have come to recognize as a serious disconnect between pilots and mechanics, each of whom performs critical

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Premier Air Center of East Alton, Ill., has deep roots in the general aviation community.

FlightSafety International has received Part 147 certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its aircraft maintenance technician trai

In about a year Central Japan International Airport is scheduled to open, after which Nagoya Airport will focus on general aviation.

A new term might soon join the lexicon of the FAA–“Complex STC.” According to the FAA, there have been STC-approved installations that have been “inappropr

In an effort to increase convenience, safety and efficiency, Aircraft Belts and Signature Plating have formed a strategic partnership called Air Funnel.

Wing Aviation on Lone Star Executive Airport near Houston has opened a second paint facility designed to increase overall capacity.

The FAA last month issued three separate airworthiness alerts on the TBM 700 turboprop single.

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“This FAA certification represents a significant milestone in the expansion of our airframe maintenance capability,” said David Storch, president and CEO o

The Brazilian Departamento de Aviacao Civil has approved Raytheon Aircraft Services Tampa as a Brazilian Repair Station.

Securaplane Technologies has signed new distributor agreements for Hawker main ship batteries with Corporate Jet Support, Cirrus Aero Accessories and CRS J

Archie Trammell, former magazine editor turned radar and convective weather expert, has added a bimonthly online magazine to supplement his long-running ra

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This month NBAA continues a series of seminars on Part 91 Subpart K, the new rule that regulates fractional operations.

While generally praising the FAA’s system of designated examiners and representatives, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said that the agency

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now expected to issue an informational circular early this spring on security recommendations for gener

On December 9 Cessna Aircraft claimed another record, though this one does not involve any aircraft speed or distance.

The FAA has finally released its study of Part 135 air-taxi operators, mandated by Congress more than four years ago in the Aviation Investment and Reform

A former employee of GE Aircraft Engines claims the company knowingly shipped defective parts built during a 10-year period at its factory in Madisonville,

The German government gave the green light to sell to the public 74.9 percent of DFS, the agency operating the country’s ATC system.