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The General Accounting Office warned the FAA that unless it makes better plans to replace the 5,000 air traffic controllers expected to retire over the nex

The number of pilots hired from January through May by the six major fractional operators (559 pilots) is outpacing hiring by the major airlines (302) and

In a move seen by many observers as a first step in privatizing the nation’s ATC services, President Bush amended an executive order issued by President Cl

New York City-based ShAirForce LLC continues to move forward with its plan to become the world’s first fractional operator to offer its clients premium-cla

The Global Express, Airbus Corporate Jetliner, Boeing Business Jet and all other aircraft with a mtow of 95,000 lb or more and used in private charter oper

Wellington, Fla.-based B/E Aerospace revealed last month that it acquired Tucson, Ariz.

Claiming “there is no merit to the lawsuit or to the allegations in it,” Savannah Air Center said it will defend itself against a $3.7 million claim brough

On June 14 a JetProp DLX-converted 1988 Piper Malibu Mirage crashed in Osteen, Fla., while on an IFR flight from Raleigh-Durham, N.C., to Marco Island, Fla

Effective July 11 the Cincinnati Class B airspace was reconfigured to eliminate the portion of the airspace over Claremont County Airport (area G), expand

Midway through its 14-city U.S.

June 30 was a critical date for Nimbus Jets, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., startup that last December agreed to buy 1,000 Eclipse 500 jets (a sale valued at n

Swiss startup company Aviace is to get a special, lower-mtow version of the Eclipse 500 twinjet for its European “jet club” operation.

The FAA will procure new radar systems for some 15 low- to medium-activity airports that currently have no radar displays.

Draft Advisory Circular 93-1, “Reservations for Unscheduled Flights at High Density Traffic Airports,” provides an overview of proposed changes to the slot

Air-taxi operators, including those that buy fuel at Raytheon Aircraft Services, will now be competing with the FBO chain for air-taxi customers.

Raytheon Aircraft is working on an in-house sound-reduction package that aims to lower the noise levels by about 5 db in the Premier I cabin.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) recently purchased the Aircraft Ground Service Guide and the Aircraft Towing Guide from Sandpiper Public

As business on a global scale reaches unprecedented levels, more business aircraft customers are demanding that their office in the sky offer the same capa

Merritt Island, Fla.-based Comp Air took the wraps off two new aircraft–the CA-9 and CA-11–yesterday at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., bringing

“Congestion pricing should be the FAA’s last resort, not its first,” noted AOPA president Phil Boyer.

Garmin unveiled the G950 avionics suite at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., on Tuesday.

The NTSB’s recently released final report on the fatal crash of a chartered Gulfstream III, N303GA, at Aspen, Colo., on March 29 last year indicates that f

The direct reports from Jet Aviation concerning its “for sale” status do not reveal much in the way of hard news.

Supporters of federal government reparations for general aviation small businesses have vowed to continue their fight to compensate those companies victimi

General aviation remains on the outside looking in at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) as federal government security agencies continue to s

Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) manufacturers Goodrich, Sandel and Universal are being sued by Honeywell for alleged patent infringement.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has effectively delayed by at least 60 days compliance with its security requirements for air-taxi aircraf

Embraer revealed further details of its entrants into the midsize jet market, the seven- to 12-passenger midsize jet (MSJ) and mid-light jet (MLJ) at a pre

Boeing will delay first flight of the 787, this time by as much as six more months, as it continues to grapple with slower-than-expected completion of work

Garmin announced yesterday that it has received FAA supplemental type certification for a synthetic-vision system it is incorporating into the G1000 cockpi