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The FAA will be looking for “very intensive” industry participation in a planned comprehensive review of the rules governing aircraft that operate under se

When Nick Leontidis, CAE’s executive vice president of civil training and equipment, tossed down the gauntlet, saying, “We’re going after FlightSafety…we b

As part of its ongoing Operational Evolution Plan (OEP), the FAA has begun installing new equipment that will simultaneously provide weather and aircraft p

The FAA has decided that automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) will use a combination of the 1090-MHz extended squitter surveillance link for

The FAA could face a shortage of air traffic controllers in the next decade unless it makes more adequate plans to replace as many as 11,000 current contro

Piper is working on boosting the max takeoff weight for its Meridian turboprop single to create a 15-percent increase in useful load.

Executive Aircraft Corp.

Independent cabin completion and refurbishment specialist Duncan Aviation recently signed a long-term contract with Dassault Aviation to complete green Fal

Million Air Cleveland has installed a new security system at its Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) facility that it hopes will become the prototype for other F

PlaneSense, the Manchester, N.H.-based fractional ownership provider launched in 1996 by parent company Alpha Flying, continues to expand.

PC-12 flight planning seems to work out best at 260 kt, which means a 1,200-nm trip with IFR reserves will keep you in the cabin for 4.5 hr.

A big mission for a big company usually means a big airplane with a cavernous interior and enough fuel to carry a large load over thousands of miles.

In the past month the nation and the aviation industry have successfully navigated the first-year anniversary of September 11, the first Code Orange alert

The final day of the NBAA convention in Orlando, Fla., last month opened to gray clouds and gathering rain.

After serving less than a year as chairman of the NTSB, Marion Blakey last month became the 15th Administrator of the FAA.

Fly BN will handle maintenance, overhauls and repairs for the Islander and Defender turboprop and piston models.

Among all the factors that influence a buyer’s decision to purchase one business jet over another, brand loyalty is well recognized as one of the strongest

The board of directors of startup Swiss company Aviace confirmed on September 24 that Wilfried Koeck is its new CEO.

Technical and operational requirements for simulators and flight-training devices (FTDs) will be updated and consolidated into one new rule–FAR Part 60–if

Extex, the Mesa, Ariz.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has delegated the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) to train and certify individuals who can

Powered by quiet motors and armed with conventional and infrared cameras and other specialized sensors, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming more a

Boeing Business Jets are included in a new AD that expands the provisions of an August 30 emergency AD concerning possible exposed wires in fuel pumps that

New FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 93-1, “Reservations for Unscheduled Flights at High Density Traffic Airports,” effective October 1, provides details of the

The NTSB conceded its original final report falsely gave the impression that ATR and the French civil aviation authority (DGAC) knew the precise conditions

Legislation has been introduced that would exempt foreign-national commercial pilots from the current 45-day background check requirement to obtain flight

Aviation Development Holdings (ADH) of Phoenix intends to launch a “clean-sheet, breakthrough regional airline jet service, independent and decoupled from

Fractional aircraft owners who were assured five years ago–when business aviation was booming–that their shares would retain 75 to 80 percent of their valu

At both a large invited-guests-only event and a next-day press conference on the eve of the 2002 NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla.

Flash cards, a decidedly low-tech teaching tool, are being revived by the FAA and the AOPA’s Air Safety Foundation (ASF) to help prevent runway incursions.