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In the first fatal U.S.

The NTSB last month issued its final report on the Oct.

Four reported incidents of in-flight loss of hydraulic fluid led to an emergency AD for 139 Premier Is.

A pilot has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges following an accident in Hawaii last September that killed three passengers.

More detailed reporting of top executive compensation, including such perquisites as personal use of corporate aircraft, is the aim of new proposals from t

Starting February 1, owners and operators of aircraft with “questionable registrations and/or no TSA required security measures/ waivers” might be denied a

Last month pilots, airport managers and others gathered at two public meetings to tell the FAA what they think of the agency’s proposal to make the Washing

John Reimers was named president and CEO of Aviation Partners Boeing.

Several leadership changes, including two U.S.

Joseph Hawkins, an assistant professor of aerospace at Middle Tennessee State University, was named National Aviation Maintenance Technician of the

Hugh Boyd, Chevron’s chief pilot, died in a snowmobiling accident in February.

Beech King Air 200, Green Bay, Wis., June 30, 2004–The accident was caused by the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason and the pilot’s pr

Cessna’s Citation Mustang on September 8 became the first very light jet to be fully FAA type certified.

According to Qwilton Biel, chairman of the helicopter division of the New Zealand Aviation Industry Association, “If you walk into our industry forum and t

• Controlling earmarking, or “pork” amendments, and restraining lobbyists’ largesse continued to command the attention of lawmakers, and that led to a

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When the GAMA executive board was in Washington, D.C., for the industry briefing earlier this year, acting NTSB chairman Mark Rosenker assured GAMA members

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The Northeast Schedulers & Dispatchers Regional Group plans to hold a networking luncheon on Friday, April 21, from 11:30 a.m.

Exterior paint has always been a statement.

Consult AIN’s annual FBO Survey results in this issue, starting on page 20.

Though active only in evening and night hours, they will be in effect through December 31 and are likely to be renewed.

The service marks the entry of charter broker parent company Air Partner Group in the market.

The 90-day performance tolerance standard assessment was prompted by a review at New York Tracon conducted last year that revealed some small operational-e

Erica Sheward’s long-awaited book Aviation Food Safety is now available from Blackwell Publishing, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DK, England, te

Transportation Department Inspector General Kenneth Mead, a tireless ally of disgruntled airline passengers and often a thorn in the side of the nation’s a

The effort began in May last year with the formation of a collaborative decision-making workgroup.

“The pilot points the plane, but who points the pilot?” read the sign over the Avitat exhibit at the 17th annual NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference i

The Small Airplane Transportation System (SATS) demonstration came to what most consider a successful conclusion last summer with demonstration flights and

A Beech King Air 200 carrying members of the Hendrick Motorsports Nascar race team crashed near Martinsville, Va., on Oct.