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Frank Lanza, 74, cofounder, chairman and CEO of L-3 Communications, died suddenly on June 6.

Albert Ueltschi, founder and chairman of FlightSafety International, will receive The Wings Club’s 2006 Distinguished Achievement Award, whic

Jordan Pape was named v-p and general manager of Eugene, Ore.-based Flightcraft.

Testifying before the House space and aeronautics subcommittee last month, Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) president and CEO John Douglass said NASA

Described by some Honeywell engineers as “son of Primus Epic,” the Phoenix company’s Apex integrated avionics system is undergoing a makeover that aims to

The Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) vision of providing safe, reliable and affordable air transportation for every community in America will mo

The $25 million facility at Lockheed’s Owego plant will house administrative offices, laboratories and an aircraft integration hangar. Lockh

If the helicopter industry has been going nowhere fast in recent years, the direction now appears to be up, and shops doing special-mission and corporate h

Arik Air, Nigeria’s new airline, took a solid step forward last month when it accepted delivery of the first two Bombardier CRJ900 regional jets in Africa

Last month, Signature Flight Support presented a check for $126,847 to Give Kids The World, a charity that creates magical memories for children with life-

A report issued last month by Eurocontrol projects that over the next 10 years Europe’s fleet of turbine business aircraft will grow by about 4 percent ann

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has added three more airports to the list of “gateway” airports that qualified general aviation operators

Business aviation dodged two bullets last month when Congress struck two provisions from the Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 that would hav

A Zurich-based start-up charter operator announced at EBACE last month its plans to place into “low-cost, on-demand” charter service a fleet of Embraer Phe

Under the fractional aircraft ownership provider’s recently introduced PennVet VIP program, owners traveling with pets in the U.S.

In testimony before the Senate appropriations subcommittee on transportation early last month, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey continued to play her cards

When Charles Lindbergh single-handedly flew his airplane across the Atlantic in 1927, there was little for aviator to plan before the journey.

Piaggio Aero obtained FAA certification of its Avanti II turboprop late last month.

The FAA released a draft policy that would offer a streamlined way for manufacturers of Part 23 multi-engine turbine airplanes–including very light jets–to

The NTSB is investigating the May 4 upset of a Raytheon Aircraft-owned Hawker 800A near Lincoln, Neb., during a post-maintenance stall test.

The final NTSB report on the Dec.

When he announced first-quarter results, Nicholas Chabraja, chairman and CEO of Gulfstream parent company General Dynamics, said that new Gulfstreams will

In its final report released late last month, the NTSB concluded that a combination of flight crew and ATC deficiencies led to a controlled flight into ter

The FAA postponed until January 1 next year a decision to limit “priority service” for aircraft registration in connection with conducting international fl

SkyTheater is a relatively small company–at its core, three friends with a wealth of experience and a devotion to the ultimate audiovisual experience in a

Precision Aircraft Components of Palm City, Fla., has announced a new, electrically operated, 16-g berthable divan.

Large executive/VIP interiors specialist PATS Aircraft has selected the Cabin Comfort System by Flight Environments of Paso Robles, Calif., for a BBJ2 cabi

Business is booming at PATS Aircraft, said Dominick Scott, the completion and refurbishment specialist’s v-p of quality and procurement.

Mann Aviation at Fairoaks Airport southwest of London began taking in more business aircraft interior refurbishment work about two years ago and recently a

Midcoast Aviation, which has done green Challenger 604 completions for years, is ramping up its capabilities as the Canadian manufacturer sends more of its