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The NTSB issued recommendations that the FAA revise birdstrike certification requirements and more carefully monitor charter operators following the Board’

Citing a combination of specific business challenges, market conditions and capital scarcity, the three leading single-engine VLJ contenders–Cirrus, Diamon

Despite the recession, a significant number of new aircraft programs remain largely on track.

This year’s 62nd National Business Aviation Association Annual Meeting & Convention (October 20 to 22) probably won’t exceed previous records, but later th

The European Union has granted the International Business Aviation Council’s (IBAC) International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) offici

With Congress wrangling over health-care reform and the September 30 end of Fiscal Year 2009 fast approaching, at press time it appeared that yet another s

A small group of Embraer Phenom 100 owners came together in Santa Barbara, Calif., on A

The bankrupt status of Eclipse Aviation finally ended in August after Eclipse Aerospace bought the assets of the very light jet manufacturer for $40 millio

The FAA’s recent special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB: NE-09-25R1) regarding recommended safe-operating guidelines in the possible presence of

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MJet) announced last month that it will delay first flight of the 92-seat MRJ90 by as much as six months, from late 2011 t

The fortunes of Bombardier Aerospace’s regional jet business received a considerable boost last month when American Airlines announced the signing of a let

The future of Bombardier Aerospace’s airline business might well hinge on what becomes of the final product that emerges from last month’s official ground

Embraer delivered British Airways’ first 76-seat Embraer E170 on September 3, marking the start of a schedule that calls for delivery at a rate of roughly

ATR late in August announced that the ATR 72-600 regional turboprop made its first flight on July 24 in Toulouse, France, seven months after the first powe

Bombardier has moved the certification target for its 100-seat CRJ1000 to the first quarter of the company’s next fiscal year, starting February 1, from th

Switzerland’s regional scheduled airlines seem relatively well prepared to face a passenger slump expected to last through next year.

Western Aircraft of Boise, Idaho, has done “exceedingly well” despite the poor economy, Al Hoyt, president and COO of the company, told AIN.

Embraer has launched an Engine LRU (line replaceable unit) Pool Flight Hour program for Embraer E-Jet customers in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Against a backdrop of ongoing financial insecurity in the global banking sector, Qatar Airways announced this week that it has secured two “innovative” fin

Metro Aviation has earned FAA Part 145 repair station status to perform maintenance and repair on Bell 407s.

Aerospace Filtration Systems is partnering with Metro Aviation to develop a new Eurocopter EC 135 inlet barrier filter (IBF) system.

HSource One Aircraft Repair (Soar), an aftermarket AOG and field repair service, has partnered with MRO Sabena Technics to provide AOG repair services.

The Learjet Model 60 is the subject of a recent FAA Safety Alert for Operators (Safo) to maintain the correct tire pressures.

StandardAero has received supplemental type certification (STC) to remove Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41 or -42 series engines on the Beechcraft King Air 2

Expanding its service capability, Corporate Jet Support (CJS) is offering on-call maintenance service to all operators either traveling to or based in the

A newly expanded Hawker Beechcraft factory-owned aircraft maintenance and service facility has opened on Indianapolis International Airport.

Gulfstream Aerospace recently received an expansion of its