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

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

The FAA’s original plan to transition to sole-means GPS is no longer practical and some form of backup will be required for the foreseeable future, accordi

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

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

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

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

Extex, the Mesa, Ariz.

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

As its civil Ansat light-twin helo nears Russian certification, Kazan helicopters has begun work on a military variant as part of a program funded by Russi

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

Investigators are continuing to look into the July 16 North Sea crash of a Sikorsky S-76A+ operated by Bristow Helicopters.

After years of talks, meetings, competitions, flyoffs, and negotiations, the Irish government has decided to terminate a deal to buy three Sikorsky S-92 he

Cessna Aircraft racked up orders for 156 Citation CJ3s (of which 100 are for NetJets and 25 for CitationShares) in the two days following its launch on the

Under the general heading of “We’re surprised it hadn’t happened sooner” comes this story from James City, Va.

It’s nearly as certain as death and taxes.

Bombardier is trying to sell Belfast City Airport in Northern Ireland.

FBO Ireland started business jet handling at Dublin Airport last month, operating out of the main terminal.

AirCell’s AGT.02 airborne cellular telecommunications system has been certified for use on the Beech Premier I.

Bell Helicopter chairman and chief executive John Murphey is in the sort of corporate hotseat many top executives yearn for: command of a major corporation

Will Cessna’s newly announced Mustang light jet spur Piper to action? Though the company has contemplated introducing a jet for years, the official answer

Group RVSM approval for Falcon 10/100s equipped with the original Collins autopilot is expected to be completed early next year.

The FAA has granted dozens of Part 135 (and a few Part 121) petitioners permission to operate without being equipped with required mode-S transponders.

Robinson Helicopter Co.

Gary Kaufman sits in his office at the Jackson Hole (Wyo.) Airport and thinks of ways to sell all this scenery.

A scheduled meeting on October 24 between Eclipse Aviation and the JAA will mark the first step of the European certification process for the Eclipse 500 s

Claiming already to represent some 1,100 professional helicopter pilots and maintenance personnel, the Professional Helicopter Pilots Association (PHPA) ha

It will probably be another six months before the FAA issues its final rule to regulate fractional aircraft ownership operations under new Part 91 Subpart

One of the pilots keyed the microphone and shouted, “Brakes, brakes!” shortly before the Careflight Learjet 25 he was in went off the end of the runway and

Sovereign Air recently opened at Henson Field in Hagerstown, Md., occupying the facilities of the former Aero-Smith FBO.