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Until the start of the new millennium, the business of monitoring helicopters as they flew over inhospitable expanses of land or water could be a haphazard

One of the world’s greatest civil engineering projects, the $8 billion Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) carries crude oil 800 miles south from Prudhoe B

With this year’s Heli-Expo scheduled for February 6 to 8 in Anaheim, Calif., more than four weeks earlier than last year, news from exhibitors was surprisi

As reported last month in AIN, under FAA requirements civil jets must be equipped with ELTs starting this month.

One thing that pilots have in common with most people is that, from time to time, they wish they were doing something else in their chosen field.

The Gulfstream 500 received FAA type certification last month, and customer deliveries of the business jet are scheduled to start early this year.

Accidents involving aircraft on airport ramps remain one of the most expensive sources of claims for insurance companies.

The turn of the new year has seen several new facilities opening in time for the winter season.

Bob Walesch since 1984 has held senior positions with four major FBOs and spearheaded the launches of two of them that are located on medium-size business-

In another effort to help reduce accidents, NATA is developing a ground-incident safety management system (SMS) that it hopes will merge data on ground-han

According to a Little Rock local newspaper account, hangar space is hard to come by in the state of Arkansas, especially the capital city.

A jury ordered Universal Avionics to pay Honeywell $5.5 million in damages for violating a patent related to Honeywell’s original (pre-“enhanced”) GPWS.

The Transportation Security Administration is allowing operators to increase progressively the time for which international waivers are valid.

The German government gave the green light to sell to the public 74.9 percent of DFS, the agency operating the country’s ATC system.

A former employee of GE Aircraft Engines claims the company knowingly shipped defective parts built during a 10-year period at its factory in Madisonville,

On December 9 Cessna Aircraft claimed another record, though this one does not involve any aircraft speed or distance.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now expected to issue an informational circular early this spring on security recommendations for gener

While generally praising the FAA’s system of designated examiners and representatives, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said that the agency

This month NBAA continues a series of seminars on Part 91 Subpart K, the new rule that regulates fractional operations.

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Archie Trammell, former magazine editor turned radar and convective weather expert, has added a bimonthly online magazine to supplement his long-running ra

Securaplane Technologies has signed new distributor agreements for Hawker main ship batteries with Corporate Jet Support, Cirrus Aero Accessories and CRS J

The Brazilian Departamento de Aviacao Civil has approved Raytheon Aircraft Services Tampa as a Brazilian Repair Station.

“This FAA certification represents a significant milestone in the expansion of our airframe maintenance capability,” said David Storch, president and CEO o

The FAA last month issued three separate airworthiness alerts on the TBM 700 turboprop single.

Wing Aviation on Lone Star Executive Airport near Houston has opened a second paint facility designed to increase overall capacity.

In an effort to increase convenience, safety and efficiency, Aircraft Belts and Signature Plating have formed a strategic partnership called Air Funnel.

A new term might soon join the lexicon of the FAA–“Complex STC.” According to the FAA, there have been STC-approved installations that have been “inappropr

FlightSafety International has received Part 147 certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its aircraft maintenance technician trai

Premier Air Center of East Alton, Ill., has deep roots in the general aviation community.