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Marxist rebels on February 20 abducted a Colombian senator after hijacking an Aires Colombia de Havilland Dash 8 flying a domestic service from the souther

Demonstrating environmental responsibility while remaining operationally viable is the biggest challenge facing business aviation, according to the British

Nearly two out of three pilots do not believe guns should be carried in the cockpit, according to an informal survey done recently by NBAA.

ExecuJet Aviation has launched a new lease-based alternative to fractional ownership, block charter and traditional aircraft management.

On February 18, U.S.

Wall Street reaction to the appointment of David Cote as CEO of Honeywell was mixed (see page 12).

Interlaken Capital Aviation Services in White Plains, N.Y., recently became the first HUD-equipped Part 135 operator to receive Category III qualification

Brazil’s Embraer staged perhaps its most anticipated achievement since the introduction of the 50-seat ERJ-145 when on February 19 the 70-seat Embraer 170

American Airlines has entered negotiations to sell its Executive Airlines subsidiary to St.

Whenever a manufacturer develops a new airplane, engineers have the opportunity to incorporate new technology into the design.

Despite the continuing economic downturn and the aftereffects of September 11, the number of turbine business airplanes delivered last year surpassed the t

Ending protracted speculation about how it would address the aging fuselage cross section of its large-cabin business jets, Gulfstream Aerospace last month

When Singapore revealed that it had chosen the Gulfstream G550 business jet as its new airborne early warning (AEW) platform last April, Northrop Grumman o

Bombardier Regional Aircraft’s Middle East sales force saw years of persistence bear fruit this month as the company landed a firm order for six CRJ900s fr

The UK government has approved an increase in weekend movements at the London-area Farnborough Airport.

Late last week, Diamond Aircraft selected a more powerful version of the Williams FJ33 turbofan–the FJ33-4A-19–for its single-engine D-Jet.

ExecuJet Aviation today launched a new lease-based alternative to fractional ownership, block charter and traditional aircraft management called Simply Fly

On the heels of launching the fastest, longest-range large-cabin jet–the G650–Gulfstream announced this morning that it successfully flew a GV testbed fitt

The credit crisis on Wall Street scuttled start-up very light jet air-taxi Pogo Jet’s plans to start selling shares this week on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

Find out why Patriarch Partners founder Lynn Tilton bought MD Helicopters and where it’s going today, why she might buy a bankrupt very light jet manufactu

Dassault Aviation CEO and Gifas chairman Charles Edelstenne had a sobering message for the European community despite presenting news that the French aeros

The 19th annual Women in Aviation International (WAI) conference, held late last week, drew a record number of attendees to the San Diego venue.

Viking Air told AIN it will use Honeywell Primus Apex avionics in the Twin Otter Series 400, which the company plans to build new at its f

The Swiss Altenrhein Airport, located about 50 miles east of Zurich, recently said a major business aircraft manufacturer will build a new completion and d

The Air Transport Association (ATA) contends that the recently issued DOT Inspector General report on National Airspace System usage proves the airline tra

AINtv's Charles Alcock talks with Embraer Vice President Claudio Camelier about the future of business jets and how the company is progressing with its pla

NetJets Europe yesterday announced it is partnering with Ashish Chordia–CEO of Mumbai-based Shreyans, an importer of luxury goods–to act as its strategic p

As companies merge, expand, downsize, change top executives or declare bankruptcy, their flight departments are often significantly affected.

Raytheon Aircraft, which lost millions of dollars last year, has placed “on hold” further development of the Hawker 450, a light midsize business jet that

When the going gets tough, the tough launch airplane programs.