Airport encroachment and land use might be the next big issue beyond user fees, said Bill Dunn, AOPA vice president of airports, at the American Associatio
In the northern hemisphere, it’s that time of year again, when clouds are full of ice and it’s time to dust off those icing training manuals and relearn th
Wichita-based Hawker Beechcraft reported third-quarter pre-tax profits of $62.1 million and quarterly aircraft sales of $871 million, resulting in a backlo
Ron Joyce, cofounder of coffee chain Tim Hortons, was one of eight passengers on board a three-and-a-half-week-old Bombardier Global 5000 (registration C-G
An STC for after-production installation of the auxiliary fuel tanks for the Boeing Business Jet 2 is expected this month, about three months later than or
Operators now have until October 12 to comment on the FAA’s proposed long-term solutions to the congestion and delay problems at New York La Guardia Airpor
With the beginning of this month marking the halfway point in the 90-day public comment period on the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to regulat
Next month, Greece’s new Athens International Airport is expected to send final bid requests to five or six shortlisted candidates to build and operate an
As part of research activities under the NASA/FAA Joint Universities Program, the MIT International Center for Air Transportation is investigating factors
The FAA released on November 8 a new fact sheet, “Safer Flying in Icing Conditions,” to warn operators that aircraft icing is a “continuing concern in all
The maintenance division of Denmark-based ExecuJet Scandinavia has received JAR 145 approval, enabling the company to service aircraft registered to any na
If you liked One Six Right, the documentary about Van Nuys Airport with awesome flying sequences set to inspiring music, you’ll enjoy the new companion DVD
BBA Aviation and Executive Jet announced on August 13 they had signed a deal in late June that will make BBA Aviation’s Signature Flight Support chain “the
There is general agreement that the FAA’s Notice to Airmen (notam) system is a conduit for often confusing information of marginal value and hopelessly wed
The sole survivor of the August 10 crash of a Grand Canyon air-tour Papillon AS 350B2 (see story on page 134) told attending paramedics that the helicopter
Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group and Raytheon Aircraft have come to terms on an agreement to resolve “outstanding issues” related to the bulk of the airline’s
British and French authorities were expected to issue ADs for the grounded Concorde supersonic jetliners on August 28, some 13 months after the July 25 fat
Australian regional airline Regional Express (Rex) announced last month that it will offer a 25-percent reimbursement of training costs to new pilots who a
If the DOT adopts “market-based” actions to relieve airport congestion and delays, which it is considering, landing fees could soar for corporate and comme
Really Quiet of Mojave, Calif., expects to receive FAA certification this month for its Stage 3 hush-kit installation on the Gulfstream II, IIB and III.