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A report from the U.S.

Today is the deadline for comments on a DOT advance notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking input on a 2006 NTSB recommendation calling for air taxis

Expect to see the first flying Comp Air Model 12 single-engine turboprop at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In from April 17 through 23 in Lakeland, Fla.

Embraer technicians were scheduled to begin final assembly of the Phenom 100 very light jet (VLJ) prototype in preparation for the jet’s mid-year first fli

The BA609 Tiltrotor program is continuing slowly toward certification, now planned for 2010.

Grob Aerospace resumed the SPn flight-test program on February 23, with acting chief test pilot Tore Reimers and flight-test engineer Alan Lawless taking t

FlightSafety International (FSI) is expanding its training options, offering a Web-based eLearning system that also provides a learning management system (

Loran advocates believe they are on a roll.

Gulfstream Aerospace hosted a NASA F-15 in Savannah, Ga., on February 14 for an aerial demonstration of its Quite Spike telescopic nose spike installation.

Although Inmarsat officials insist that the company is exploring ways to alleviate Swift64 data traffic congestion–which has been preventing many users of

Avionics makers highlighted a number of intriguing technologies for helicopters at last month’s Heli-Expo in Orlando, Fla., none more buzz-worthy than the

Aerospace and defense industry supplier Esterline last month wrapped up its acquisition of Canadian avionics maker CMC Electronics.

Alternative Avionics in Waterford, Mich., has gained an STC for installation of upgraded air-data computers and pitot-static probes in the Hawker 700, a mo

Blue Sky Network has introduced a portable satellite communication device for tracking aircraft and transmitting text messages and short-code reports.

Now that Avidyne’s relationship with Eclipse Aviation has ended, the Massachusetts avionics supplier says it’s ready to move on to other projects.

Nav Canada last month awarded its national ADS-B program to Syracuse, N.Y.-based Sensis, and installation of the first system ground stations is now under

A “much improved situation is emerging at NetJets,” according to Warren Buffett, chairman of parent company Berkshire Hathaway.

Although the FAA has finally acquiesced to allowing commercial pilots to fly past their 60th birthday, a group of legislators has introduced a bill that wo

The FAA revised its controller hiring plan early last month to adjust for greater retirement numbers and revisions to staffing requirements at each of the

Earmark or pork amendments were banned as the 110th Congress passed its Continuing Resolution (H.J.Res.20) to fund the nine 2007 appropriations bills that

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Columbus, Ohio, Jan.

Cessna 208B Caravan, Alliance, Neb., Feb.

Raytheon Beech King Air 200, Belgrade, Mont., Feb.

Socata TBM 700, North Dartmouth, Mass., Feb.

Embraer E170, Cleveland, Ohio, Feb.

Piaggio Avanti, Eagle, Colo., Jan.

Cessna Citation 550, Butler, Pa., Jan.

Cessna Citation 550, Fort Yukon, Alaska, Sept.

Bombardier CL-600-2B19, Rapid City, S.D., Jan.

The independent aircraft interior completion manager is based on a dusty little airport on the outskirts of Fort Worth, Texas, and the airplane interior be