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Effective July 1, William Swanson, a 31-year Raytheon veteran who was president of the Lexington, Mass.

Stephanie Snyder, vice president of marketing and communications at Gulfstream Aerospace, resigned unexpectedly last month.

Three-year-old JetBlue Airlines has become the launch customer for the new Embraer 190, signing a firm order for 100 of the twinjets, with options for 100

Early last month, 11 airport and ATC officials went on trial in connection with Italy’s worst aviation disaster: the Oct.

The ongoing investigation into the fatal crash of a Bell 407 following a loss of engine power during a low-altitude hover has prompted the NTSB to ask the

Albert Ueltschi on June 6 became the 50th recipient of the Godfrey Cabot Award from the Aero Club of New England.

An Internet aircraft-registration system is now online for operators based in Minnesota.

The 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles has overturned a lawsuit stemming from a crash in 1998 of a 1976 Bell 205 claiming Bell Helicopter used fr

The FAA is again asking for public comments on its review of FAR Parts 135 and 125, which started last month in Washington, D.C.

The race is heating up in the Gulfstream hush kit market, as three providers maneuver for the inside track.

Attendees at Falcon Jet’s annual NBAA Convention breakfast yesterday probably noticed, some with disdain, that one of the people at the head table stood ou

Early next year, Boeing will offer a kit for BBJs and BBJ2s that will provide a 6,500-ft cabin at FL 410 instead of the standard 8,000-ft cabin.

It’s become tradition.

Pilatus Aircraft announced here an expanding suite of maintenance support choices for PC-12 customers under the umbrella name of ServiceWorx.

Since production ended more than 25 years ago of the small, sleek Falcon 10, Dassault has concentrated on building larger business jets.

Deliveries of new business jets continue to grow despite the slow economy and, according to Honeywell’s 10th annual business aviation outlook, the market w

Last month, Dassault Aviation delivered its 1,500th Falcon, a Falcon 2000.

Just three months after issuing its annual 10-year business jet delivery forecast, Honeywell published a revised and less optimistic forecast.

“We oppose this proposal in every part and recommend that it be withdrawn.” This was the terse comment from fractional pilot Thomas Gasta to the FAA’s prop

JetLimited, the new fractional aircraft ownership program from Rifton Aviation, believes it sets itself apart from other regional and national frax program

The Premier I and Hawker Horizon programs were already far behind schedule when Hansel Tookes, 53, became chairman and CEO of Raytheon Aircraft in August 2

The Avcon Industries Learjet 25 aft fuselage delta fin development program came to an abrupt halt last June 12 when, during a key pre-modification flight t

Weather, fuel and a curfew were clearly on the minds of pilot Robert Frisbie and copilot Peter Kowalczyk when they took off in a Gulfstream III from LAX fo

Bombardier Aerospace has promoted Peter Edwards to president of its business aircraft unit.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Houston-based aircraft handling agent Air Routing International are preparing an online pr

A third super-midsize Continental last month entered flight testing with a 1 hr 53 min flight from Bombardier’s Wichita Flight Test Center.

Cessna has completed RVSM Service Bulletins for the Citation V, S/II and II, and an SB was pending at press time for the Citation I.

Airport and aircraft operators that are required to have security programs under Parts 107 and 108, respectively, must now include fingerprint-based crimin

Marc Fruchter, 55, who started Fruchter Aviation in 1982 and built it into one of the largest FBOs at Reading Regional (Pa.) Airport, is selling the busine

Westair Aviation, an FBO at Westchester County (N.Y.) Airport since 1950, moved into new facilities and expanded its services.