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Raytheon Aircraft donated $50,000 to the Corporate Angel Network (CAN), bringing the manufacturer’s total CAN donations to $100,000.

The FAA extended through October 28 a flight-reduction program at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, including slot reservations for general aviation op

NTSB preliminary statistics for last year show an increase in aviation accidents for airline and general aviation operations and a decline for on-demand ai

General aviation manufacturers last year posted an all-time record for billings and a four-year high in new turbine airplane deliveries.

Gulfstream Aerospace has appointed Gerard Schkolnik as director of its supersonic technology programs.

A new FAA program is intended to improve the use of comprehensible English as the international language of aviation and support new English language profi

Raytheon Aircraft last expected to receive full FAA certification of the super-midsize Hawker 4000 Horizon in February, nearly five years later than the or

Manufacturers of Part 25 transport aircraft weighing more than 75,000 pounds, including business jet OEMs, will be required to develop operational limitati

German charter operator Cirrus Aviation recently issued a call for 20 cabin attendants to crew its growing fleet of large business jets.

Manufacturers of very light jets had until early last month to respond to a U.S.

FlightSafety International (FSI) achieved a first recently when it put a Citation Sovereign simulator into service at its Orlando Learning Center.

Corporate aircraft seating specialist Pacific Aircraft Components is developing its first line of 16-g seats and divans.

Eclipse Aviation has begun building a service center at Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport, Fla., for its Eclipse 500 very light twinjet.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA), the Addison, Texas-based subsidiary of the Japanese company that built the MU-2 turboprop twin, has acquired In

Dallas-based Associated Air Center, a Landmark Aviation company, has been contracted to do the interior on its 10th Airbus Corporate Jetliner, the most ACJ

Embraer’s support plans for its business aircraft customers include announcing this month details of first-time authorized service centers in Africa and th

FBO owners of three or fewer facilities are being invited to join a new organization, the Independent Fixed Base Operators Association (IFBOA).

French engine manufacturer Snecma says it has had “discussions” with business jet airframers about its plans revealed early this year to develop an 8,500-

The NTSB has asked the FAA to require MD Helicopters to conduct tests to “enable the full analysis” of all critical loads for tension-torsion (T-T) straps

Texarkana, Texas-based FBO TAC Air is now promoting its 2006 giveaway, a new Hummer H3, as part of its “We Make You Look Good” marketing theme for the year

If Transport Canada decides to accept a recommendation from that country’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB), Canadian-registered Cessna Caravans would be

Savannah Air Center in Savannah, Ga., recently broke ground for a new structure that will house its expanded interior fabrication shop.

On May 1, the FAA implemented a new air traffic management initiative called the Airspace Flow Program (AFP).

FractionAir is eliminating its Beech Diamond and Beechjet regional fractional programs to focus on its Hawker fractional jet management program.

NBAA’s response was one of more than 170 comments (mostly supportive) filed about the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rulemaking proposal to requi

Jet fuel derived from coal successfully powered a Rolls-Royce T63 turboshaft engine recently at Pennsylvania State University.

Business Aircraft Group plans to launch a “scheduled air shuttle” service between Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport and several cities that are under consi

Roy Horridge, owner of grounded Houston-based Air Ambulance by B&C Flight Management, and William Sexton, a former mechanic and officer with the firm,

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Developers converting the former Air Rice Airport near Katy, Texas, on Houston’s west side, to a business aviation facility now plan to call the airport Ho