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Over objections by the Canadian Business Aviation Association, the government is enacting a luxury tax on essentially all genav aircraft as of September 1.

New FAA guidance shows how frax and commercial operators can get authorization to use digital aircraft health management programs for maintenance credit.

EASA has awarded its first flight procedure design certification to Slovakia-based Aeronautical Services and Procedures.

EASA Part 145 maintenance organizations will soon be required to meet revised regulations that require implementation of a safety management system.

Zero fatalities from U.S. bizjet accidents in first half

Transport Canada has announced $105 million in funding for three Nav Canada projects to help upgrade aviation safety and efficiency across the country.

The crash of an air-taxi Rockwell 690B was the only turbine airplane fatal accident last year in Canada, according to the TSB's annual report for 2021.

"Miracle on the Hudson" pilot C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger is stepping down as the U.S. envoy to Montreal-based ICAO.

Australia’s CASA is taking steps to address the lack of specific aircraft class ratings for single-pilot, less complex, multi-engine helicopters.

A new FAA notice clarifies recently revised inspection guidance for Part 135 and other commercial operators that use continuous airworthiness maintenance.

None of the five fatal fatal accidents in the country last year involved commercial or turbine general aviation aircraft.

The FAA released proposed rulemaking this week to establish FAR Part 38, fuel-efficiency metric requirements for certain large subsonic jet and turboprops.

The pilot's failure to avoid a thunderstorm and ATC's failure to provide info about that storm were cited by the NTSB as factors in a 2019 turboprop crash.

Toronto Pearson is the first North American airport to be equipped with the Intelligent Approach digital time-based aircraft separation tool.

The Academy College Learning Institute in Bloomington, Minnesota, has launched a two-week, 40-hour charter flight coordinator course.

The Bahamas had plans to apply its Click2Clear customs program to private pilots beginning May 30, but agreed to delay at the request of AOPA.

EASA has released an advance proposal covering noise and emission limits for civil supersonic aircraft and a proposal with speed restrictions.

One of the big changes this year is the prohibition of aircraft camping at Appleton International Airport.

Worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to $634.5 million during the first quarter of 2022.

Flight Safety Foundation members can receive a customizable daily accident digest email to become available later this year.

The expansion at Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport would include construction of two additional corporate aircraft hangars.

An EASA notice of proposed amendment aims to improve the ability to integrate the use of vibration health monitoring systems for helicopter rotors.

The Flight Safety Foundation and Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore will hold an annual meeting to raise aviation safety standards in Asia-Pacific.

The fatal crash of a Challenger 601-3A on May 5, 2019, was the result of a loss of control due to a rapid climb and inversion caused by severe turbulence.

AIN has compiled a summary of upcoming EASA regulations to help business aircraft operators, manufacturers, and others prepare for what is coming ahead.

Gulfstream has issued maintenance and operations letters regarding ground spoiler checks as a result of a December 2021 fatal crash of a GIV-SP.

Operators with ADS-B Out receivers with selective availability are no longer required to perform a preflight performance availability prediction check.

Accumulated snow/ice, excessive gross weight, and out-of-limit center of gravity are among factors eyed by investigators of a Pilatus PC-12 crash.

The FAA has issued an update of its previous 2018 advisory circular (AC) that provides regulatory guidance for operators to obtain EFVS approval.

Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has developed framework to reduce the regulatory burden on general aviation.