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Operators of Beechjets, MU-300s (Diamonds) and Hawker 700s will have an RVSM solution from Raytheon Aircraft in the near future.

Transport Canada announced last month that Montreal Dorval Airport will be officially renamed Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport to honor Canada’s

Bronx city councilman Oliver Koppell introduced a resolution into the New York state legislature calling for curtailing any plans to expand Westchester Cou

The Portuguese government is investigating the September 12 fatal accident of a 1977 King Air 200 in which the British pilot and all eight Spanish passenge

A one-time inspection is required to ensure that all installation fasteners are in place for the left and right aileron balance weights on Gulfstream Vs, i

For the second time since being adopted on Aug.

Cessna’s computerized maintenance-service program, Cescom, is now online, allowing Citation customers to manage their maintenance records in real time.

The NTSB has called on the FAA to require more extensive inspections of transport-category airplanes for possible structural damage after they encounter se

Aviation Partners now expects to obtain an STC this month for its winglets for the Hawker 800 series.

The economy is recovering more quickly than some experts predicted, though not as robustly as expected.

The new Raisbeck Learjet 35ZR will be introduced this month at the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla., and the first highly modified twinjet (S/N 634,

FlightSafety International’s Teterboro, N.J., learning center is now qualified to conduct FAA-approved Part 91 and 135 training for flight attendants.

In 1981 President Reagan fired virtually all aircraft traffic controllers and banned them from reapplying for controller jobs after their union, the Profes

The FAA has revised the Houston Class B airspace to contain the operations of jetliners to the new runways recently activated at George Bush Intercontinent

Executive Jet Management recently earned ISO 9001:2000 certification, making the company one of the few U.S.

Denver mayor Wellington Webb fired up the first earthmover late last month as Denver International Airport (DEN) began construction of its sixth runway.

Shut down years ago for nearby construction, the Providence (R.I.) downtown helipad has reopened for dropoffs and pickups only (no parking).

Stevens Aviation has acquired a leasehold on an existing 25,000-sq-ft hangar at Jefferson County Airport (BJC, aka Jeffco) outside Denver.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is in the process of contacting air taxi operators regulated by the Twelve-Five Standard Security Program

International Water-Guard Industries of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, has signed a contract to install its circulating potable water system on a Gulfs

According to aviation career specialist AIR Inc., six fractional operators this year hired 447 pilots through April.

During construction of Miami International Airport’s new 8,600-foot Runway 8/26 (800 feet north of and parallel to existing 10,506-foot Runway 9L/27R), som

Goodrich has relocated and expanded its wheel and brake overhaul facility in Wichita.

Extending Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport’s Runway 13/31 is on hold.

An online poll in New Jersey Monthly magazine has apparently launched the pilots’ jungle telegraph into action.

To help prevent “identity theft,” the FAA is urging pilots who hold an airman certificate that uses their Social Security number (SSN) as their certificate

The DOT’s office of inspector general is auditing the FAA’s parts certification and surveillance procedures to determine the effect of the increasing U.S.

AOG Air Support of Kelowna, B.C., Canada is undertaking a program to convert Cessna 208 Caravans from their original 675-shp P&WC PT6 to the 751-shp Walter

Last month the Indian Government signed for five Embraer Legacy Executives for head-of-state use.

Bombardier said its Learjet 45 replacement horizontal stabilizer actuator received FAA approval on September 10 and shipments started immediately at a rate