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Corporate Angel Network (CAN), the national public charity that provides free air transportation for cancer patients traveling to treatment by

B/E Aerospace, which is scheduled to move into its new Miami facilities early next year, recently acquired Denton Jet Interiors, a major supplier of custom

Europe’s JAA issued type certificate recommendations for the Gulfstream IV and Gulfstream IV-SP, essentially endorsing the business jets for approval by th

Facts Aircrew Emergency Procedures Training has purchased Stark Survival.

Executive Jet named Jim Christiansen vice president of national accounts for its NetJets fractional aircraft ownership program.

Executive Jet has named former communications and entertainment executive Mark Booth co-chairman of its NetJets Europe fractional aircraft ownership progra

Global Aircraft of Ronkonkoma, N.Y,.

Under a special FAR, Dassault Aviation received a two-year exemption from meeting upgraded flight-data-recorder rules applicable to Falcon 900s and 900EXs

FlightSafety International disclosed the initial selection of simulators to be installed next year at the company’s new training center in Farnborough, Eng

No one connected with Texas charter operator Addison Express was arrested or otherwise implicated in connection with an early-August drug bust by federal a

The NTSB last month issued a probable cause for the crash of a Colgan Air Beech 1900 that killed two pilots during a ferry flight on August 26

Sixteen RNAV standard instrument departure (SID) procedures go into effect October 12 for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).

Washington, D.C.-based private-equity firm The Carlyle Group last month completed the acquisition of Garrett Aviation Services from General Electric.

On August 31 Gulfstream and Israel Aircraft Industries, manufacturer of the G100 and G200, celebrated the rollout of the 100th G200 at a ceremony in Tel Av

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Bell Helicopter last month officially opened its worldwide sales, support and training headquarters at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas.

Israel Aircraft Industries has contracted Forecast International of Newtown, Conn., to help define the future market for its proposed six- to eight-place,

West Star Aviation is now the only FBO and Air BP the only fuel supplier at Walker Field in Grand Junction, Colo., following West Star’s purchase of Timber

The Transportation Security Administration confirmed late last month that it decided to suspend the current “three trip” monthly frequency requirement nece

In another sign of an economic recovery of some measure within business aviation, Cessna confirmed it plans to add 400 workers to its current Wichita emplo

Gulfstream president Bryan Moss accepted the 2003 Collier Trophy from National Aeronautic Association president and CEO Donald Koranda and National Aero Cl

Owners of Garmin GTX 330 and 330D transponders, which the FAA said are installed in about 1,300 airplanes, must upgrade the equiptment with new software (v

Italy’s Finmeccanica, which owns 50 percent of AgustaWestland, reportedly plans to become sole owner of the Anglo-Italian helicopter company by buying Lond

OurPlane of London, Ontario, Canada, which has been marketing fractional shares in piston airplanes since 1998, recently introduced fractional programs for

As part of an increase in the FAA’s regulatory enforcement program, aircraft owners must, within 60 days of June 1, complete and return the triennial aircr

At the end of next year Dassault will start delivering its newest business jet, the Falcon 900DX.

The slump in annual business jet deliveries that started three years ago will bottom out this year at about 470 shipments and begin a gradual increase to m

Over the last few years China has seen a marked increase in based turbine business aircraft operations.

The Premier I has been involved in four landing overruns since the Raytheon Aircraft light jet entered service in the summer of 2001.

Cabin-safety and -services training for business aviation flight attendants was introduced late last year by Renton, Wash.-based Alteon Training (formerly