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As AIN launches this column, “SOP: Strategies, Options & Perspectives,” I find myself in the new capacity of NBAA president emeritus,

As professionals engaged in business aviation, each of us probably has questions about what lies ahead for our community.

Previously this column has addressed efforts within the federal government to transform our nation’s air transportation system.

Microjets, or whatever you wish to call the emerging new breed of very light jets (VLJ), are the subject of much buzz these days.

It is good news that the joint program and development office (JPDO), formed recently at the direction of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, is crafti

Our community will face greater change in the next 10 years than we experienced in the last 50.

Those who operate N-registered business aircraft in Europe know how well off we are in the U.S.

Managing a flight department is a task equally as challenging as any confronted by other executives within a company.

It is good news that the joint program and development office (JPDO), formed recently at the direction of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, is crafti

After several lean years for the industry, demand for business aviation is increasing.

Does a recovering economy and the rising stock market offer any assurance that your flight department will survive in 2004? Don’t count on it.

Deep within every accident are messages for improving safety, but some mishaps are particularly provocative and have far-reaching implications.

Flight’s second century began Dec.

Why, when the safety record of professionally flown turbine twins is so impressive, did four business aircraft experience fatal accidents during a five-wee

Politicians and the general public are often quick to discount the value of business aviation to the nation’s economy.

Like the flu and other nasty bugs, the user-fee virus is making its periodic appearance as Congress considers FAA reauthorization, up for renewal in 2007.