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After several years of weak sales in Brazil, Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus recently announced plans to remedy the situation by signing OceanAir Táxi

Bombardier arrived in style at LABACE 2005, bringing with it a Global 5000, a Global Express, a Challenger 300 and Special Edition Learjet 60 for the stati

Even as planning began for LABACE 2006, the dates had not been announced as AIN went to press pending selection of a new venue.

LABACE, the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition, is a success, at least in terms of scale, but the show is not without its growing pai

Jet Aviation has announced that it will invest between $8 and $10 million to build an FBO at Viracopos Airport in Campinas, about 62 miles from São Paulo.

Like beauty, the fine points of international flying can be in the eyes of the beholder.

Each year, hundreds of pilots and managers from all over the U.S.

Security, crew fatigue and the potential for bureaucracy to inhibit operations, particularly on longer flights outside the region, are among the greatest c

International flying is up, probably.

Avidyne used the stage at Sun ’n’ Fun in Lakeland, Fla., last month to launch a suite of datalink services for general aviation.

Premier Aircraft of East Alton, Ill., said it passed the first engineering milestone for its program to upgrade the original Falcon 50 engine (the Honeywel

You might want to think twice about taking off at 10 a.m.

As anyone who has flown aboard a private jet can attest, whiling away the time en route with a good book, sampling the catering or just engaging in some qu

Three years ago satellite direct television was “gee whiz” equipment.

It has been little more than a century since mankind figured out how birds do it and applied that knowledge to slipping the surly bonds.

Regulation may be in the air for the cabins of commercial aircraft, though it is unclear which is more infectious: airborne particles or hysterical legisla

The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last month issued its final rule on the electronic filing of commercial aircraft passenger and crew manif

Early last month Piper delivered the 200th Malibu Meridian since the turboprop single entered service in November 2000.

CSC Africa, a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility based at Lanseria Airport in Johannesburg, will introduce P&WC PT6 overhaul services by the end of

Corporate Jets at Scottsdale Airport, Ariz., recently opened its new 3,000-sq-ft crew lounge.

Reporting last month on its results for the fiscal year that ended January 31, Bombardier saw a strong year-over-year recovery in its business jet segment.

All U.S.-registered Cessna 208 Caravans are covered by a new AD, the result of several accidents during operations in icing conditions, including six accid

Michael Griffin reported to work late last month as the 11th administrator of NASA.

The Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) helping the FAA revise the Part 125/135 rulebook has essentially completed its work, but it is continuing to fine-t

On April 18 Bombardier delivered the first completed Global 5000, a truncated, shorter-range version of the Global Express.

Preventing helicopter fuel contamination is the topic addressed in a March 24 edition of the FAA’s Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin.

Reporting on first-quarter results, General Dynamics (GD) singled out Gulfstream for “superb performance.” According to GD chairman and CEO Nicholas Chabra

Executive Jet Management reported revenue from its charter business rose by more than 35 percent last year over its 2003 figures.

Frasca’s newest flight training device, the Mentor, is being billed by the Urbana, Ill.

After nearly six years of development plagued by delays caused mostly by technical problems, Stage III Technologies of La Jolla, Calif., late last month sa