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Citing the “fragile global economic situation,” Hawker Beechcraft has decided to slow development of the Hawker 200 light business jet, known originally as the Beechcraft Premier II, until market conditions rebound. “As you are aware, our industry is facing one of the most challenging markets in its history,” noted Hawker Beechcraft chairman and CEO Bill […]

Nearly eight years after Mayor Richard M. Daley ordered the demolition of the runway at Meigs Field near downtown Chicago, very little has been done to implement the plans set forth for the manmade Northerly Island. What had been a flourishing airport since the late 1940s was to be redeveloped into a lush park and […]

In the wake of the tragic Reno crash earlier this year and the immense media attention surrounding it, the NTSB will take a closer look at air race and air show safety next month during a public hearing on the topic. During the hearing, regulators, industry groups, aviation organizations and airport authorities will field questions […]

Embraer on Monday officially opened its Global Customer Center in Melbourne, Florida, cutting the ribbon on a sleek and modern customer design center and 80,000-square-foot factory that will eventually have the capacity to turn out nearly 100 airplanes a year. Hundreds of Embraer employees and customers attended the grand opening along with several Florida politicians […]

Shawn Perry, the 39-year-old pilot and father who was killed along with his three young children and two coworkers when the Turbo Commander in which they were flying slammed into a sheer mountain cliff near Phoenix the night before Thanksgiving, wasn’t flying the airplane when it crashed, according to the NTSB’s preliminary report. Rather, Perry […]

There are new questions surrounding the crash of a Turbo Commander last week, in which six perished when the airplane slammed into the side of a cliff in the Superstition Mountain range just east of Phoenix. The accident has prompted pilots to rethink their approach to flying at night near high terrain. Our suggestion was […]

You may, like me, have been in situations where you were confused about whether you could legally get reimbursed for your flight expenses. If you’re looking for answers, NBAA’s Reimbursement for Flight Expenses for Owner-Pilots Handbook, fresh off the presses, can help. “This guide provides much-needed clarity on the regulations and legal interpretations covering reimbursements […]

Federal immigration officials on Wednesday arrested a Southern California woman accused of helping foreign nationals fraudulently apply for student visas to attend her Los Angeles-area flight school. Karena Chuang, 28, of Lake Elsinore, California, was charged with allegedly orchestrating a scheme that allowed citizens from Egypt, Sri Lanka and Taiwan to enter the U.S. for […]

Ikhana Aircraft Services has received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate that promises to keep older DHC-6 Twin Otters flying well beyond their design life limits. The California company’s process re-manufactures the DHC-6 fuselage, extending it with an additional 66,000 hours/132,000 cycles of fatigue life. “We are providing an essentially new aircraft with a full useful […]

Yves “Jetman” Rossy, the daredevil who has gained fame with his turbine-powered jet-pack, completed another bold feat last week when he flew in formation with two L-39C Albatros jets from the Breitling Jet Team. Rossy met up with the jets over the Swiss Alps after jumping from a helicopter with his jet-propelled wing strapped to […]