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Agplane maker's order book includes 17 aircraft for spray and firefighting operations.

GE subsidiary anticipates steep falloff in maintenance, repair and overhaul work.

But the company reaffirms its support of the urban air mobility technology and marketplace in which it said it will continue to invest.

Previews of new business aviation produced and services.

National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil, European Union Aviation Safety Agency and FAA certify the upgraded Phenom 300.

As one of the solons correctly noted, “A time of crisis is a time for innovation.” Well, this is that time,

Company cuts the salaries of managers and asks for government aid.

BCA Publisher Frank Craven unanimously voted by the sitting members.

First flight for amphibious aircraft, from German airfield.

The repurposed helicopter’s large dimensions apparently make it ideal for use as a mission aircraft.

He will be succeeded by Eric Martel, current president and CEO of Hydro-Quebec and a former Bombardier executive.

Joe Clark, founder and CEO of Aviation Partners Inc., died March 30. Peter Fleiss, the former executive director of the Corporate Angel Network, April 3.

Helicopters on the approved list are made by Bell, Leonardo, Robinson and Airbus.

News of promotions, appointments and honors involving professionals within the business aviation community

Operators employing professional pilots would be required to enter and share pilot records in an FAA-managed Pilot Records Database before hiring.

Textron is advancing in the assembly of the aircraft and an additional five flight- and ground-test articles.

Private jet management and charter company adds a Boeing Business Jet with unrestricted charter access.

Turbulence causes more serious injuries to passengers than any other class of accident. Yet from 1980-2003, only four belted people received serious injuries during turbulence.

Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) is able to sense clear-air turbulence (CAT). According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, it

A flight attendant’s risk of serious injury is 26 times greater than that of their passengers and a greater risk of being hurt on the job than a police officer.

Surviving and thriving in the new non-normal era

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Bankruptcy judges ordered her to sell companies to repay collateralized loan obligations worth nearly $2 billion.

Aerostructures maker halts work after Boeing announces a temporary shutdown of its Puget Sound facilities,