FAA safety inspectors approved aircraft for Part 135 charter operations without first reviewing exemptions that in some cases would have prohibited their operation, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) found in response to a whistleblower’s allegations.
Eclipse Aerospace has reached a settlement with Albuquerque—following threats of eviction—and will retain operations at the Albuquerque International Sunport.
The NBAA is asking the IRS and the Department of Treasury for guidance on several provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that affect business aviation.
The U.S. Court of Appeals has denied a petition to overturn a settlement accord between the FAA and Santa Monica, California, concerning the city’s airport.
Progress toward completing FAA’s NextGen air traffic control (ATC) modernization program is lagging, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told the Aero Club of Washington in a June 13 address.
The University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences has launched a career pathway program in an agreement with United Airlines.
Flight activity in North America rose 2.2% in May compared to a year ago and was up 4.2% from April figures, according to Argus International’s TraqPak data.
ADS, the UK aerospace industry trade body, has urged talks to ensure aviation safety arrangements between EASA and the UK’s CAA are resolved before the UK leaves the EU.
An audit at private jet services provider Air Partner after the departure of the chief financial officer has found accounting books were incorrectly maintained.
A British company using small unmanned air vehicles for photogrammetry has carried out beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights over land in nonsegregated airspace.
Thomas Global Systems TFD-8601 plug-and-play cockpit display has been FAA-certified for a range of Proline II-equipped Gulfstream, Bombardier, Beechcraft and Dassault business jets.
