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After years of expansion, is the business jet charter business in for some rationalization? The owners of Corsair Aviation LLC and ACM Aviation say mergers like the one they completed last week are helping the business weather a decline in business. “By combining fleets, we will be able to add more services and efficiencies,” ACM […]

Several Aero Clubs around the country, most notably in Washington and Atlanta, have proven to be valuable networking assets to their local aviation community. Aiming to follow that pattern, a consortium of business, government and educational organizations in the greater Wichita area has announced that it will form the Wichita Aero Club. “Aviation is the […]

The CEO of Embraer, of Brazil, said at a media briefing in Singapore this week that it’s getting harder for some buyers to get access to the credit they need to place orders. “We see signals that the customers’ financing options are getting scarce. But so far we have had no direct impact,” said CEO […]

Everyone in aviation knows the future depends on keeping the next generation interested in things that fly, and the National Coalition for Aviation Education works to do exactly that. On October 16-18, the group will host its annual meeting in Washington, D.C., gathering educators from around the country to share ideas, get inspired, network, and […]

Virgin Galactic will partner up with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to use the fleet of SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo vehicles for scientific research, Virgin announced on Tuesday. “We need data and observations to understand how our climate changes,” said NOAA Administrator Conrad Lautenbacher. “This affords us a new and unique opportunity to gather […]

The annual trade show of the National Business Aviation Association is the place where new corporate jets often are introduced — but at this year’s NBAA Expo, coming up next week in Orlando, Fla., a light sport aircraft also will be on display, for the first time. Flight Design USA says their new all-metal MC […]

An Egyptian expatriate entered the cockpit of an aircraft at Kuwait International Airport by impersonating a Brazilian pilot, “failed to operate the plane,” and moved on to impersonate a Brazilian engineer using the identity card he found in the first aircraft’s cockpit, according to Arab Times Online. However the suspect’s second attempt was thwarted by […]

The eighth medical helicopter crash in the past 12 months took place in a suburban Washington park Sunday during fog and rain, killing four of five aboard and lifting the 12-month medevac helicopter death toll to near 30 for that period. The crew of the flight, conducted by the Maryland State Police, reported that it […]

Two suspected terrorists on a KLM flight out of Cologne, Germany, allegedly intent on waging jihad, were pulled from their flight before it departed for Amsterdam, Friday. A Berlin paper reported that the suspects planned to fly on KLM to Uganda and on to Pakistan, but that report was not readily confirmed by authorities. Authorities […]

… For now. AOPA has announced that a Sept. 23 bill passed by the House of Representatives extends the current taxes on fuel and airline tickets until April 2009. That means, according to AOPA, that “we can declare victory in the battle against user fees” and won’t face the threat again until, maybe, April Fools’ […]