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Alfred Rapetti, former chairman of Avantair has launched a new venture that seeks to mate airline affordability with business jet seating and convenience. Tapping a nationwide network of existing charter firms, Rapetti’s Business Jet Seats, Inc. saw its “soft launch” in July, acting in association with Earthjet and allowing passengers to book by the seat, […]

Honeywell’s Honeywell’s Business Aviation Outlook forecast released last month anticipated a record 1,000-plus new business jet deliveries for 2007 and better than 1,300 business jet deliveries next year. The company expects the total number of new jet deliveries through 2017 to be near 14,000. New orders for jets in the first half of this year […]

Three-year-old Kate Williams, described by rescuers as an incredibly tough little girl, was the lone survivor of the crash of a Cessna 172 that killed her grandfather and one of his business associates in the rugged mountains of British Columbia on Sunday. The girl was found hanging from the child car seat shed been securely […]

Considering the areas of aircraft that have served the carnal desires of their occupants, it would seem likely that the private suite with double bed that Singapore Airlines has installed on its A380 would be creating a little turbulence of its own on every flight. But if the airline has anything to do with it […]

GA pilots have been doing their share in the battle against wildfires in California – largely by staying out of the way. “People are being pretty sensible about it,” Roger Griffiths, airport manager at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif., near San Diego, told AVweb Friday Though local pilots have been grounded by temporary flight […]

New York politicians, business groups and tourism officials have joined the chorus of opposition to a proposal by the FAA to limit flights into John F. Kennedy Airport to a maximum of 81 during peak hours and 80 for most of the rest of the day. Instead, the “broad coalition” opposing the proposal is saying […]

Keeping up appearances will cost Myrtle Beach-area taxpayers $7 million. The Myrtle Beach Sun-News says the FAA has sent Horry County, which encompasses Myrtle Beach International Airport, a bill for that amount because it didn’t go through with a terminal project. The county and FAA spent a total of about $18 million on clearing the […]

San Diego politicians say foot-dragging by state officials kept 24 firefighting helicopters on the ground for a full day last week, critically hampering firefighting efforts in the early stages as the blazes gathered strength. The helicopters, operated by the military, were grounded because a state regulation requires that all firefighting choppers have a “fire spotter” […]

Pundits say the traditional training models for professional pilots are changing and there’s never been a better time for young people to get in the left seat. In an extensive feature in Florida Today, various institutions say a looming pilot shortage should also make it much easier for students to get the training they need […]

An air traffic controller called police to report a pilot he believed was drunk at the controls and the cops in Mitchell, S.D., later arrested a 65-year-old man on various alcohol- and drug-related charges. The controller became suspicious of the pilot’s slurred speech and his apparent difficulty holding altitude on Thursday. According to the Sioux […]