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A photo of a soda can that reportedly depicts the kind of bomb that destroyed a Russian airliner in October, killing 224 people, is prompting questions about airline security as investigators probe what is now being treated as an act of terrorism. News outlets including The Wall Street Journal reported this week that the Islamic […]

Daher has found a comfortable niche for its speedy TBM 900 as personal transportation for owner pilots, but now it would like to expand sales in both North America and Europe in the fly-for-hire segment. Charter work has traditionally been dominated by twin-engine aircraft and especially turboprops and jet aircraft, mainly because of safety perceptions. […]

An Embry-Riddle student is planning a solo around-the-world flight next year to inspire women to take science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education paths, possibly with an eye toward aviation careers. Shaesta Waiz will take off from Daytona Beach next June 2 and make 33 stops over 90 days. She’ll be flying a Beech A36 […]

The Institute for Women of Aviation Worldwide has launched an online service designed to help future female pilot prospects not only get excited about aviation, but to take action on their newfound passion. The organization, which has facilitated the introduction of more than 96,000 girls and women to aviation through flights in small aircraft, has […]

Third-class medical reform legislation didn’t make it out of a Senate committee Wednesday, but the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 remained intact as far as its key components, including exemptions for private pilots with current third-class medicals. During the markup session of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, two amendments proposed by ranking member Bill […]

Bombardier has introduced a flight tracking and monitoring system available across its product line. The Smart Link system allows real-time data, monitoring and in-flight reporting to keep tabs on systems and to allow updates to navigation materials and other ground-to-air communications. “This is the wave of the future,” said Andy Nureddin, VP of Customer Services […]

 Honda Aircraft says it will have all the flying done for certification of its business jet this week. CEO Michimasa Fujino told a news conference at NBAA in Las Vegas that the final functionality and reliability flights will be done by the end of the week. Flight test certification flights have already been completed. […]

As the latest version of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights works its way through Congress, 17 aviation-advocacy groups have filed a letter in support of an amendment they say would make the bill more responsive to the needs of general aviation pilots. The advocates say the amendment, offered by Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.V., would “ensure […]

The same sort of market conditions that depressed the light and midsize business jet market for the past seven years is now slowing down the previously untouched large-cabin market. In fact, Gulfstream President Mark Burns told a packed news conference at NBAA in Las Vegas that the combination of a large inventory of relatively new […]

At Tuesday’s general session of the National Business Aviation Association convention in Las Vegas, NBAA President Ed Bolen wasted no time in getting to the association’s main concern: user fees. Throughout the convention center, posters urge NBAA members to oppose user fees by insisting congressional representatives support legislation to prohibit fees. Bolen told the opening […]