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Perception is everything in the business jet industry these days and a European charter and leasing broker says changing those perceptions is her formula for success. Gabriella Somerville started UK-based ConnectJets in 2009 during the depths of the financial and identity crisis that gripped the industry. In a podcast interview with AVweb, she said the […]

It was just before midnight and foggy on Monday night when a Tupolev 134 on approach to the Petrozavodsk Airport in northwestern Russia hit trees and power lines, crashed and burned, killing 44 people. There were eight survivors, according to The Associated Press, who were rescued from the wreck by local citizens. The air traffic […]

Monday, LightSquared proposed a new plan that would use frequencies that are controlled by the satellite company Inmarsat Plc and not use those closest to GPS frequencies, hoping to avoid most interference issues. The company’s original plan had been to launch its service (which supports wireless communications) using frequencies that neighbor those of GPS. But […]

SonicStar, a proposed new supersonic aircraft that could reach speeds up to Mach 3.5, was introduced on Monday at the Paris Air Show by HyperMach Aeronautics. The company says it has developed a design using a “revolutionary” new hybrid electric gas turbine engine, and is seeking investors and partners to help launch a prototype by […]

Colton Harris-Moore, age 20, pleaded guilty last week to federal charges related to his two-year crime spree, during which he stole four airplanes and a boat, and now a movie about his exploits is in the works — with profits to go to his victims. Harris-Moore, known as the “Barefoot Bandit,” was arrested in the […]

Boeing has declared the world economic recession all but over and issued its rosiest commercial aircraft forecast in years. The company’s pre-Paris Air Show analysis predicts a doubling of the world fleet of commercial aircraft over the next 20 years, with 33,500 aircraft selling for a total of $4 trillion. “The world market has recovered […]

The sometimes-controversial former head of the FAA is getting one of aviation’s most prestigious awards for her “significant and lasting contribution to the promotion and advancement of aviation and aerospace in the United States.” Marion Blakey, who was FAA administrator from 2002 to 2007, will get the National Aeronautic Association’s Cliff Henderson Trophy at NAA’s […]

When Francie Rehwald decided to add a couple of wings to her house, she didn’t fool around. As we reported in 2006, her decision to repurpose an old Boeing 747-200 into a house and outbuildings on her mountainside acreage in Malibu, Calif., raised some concerns at the time and the first phase of the finished […]

The Wall Street Journal has published data regarding the movements of corporate jets between the years of 2007 and 2010 and Thursday the Journal suggested that personal use of corporate aircraft is greatly underreported. According to the Journal, “Dozens of jets operated by publicly traded corporations made 30% or more of their trips to or […]

How’s that aircraft battery holding up for you? Aviation Consumer wants to hear how well your battery has served you season after season. Please take a moment to rave — or rant — about it in Aviation Consumer‘s battery survey. The results will be part of an upcoming article in the magazine that might be […]