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Deliveries of general aviation aircraft have fallen 47 percent in the first nine months of 2009 when compared with the same time a year ago.

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Twenty whooping cranes led by four ultra-light aircraft are poised to fly over Central Illinois on their way to wintering grounds in Florida.

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation said Wednesday it plans to showcase its popular GA aircraft at this year's Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Aviation Summit Tampa, Florida, as well as the Premier IA light jet.

The Tri-Cities Regional Airport Commission ended nearly 18 months of closed door negotiations with its general aviation services provider, Tri-City Aviation, this morning when it approved a new five-year agreement.

Bombardier may have to revise its business jet forecasts after an industry association said its deliveries continued to fall in the third quarter.

When gauging the vitality of the local airport, people typically look at the number of planes, passengers and cargo boxes that pass through.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association has released a grim assessment of the industry's third quarter shipment and billings.

Elizabeth Rigel/photo - Five dogs were transported to a rescue shelter in Hanover, Pa.

AOPA's annual meeting in Tampa has a fresh look, and it's challenged its presenters to come up with some fresh ideas on the future of general aviation.

Peter O. Knight Airport and the Tampa Convention Center will host the first Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Aviation Summit Nov.

Federal officials on Monday dealt a serious blow to a decades-long effort to restrict nighttime flights at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, asserting that to do so would harm the national air transportation system.

When responsibility for the J-1 visa program shifts from the State Department to the Department of Homeland Security at the end of the year, the fate of the program - and the flight schools that depend on it - is still uncertain.

If you live near the Burbank Airport, buy ear plugs. The FAA has rejected a request by the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority for a curfew on overnight flights from 10pm to 6:59am. In a 43-page letter released Monday sure to make local residents upset, the FAA said the Airport Authority failed to meet the criteria required for imposing a ...

Deputy Prime Minister Umirzak Shukeyev announced yesterday laws to cut the paperwork required for flights on private planes, some of which are "no more expensive than a jeep". "Come to any African country and they have a small runway, they take a small plane when they need to, start it like a car and go shopping to a neighbouring village," Shukeyev ...

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association expects more than 1,000 aircraft in Tampa for the AOPA Aviation Summit Thursday through Saturday, spokesman Chris Dancy said.

After some of its recent general aviation security proposals were met with opposition from pilots and legislators, the Transportation Security Administration is reaching out to industry groups to better understand concerns of the GA community.

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive for certain Piper Aircraft, Inc.

PRETORIA: The revamped Wonderboom National Airport in Pretoria is expected to be used extensively during the 2010 FIFA World Cup to transport fans and FIFA delegates to and from the host city.

It will cost $4.9 million for a three-night stay at the the Galactic Suite Space Resort.