The NTSB's report on the 2015 fatal crash of a Hawker 700 in Akron raises troubling questions about whether charter “audits” give passenger-customers a false sense of security and an illusion of safety.

With Trump's budget embracing the notion of separating ATC from the FAA and funding it with user fees, business and general aviation leaders are girding for what appears to be the final, tumultuous battle in a protracted counter-campaign.

Our annual FBO survey this year combines both the North American and rest-of-world results in one report. AIN readers' votes continue to send the clear message that service is king, regardless of location.