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Debate on S.1451, a bill that would reauthorize FAA spending and programs for two years, began this morning on the Senate floor.

The FAA said in its annual aviation forecast this morning that key airs

A version of the Boeing 767 dubbed “NewGen Tanker” will win the reopened U.S.

A federal judge for the District of Columbia has ruled that aircraft tail numbers submitted for blockage under NBAA’s Block Aircraft Registration Request (

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FuelerLinx and SeaGil Software, creator of Bart flight dispatch and aircraft quoting software, have teamed to deliver “a complete fuel management system.”

Air Partner Fuel, launched last year as part of the international group’s strategy to offer a comprehensive range of aviation services and products, made i

Online charter portal Avinode unveiled its new aircraft charter search engine at the conference.

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Signature Flight Support announced a new customer relationship program–Signature Status–at the 2010 Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference in San Antonio in J

A dramatic drop in attendance at last year’s Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference–2,027 compared with 2,612 in 2008–led to concerns for the 2010 conference,

Edelman Leather of New Milford, Conn., has introduced a touch of metal to a new line of leather goods for private jet interiors.

List Components and Furniture of Austria has begun deliveries of executive interior furnishings for the Pilatus PC-12 NG (Next Generation). The

AAR, an aviation products and services provider, has joined with Cheadle-based Quest International in the UK to develop and distribute Quest’s AirManager,

Aviation services and aircraft interiors provider Duncan Aviation of Lincoln, Neb., is offering an upgrade option to the new PreFlite Security Syste

For their successful collaboration on the new Falcon 7X interior option, Dassault Falcon and BMW Group’s DesignworksUSA have been awarded the prestigious “

Maintenance, completion and refurbishment specialist Flying Colours delivered its first Challenger 850 green completion in December and the program is ramp

Canada’s Field Aviation has been picked to produce and install custom-designed interiors for two new Bombardier Q400s under a contract with Avitrade Belgiu

Audio International plans to begin deliveries of its new ethernet-based Platinum HD cabin-management system in the second quarter of this year.

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has developed a common safety approach for global companies operating aircraft in the mining and resources sector, and t

Boeing’s new 747-8F Freighter made its first flight on February 8 before more than 5,000 employees, customers, suppliers and community leaders at the compa

Aviation–and in particular general aviation–dodged a financial bullet early last month when the Obama Administration released a Fiscal Year 2011 budget req

With worldwide shipments and billings of general aviation airplanes down in all categories in 2009, the global economic downturn led to one of the toughest

The annual Russian Hour at Heli-Expo yesterday played to a full house.

Given recent NTSB recommendations on safety in EMS helicopter night operations, emphasis on training flight crews in the use of night-vision goggles (NVG)

Shortly after the devastating earthquake on January 12, Eurocopter decided to participate in the worldwide support of the people of Haiti.

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A Sikorsky panel yesterday painted a positive picture of the company’s Sikorsky Global Helicopters division, basking in the warmth of 136 large and 79 ligh

We hear a lot about turbofan engine research, in such things as unducted fans, open-rotor designs and geared turbofans.

Blue is the new green.