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AIN Blog: FAA Administrator Makes the Case for NextGen

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt has been in the hustings recently pumping NextGen and long-term FAA reauthorization.
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Aircraft

Boeing Philadelphia Employees Busted in Prescription Drug Sting

DEA and FBI agents yesterday arrested 22 employees and former employees of Boeing’s Ridley Park, Pa.
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Lufthansa To Add to World’s Largest Airbus Fleet

Lufthansa’s supervisory board has approved the purchase of two more Airbus A380s, four A320s and one A330-300, the manufacturer announced today.
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Regulations and Government

Court Showdown Over Barr Repeal To Start December 2

Court hearings will start December 2 in the lawsuit filed by
Regulations and Government

EBAA Seeks Fair Access to European Airports

While EBAA praised the European Commission’s initiative to revise the regulation on airport slots today at the European Airport Coordinators Association’s
FBOs

Sheltair To Operate Iconic FBO at JFK Airport

Sheltair signed a lease agreement yesterday with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to manage and operate the general aviation facility at John F.

Bolen Touts GA’s Positive Trade Balance for U.S.

In testimony yesterday to the U.S.
FBOs

Situation Normal at Million Air SBD Following FBI Raid

It’s business as usual at the Million Air FBO at San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) in Southern California, following an FBI document-gathering rai
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AIN Blog: A Breath of Fresh Air From a Regulator

Although I get the impression that air safety in Australia is micromanaged, I admire John McCormick, director of aviation safety for the Civil Aviation Saf
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Maintenance and Modifications

Professional Aviation Associates, Masco Service Ally

Professional Aviation Associates (PAA) has formed an alliance with Masco Service of Southlake, Texas.
Maintenance and Modifications

PAG Acquires Aero Technology

Atlanta-based Precision Aviation Group (PAG) has acquired Aero Technology of Long Beach, Calif.
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Maintenance and Modifications

PWC and Avic Open MRO in China

Pratt & Whitney Canada and China Aviation Engine Holdings (Avic Engine Holdings) have announced a new joint venture to be located in Zhuzhou, Province
Maintenance and Modifications

Phoenix Heliparts Set for Aspen Evolution STC on MD500

Phoenix Heliparts and Aspen Avionics, manufacturer of the Evolution flight display system, are preparing to receive an FAA supplemental type certificate fo
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Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Faces $2.4M FAA Fine for Bad Composite Work

The FAA has proposed a $2.425 million civil penalty against Cessna Aircraft

AIN Blog: Behind the Scenes at Business Jet Traveler, August/September 2011

Providing you with the best information available on business jet travel is by far our most important goal here at Business Jet Traveler maga
Aircraft

New Cessna Citation M2 Relights CJ1+ Torch

Cessna announced a new twinjet derivative yesterday to serve as a step-up for Mustang owners or as a higher entry-level Citation between the Mustang and CJ
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JetNet: Pre-owned Bizjet Prices, Transactions Climbing

“For the first time this year, some long-anticipated good news came for pre-owned business jet retail sale transactions,” JetNet said yesterday.
ATC

Next-gen Iridium Satellites Might Carry ADS-B Payloads

Satellite communications provider Iridium is in discussions with other aerospace companies and air navigation service providers to equip its next generatio

Cirrus Expects Funding To Start Flowing

Cirrus Aircraft reached a milestone late last week when newly appointed CEO Dale Klapmeier delivered the 5,000th SR-series airplane, an event staged at AOP
Regulations and Government

LightSquared, FCC Receive Congressional Scrutiny

Congressional opponents of LightSquared’s 4G broadband plan all
ATC

AIN Blog: Iridium Declares Goal To ‘Own’ the Cockpit

With a narrower pipe but greater reach for voice and data than its rival Inmarsat, the Iridium satellite network is becoming increasingly relevant for airc
Aircraft

Russian Banks See Big Business in Replacement of Soviet-era Airliners

The crash of a chartered Yak-42 regional airliner on September 7 in Yaroslavl, Russia, that left 44 professional hockey players dead has prompted calls fro
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Engines

China’s Airliner Fleet Set To More Than Triple by 2030

China’s airliner fleet is set to grow more than three-fold over the next two decades, rising from 1,506 in 2010 to 5,118 in 2030, according to the latest “
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Aircraft

Mature Fleet Replacement and New Markets Drive Airbus Forecast Higher

Airliner fleet replacement in mature markets, along with dynamic growth in emerging economies and strong continued business in established North American a
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Aircraft

Boeing Presses Hard on Production Rates and Weight as It Delivers the First 787 Dreamliner to ANA

Boeing didn’t have to contrive any sense of jubilation today in rain-soaked Everett, Wash., as it delivered the first 787 Dreamliner to Japan’s All Ni
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Aircraft

Big Sales Success for Diamond DA42 Surveillance Version

Diamond Aircraft has revealed a surge of orders for the DA42 Multi-Purpose Platform (MPP), also known as the Guardian.
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Aircraft

BAE Partners With Northrop Grumman To Offer USAF Trainer

BAE Systems named Northrop Grumman its manufacturing partner to offer the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer System (AJTS) for the
Aircraft

Rockwell Collins Provides KC-46A Cockpit Details

Rockwell Collins has provided more details of the flight deck displays, mission systems backbone and other key systems that it is providing for the new
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Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Leaders Defend F-35, ISR, Bomber Programs

Civilian and military leaders of the U.S.
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