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Airports

Bids for BMI Hinge on Access to Heathrow Slots

Virgin and British Airways' parent IAG are vying to buy BMI from Lufthansa
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Aircraft

American Warns Eagle Pilots of February Furlough

Eagle warns pilots of February furlough.
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Avionics

American Airlines Approved for iPad in All Flight Phases

American Airlines has gained FAA approval to use Apple iPads in the cockpit during all flight phases.
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AIN Blog: 'Captain' Baldwin Breaks the Code

t’s time for the airline industry and the FAA to acknowledge once and for all that an iPhone or iPad or smartphone in airplane mode is safe
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AIN Blog: Torqued: DOT Must Abandon Band-Aid Approach To Fix System Breakdown

The DOT must acknowledge–and address–the FAA's role in creating delays.
Regulations and Government

LAN, TAM Clear Last Hurdle to Merger

LAN Airlines S.A., of Chile and TAM S.A. of Brazil cleared the last regulatory hurdle to their merger December 14.
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Avionics

GPS Office Gives LightSquared Test an F

Recent tests “did show that LightSquared signals caused harmful interference to the majority of other tested general-purpose GPS receivers,”

Rutan Tapped To Design World’s Largest Aircraft

Burt Rutan has joined with Paul Allen in a plan to build the largest aircraft in the world
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J.P.Morgan Report Sees Economy Toll on Bizav Growth

Decelerating global economic growth is taking its toll on the business aviation industry, according to J.P.Morgan North America Equity Research’s report
Safety

FAA Forming Proposals on AeroNav Chart Charges

Following a meeting Tuesday with stakeholders to garner ideas and suggestions on the FAA’s plans to start charging for digital charts

LogTen Pro Adds Visual Duty Time Tracking

Coradine Aviation Systems has released the latest version of its logbook software, LogTen Pro 6.0, available for Apple Macintosh computers

Former FAA Administrator J. Lynn Helms Dies

Former FAA Administrator J. Lynn Helms died on December 11 at age 86. Helms served for nearly three years through January 1984.
FBOs

Scot Spencer Company Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Norton Property Management, which is owned by Milford Harrison and Scot Spencer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 7.

China Certifies Legacy 650

The Civil Aviation Administration of China has issued a type certificate for Embraer’s Legacy 650, allowing owners to register the jet in China.

AIA Predicts Civil Aircraft Sales Growth

U.S. civil aircraft sales are expected to total $49.7 billion this year, a 3.2-percent annual increase.

Strom Offers Permanent Job Placement Service

Colleyville, Texas-based staffing agency Strom Aviation is now offering placement of employment candidates in permanent positions
Aircraft

Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Wins FAA Certification

747-8I wins FAA certification.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Comments Support FAA ICA Policy Proposal

Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Proposes Penalty Against Horizon Air