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Airports

Naples Airport Reopens Runway

The Naples Airport Authority reopened Runway 5/23 late last week after paving the safety areas at both ends of the airport’s primary runway.
Airports

IHST: Rotorcraft Accident Rate Improves

Last week the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) reported that worldwide rotorcraft accidents are down 30 percent since it began its campaign
Avionics

iOS 5.0.1 Fixes Some iPad Aviation App Data Issues

Apple’s latest update to the iOS operating system–iOS 5.0.1–is expected to prevent some of the automatic data deletion problems that iPad users
Regulations and Government

Sen. Roberts: No More FCC Spending on LightSquared

NBAA helped to pioneer the transition to GPS-based flight decks and procedures, and now the group is taking a leading role
Avionics

FAA Digital Charting Issue Much Ado about Nothing

Reports that the FAA would begin charging for digital downloads and close the navigational products website to individuals have stirred an outcry

Gulfstream Resuscitator Teddy Forstmann Flies West

Teddy Forstmann, the man who was credited with turning around Gulfstream Aerospace in the 1990s, died Sunday, reportedly from brain cancer.
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Regulations and Government

With Help from Congress, Bizav Wins Barr Battle

President Obama signed a $12.5 billion transportation, housing and urban development appropriations bill on Friday containing language that reinstated

Qantas Enters Binding Arbitration with Employees

Qantas enters arbitration with employees
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AIN Blog: In the End, More Big Airliner Orders in Dubai

Dubai's chaos proves irrelevent as orders flow.
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Record-Setting Emirates SkyCargo Adjusts to Economic Realities

Emirates SkyCargo adjusts to ups and downs of freight business.
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Aircraft

India’s Kingfisher in Dash for Cash as Debt Pressure Mounts

Kingfisher Airlines needs new short- and long-term capital to ease its cash-flow woes
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Aircraft

More Growth To Come from Middle East, Say Boeing and Airbus

Above average passenger growth to drive thousands of new airliner orders by 2030
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Aircraft

Bombardier Gets C Series Boost as ATR Sales Soar

Turkey's Atlasjet commits to Bombardier's CS300 and NordStar opts for ATR42s
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Aircraft

Boeing Enjoys Lavish Orders Bounty at Dubai Air Show

Middle East carriers give fill orders backlogs at both Boeing and Airbus during Dubai Air Show
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Aircraft

Committee: ADS-B ‛In’ Not Currently Justified

An advisory committee chartered by the Federal Aviation Administration has said it does not support an equipage mandate for ADS-B In at this time.
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AIN Blog: Cooler Heads Prevail in Dubai

In a strange way, flydubai’s anticlimactic news was reassuring. In an overheated industry, it seems that cooler heads for now have prevailed.
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Brazilian Appeals Court Finds Journalist Guilty of Defamation in Aftermath of Fatal Midair

A Brazil appeals court found American journalist Joe Sharkey guilty yesterday of defamation for his reporting and commentary following the 2006 accident.

AIN Blog: Fuel Problems Are Bad on the Ground, Worse in the Air

Monitoring fuel quality is a must for FBO operators, too bad its not mandatory for all fuel purveyors.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream G650 Wins FAA Provisional Certification

The world’s fastest business jet–the wide-cabin Gulfstream G650–received provisional type certification from the FAA.
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Aircraft

Boeing Again Pushes P-8 as a JSTARS Replacement

Boeing has expanded on its proposal to replace the U.S. Air Force E-8 Joint STARS air-ground surveillance aircraft (AGS) with a version of the P-8 Poseidon
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Aircraft

Alenia Delivers First M346 To Italy; Status of UAE Purchase Remains Unclear

The Italian Air Force accepted the first of six Alenia Aermacchi M346 advanced jet trainers. A second aircraft will follow shortly
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Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Offers Bolt-on Multi-Mission Sensor System

Lockheed Martin UK Integrated Systems has unveiled a self-contained sensor pod that can be fitted easily to helicopters and airlifters to convert them
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Aircraft

French Air Force Chief: Tankers Soon, but Anglo-French UAV Much Later

The French Air Force will sign a contract for between five and seven A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports in 2013, with quick deliveries foreseen
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AIN Blog: Behind the Scenes at the December 2011/January 2012 Business Jet Traveler

et’s talk about the exciting year we’ve just experienced at BJT.
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Aircraft

French Offer for Rafale Is Uncompetitive, Says Top UAE Official

UAE official declares French Rafale offer uncompetitive
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FBOs

JetFlite International Launches Refinishment Program

JetFlite International of Long Beach, Calif., has launched an aircraft “refinishment” program that repairs and refinishes existing components and materials
FBOs

Signature Buys Stake in St. Maarten FBO

Signature Flight Support recently acquired a majority stake in Arrindell Aviation Services, an FBO at St. Maarten Princess Juliana International Airport.
Training and Workforce

Arabian Jets Chooses CAE for Training

Arabian Jets of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and CAE signed a long-term agreement for pilot training services on eight business aircraft types yesterday at the Dub
Engines

Turbomeca Arrius 2G1 Gets EASA Nod

EASA certified the Turbomeca Arrius 2G1 turboshaft that powers the Kamov Ka-226T light twin, Kamov parent company Russian Helicopters announced this week.