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News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Alison Price Launches Bizav Catering

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Ventura Airconnect Launches Intrastate GA Flights in India

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

AIA: Civil Aircraft Sales Shine in U.S. Aerospace

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

Communities Bet Subsidies Will Land More Air Service

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Cannes Airshow Expects 20,000 Visitors

News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Budget Cuts Could Spell End of FAA Contract Towers

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

LightSquared Gets Another Reprieve, while Icahn Circles

Congress reaches deal on NMB voting rules

In Blow to Delta, NMB Ruling on Unionization To Stand

Interiors and MRO Show To Open in Dubai

Bruges, Belgium, was but a blip on the tourist map until the movie In Bruges hit theaters in 2008. 

Lifestyle: A Tale of Two Belgian Cities

Congressional Leaders Compromise on FAA Funding

Air Force LAS Contract On Hold

Skilled labor shortage

AIN Blog: Industry Eyes Potential A&P Shortage

Technician Shortage a Key Issue for Aviation Industry

Aviation User Fees Are Still Not Dead Yet

Aviation User Fees Are Still Not Dead

White House responds to aviation user fee petition.

AIN Blog: White House Response to “Take User Fees Off the Table” Petition

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Company Gives New Life to the DC-9

Bombardier To Expand Wichita Learjet Site

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

USAF Issues Stop-work Order for Light Attack Contract

News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

King Aerospace Refocuses Business Strategy

EcoDomo Brings Leather Comfort to the Lav

Pats Restructured as Stand-alone Company

Goodrich Makes a Case for Wood

Alsalam Showcases VIP Workmanship

S&P Affirms Its Hawker Beechcraft Credit Downgrade

News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

News about environmental issues relating to aircraft operations, including noise issues, emissisions, and regulations. See Fuel for biofuel.

Happy Y2K12: Business Aviation Leads the Way in Biofuels Research

Aviation novels and novelists are rare.  Even more rare are novelists who are also corporate pilots and fighter pilots.

AIN Book Review: The Viper Contract

HBC Credit Downgraded, but Not All News Is Bad

News and information about crew, passenger, aircraft and airport security issues.

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