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Following the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of aviation runway and ramp safety, several members of Congress called on the FAA t

UK aerospace and defense firm Cobham’s decision to buy autopilot maker S-Tec from Meggitt for $38 million could signal the emergence of a revitalized compe

With total sales expected to hit nearly $200 billion by the end of last year and a backlog of $360 billion, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) sees

Last month Congress passed and President Bush signed legislation that raises the mandatory retirement age for U.S.

Even with a new hangar dedicated to cabin outfitting of its Falcon 7X, French aircraft manufacturer Dassault is not meeting scheduled delivery dates for th

As a new year begins, AIN’s editors reflect on the past year and the people and events that shaped the industry and filled these pages.

“If I talk to ten people, I get ten different versions of what they believe an SMS [Safety Management System] is,” FAA associate administrator of aviation

General aviation groups got in under the wire last month in commenting on proposed new rules for general aviation aircraft traversing U.S.

As the holidays approached, the likelihood of any action on the FAA budget dimmed considerably when lawmakers carved a provision to increase the mandatory

After Sen.

Global investment and financial management firm Macquarie Group has partnered with Houston-based trip services provider Universal Weather & Aviation.

For the better part of a year, Airbus has been referring to the executive version of its A380 as the Flying Palace, so it seemed appropriate that the first

Even with a dedicated hangar at its Little Rock, Ark.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has asked the FAA to delay for at least six months the February 2008 compliance deadline for proposed ne

Rolls-Royce promoted Scott Crislip to helicopters president for the company.

Norwell, Mass.-based Sentient Jet named Steven Hankin as CEO.

Meanwhile, the General Accounting Office (GAO) added its voice to that of DOT inspector general Kenneth Mead, who has repeatedly warned that the FAA cannot

The FAA will be able to cope with the loss of almost half of its air traffic controller workforce over the next nine years if it can keep better track of a

Ralph Vasami is the new president of Universal Weather & Aviation.

What began as a straightforward interim final rule on alien flight training has caused heartburn at some general aviation groups.

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association accused the FAA of dragging its feet on deploying ASDE-X, which provides controllers with an all-weather,

The FAA is establishing a new “Center of Excellence” headed by Auburn University to examine cabin air quality and study chemical and biological threats in

Echoing a refrain that has been sung around Washington for years, Air Transport Association president and CEO James May reiterated recently that the airlin

According to its founder, start-up completion and refurbishment center DunnAir Business Jet Completion Center will open its doors in February.

Bombardier’s repair facilities at Indianapolis International Airport are now the Indianapolis Jet Center.

Aerospace Concepts, a Toronto-based completions management specialist with a long record of performing Bombardier Global Express and Challenger interior wo

While completion and refurbishment centers in Florida were cleaning up in the wake of a succession of late-summer and fall hurricanes, cabin thermal/acoust

With certification of the first of the very light jets (VLJs) somewhere on the horizon, manufacturers and interior designers are giving considerable attent

Gulfstream announced that it has received an STC for the installation of its Broad Band Multi-Link (BBML) high-speed Internet connection, giving buyers ano

While FAA Administrator Marion Blakey said required navigation performance (RNP) is receiving broad support in the U.S.