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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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Strom Offers Permanent Job Placement Service

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

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.

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.
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.

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.

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
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

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

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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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,”
Maintenance and Modifications

Comments Support FAA ICA Policy Proposal

CEPA Expo Highlights Central Europe Bizav

The first annual CEPA Expo held by the Central Europe Private Aviation Association December 1 and 2 in Prague “made a very encouraging start,”
Avionics

Garmin GTN Approved in Europe

The FAA supplemental type certificate for Garmin’s GTN series touchscreen avionics has been validated by EASA,

Piper Discussing Incentives Payments with State of Florida

Piper Aircraft is facing repayment requests of government incentives received in 2008 to help the company upgrade its Vero Beach, Fla., facilities

Paolucci Announces Retirement from Cessna

Mark Paolucci, a 32-year employee of Cessna Aircraft, announced that he is retiring from his position as senior v-p of sales
Maintenance and Modifications

Proposed AC Emphasizes Reduced AOA for Stall Events

The FAA has issued a proposed advisory circular that would, as a core principle, include “emphasis of ‘reduce angle of attack’ response
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Employees Picket over Multiple Grievances

About 75 to 80 Members of the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP) and other employees held an informational picketing session
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ForeFlight Mobile 4.3 Released

ForeFlight Mobile 4.3 has been released in the Apple App Store and adds new features, including a measure function

EU and China Cooperate on GA Education

The EU-China Civil Aviation Project (EUCCAP) held a two-week workshop in Beijing and Zhuhai to introduce Chinese aviation regulators