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  Friday News Roundup: Lawmakers Support BARR Program

  Posted by Benet Wilson 3:25 PM on Sep 30, 2011

  Lawmakers continue to back continuation of the full Block Aircraft Registration Request program, which enables private aircraft owners to request that their tail number be withhe... Read More >>

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  Damato on Schedulers & Dispatchers: Value Added for 2012 Convention

  Posted by George Larson 9:07 PM on Sep 28, 2011

  The National Business Aviation Association’s director of operations and educational development, Jo Damato, lists some new concepts that will debut at this year’s Sched... Read More >>

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  Cessna's Ernest Takes Exception to Obama's Bashing of Business Jets

  Posted by Fred George 10:25 PM on Sep 27, 2011

  Photo: Cessna AircraftScott Ernest, Cessna CEO and president since June 2011, lost no time in expressing his disdain for President Obama's business jet bashing during Monday's pre-... Read More >>

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  Luftwaffe Goes Global

  Posted by Robert Wall 3:15 PM on Sep 26, 2011

  The German air force has taken delivery of the first of four Bombardier Global 5000s to be used for VIP transport. (Photo: German air force)The milestone is part of a broader moder... Read More >>

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  A Brief History of User Fees

  Posted by Benet Wilson 12:19 PM on Sep 23, 2011

  Just when we thought it was safe to go back into the water, Jaws -- AKA user fees -- came leaping out of the surf.  On Monday, the Obama administration unveiled its plan to ch... Read More >>

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  Olympics Slots

  Posted by Kerry Lynch 4:46 PM on Sep 21, 2011

  A number of airports in the greater London region have begun accepting slots for flights into restricted airspace during the 2012 Summer Olympics, but officials warn clients to boo... Read More >>

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  NBAA Las Vegas: 20 Days Away

  Posted by Benet Wilson 12:30 PM on Sep 20, 2011

  With only 20 more days until the start of this year's National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)  64th Annual Meeting & Convention, the speaker's list is really startin... Read More >>

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  Monday BizAv News Roundup

  Posted by Benet Wilson 12:35 PM on Sep 19, 2011

  The New York Times's Dealbook blog reports that United Technologies -- parent company of units including Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky and Hamilton Sunstrand -- is mulling a potent... Read More >>

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  GUEST POST: Top 10 iPad Applications for Aviation

  Posted by Benet Wilson 2:57 PM on Sep 16, 2011

  Editor's note: I had the pleasure of meeting the myTransponder.com crew -- Making Aviation More Social -- at this year's EAA AirVenture show.  One of the myriad topics we disc... Read More >>

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  Real's Sky-Rocket Rise Bodes Stormy Skies for Embraer

  Posted by Fred George 3:19 PM on Sep 13, 2011

  Photo:  EmbraerEmbraer Executive Jets could suffer because of Brazil's booming economy and soaring value of the real. The Brazilian currency has gained 36 pct since january 20... Read More >>

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