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Jerry Siebenmark

The EX is the third variant of the successfully selling Cessna Caravan line.

Textron Marks 500th Grand Caravan EX Delivery

ExecuJet's landlord at CBG plans to bring FBO services in-house.

ExecuJet Plans To Relocate FBO From Cambridge Airport

Jennifer Meszaros

China’s MA700 regional turboprop has made steady progress in 2019.

Avic Completes MA700 Wing Attachment

About 50 aircraft brokers are expected to sit for the IADA certification exam during the organization's fall meeting in Las Vegas.

IADA Looks To Double Ranks of Certified Brokers

Curt Epstein

Operating from a temporary faciity since 2017's devastating Hurricane Irma, Marathon Jet Center has started construction on its new permanent home.

Florida Keys FBO Breaks Ground on New Facility

Chen Chuanren

JALBA is offering three types of charter flights: domestic within Japan, connection charter flights, and international charter flights. 

JAL's JALBA Business Jet Joint Venture Begins Ops

Kerry Lynch

In seeking standards, ACI World is concerned that supersonic aircraft may reach the market before key noise and emissions issues are addressed.

ACI World Urges ICAO To Develop Supersonic Standards

Investment fund Macquarie Infrastructure, which also owns Atlantic Aviation, is now the new owner.

Macquarie Infrastructure Buys UK's Farnborough Airport

Gregory Polek

Company chairman and CEO Dennis Muilenburg announces a series of 737 Max-related policy and process initiatives.

Boeing Acts On Board of Directors’ Safety Recommendations

Cathy Buyck

France’s minister of economy claims the operator faced unfair competition from Norwegian. 

XL Airways Suspends Operations 

Matt Thurber

StandardAero and Thales are partnering to bring Thales's wearable HUD to business aircraft. 

StandardAero Developing STCs for Thales TopMax Wearable HUD

Vladimir Karnozov

Moscow has demanded that the helicopters destined for its armed forces have no Western equipment, including the powerplant

Russia To Resume Buying "Indigenized" Ansat

Europe’s largest LCC sees fuel taxes as better than environmental taxes and hopes to onboard 30 Boeing 737 Max 200s by mid-year 2020. 

Ryanair Argues for Kerosene Tax Over ETS

James Wynbrandt

German completion specialist hopes yacht-like SkyRetreat cabin will prompt Airbus to make its smallest airliner available to the executive market.  

LHT Unveils Interior Concept for VIP A220

Jon Lake

At a time when it prepares to formally accept its first aircraft, India appears likely to sign for a second batch of Rafales in the coming months.

More Rafale Fighters for India?

Thailand has been approved to receive the light attack helicopter, which is sought to provide special forces support.

U.S. Congress Approves Thai AH-6i FMS

The 30,000-sq-ft Hillsboro expansion completes an 18-month-long project that included sites in Cincinnati, Miami, and Kansas City.

StandardAero Wraps Up Expansion with Hillsboro Opening

U.S. Northeast-centric jet card provider Magellan Jets is currently beta testing a new customer service app that it plans to roll out in the first quarter.

Magellan Jets Plans 1Q20 Mobile App Launch

APP Jet Center at Manassas Regional Airport has completed a $1 milloin renovation, with further improvements planned.

Northern Virginia FBO Unveils Renovation

The Japanese company has made what one executive called a "huge" investment in staffing this year.

Mitsubishi Touts Heavy Investment in SpaceJet Support

The Nebraska-based aircraft management and jet card membership company now has a network of 18 private terminals in the U.S.

Teterboro is Latest Site for Jet Linx Private Terminal

More than 90 percent of the respondents to an NATA survey say illegal charter has harmed their business, but only 50 percent report it.

NATA Survey Finds Nearly All Harmed by Illegal Charter

The opening this week marks the jet card provider's 18th private terminal in the U.S.

Jet Linx' TEB Terminal Comes Online

Richard Ward

AIN flies the Leonardo TH-119 IFR training helicopter.

Pilot Report: Leonardo TH-119 

Richard Pedicini

The U.S. airline will take four Airbus A350s and assume an order for 10 from South America’s dominant airline.

Delta Buying Into Latam, Selling Gol Stake

When completed next Spring, the FBO will become the second service provider at Gerald R. Ford International.

Avflight Breaks Ground in Grand Rapids

The AT-5 Yung Yin (Brave Eagle) is a modern derivative of the two-seat version of the F-CK-1 light fighter, but with simplified systems and reduced power

Taiwan Unveils New Advanced Trainer

Korea's NI-600VT is based on the Rotorway A600 with a KAI-developed autonomous systems.

KAI Flies Unmanned Light Helicopter

Charles Alcock

Flytrex is set to use drones to delivery food in the North Carolina city of Holly Springs under FAA UAS Integration Pilot Program

Drone Food Delivery Service To Launch in North Carolina

U.S. transportation safety board issues seven recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration related to the Boeing 737 Max. 

Test Assumptions Faulty During 737 Max Design, Says NTSB

Mark Huber

Airbus unit Voom said it would begin on-demand, per-seat helicopter service in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Voom To Offer Per-Seat Helo Service in San Francisco Area

New Airbus H145 D3 on track for 2020 certification. 

New Airbus H145D3 Sets Altitude Milestone

With only 14 weeks to go until the mandated deadline, the Nebraska-based MRO noted it has solutions ready and waiting.

Duncan Aviation: Majority of Lear 31s Not ADS-B Ready

Leonardo said it would build a new Florida support center if selected for the U.S. Navy's new training helicopter program.

Leonardo Pledges New Support Center for Navy Helo Trainer

The Royal Thai Army will train on Enstrom's 480B turbine single while taking delivery of six of the helicopters

Enstrom Begins Factory Training For Royal Thai Army

The first Leonardo VIP Trekker light twin helicopter is on display this week at the Monaco Yacht Show

Leonardo Displays First VIP Trekker for Europe 

The €380 million loan still needs approval from the European Union antitrust regulator. 

Condor Secures Government-Backed Bridging Loan

Beijing's Daxing International starts services on schedule.

China Southern Opens Daxing Airport with A380 Flight 

ANZ expects to receive Dreamliner deliveries from late 2022 to 2027.

Boeing Cements Air New Zealand Order for Eight 787-10s

Buyers of business jets are embracing new models with compelling value. 

New Business Jets 2019

Certification comes about 16 months after the Montreal-headquartered manufacturer took the wraps off the 5500 and 6500.

Bombardier's Newest Globals Get Transport Canada OK

Revised SJ30 will have new Honeywell avionics

SyberJet SJ30i Nears First Flight

Ian Sheppard

UK’s busiest purely business aviation airport has been recognized for its efforts to be Carbon neutral.

TAG Farnborough Airport Wins Environmental Award

Protectionist regulations imposed by the Russian goverment are having an affect on international charter operators in the country.

Changes to Russian Regulations Threaten Charter Customer Choice and Market Access

The global airline trade body calls on government across the world to implement CORSIA and steer away from introducing regional schemes. 

IATA’s de Juniac Urges Harmony in 737 Max Service Return Effort

A whistleblower complaint sparking an OSC probe calls into question operational reviews of several other aircraft.

737 Max Inspectors Undertrained, Says Special Counsel’s Office

Tracware is a developer of process control software to manage workflows for third-party MRO providers, OEMS, and aircraft management firms.

JSSI Acquires MRO Tech Firm Tracware

Cameron Mass Systems specializes in FAA-PMA components for high-rate discharge fire extinguishing and oxygen systems.

Ameron Gets Gulfstream Emergency Braking Weldment PMA

Stuart “Kipp” Lau

Pilots need to be better educated about the risk of prescription and OTC drugs.

AINsight: Impaired in the Air

Setting a clear CO2 target is critical if aviation is to respond and plan efficiently, while no clear alternatives to burning jet fuel yet exist.

Aviation Reps Call For Agreement on 2050 CO2 Target

FunD Av Consulting president Lyndse Costabile has served on the council and brings a background in philanthropy, fundraising, and aviation education..

NBAA Forms Partnership To Foster Leadership Council

Rosanvallon and Miller are among a slate of six recipients announced for this year’s  2019 Wesley L. McDonald Distinguished Statesmen of Aviation Awards.

NAA To Honor John Rosanvallon, Mary Miller

Despite selecting the T129, the Philippines could turn to Bell for attack helicopters, while the AH-1 is in the running for other Asia-Pacific requirements

Bell Hopeful of Philippines Deal as APAC Region Seeks More Attack Helicopters

Germany's air force and long-time Bombardier customer, the Luftwaffe, will operate the aircraft for political and parliamentary transport.

Bombardier Begins Delivery of Special Mission Globals

Chad Trautvetter

The Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 engine for the Bombardier Global 5500 and 6500 has received Transport Canada certification.

Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 Wins Transport Canada Approval

Type certification of the super-midsize twin was originally expected in 2017.

Textron's Citation Longitude Gets FAA Certification

Safran's new unmanned turboprop engine will fly up to 45,000 feet and produce fewer emissions

Safran Developing New Turboprop Engine for Unmanned Market

German airline subsidiary Condor continues operating during the Thomas Cook bankruptcy, and it is seeking a government-backed bridging loan.

Thomas Cook’s Collapse Prompts UK's Largest Repatriation  

William Dennis

ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia (EMSM) plans to build a new 150,000-sq-ft facility at Kuala Lumpur Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.

ExecuJet Malaysia Plans New MRO Facility

Slot congestion in Lisbon has led FBO group Omni to expand its handling services at other locations in Portugal and Spain.

Omni Handling Prepares to Expand in Portugal and Spain 

Euro Jet will soon have 13 lounges across eastern Europe with the addition of new lounges in Tirana and Bucharest

Euro Jet Expands Ground Support Network

The delivery of a Challenger 350 to NetJets boosted the fractional provider's fleet of Challenger aircraft to the century mark.

NetJets Takes Its 100th Bombardier Challenger 

Creators designed the IATA MRO SmartHub for more accurate assessment of fair market value of parts.

IATA's New Parts Portal Meant to Shave Procurement Costs

The Beijing Business Aviation Association and Chinese business jet operators are currently trialing a real-time aviation fuel settlement system.

China Tests New Jet-fuel Payment Process

Michael Chen, the general manager of Metrojet’s China air operator certificate, has been elected to the Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) board.

Metrojet China GM Chen Elected to AsBAA Board

Philippines’ Aviation Concepts Technical Services recently opened its new 18,000-sq-m hangar at Subic Bay International Airport.

Subic Bay Opens New Bizjet MRO Facility

Gordon Gilbert

The FAA is seeking a $514,558 civil penalty against Aerospace Support for allegedly selling ball bearings without the proper airworthiness documentation.

FAA Seeks $514k Penalty from Parts Supplier

Executive Air Transport, Tulip CIty Air Service, and a new FBO at Cherry Capital Airport will form the nucleous of a new local FBO chain.

Michigan FBOs Rebrand

Following an audit of the FAA’s metroplex redesign program, the DOT Inspector General found that the remaining five locations won't be completed until 2021

DOT IG, FAA Spar Over Metroplex Documentation

CBAA wants operators who use Montreal Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport to write letters against a nightly GA airplane ban during runway work.

CBAA Launches Letter Campaign for CYUL Access

Wheels Up is acquiring some of the assets of flight management systems provider Avianis Systems.

Wheels Up Making Tech Acquisition

The decals are intended to clearly label DEF storage containers to reduce the possibility of mistaking DEF with other liquids.

In Fight Against Contamination, NATA Issues DEF Decals

X-naut has introduced a new series of iPad cockpit mounts designed to complement its Pilot Series iPad cooling cases.

X-naut Adds To Pilot Series iPad Accessories Line

AIN Staff

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The integrated UK tourism group owns airlines in Germany, the UK, Scandinavia, and Spain.

Thomas Cook Needs £1.1 billion to Avoid Collapse 

David Donald

Boeing’s MQ-25 unmanned carrierborne tanker gets flight trials under way at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport

Stingray Takes to the Air

The “Green Mountain Boys” of the Vermont ANG are the first Guard unit to receive the fifth-generation Lightning II

First F-35s for the Air National Guard

Leonardo is confident it can go on to deliver 2,000 or even 3,000 AW139s even as competitors target the aircraft with their latest designs.

Leonardo Delivers 1,000th AW139

Company expects faster turnaround and improved reliability of aircraft component repair with facility's new EASA designation.

Lufthansa Technik's Tulsa Facility Expands Capabilities

Rolls-Royce warned that reaching the target of fewer than 10 AOGs is now delayed to the second quarter of 2020. 

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Issues Linger

Hastings has more than 30 years of government and military service, and has held leading roles with Bell, Northrop Grumman, BAE and DOD.

Bell's Hastings Honored for Continued Service to U.S.

The decision to give airlines a choice of airports has led to complications for Chinese aviation authorities.

Foreign Carriers Reluctant To Move to New Beijing Gateway

Comac expects six C919 prototypes to have flown by year-end.

China’s Comac Inches Forward, C919 Timeline Still Uncertain

California's Napa County Airport believes it has enough GA traffic to require another FBO, and the county board has issued an RFP to attract one.

California Airport Seeks To Add Second FBO

The FBO at Texas' San Marcos Regional Airport was an experiment of a hybrid flight service provider/ flight training lab.

Redbird Skyport Calls It Quits

 A former Delta Air Lines senior executive and U.S. Air Force F-15 pilot, Dickson was sworn in as the FAA’s 18th Administrator in August.

FAA's Dickson To Highlight Careers, Safety at NBAA

To be held on the opening day of the convention, each participant in the New Product Showcase will have five minutes to discuss their wares.

NBAA To Highlight Product Unveilings at New Showcase

Rolland Vincent

Smart money is on new-aircraft introductions, and Gulfstream is likely to be among them.

AINsight: Predictions for Next Month's NBAA-BACE

Trials of the new airport collaborative decision-making (A-CDM) procedures started on Monday at Canada’s Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport.

GA Slots Continue as Toronto Starts A-CDM Trial

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