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Northrop Grumman Appoints New CEO

Northrop Grumman announced CEO Wes Bush will be stepping down by January 1, 2019. Current COO and president Kathy Warden will take over the position.
Maintenance and Modifications

Mecaer America Receives UTC Supplier Gold Status

MAI was required to meet a specific set of criteria to receive UTC Aerospace Systems Supplier Gold status.
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NBAA Announces FA, Technician Scholarships

NBAA recently announced the 42 recipients of the 2018 Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Scholarship.

StandardAero Receives EASA Certification for CRFT

StandardAero recently received EASA certification for its retrofittable crash-resistant fuel tank system for the Airbus Helicopters AS350 and EC130 series.

Raisbeck Receives STC for King Air Propellers

Raisbeck Engineering recently received STC approvals for its five-blade composite swept propeller and four-bade aluminum swept propeller.

ANA, Sojitz BizJet Venture To Begin in July

The joint venture, ANA Business Jet, will begin on July 2 and offer charter flights heading from Japan to North America and Europe.
Maintenance and Modifications

VSE Aviation Now BendixKing's Asia-Pacific Distributor

The company, which is a subsidiary of VSE Aviation Inc., will offer a range of BendixKing avionics, flight controls, display units, and installation kits.
Training and Workforce

FABA Confab Addresses Aviation Professional Shortage

Speakers such as Kathy Knowles, CPO of Intuitive Strategies, offered solutions on how to tackle the issue.
Maintenance and Modifications

ASESA Signs Able as Repair and Overhaul Provider

Aeroservicios Especializados named Able Aerospace an exclusive provider of component repairs, overhauls, and exchanges for its helicopter fleet in Mexico.

FAA Continues To Support Compliance Philosophy

At the NATA Conference in D.C., Ali Bahrami addressed criticism of the organizations Compliance Philosophy of voluntarily reporting safety issues.

Wings Over the Rockies Opens Aviation Campus at KAPA

The Boeing Sky Aviation Gallery, which has been in the works for 10 years, offers a glimpse at the present and future of aviation.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Aviation Ramps Up Recruitment

West Star is hoping to fill more than 50 aircraft technician openings with skill levels from recent graduates to lead technicians.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Completes 20th Avance L5 Installation

StandardAero has been among the top sellers of the system that was released in 2017, accounting for 20 Avance L5 installations of the nearly 100 total.

Mark Whitson Starts Aviation Law Practice

Whitson has experience with aircraft buying, selling and leasing, government and commercial operational contracting, and more.

Avinode Details European Bizav Growth

According to Avinode, previous leading European destinations are seeing an increase in demand for traffic within the continent.

WCA Announces FlightSafety Training Scholarship

The Corporate Flight Attendant Initial Training course includes four days of ground school featuring cabin trainer evacuation procedures and more.
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Maintenance and Modifications

TAG Aviation To Establish Mx Control Center in Portugal

The maintenance control center in Lisbon will streamline requests for AOG and mobile repair team support with one 24-hour customer service phone number.

Comlux Establishes San Marino AOC

Comlus has a Challenger 604 belonging to Hamish Harding on the new AOC.
Fuel

Air BP To Launch Misfueling Prevention Technology

Airfield Automation is a cloud-based digital platform for operators and airports that improves safety barriers and decreases risks during the fueling.
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MEBAA Morocco 2019 Gets Government Backing

The show will take place on September 17 and 18.

Gulfstream's G500 Closes in on Type Certification

The G500 is close to completing function and reliability testing, while the G600 is well into its certification program.
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NARA Members Greatly Represented at EBACE

Approximately 25 NARA member organizations will exhibit and 60 representatives from NARA companies will attend the event in Geneva, Switzerland.

Malta Firm Adds Helo Consulting for Superyacht Owners

The Helicopter Services Malta features services including sourcing, buying, staffing, maintaining, registering, and upgrading.

WFS Encourages Support for RAF100 Appeal

World Fuel Services is encouraging professionals in the business aviation industry to support the RAF100 Appeal by participating in the Spitfire 10K.
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Lufthansa Technik Showcases Cabin Options, Programs

At EBACE, Lufthansa Technik showcased its nice Touch CMS, which was designed in collaboration with Bombardier for a Global 7000.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Cobham, Chicago Jet Collaborate on FANS Upgrade

Cobham announced that Chicago Jet Group has added its NextGen Aviator 300D as well as Avionica’s avWifi to its STC for the Dassault Falcon 900.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Ruag Completes Global Express XRS 8C Check

Ruag Aviation completed an 8C check on a Bombardier Global Express XRS at its facilities at Munich-Oberpfaffenhofen in Germany.
Maintenance and Modifications

Flying Colours Receives EASA Approval for Challenger ADS-B Out Install

Flying Colours recently received EASA approval to install ADS-B Out system on Bombardier Challenger 300 aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero To Provide Reignwood Star with Engine Mx

StandardAero will provide repair and overhaul services for Reignwood Star Aviation’s fleet of Rolls-Royce M250 and RR300 engines.
Maintenance and Modifications

Horix Aerospace Makes EBACE Debut

Based In Quartino, the Swiss company will display its product line of spare parts, aerostructures, wiring harness, maintenance special tools, and more.