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FBOs

Jet Aviation San Juan Holds Grand Opening

The rebranded Pazos FBO Services location now represents Jet Aviaition's second FBO in the Caribbean and its 10th in the Americas
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FBOs

FBO Profile: Alaska Aerofuels

Putting out the welcome mat for aviation in the heart of "the Final Frontier"
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Deer Jet 787-based 'Dream Jet' Wows Paris

Just after the Paris Air Show, China's bizav powerhouse displayed its newest bizliner for journalists
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Aircraft

First Embraer Legacy 500 Assembled in Florida Flies

“This flight also marks a key milestone for our Melbourne operations, where we expanded our production facility and doubled our footprint.”
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Aircraft

Several IndiGo A320neos Sitting Idle Due to GTF Glitches

Pratt & Whitney still struggling to deliver upgraded engines to Indian carrier
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Sutton Launches Online Aircraft Reporting System

Provides a microsite for each aircraft that allows owners and operators to view, in real time, operational expenses, flight activity and charter revenue.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Ruag, Happy Design Team on 'Carboneum' Paint Scheme for Global

Designed with race and power spirit and is enhanced with honeycomb patterns.
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Charter & Fractional

ExcelAire To Hold Benefit for Breast Cancer Foundation

ExcelAire will hold Wings & Wheels at its MacArthur Airport FBO on August 10 for the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund.
Airports

Control Towers' Days Might Be Numbered

Fewer physical control towers will be built on airports as 360-degree HD imagery can be fed back to controllers wherever they are.
Aircraft

Civil Supersonics

Concorde is a museum piece, but the allure of speed could spell success for one or more of these projects.
Airlines

American Airlines To End Codeshares with Qatar, Etihad

Moves stem from what U.S. carrier calls continued breaches of Open Skies pacts
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Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Unveils App To Provide Direct Link to Customers

The app is designed for prospective buyers and existing owners, with aircraft information, detailed itineraries and bill statements, among other features.
Avionics

Equip 2020 To Address ADS-B Questions via Twitter

The twitter chat is among a number of initiatives to educate and encourage operators on the 2020 ADS-B OUT mandate.
Avionics

ForeFlight Users Can Opt for Worldwide Jeppesen Charts

First fruit of ForeFlight-Jeppesen alliance comes to market in ForeFlight version 9.2.
Aircraft

Total Acquisition Estimate for F-35 Rises to $406.5 Billion

A reduction in the annual buy of F-35As by the U.S. Air Force is behind the overall cost increase, the Pentagon said.
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Avionics

Duncan Performs Its First Piaggio ADS-B Upgrade

The process involves an upgrade to the Rockwell Collins TDR-94D, but keeps the existing Pro LIne 21 avionics equipment intact
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet East Earns Non-destructive Testing Nod for Falcons

The authorization allows it to conduct a wide range of tests on the full line of Falcon aircraft.
Aircraft

First Production Pilatus PC-24 Jet Gets Its Wings

Production“accelerated" to ensure that prompt deliveries of first customer aircraft can go ahead immediately after certification in the fourth quarter.
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ATC

GA Groups Widen Opposition to U.S. ATC Privatization

More than 100 general aviation groups signed onto a statement against the ATC reform proposal, marking one of the largest GA collaborations on the issue.
Engines

MPI Team Improves Service at German MRO

Aero-Dienst has completed its 250th major inspection over the last decade on a Honeywell TFE731 engine

North American Bizjet Activity Continues Climb

Southeast dominated in departures, accounting for more than one-fifth of the 233,131 business aircraft flights recorded last month in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA's New RCCB To Clarify Article Replacement Questions

ARSA asked RCCB to clarify that repair stations could replace 100 percent of many articles without considering the action as manufacturing.
Regulations and Government

FAA Bills Underscore Fights over Airport Funding, Pilot Supply

Airlines keenly interested in several elements of FAA reauthorization apart from ATC privatization
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FBOs

Hangar Business Booming in Houston

Facilities position themselves to meet growing demand for aircraft housing.
Aircraft

Embraer’s Lineage 1000E Offers a Roomy Light-Filled Shower in the Sky

Embraer’s Lineage 1000E Offers a Roomy Light-Filled Shower in the Sky
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Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Extends Wi-Fi STC Coverage to Citations

The Citations join Learjets, Phenoms, TMBs and and Hawkers and Beechcraft aircraft on the STC.
Aircraft

China’s ARJ21 Gains Production Certificate

Authorities issue approval for serial production following two and a half years of consultation and documentation analysis
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ATC

Fumes Force Evacuation of Major FAA ATC Center

The three-hour evacuation disrupted operations throughout the mid-Atlantic region.
Regulations and Government

FAA To Study EFVS for Helos Using Max-Viz Units

Regulations for enhanced flight vision systems do not currently exist for helicopters flying to onshore or offshore helipads at heliports.
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Aircraft

Air Transat To Introduce A321LRs in North America

Canadian carrier plans to take 10 airplanes for both transatlantic and leisure routes