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Avionics

Avidyne IFD550 Certified, 10.2 Software Upgrade Released

The new software upgrade from Avidyne adds synthetic vision capability to the IFD 540/440, including an exocentric view.
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Aircraft

B-21 Completes Preliminary Design Review, U.S. Air Force Says

The secretive bomber program is keeping to its schedule and budget, according to Gen. Stephen Wilson, Air Force vice chief of staff.
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Avionics

AEA: Avionics Sales Dampen in 2016

Avionics sales were nearly evenly divided between forward-fit and retrofit applications.
Aircraft

Embraer Predicts 105 to 125 Bizjet Deliveries in 2017

The 2017 estimates are within the range of 2016 results.
FBOs

FBOs Lag In Safety-program Push

FBOs might not feel external pressure to boost safety efforts, but the good news is some are doing so anyway.
Aircraft

Boeing’s ‘797’ Taking Shape as Twin-aisle Design

Once skeptical, United Airlines sees ‘a lot of merit’ in twin-aisle concept
Cabin Interior and Electronics

FDS Glass Cabin Shows Window to Outside World

Passengers can "look" out of the cockpit on their mobile devices using the new FDS Avionics Glass Cabin.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Working on More Flexible ASAP Guidance

The agency is creating a third draft of Advisory Circular (AC) 120-66C, which guides Aviation Safety Action Programs.
Regulations and Government

New Circulars Cover Latest Bizav Rules in Canada

Advisory circulars provide guidance for business aircraft operators in meeting the latest civil aviation regulatory amendments.
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Approves ExecuJet Australia for Phenom 300 Mx

Approval marks an extension to ExecuJet’s maintenance capabilities already in place for the Embraer ERJ-135/145, Legacy 600/650 and Phenom 100.
FBOs

Rectrix Bedford Earns DCA Gateway Approval

Approved operators may now use Rectrix BED as their departure point for non-stop flights to DCA.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Hong Kong Gets EASA Part 145 Nod for G650

The company will expand its capacity later this year with a new 43,000-sq-ft MRO facility in Macau and a third 41,500-sq-ft hangar in Singapore.
Avionics

JetTech Avionics Package Picked for FlightSafety Simulator

FlightSafety clients will soon be able to train like they fly in a Citation 550 simulator equipped with a JetTech Garmin GTN 650/750 upgrade.
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Safety

FAA Concerned about Runway Status Light Confusion

RWSLs are meant to be a last line of surface-movement defense.
Aircraft

Training in the Icon A5 Amphibious LSA

Does the pilot training program match Icon Aircraft’s ambitious goals? AIN’s Matt Thurber travels to Vacaville to find the answer.
Avionics

Honeywell ADS-B Upgrade Released for Citations, Hawkers

Promotional pricing is available for Honeywell's new Citation and Hawker ADS-B OUT upgrades.
Avionics

Genesys Giving Free ADS-B Transponder to Autopilot Buyers

Buyers who purchase a new Genesys Aerosystems S-Tec 2100 autopilot through June 30, 2017, will receive a free Lynx NGT-9000 ADS-B transponder.
Avionics

Esterline ADS-B Annunciators Released

New 389 series LED cockpit annunciators are designed for ADS-B installations.
Rotorcraft

Metro Adding "Patient Simulator" to Training

The company will use experts in the field of medical crew training to write the course and then develop and maintain the program.
Aircraft

Bombardier Confident It Will Hit C Series Delivery Target for 2017

Despite going more than two months without delivering an airplane, company expects to ship between 30 and 35 airplanes this year
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Aircraft

Iran Air Takes Its First A330-200 as Fleet Upgrade Continues

Carrier takes first new widebody since nuclear deal
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Women in Aviation 2017: We're Hiring

Business aviation aircraft manufacturers and operators were hiring at the annual International Women in Aviation conference.
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Ruag Develops Simulated Testing of Chaff/Flare Systems

The German Air Force Tornado fleet will avoid firing of pyrotechnics when testing its self-protection system.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Northrop Grumman Tests MS-177 Sensor on Global Hawk

The UTC Aerospace multi-spectral, long-range imaging sensor joins the portfolio of sensor options the RQ-4B Global Hawk offers.
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Avionics

Gogo Business Aviation Achieves 4G STC

Gogo Business Aviation's Challenger 600 was used to certify the the 4G system installation in a business jet.
Aircraft

Dassault Boss Describes Rafale Sales Prospects

Chief executive officer Eric Trappier also revealed another extension to Neuron UCAS demonstrator program.
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Europe Saw Bizav Growth in February

According to industry data provider WingX Advance, business jet usage was up four percent year-over-year

Argus: U.S. Bizav Flying Up, but Part 91 Lags

Business aircraft flight activity in North America rose 1.3 percent year-over-year last month, despite this February being one day shorter than last year.
Aircraft

Boeing 737 Max 8 Gains FAA Certification

Service entry anticipated “in the coming months”
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Airports

Signature Files Part 16 Action over SNA FBO Decision

Despite finishing as the top scorer in the county's evaluation process, Signature was shut out of the leasehold award