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Rotorcraft

Bristow Secures New Financing as Helo Ops Losses Widen

Company's oil and gas business "continues to operate along the economic bottom" in a "dynamic and prolonged downturn."
Aircraft

Quest Delivered a Record 36 Aircraft in 2016

Other significant milestones at Quest last year included the completion of a 5,000-sq-ft research-and-development facility.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Pro Star Gets OK for King Air 350 Antenna Mount

The amendment states allows the service provider to install UAM and lower fuselage radome.
Sustainability and Environment

NBAA Backs EC's Continuation of EU-ETS Exemption

NBAA says the exemption of international operations supports the need for a global approach to emissions policy.
Charter & Fractional

Luxaviation Launches Helicopter Management Company

It will have a presence in “key locations” in Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East.
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Airlines

Lifting of U.S. Travel Ban Normalizes Airline Ops, For Now

Passengers from seven countries on Trump’s list begin trickling into U.S.
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Sustainability and Environment

GAMA Releases Standard for Hybrid, Electric Propulsion

The standard comes as a number of manufacturers have hybrid and/or electric projects underway.

Used Bizcraft Pricing Still Soft, but Market Improving

Pre-owned business jet and turboprop inventory fell modestly at year-end 2016, but pricing stil remained soft, especially for light and midsize jets.
Accidents

Accidents: February 2017

Preliminary and final reports

Aviation Apps: New Features Make Mobile Devices Ever More Useful

Developers of aviation applications have been busy adding features and coming up with new ways to present information.
Avionics

Coming Soon: Crowd-sourced Wx Radar

Honeywell expects to debut its new EFB-based realtime weather reporting service this year.
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People In Aviation

GE Aviation Services has a new president and CEO and Kenn Ricci and Clay Lacy are honored.
Safety

Torqued: A Look Ahead at the Challenges of 2017

The aviation industry made some strides last year, but there remains plenty of room for improvement.
Aircraft

Pentagon: Latest Contract Drops F-35A Cost Below $100 Million

President Donald Trump's intervention helped expedite negotiations for the latest F-35 production lot, Lockheed Martin acknowledged.
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Airlines

U.S. Airlines Petition Trump Administration on Gulf Carriers

The CEOs of American, Delta and United airlines request a meeting with new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
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Rotorcraft

U.S. Cabri G2 Fleet Growing Rapidly

The French helicopter manufacturer is experiencing rapid growth following U.S. certification in 2015.
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Regulations and Government

Trump's Regulation Review Temporarily Slows FAA ADs

The presidential executive orders created some uncertainties over application to certain FAA safety regulations, such as Airworthiness Directives.
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Aviation Ready for Game-day Support in Houston

Company covering customers with service center at Houston Hobby Airport and three mobile service units statoned in the Houston area.
Avionics

Dassault's FalconEye Nominated for Collier Trophy

Combined vision system in competition with the Blue Origin New Shepard, Boeing 737 Max and the USAF 212th Rescue/249th Airlift Squadrons.
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Airports

Proposed Boston Helipad Ops Outlined

The city said it will own the helipad, not use federal funding to build it, determine who can and cannot use the pad and what the user fees will be.
Aircraft

ZenithJet Launches Global Jet Acquisition Program

Covers market assessment; aircraft identification; purchase agreement negotiation; oversight of pre-purchase inspection and closing, among others.
Airlines

Airline Passenger Traffic Grew by 6.3 Percent, IATA Says

The growth in revenue passenger kilometers over 2015 outpaced the 10-year average annual growth rate of 5.5 percent.
FBOs

All Systems Go for NBAA Schedulers and Dispatchers Show

The annual show could break records for both exhibitors and attendees.

TAG Aviation To Complete Fourth Falcon 7X C-Check

The service provider completed its first c-check as part of a cabin and cockpit refurbishment last summer.
Regulations and Government

AIN Blog: Taking the Scissors to FAA Regulations

Do we truly need all FAA regulations, or have some run their course?
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Charter & Fractional

JetSuiteX Delays Santa Monica Service Plan

The charter operator's scheduled service between Santa Monica, San Jose and Carlsbad, Calif., has been delayed.
Engines

CFM International Names Méheust As New CEO

Veteran Safran v-p takes over for Jean-Paul Ebanga
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Constant Aviation Offers AOG Services for Super Bowl LI

Maintenance technicians will be on-site from February 3 to 5 to provide customers with support.
Charter & Fractional

Fueled by Growth in U.S., VistaJet Bookings Climb 137%

More than 65 percent of VistaJet U.S.’s new customers came from corporations and Fortune 500 companies.
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FBOs

Hawker Pacific Adds Two FBOs to Network

The aviation services provider, which specializes in the Asia-Pacific region, acquired the Australian Adagold FBOs at Cairns and Brisbane.