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Attendance Rebounds, Displays Set Records at Heli-Expo

Attendance at the 2017 edition of Heli-Expo, jumped by 4,000.

Richard Westbrook Emery Flies West

He co-founded K-C Aviation with his brother William (Ralph) Emery.
Charter & Fractional

AirMed Acquires Air Medical To Expand EMS Operations

Air Medical’s fleet of three jets and two King Air turboprops will join AirMed’s fleet of Beechcraft, Citation, Learjet, Hawker and King Air aircraft.

Corporate Air Parts Founder Neil Looy Dies

He was a founding member of the Motion Picture Pilots Association.
Aircraft

One Aviation Mulls 550 Retirement as 'Canada' Progresses

Market forces and supply issues may lead to the end of production of the 550 this year, even though certification on Canada is not expected for two years.
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Rotorcraft

NTSB Offers Guidance on Tail-rotor Effectiveness

Loss of tail rotor effectiveness can lead to loss of control, Board warns
Aircraft

Production of China’s New Airlifter Confirmed

But the Y-20 will also be re-engined, and future use as a satellite launcher is foreseen.
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Aircraft

Russian UAVs Find Combat Missions over Syria

Systems of Israeli origin are being supplanted by domestically-produced versions but not yet any UCAVs.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Satcom Direct, Astronics AeroSat Ink FliteStream Deal

Satcom Direct dealers will be able to sell Astronics AeroSat's Flitestream T-Series satcom system under a new agreement.
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Avionics

Cockpit Display Upgrade Offered by L3 Aviation

L3 Aviation's new EFI-650 LCD cockpit display has a mean-time-between-failure of more than 25,000 hours.
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Aircraft

Boeing’s Myers Upbeat about Influx of Aircraft Investors

Commercial aircraft buyers enjoying unprecedented capital access
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Avionics

Latitude Technologies Adds Voice Safety Services Satcom

Latitude's new Iridium S200-012 satcom is designed for secure voice safety services communications.
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.