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Maintenance and Modifications

Pacific Aerospace Works To Establish China Support

The New Zealand manufacturer signed a deal last week to start a maintenance presence in China for the P750XL utility turboprop.
Regulations and Government

NATA: FAA Proposed AC Fills Gap, Increase Consistency

FAA is proposing an advisory circular providing guidance on the development of individual aircraft inspection programs.
Charter & Fractional

AIN Business Aviation Fleet Analysis 2016

Fractional programs, and owned-and-operated charter companies: fleet composition, replenishment plans and the impact on the preowned market.
Aircraft

New Business Jets 2016

Splitting the eye of the niche in a lackluster market
Engines

Safran’s Move Into Business Aviation is Back on Track With Silvercrest Engine

Safran’s Move Into Business Aviation is Back on Track With Silvercrest Engine
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Aircraft

First Flight of Bombardier’s Global 7000 Long-range Jet

First Flight of Bombardier’s Global 7000 Long-range Jet
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Maintenance and Modifications

Pentagon Assigns First F-35 Component Repair Facilities

The initial assignments cover 8 percent of the repairable work the Department of Defense plans to make available outside of the U.S.
Engines

AIN Exclusive: The Higgs Diesel

The Higgs step-piston two-stroke engine applies new technology to an old idea.
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Avionics

Avionics Sales Drop in Third Quarter, Says AEA

The Aircraft Electronics Association Market Report showed no uptick in avionics sales due to ADS-B equipage.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Iridium Certus Offers 1.4-Mbps Airborne Data Speeds

Iridium Certus will provide a suite of scalable solutions that meets customers’ diverse needs.
Aircraft

Piaggio Scores Order for Five EVOs from West Coast Firm

The first of the ordered turboprop twins was delivered last week to the John Wayne Airport-headquartered company.
Airports

Santa Monica Forced To Delay FBO Eviction Proceedings

A preliminary hearing is set for December 1.
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Weak Helo Market Triggers 3Q Decline for Leonardo

The OEM is facing softness in both the military and civil sectors.
Regulations and Government

Bizav Has New ATC Battle After Elections, Leaders Say

GAMA's Bunce says the wild card will be whether the new administration will come forward with an ATC proposal.

European Bizav Flying Hits the Brakes in October

There were 66,921 business aviation departures in the region in October, down 2.8 percent year-over-year.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet Edge Commits More Aircraft Capacity to JetSmarter

Charter membership program JetSmarter has now committed to buy around $550 million worth of fight hours from Jet Edge.
Aircraft

UAC and Comac Form Joint Venture for New Widebody

C929 Unveiled at Air Show China
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Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Company Introduces Pilot Breathalyzer Tests

West Palm Beach-based Part 135 operator spurred by recent events where private jet pilots were arrested for alcohol usage.
Aircraft

Airshow China Reveals a Wide Range of Aircraft, Weaponry

For all of China's efforts to showcase new fighter aircraft, the biennial event demonstrated that Beijing still relies on Russian technology.
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Aircraft

Russian Amphibious Jet Gets Update and Chinese Order

Production of the Beriev Be-200 has been resumed with improvements, leading to new interest, says maker.
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Training and Workforce

The Fire Hose Chronicles: G550 Initial Type Rating at FlightSafety

AIN senior editor Matt Thurber experiences the challenge and stress of adding a G550 type rating to his pilot certificate.
Aircraft

GAO: Air Force Was 'Reasonable' in Awarding B-21 Contract

The government watchdog agency released a declassified version of its February decison denying Boeing's protest of the B-21 contract award.
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Rotorcraft

Bell 525 Will Certify with Four Test Aircraft

Progress is continuing despite the halting of flight testing.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Insitu Drone Headed for Smithsonian Museum

N202SE is the first unmanned aircraft to perform an FAA-approved commercial beyond visual line of sight flight in the National Airspace System.
Maintenance and Modifications

AV8 Reaches Hawker Gear Milestone

Houston-based MRO achieved a three-week turn time on for Hawker landing gear overhauls.
Engines

Duncan Selects Atec for Engine Test Cell Expansion

Aircraft services provider will expand heavy maintenance capability.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours Repeats on Bombardier Award

For the second year in a row, the MRO company’s St. Louis facility rose to the top of the heap.
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Aviation Adds Mobile Service Unit in Germany

Mobile service units help get AOG aircraft airborne quickly.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Edge International Levels Up to IS-BAO Stage 3

Company announces it is safer, smarter and has more lift.
Avionics

Freeflight Systems Gets EASA STC for CMD Flight Solutions ADS-B

ADS-B out mandates are closing in and OEMs continue to raise the bar on simplicity for installations.