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Regulations and Government

NBAA Backs Bombardier's Court Battle over IRS Levies

Bombardier is seeking full Appeals Court review of its lawsuit regarding taxes assessed on Flexjet management fees.

Pro Golfer, Bizav Proponent Arnold Palmer Flies West

In 2010, he said, "I'm glad I played golf for a living, but I really would have enjoyed flying for a living, too."
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

$178B Needed To Fund Bizjet Deliveries over Next Decade

Global Jet Capital claims the bulk of these purchases will rely on loans and leases.
Regulations and Government

Huerta: Small Aircraft Rule in 'Executive Review'

Huerta upheld the Part 23 rewrite as an example of how the agency is working to become more risk-based and flexible.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulf Coast Avionics Upgrades CJ1 with Garmin ADS-B

This was the company's first GTN touchscreen installation with a CJ1.
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Training and Workforce

Textron's TRU Expanding Florida ProFlight Facility

Expansion, which will add to the existing 15,000 sq ft for flight training there, is scheduled to be completed by November.
FBOs

Argus TraqPak FBO Syncs with FlightBridge

The two companies have achieved integration between the two FBO software platforms.
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Safety

Bizjet Ground-handling Mishaps Overshadow Accidents

A recent industry survey shows the most dangerous part of an aircraft's day comes after it lands.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UPS Tests Medicine Delivery by Drone Off Atlantic Coast

The delivery giant and CyPhy Works flew an asthma inhaler from Beverly, Mass., to a children's camp on an island using a hexacopter.
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Aircraft

India Finally Confirms Rafale Deal

An inter-governmental agreement with France has been signed for 36 aircraft.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Bell Unveils 'Vigilant' Unmanned Tiltrotor for U.S. Marine Corps

The new drone design leverages work Bell has done on the V-280 tiltrotor it is developing for the U.S. Army's joint multi-role demonstration.
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Regulations and Government

WTO Rules European Subsidies to Airbus Illegal

Airbus claims “tiny tweaks” needed for full compliance while Boeing declares victory in 12-year-old dispute
Safety

Saudia Private Aviation Taps Wyvern for Risk Management

Under the agreement, Wyvern will provide updated operational and technical manuals to SPA that comply with newly implemented regulations.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Satcom Direct Adds AircraftLogs To SD Pro Platform

Satcom Direct's purchase of AircraftLogs adds new scheduling and tax reporting features to the SD Pro platform.
Aircraft

Cebu Pacific Takes First High Capacity 78-seat ATR 72-600

Order for 16 airplanes scheduled for delivery into 2020
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Avionics

Duncan Aviation Reveals Cabin Refurb Designs for CJ3

The interiors feature light upper fuselages with darker lower sidewalls and carpeting, the complementary tones “expanding the feel of the cabin,” it said.
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FBOs

AIN Blog: Another Indie Bites the Dust

The sale of stalwart California FBO AirFite comes on the heels of the purchase of another powerhouse independent FBO.
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JSSI Adds to Leadership Team To Keep Up with Growth

JSSI is experiencing its best sales year ever this year, already surpassing all of 2015.
Aircraft

South Africa’s AHRLAC Advances Toward Production

Two unidentified customers have been secured, and a new factory is being built.
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Safety

Oxygen Working Group Seeks Pilot Input

The group wants to provide input to the FAA that might lead to more sensible oxygen mask regulations.
Airports

Atlantic Aviation Counters Santa Monica Eviction Notice

In its filing, Atlantic Aviation is asking the FAA to issue a cease and desist order to prevent the city of Santa Monica from evicting the FBO.
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Taking the Pulse of the Business Aviation Industry in 2016

Taking the Pulse of the Business Aviation Industry in 2016
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Safety

NBAA: 18% of Bizjet Crews Don't Do Pre-takeoff Control Checks

NBAA report, stemming from the 2014 Hanscom crash, found that 17.66 percent of flights on average have taken off without full pre-takeoff checks.
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Aircraft

Aurora Wins NASA Contract for X-plane Candidate

The D8 demonstrates efficiencies in commercial aircraft.
FBOs

Ross Aviation Buys Top-rated AirFlite FBO

The fledgling FBO chain made a big splash with word of its purchase of highly-regarded L.A. area service provider AirFlite
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Avionics

Aireon, FlightAware Team on Global Flight-tracking System

Product advertised to exceed GADSS requirements

Mayo Clinic Pilot Health Service Added to USAIG Safety Program

ProPilot functions as the flight department's out-of-house medical director, working supportively and proactively to sustain pilots’ medical certification.
Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Defends F-35A, Readies Fix for Grounded Jets

The service plans to repair 15 grounded F-35As by December; it will then implement the fix on 42 jets on Lockheed Martin's assembly line.
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FBOs

Avflight Expands Southern Footprint

Its latest purchase of JPS Aviation at Louisiana's Monroe Regional Airport gives the Avfuel affiliated FBO chain its 16th location.
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Aircraft

Milestone 800th TBM Delivered to Elliott Aviation

According to Daher, the TBM 700 was the first civilian pressurized single turboprop aircraft to be certified, entering full production in 1991.
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