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Safety

FAA Assessing Runway Status Lights Program

The agency created a survey as it looks to expand the program to other airports.
Aircraft

NASA Aims To Fly First X-Plane, Maxwell, Next Year

Maxwell will be a Tecnam PT600T twin-engine aircraft modified with a high-aspect-ratio wing carrying 14 electric motors.
Rotorcraft

Russian Oil Company Orders 20 More AW189s

Order builds on a previous contract for 10.
Aircraft

China’s Own Airlifter Enters Service

It is initially powered by Russian engines that are supposed to be replaced by a domestic one.
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Aircraft

Piper M600 Receives FAA Certification

The Piper M600 turboprop single is priced at $2.853 million and comes with Garmin G3000 avionics and a PWC PT6-42A flat-rated at 600 shp.
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Engines

StandardAero Signs Deal With Dutch for F135 Engine MRO Support

StandardAero is partnering with the Dutch defense ministry to create an F135 engine depot at the Royal Netherlands Air Force Base at Woensdrecht.

Boston-area Bizav Group Holds Aviation Day

The regional event promoted business aviation.
Charter & Fractional

GainJet Expands into Ireland

The charter provider has begun commercial operations in Ireland after its GainJet Ireland subsidiary received an air operator certificate.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Completes G500 Ultimate Load Testing

Testing, which took place over five months, marks another development milestone as the aircraft remains on pace for certification next year.
Aircraft

Botswana Confirms Saab Gripen Negotiations

About eight aircraft are likely heading for the African state
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Aircraft

F-35 Training Gap Looms

Lecture explores F35 training – frontline combat readiness in the 21st Century
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Sustainability and Environment

Brace for ICAO Emissions Scheme This Year

Aviation groups continue to push for global approac
Engines

Rolls-Royce LiftFan Adds STOVL Operations to F-35's Capability

The UK opted to partner with the U.S. in developing an STOVL-capable Joint Strike Fighter instead of developing a replacement for the Harrier.
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Rotorcraft

S-92 Fleet Amasses One Million Hours

The milestone was reached in less than 12 years.
Training and Workforce

FAA Puts New Airman Cert Standards in Place

The new airman certification standards for private pilot certificates and instrument ratings replace the former practical test standards.
Aircraft

Bombardier CS100 Gains FAA, EASA Approval

First C Series cleared for delivery to Swiss
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Accidents

Voice Recorder from Doomed Egyptair A320 Found

Device's memory unit retrieved from wreckage found some 10,000 feet under the Mediterranean
Regulations and Government

Lawmakers Grill FAA Over Controller Hiring Practices

Rep. Shuster links issues to call for ATC privatization.
Avionics

CMD Expands ADS-B AML STC to Part 23 Turbines

The CMD Flight Solutions AML STC brings ADS-B Out solutions to more than 70 makes and models of Part 23 turbine aircraft.
Avionics

Gogo Joining The Weather Co.’s Turbulence Pirep Network

Gogo Business Aviation and The Weather Company are collaborating on delivery of real-time turbulence intensity information to pilots and dispatchers.
Regulations and Government

FAA Issues Common-sense Hangar Use Policy

Allievating general aviation community fears, the FAA's new hangar use policy will not ban refridgerators, bar-b-que grills, and recliners from hangars.
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Euro Pundits Devise Single-pilot Ops Plan

Toulouse-based research lab seeks solution to alarm deafness in today's cockpits.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Delta Private Jets Plans Fleet-wide Gogo Biz 4G Service

The Delta Air Lines subsidiary plans to install the high-speed Gogo Biz 4G system on more than 70 airplanes.
Aircraft

Boeing-Iran Order Announcement Seen as Imminent

U.S. manufacturer acknowledges existence of talks
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North American Bizav Flying Bounces Back in May

Flying last month surged 2.2 percent from a year ago—a full percentage point above the firm’s forecast.
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Aircraft

A$1 Billion Share Issue Heralds Virgin Australia Restructuring

Airline plans to shed all Embraer E190s, portion of ATR fleet
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Regulations and Government

Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 Gets Senate Nod for Third Time

The U.S. Senate passed the measure on June 14 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.
Aircraft

Turkey Finally Seals Big Blackhawk Deal

Substantial role for Turkish industry in production of 109 Sikorsky S-70 helicopters
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Engines

PW1100G Criticism Not Supported By Facts, Says Pratt

Pratt & Whitney says that with two necessary fixes now resolved on the PW1100G, the engine is achieving dispatch reliability as high as 99.7 percent.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bell Helicopter Textron Rebrands Florida MRO

Edwards Rotorcraft Solutions will henceforth be known as Bell Helicopter Miami.