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Accidents

Final Report on Westwind Accident Unable To Identify Cause

The airplane crashed immediately after takeoff and was destroyed.

North American Bizav Flying Hits Turbulence in July

Business aircraft flying in the U.S., Caribbean and Canada dove 2.1 percent year-over-year last month as Part 91 activity slowed.
Aircraft

MC-21 Static Test Fuselage Arrives at Moscow Test Center

Milestone marks start of static test airframe assembly
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Aircraft

Thai F-16 Upgrade Includes German Air-to-Air Missiles

The Diehl BGT IRIS-T weapon was carried by aircraft flown to Australia for big multinational exercise.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aviation Clean Air Teams with Greenpoint

The latter will install the former's air purification systems.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Augmented Reality Supports Lufthansa Technik Completions

The AR capability will streamline the refurbishment process.
FBOs

Service Provider Takes Over Management of Oregon Airport

McMinnville Municipal Airport will be managed by Konect Aviation Oregon.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Associated Air Center Shows Plan for ACJ350

The VIP project has plenty of room for business and personal activities.
FBOs

New Mexico FBO Adds Storage Space

Jet Center at Santa Fe is now adding a small hangar.
Security

Astronautics Helps Form Wisconsin Aero Research Group

Astronautics will host a research lab at its Milwaukee campus, to facilitate study of aerospace security and cyber projects.
FBOs

Epic Card Now Accepted in Beijing

Private jet operators flying to China's capital can now use another payment option.
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ATC

New Entity Assumes Responsibility for Argentina's ATC System

EANA is a Ministry of Transport company that provides air navigation services separately of Argentina's Civil Aviation Administration.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bell Seat Cushions Get EASA Nod

The Ramm seat cushions will soon be available for all seating positions.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

OmnAvia Interiors and Spectra Interior Products To Market New Interiors Finish

Blusky Armor 1027 available for aerospace applications.
Avionics

Cabin Electronics 2016

Manufacturers want to give customers what they need today and build in capacity for what they will require tomorrow.
Airlines

Planning for New Beijing Airport Excludes Air China

China Southern and China Eastern to start move in 2019
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FBOs

Jet Aviation Launches New Alliance FBO Program

The Jet Center at Santa Fe was named as the Jet Aviation program's first member and the business aviation services group promises more additiions to come.
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FBOs

Capital AviaNeft Adds Bizav Handling Services at Sochi

With this addition, AviaNeft has direct agreements with all airports in the Krasnodar Krai region, including Krasnodar, Anapa and Gelendzhik.
Rotorcraft

Paraguayan Company Orders Bell 505 Helicopter

Paraguay's Signature S.R.L. industrial group is to add a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to its corporate fleet.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Delivers Germany-based Challenger 650

Launched at NBAA 2014, the 3,200-nm/5,926-km Challenger 605 features the Bombardier Vision flight deck.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Waypoint Places Former CHC Helicopters in Africa, Asia

Waypoint said it is also “actively engaged” with other interested parties to remarket several other aircraft formerly used by CHC for a range of missions.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

JetSet To Open Aircraft Interior Shop in Van Nuys

Via a partnership with Western Jet Aviation, this will mark JetSet's fourth U.S. location.
Rotorcraft

AW609 Tiltrotor Flight Testing Resumes

The AW609 flight-test program had been voluntarily halted following the fatal October 2015 crash of AC2 in Italy.
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Aircraft

Analyst: Learjet Sale ‘Increasingly Plausible’

Textron Aviation could be an “interested potential buyer for cost synergies and potential to upgrade Lear service customers to its bizjets," says analyst.
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FBOs

Cutter Breaks Ground on Colorado Springs FBO Expansion

The expansion project is expected to be completed next year.
Regulations and Government

Budget Delay Could Slow Programs, Air Force Secretary Warns

The U.S. Air Force and Boeing potentially would have to renegotiate the KC-46 tanker program, says Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James.
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Regulations and Government

Ethiopia Pursues Bizav Growth Through AfBAA Membership

The African Business Aviation Association has opened a new chapter in Ethiopia.
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Regulations and Government

Landing Fees at KTEB Set To Rise September 1

it would be the first rate hike in seven years at the nation's busiest business aircraft airport.

Canadian Bizav Adds $10.7B Per Year to Economic Output

There are about 1,900 business aircraft registered in Canada and the operation of each produces approximately $430,000 in wages annually.
FBOs

Maine FBO Adds to Terminal

The structure is twice as big as the previous one.
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