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Suran Wijayawardana Chairs NATA Air Charter Committee

Wijayawardana helped establish the newly branded Alerion following the 2015 merger of his charter and management firm ACP Jets with JFI Jets.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

True Blue Power Offers New Charging Ports, Converters

The new USB charging ports provide 3 amps of power to each port, and the converters include a DC-to-DC unit and an AC-to-DC unit.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Alto Aviation Introduces New Cabin Audio Amp

The new Alto DZ-290 amplifier interfaces with new and legacy cabin entertainment systems.
Avionics

NavWorx Picks Dallas Avionics as Exclusive ADS600-B Distributor

The ADS600-B is a low-cost ADS-B OUT and IN transceiver that can integrate with an existing transponder.
Rotorcraft

Ka-62 Medium Twin Helo Takes Flight after Years of Delays

Target applications include passenger transport such as in oil-and-gas operations, as well as search and rescue.
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Aircraft

Embraer Sees African Regional Jet Fleet Doubling in 20 Years

Embraer's latest market forecast sees demand for 240 new regional airliners in the 70- to 130-seat segment of the African market by 2034.
Avionics

Sandel Selects Western Aircraft as Avilon Installer

The new Avilon Flight Deck will be available for all King Air models and the Beech 1900.
Rotorcraft

HeliTrak Enters R22 Autopilot Market

HeliTrak is in the final stages of certifying its Collective Pull Down system and autopilot for the Robinson R22.
Avionics

Blue Avionics BA-440 Provides Universal SBAS-FMS LPV Approach Alerting

The Blue Avionics BA-440 meets AC20-138C Mode 5 alerting requirements for LPV and ILS approaches.
Maintenance and Modifications

LoPresti Receives New BoomBeam STCs

LoPresti's HID lighting systems are available for a wide variety of aircraft types, from piston singles to business jets.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Send Solutions Unveils Low-cost Airborne Texting

AirText will offer texting via Iridium satcom for five cents per message.
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Aircraft

Airbus Profits Down As Problems Mount on A400M and Airliners

Airbus admitted that problems with the A400M engine, and production issues with the A350 and A320neo airliners could impact 2016 financial performance.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

FDS Developing 3D Worldwide Moving Map

The FDS do Capsule's 3D moving map will depict an exocentric view of the customer's airplane, including the model and paint scheme.
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Airlines

Delta Renews Fleet With Major CSeries Order and A321 Top-up

The order is the largest in Bombardier Commercial Aircraft history and represents a 'major endorsement' of the challenged CSeries program.
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Aircraft

Bizjet Deliveries Down, Sales Up at Bombardier

Shipments of business jets at Bombardier decreased 31 percent during the first quarter, while sales soared 111 percent.
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Airports

Settlement Reached with One Plaintiff in SMO Fight

As the California city continues in its attempts to close its airport, it comes to terms with one of its opponents.
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Charter & Fractional

Exclusive Charter Launches Fixed-rate Service to Cuba

Fixed rates in Piaggio Avanti IIs and Hawker 800XPs will be available from several Florida airports, as well as New York's JFK.
Avionics

Elliott Aviation Certifies Hawker ADS-B Solution

The STC adds both ADS-B OUT and IN for operators of the Hawker 750, 800XP, 850XP and 900XP.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Biz 4G Initial Test Phase Done

The flight test in Gogo's Challenger showed that multiple sessions of movie and audio streaming are possible on the upcoming Gogo Biz 4G service.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Trego-Dugan Aviation, Grand Island, Neb.

Being in the right place at the right time has its benefits.
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MAF's Quest Kodiak Aids in Ecuador Relief Effort

About 20 percent of the Kodiak fleet is in operation with humanitarian organizations.
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Aircraft

Vietnam To Receive the Last ‘Classic’ Flankers

But production of advanced versions of the Sukhoi fighter for export will continue through at least 2020.
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Avionics

Esterline Korry Speeds Up Switch Manufacturing

The company can now manufacture its LED-illuminated 5/8-inch switch in just three days.
Avionics

Universal Launches FMS Upgrade Incentive for Learjet, Citation Operators

The incentives provide a credit toward upgrading to a Universal Avionics SBAS-FMS.
Aircraft

India Seeks New Radar-Carrying Aerostats

Despite a previous accident, the country is again considering lighter-than-air surveillance solutions.
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Avionics

Garmin Adds EASA Approval of GTN Features

The new approvals add Connext cockpit connectivity, customized holds, search patterns and more to the GTN navigators.
Avionics

Aircraft Avionics Convention Opens in Orlando

The annual avionics show is expected to attract more than 2,000 attendees and features more than 130 exhibitors.
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Charter & Fractional

Flight Options/Flexjet Pilot Union Asks Court for Help

TRO filed after Flight Options offered voluntary separation agreement to pilots against union wishes.
Rotorcraft

Third Bell 525 Joins Flight-test Fleet

Two more test vehicles are scheduled to join the program this year—FTV4 in August and FTV5 in September.
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Trump Shifts Citation X to New Holding for Registration

The aircraft's registry had expired at the end of January.