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Regulations and Government

Spending, Tax Bill Gains GA Support

GA groups will continue push for permanent bonus depreciation.
Airports

New Moves Made To Keep SMO Operating Equitably

Santa Monica Airport Association is preparing a new Part 16 complaint to be filed with the FAA.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

First NATO RQ-4B Global Hawk Takes Flight in California

Manufacturer Northrop Grumman expects to deliver the first of five AGS aircraft to Italy's Sigonella Air Base next year.
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots Approve New Contract

The ratification culminated more than two years of often contentious contract negotiations.
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Safety

Class A Airspace ACAS Reporting Revised

New requirements narrows scope of ACAS resolution advisory reports.
Accidents

Crew Irregularities Reported in Fatal Learjet Crash

CVR reveals that no checklists were used from the beginning to the end of flight.
Rotorcraft

EASA Rotorcraft Symposium Spurs New Safety Ideas

Updates on the rotorcraft segment from Europe and beyond.
Regulations and Government

AIN Blog: Drone Wars, The FAA Strikes Back

The agency is attempting to stave off disaster by having owners of larger R/C aircraft and drones register them. The odds are stacked against it.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Air Force Acts To Shore Up Remotely Piloted Aircraft Force

Over the course of a week, the service announced steps to allow enlisted personnel to fly the RQ-4 Global Hawk and increase its Reaper fleet.
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Airports

TEB Forms New Policy To Deal With FBO Gridlock

Looking to avoid ATC-imposed ground delay procedures, the airport has developed a new protocol to direct airplanes away from overcrowded ramps.
Aircraft

Bombardier C Series Wins Transport Canada Certification

Scheduled for first delivery in second quarter of 2016
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Aircraft

KAI Unveils T-X Contender, Pursues T-50 Exports

The advanced jet trainer that was developed with Lockheed Martin, shows new features for the U.S. T-X competition
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Airlines

U.S., Cuba to Establish Scheduled Air Services

American Airlines aims to start scheduled flights next year
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HAI To Honor Padfield for Excellence in Communications

An editor with AIN for 22 years, Padfield has written four aviation books and logged more than 9,000 hours.

FAA, Israeli CAAI Look To Tighten Collaboration

The FAA and CAAI began an “in-depth exchange” after a rocket from Gaza landed about a mile from Ben-Gurion Airport on July 22 last year.
Charter & Fractional

CRJ200s Expand Charter Role for Iraq's Energy Sector

Iraq Gate is now operating three Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets to provide transportation to and from Iraqi oil and gas fields.
Regulations and Government

Omnibus Bill Includes Tax Break Extensions, FAA Funding

The government-wide funding bill would increase FAA's budget and extend bonus depreciation for five years.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Honeywell Finishes 2015 Strong, Casts Eye Toward 2016

Despite a sixth straight year of double-digit corporate earnings growth, Honeywell is anticipating small improvement in its BGA segment next year.
Aircraft

Embraer Delivers Executive AirShare’s 30th Phenom

Executive AirShare's 30th Phenom is painted in colors from the Brazilian flag, with the Brazilian and U.S. flags painted on the tail.
Aircraft

Delta Revisits E190 Plan with New Boeing Order

Deal covers 20 of the Embraer jets and 20 new 737-900ERs
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Aircraft

HondaJet HA-420 Receives FAA Type Certification

HondaJet HA-420 Receives FAA Type Certification
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AIN's 2015 Year End Report

Last year at this time, I predicted that the worst was over for the world economy; and I said that 2015 would witness sustained growth in business aviation
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Airlines

Partners Plan for Large-Scale Biofuel Delivery in Seattle

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport aims to cut aircraft carbon emissions by 25 percent by 2037
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Charter & Fractional

Flexjet, Flight Options Pilots Agree To Unionize

A little more than 51 percent of the voting pilots favored representation.
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AIA: U.S. Headed for Record Trade Surplus

Shipments and surplus up so far this year, but so too are early signs of slowdown.
Aircraft

Mitsubishi ‘Reviewing’ MRJ Schedule

Plans to release new schedule by year end
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Engines

EASA Certifies Turbomeca Engine in Bell 505

Officially launched at the 2013 Paris Air Show alongside the Bell 505, the Arrius 2R has followed a brisk development schedule.
Regulations and Government

PBOR 2 Wins Senate Approval

Senate passage comes less than a week after the Senate Commerce Committee approved a compromise version of the bill.
Aircraft

Euro-MALE UAS Project Still Awaiting Action

Germany will take funding lead for the project definition contract – but it has not yet been negotiated
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Regulations and Government

Bunce Urges Release of Part 23 Proposal by Year-end

On December 15 the FAA missed the congressionally set mandate to issue a final rule overhauling small aircraft certification regulations.