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U.S. Economic Outlook: Uncertainty Lingers

One economist's view on what the future holds for the global economy.
Rotorcraft

Bell 505 Aiming for Mid-2016 Certification

Company plans to produce 200 of the light turbine singles per year by 2018.
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Rotorcraft

EvoLux Helicopter Charter Portal Moves To 'Next Level'

Founder is seeking $5- to $10 million in seed financing.
Aircraft

US Navy’s New Anti-Ship Missile Makes Progress

The Lockheed Martin Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) is now flying on an F/A-18 Super Hornet
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ATC

FAA Issues Notam for College Football Championship

Set for Jan. 11 in Phoenix, the event is expected to draw a flock of business aircraft.
Aircraft

Zetta Jet Signs Deal for Five Bombardier Global 6000s

The agreement, worth a potential $318 million, is a firm order for one Global 6000 and options for four more of the ultra-long-range jets.
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Rotorcraft

Second Bell 525 Relentless Joins Flight-test Program

Second 525 flight-test vehicle (FTV2) joined the program last week and is soon expected to begin airborne trials.
Aircraft

Third AW609 Tiltrotor To Fly by Mid-2016

Ship 03 is nearing completion in Italy and will be relocated to Philadelphia for flight testing in the first half of next year.
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NARA Elects New Board Members, Advisory Council

Ogarajets president and CEO Johnny Foster will lead the board as chairman.
Aircraft

Flexjet Outlines How Supersonic AS2s Will Be Integrated

AS2s will be part of Flexjet's Global Access program and fly international city pairs.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Finance 2015

The rising dollar and declining aircraft residual values are proving to be a drag on the industry’s recovery.
FBOs

Desert Jet Joins the FBO Business

The company is building its own FBO at California’s Jacqueline Cochrane Regional Airport
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Aircraft

Fire at Boeing 777X Wing Plant Under Investigation

Company expects no effect on program schedule
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Renews Hawker, Citation Service Center Deals

West Star GJT offers full-service support to Hawker and Citation operators.
Avionics

StandardAero LAX Completes Legacy 650 ADS-B Retrofit

The installation was performed as part of a service bulletin.
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Aviation Completes Three Phenom Inspections

All three 72-month inspections were delivered in the same week.
Maintenance and Modifications

AMAC Basel Adds BBJs on Base Maintenance Contracts

The company will have three BBJ projects under way simultaneously.
FBOs

ExecuJet Secures First Germany IS-BAH Approval

The company is one of the first in Europe to achieve the safety managment system-based certification.
Avionics

Gulfstream STCs Gogo UCS 5000 in GIV/GV

The UCS 5000 is a “smart” router capable of managing multiple onboard networks.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Unveils Small UAS Aircraft Registry

New unmanned systems purchased after December 21 must be registered before first flight while existing owners have until February 19.
Aircraft

Embraer Exec Jets Delivers First Phenom 100E in China

Light jet will be operated by Wanfeng Aviation, a subsidiary of the Wanfeng Auto Holding Group, for business passenger travel.
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Airlines

Star Alliance Welcomes Friends of the Family

South African low-fare carrier Mango joins network under ‘Connecting Partner Model’
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Aircraft

Qatar Airways Takes Delivery of First G650ER

Qatar Executive, the private jet division of Qatar Airways, has ordered up to 30 G650ERs, G500s and G600s.
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Airlines

IATA Raises Airline Profit Forecast Again

Record $33 billion net profit for 2015 finally surpasses cost of investor capital
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Regulations and Government

Lawmakers Buy a Few More Days for FAA funding

Lawmakers now have until December 16 to agree on a funding measure for most government agencies, including the FAA.
Aircraft

New Air Tankers for Russian Air Force

The Il-78M-90A will be co-produced with the Il-76MD-90A airlifter by Aviastar in Ulyanovsk.
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Aircraft

Global Jet Now Has Lion's Share of GE's Bizjet Portfolio

The financing firm has acquired all 276 aircraft in GE's corporate aircraft financing portfolio in the U.S. and Canada.
Avionics

Early Technology Adopter UPS Disconnects ADS-B 'In' Avionics

The cargo carrier said the equipment is obsolete and there is no Federal Aviation Administration mandate to equip for ADS-B In.
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Charter & Fractional

PlaneSense Shatters Last Year's Food Drive Tally

The fractional provider collected three and a half tons of food to feed its home state's poor.
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Aircraft

Wall Street Improves Outlook on Textron

Ratings agency Moody's cites new bizjet lineup and Beechcraft integration in upgrade of outlook to Positive.