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EAA Makes It Official: Pelton Is CEO

Pelton has guided the association as a volunteer since Rod Hightower stepped down as president and CEO in 2012.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Hill Aircraft

Family-owned facility in Fulton County builds on six decades of operation.
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Aircraft

Mitsubishi Regional Jet Makes First Flight

The MRJ completed a 90-minutes maiden flight from Mitsubishi's base at Nagoya Airport in Japan.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Centers Offer ACR Electronics Service

The airframer's North American centers are authorized to service Artex equipment.
Maintenance and Modifications

H+S Aviation’s Abu Dhabi Facility Wins EASA Nod

H+S Middle East can now provide service and support to all PW206/PW207 and PT6-67C customers in the UAE and Europe
Avionics

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates ‘Infirno’ Sensor Turret

System provides precision targeting and surveillance capabilities, among others.

Novus Aviation Capital Savors Independence

Five A380s on finance lease to Emirates and BA
Training and Workforce

Emirates A380 Captain Exemplifies Home-grown Talent

Emirates is seeking to boost the number of UAE citizens in its flight decks.
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik Set To Support Airbus A350XWB

The company expects to take delivery of its own aircraft in November 2016.

Report Outlines Typical Profile of Middle Eastern Private Jet Owner

Average owner is male, 59 and his jet is worth three times the global norm
Charter & Fractional

Royal Jet to Add Two BBJs Next Year

Abu Dhabi-based operator expects to have 20 aircraft by 2020.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation Basel Delivers ACJ320

The aircraft was delivered to an undisclosed European customer.

JSSI Index: Bizav Flying Up 4.3 Percent in 3Q

Flying soared in Africa and Central America—up 12.5 percent and 12.9 percent, respectively—while North America saw a 1.7-percent gain.
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Aircraft

UAE Command Selects AW609 Tiltrotor for Search and Rescue

Deliveries to the UAE Joint Aviation Command are expected to begin in 2019, AgustaWestland said.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik Inks Completion Deal with Royal Jet

Agreement covers two Boeing BBJs
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Aircraft

Vietjet Places $3.6B Order With Airbus for 30 New A321s

The order is the third the low-cost carrier has placed with Airbus over the last two years.
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Aircraft

Embraer Set To Take Delivery of First Engines for E-190 E2

Final assembly of first prototype on track for year-end.
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Airports

Shell Fueling Roots Run Deep In The Middle East

Shell provides Jet A aircraft fuel, lubricants and bitumen for runway resurfacing.
Rotorcraft

Apache AH-64E: Boeing’s Next-Gen Attack Helicopter

E-variant of the Apache attack helicopters is meaner than ever but will it win the Polish competition?
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Mini-UAS Maps Buildings In Dubai

Lockheed Martin demonstrated the Indago quadrotor UAS equipped with an EO/IR payload over Dubai.
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Pre-owned Transactions on Downswing, Analysts Say

Analyst reports find some prices firming and time on market shrinking, but transactions are at their lowest in three years.
Aircraft

Transport Canada Gives Nod to Challenger 650

Customer deliveries are expected to start by year-end.
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Industry Veterans Team To Form Bloomer deVere Dahlfors

Brant Dahlfors is joining forces with Mark Bloomer to establish a business jet transaction consultancy.
Aircraft

GAMA: YTD Business Jet, Turboprop Deliveries Climb

Third-quarter delivery numbers reveal a business jet industry firmly on track for its third straight year of gains.
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Accidents

AW609 Crashed During High-speed Testing

Accident aircraft had logged 567 hours since its first flight in November 2006 and was scheduled to complete flight-testing by the end of next year.
Aircraft

Saab Lands UAE Surveillance Deal

Following a long evaluation process the UAE Air Force has selected a Saab Erieye-based system on a Bombardier Global 6000
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No Dubai Order Sprees This Year, but Market Fine

The 2015 Dubai Air Show was quiet on the news front, and not as busy as previous shows, but industry execs insist civil market is fine
Training and Workforce

CAE Signs Training Agreements with Three Middle East Operators

CAE is providing new Boeing 787 and 777 simulators for Saudi Arabian Airlines
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Aircraft

Brégier Speaks Out on Airbus' neos

Current A380 largely fulfills customer needs, Airbus CEO estimates
Aircraft

Piaggio’s MPA Is Launched, and It’s Going Overland

Piaggio Aerospace has unveiled the engineering mock-up of the Multipurpose Patrol Aircraft derived from the Avanti
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