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Aircraft

Source Selection 'Soon' for America’s New Stealthy Bomber

Details of the secretive Long Range Strike – Bomber (LRS-B) program are slowly emerging, as rival bidders await USAF’s choice.
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Aircraft

Hexcel Prepares for More Composites in Commercial Aircraft

Carbon fiber supplier pitches ideas for Airbus A380neo
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Airports

Construction Begins on New FBO Complex at FXE

W Aviation, one of four service providers at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport has broken ground on its new FBO complex.
Aircraft

Finnair Sets A350 Delivery, EIS Dates

Crew familiarization flights to start October 9
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Aircraft

Algeria Buys More Su-30MKs as Iranian Interest Grows

The North African country will soon have 56 in its fleet; Iran wants to license-produce the Sukhoi fighter.
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FBOs

NATA Purchases Independent FBO Advocacy Group

IFBOA will remain a separate entity despite the new ownership.
Aircraft

Airbus Readies Short-field Mod for A320neo

To allow operations into Rio's Santos Dumont Airport
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Oakland County Hosting Its First Bizav Forum

The event will "help energize" new business aviation activity, organizers say.
Accidents

NTSB: Premier I Accident Pilot Impaired by Illegal Drug

Twinjet hit trees, crashed and was consumed by an explosion and post-crash fire on Dec. 13, 2013, while returning to land at Atlanta-area Airport.
Avionics

ACR Unveils Low-cost 406 MHz ELT 345

The new ELT 345 costs less than $600 and is designed for easy retrofit to a variety of aircraft types.
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Aircraft

British Defense Review Overshadows DSEI Show in London

But there was missile news from MBDA and Thales, while Lockheed Martin briefed the SC-130J maritime Hercules conversion.
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Avionics

The Latest in Night Eyes: White Phosphor NVGs

Compared with green phosphor displays, the white versions offer more information to the eye.
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Avionics

ESI-500 Joins L-3 Aviation Products Standby Family

The new ESI-500 offers optional synthetic vision and integrates with L-3 Aviation's magnetometer.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Chicago Jet Exclusive Distributor for Adonis IFE

The new AdonisOne in-flight entertainment system is portable and thus can be carried from aircraft to aircraft.
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes Penalty for Cleveland Safety Violations

The city did not provide adequate staffing for snow removal.
Regulations and Government

CASA Publishes Regulatory Philosophy

Working collaboratively with stakeholders is part of the agency's philosphy.
ATC

Controllers: FAA's Flight Plan Problem a Safety Issue

The existence of multiple flight plans creates the possibility of error, says five controllers.
Airports

FAA Announces Runway Incursion Mitigation Projects

The projects are part of an agency effort to identify and mitigate incursion risks.

Garmin D2 Bravo Steps Up Garmin’s Watch Game

Garmin’s D2 Bravo is a serious smartwatch with a strong set of aviation functions.
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Helitech Organizers Expect Busy Show in London

About forty companies are first-time exhibitors, while the “Learning and Skills Zone” targets students.
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Safety

FSF Launches Safety Information Project

The safety foundation is part of a group studying data collection in the Asia-Pacific and Pan-America regions.
Aircraft

Bombardier Lifts Lid on New Global Interiors

A series of small improvements will yield big results for passengers, says the company.
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Russian Bizav Takes a Dive But Quite How Far Isn’t Clear

Estimates vary as to how far business aviation traffic out of Russia has declined but it’s clearly in the double digits.

AFA Conference Tackles Budget, Acquisition and Cyber Issues

U.S. Air Force leadership defends major programs and describes new operating concepts.
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Rotorcraft

Wildfire Season Stretches U.S. Assets

This year’s fires raged at the same time, creating challenges for the agencies that fight them.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

NASA, FAA Discuss Formal Collaboration on Small Drones

The two agencies would meet under the auspices of standards organization RTCA to develop performance standards for small commercial drones.
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Regulations and Government

Survey Finds General Opposition to ATC Privatization

Survey respondents gave the FAA high marks for its operation of the ATC system and mostly opposed separating functions from the agency.
Rotorcraft

AW609 Tiltrotor Sets Speed Record on 1,161-km Trip

Aircraft covered 627-nm, point-to-point journey from AgustaWestland's factory in Yeovil, UK, to its Cascina Costa, Italy facility in 2 hours 18 minutes.
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Engines

Crying Foul Over Ex-Im, GE Plans European Engine Center

GE Aviation plans to invest $400 million to develop a new turboprop operation in a European country where it could access export financing.