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Aircraft

API Gets EASA Ok for BBJ Split Scimitar Winglet

Several installations are in the pipeline for this year on BBJ aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Mobile Service Teams Mark Milestone

The company's team has responded to 5,000 calls since it was inaugurated in 2009.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AMAC Aerospace Reports Several More Major VIP Projects

Projects include maintenance as well as interior work.
Accidents

GAMA: 1H Business Aircraft Deliveries, Industry Billings Down

Volatile global markets and energy sector struggles played a role in decreased industry deliveries, billings, GAMA said.
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Indian Flankers Test British Typhoons on Exercise

Su-30MKI combat jets impressed during a deployment to the UK; more orders likely as India drops MMRCA
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Safety

Research Compares Pilot Safety Culture East vs. West

Study finds Western pilots more satisfied with just culture safety approach, while Eastern pilots more hesitant to share information.
Safety

Air Traffic Controller Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Jeffrey Evagues is ordered to pay more than $235,000 in restitution after admitting to altering employee time and attendance records.
Regulations and Government

Ex-Im, PBOR 2 Backers Must Return To Drawing Board

Both Ex-Im renewal and the Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 were potential measures for the highway bill that has stalled.
Aircraft

Business Jet Transactions Slow In 2015

Pre-owned aircraft are selling faster and some pricing is improving, but fewer transactions are occurring.
Aircraft

Russia's Rostec Denies Major Impact from U.S., EU Sanctions

The government-controlled corporation said it has maintained and extended some relationships, including for the supply of titanium to Boeing.
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Training and Workforce

FlightSafety’s G550 Simulator Models Real Upset Behavior

FlightSafety’s new G550 upset training course uses simulator aerodynamic modeling based on extended envelope flight-tests.
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People in Aviation: August 2015

Industry announcements and appointments
Accidents

Accidents: August 2015

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Accidents

Bin Laden Family Members Reported Killed In Phenom Crash

The Phenom 300 crashed into a parking lot while on approach to Blackbushe Airport, killing all four aboard.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: August 2015

Regulatory deadlines approaching in the coming months
Safety

Torqued: We’ve Got the Safety Videos. Now How Do We Get Anyone to Watch Them?

Organizations can produce all the training materials they want, but the information is useless until it gets into the right hands.
FBOs

Ideal Aviation Latest FBO To Join Paragon Network

Facility at KCPS offers complete charter, rental and maintenance options.
Aircraft

Marines Make Fighter History, Declare F-35B Combat Capable

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 at Yuma, Ariz., is the first squadron to begin operations with the fifth-generation fighter.
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Charter & Fractional

AIN Blog: Uber of Aviation? Not (yet)

Will the aviation industry ever tolerate a real Uber-like service or is it simply impossible due to the regulatory climate?
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Airbus Declares Another Loss on the A400M Program

The recent accident plus earlier problems still unresolved, have caused two writeoffs totaling €841 million within a year
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Aircraft

Wing Section Suspected of Coming From MH370 Boeing 777

The trailing-edge wing flaperon was sent to an aeronautical laboratory in Toulouse, France, for further analysis.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Satcom Direct Adds Android App for GlobalVT Service

Voice calls and texting are now available on Satcom Direct's GlobalVT Android app, using the same phone number.
Avionics

Avcon STCs Learjet 60 AHRS Upgrade

Learjet upgrade replaces outdated AHRS with new and easier-to-calibrate Rockwell Collins AHC-3000A.
Avionics

757 FANS STC Issued to Associated Air Center

FAA approves Associated Air Center FANS/CPDLC upgrade for Boeing 757-200.
Aircraft

Bombardier Refocusing on CSeries Order Book

CEO Alain Bellemare is optimistic by response during the Paris Air Show and says Bombardier has about a half-dozen new prospects in pipeline.
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Engines

Safran Logs Record Profits With Engine Sales and Dollar Rising

Strong growth in aftermarket revenues also contributed to a strong first half of 2015 for Safran.
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Rotorcraft

First H135 for Australian Training Contract Accepted

Boeing Australia is the prime contractor for a new training system for Army and Navy pilots
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Aircraft

Embraer Delays Deliveries of KC-390 Airlifter by Two Years

The Brazilian manufacturer said its defense segment is being affected by reduced government spending and a devalued currency.
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Engines

Transition to New Airliners Hits Rolls In the Short Term

In the long-run, Rolls-Royce expects engine deliveries for new airliners to grow its market share and civil aerospace earnings.
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Aircraft

Embraer Reports Revenue Slide Despite Bizjet Upswing

Revenues dropped nearly 15 percent as the company delivered fewer commercial aircraft in second quarter.