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Safety

NTSB Alert Urges 'See and Be Seen' Vigilance

NTSB releases alert as technologies present new distractions in cockpit.
Aircraft

Alliance Teams With Chinese Firm on New Aircraft

Aviation veteran Earl Robinson is leading development of StarLiner, which will first reach market as regional airliner and then as corporate jet.
Aircraft

Qatar To Send Five Airliners to Paris Show

Display to include Airbus A350, Boeing 787
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Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Completes $300 Million Offering

Proceeds will help VistaJet continue its global expansion plans.
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ATC

FAA Set To Expand Data Comm System

After a two-year test period, the text-based cockpit communication system will serve more than 50 U.S. airports by the end of next year.
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Aircraft

bombardier quietly rolls out learjet 85

bombardier quietly rolls out learjet 85
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Rotorcraft

Bell Helicopter To Assemble Some 407GXPs in Russia

Deal with JSC Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA) to assemble 407GXPs in Russia will speed their inclusion on the country's aircraft registry.
Rotorcraft

Boeing Will Begin Production of AH-6i 'Little Bird' This Year

The manufacturer will start production in Mesa, Ariz., for international AH-6i light attack helicopters the Saudi National Guard requires.
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Maintenance and Modifications

TAG Aviation Opens Line Maintenance Center in Portugal

A mobile repair team based at the airport will support clients at the main airports in Portugal.
Maintenance and Modifications

Chromalloy Opens Fort Lauderdale Facility

The new facility consolidates staff and equipment previously spread among three sites.
Airports

KaiserAir Oakland Now a DCA Gateway Facility

KaiserAir is one of only a handful of independent FBOs in California to receive DCA Access Standard Security Program (DASSP) qualification from the TSA.
Aircraft

ACMG Sees Freighter Demand Accelerating

Twenty-year forecast predicts need for 125 additional freighters a year
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Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Aviation Nigeria OK'd To Service Phenom 300s

The company can provide support for the Phenom 300 at its Lagos location.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Moscow Vnukovo OK'd for 900EX EASy Mx

The company supports AOG requirements throughout Russia.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Geneva Installs Ovation Select in Global

The Honeywell system replaces an older setup in the customer's 14-year-old aircraft.
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Regulations and Government

Lawmaker Seeks To Make Bonus Depreciation Permanent

NATA backs Tiberi bill, saying it will encourage general aviation capital investments.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Insurance 2015

Excess Capital, LOC-I and Cyber Security Main Issues at Insurance Conference
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Insurers Reward Loss-of-control Recovery Training

Underwriters are collaborating with providers of in-flight upset training to mitigate instruction costs.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Sees Steady Mid- and Large-Cabin Market

Activity remains solid on the G650 with smaller wait times, while the G280 provided a bump in mid-cabins, company executives say.
Rotorcraft

Soft Launch for Airbus H175

Helicopter performing well for oil-and-gas operators.
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ATC Manager Indicted for Fraud

The aviation technical specialist is charged with accepting unemployability benefits while working as a full-time federal employee.

New AsBAA Head Sees Changes on Horizon

Charles Mularski, newly named chair of the Asian Business Aviation Association, discusses the challenges ahead.
Rotorcraft

Lord Team Lauded for Vibration-suppression System

The HMVS system seeks to actively cancel rotor-induced vibration at its source.
Regulations and Government

Pilot Shortage Hitting Home at Racca Member Airlines

Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association members are perturbed about the shortage of qualified pilots.
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Accidents

FAA Adds to "Lessons Learned" Safety Website

The FAA has updated its "Lessons Learned" safety library with six new modules detailing additional historically significant accidents.
Avionics

Honeywell Readies for New Integrated Radio’s First Application

Initial contract covers 200 Southwest Airlines 737 Max narrowbodies
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Security

FAA Bans Somalia Overflights

Terrorist and miltant groups pose a threat to aircraft transiting the nation's airspace.
Accidents

Caravan Crashes in South Sudan

The aircraft was landing on an unpaved strip.
Rotorcraft

ACSR Introduces Tailboom Motion Detection System

A switch illuminates the master caution panel indicating “tailboom” in the event of a failure.
Aircraft

Piaggio Aerospace Realigns Organizational Structure

Four Piaggio Aerospace executives have taken on new positions as part of the restructuring.
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