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Quest Kodiak Deliveries Reach New Heights In 2014

Deliveries increase as demand grows from North America and Asia.
Airlines

ERA Reveals Strategy To Partner with New EU Establishment

Association hopes that acting early will allow it to partner with new European Parliament and Commission on workable aviation policy
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Charter & Fractional

Wyvern Elevates Wingman Program with IS-BAO Standards

The company delevloped the Wingman Standard in 1994 to establish air charter aviation safety parameters that exceeded regulations.

Survival Skills for Flight Departments: The Robust Ones Promote Themselves to Company Leadership

Flight departments occasionally close, and aviation managers should understand the reasons why this happens.

Gulfstream G650, Embraer Legacy 500 Nominated for 2014 Collier Trophy

Trophy awarded annually “for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America.”
Accidents

TransAsia ATR 72 Crashes in Taiwan, Killing At Least 23

Second deadly crash for Taiwanese airline in seven months
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Airports

Moscow Sheremetievo Ready for Further Bizav Investment

But sector on hold until the airport's third runway is complete.
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Aircraft

Embraer KC-390 Military Transport First Flight

Embraer KC-390 Military Transport First Flight
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Airports

London Biggin Hill Adds Fast Transfer Option

The airport unveiled its new helicopter shuttle direct to the heart of London.
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Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Awards Part 145 OK to Premier Aircraft Services

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-aircraft maintenance shop cleared to work on European-registered aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

ARSA to FAA: 'Or New' Wording Is Unacceptable

Association has asked the FAA to clarify when the new owner of a repair station can apply for an amended versus a new Part 145 certificate.
FBOs

Paragon Aviation Group Adds to Footprint

The Ocean State’s Providence Jet Center becomes the latest FBO to join the network.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Crownair Aviation Named Authorized Eclipse Sales Rep

The company will provide service for the Eclipse 550 and Total Eclipse for customers in the Western U.S.
FBOs

Signature Flight Support Streamlines Loyalty Programs

The BBA Aviation subsidiary has made it easier for customers to cash in their rewards points.
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Charter & Fractional

Delta Private Jets Nearly Doubles Fleet, Reports Revenue Jump

DPJ's New Ownership Assist program brought in 12 aircraft since its launch last June.
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Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Dallas Airmotive

The company sees a growing market for rotorcraft engines at work at customers' facilities.
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Aircraft

Nesterov To Sell, Service Pilatus PC-12s in Russia

Eugene Okladnikov, general director of Nesterov Aviation, said the Russian market holds “great opportunity” for the turboprop single.
Aircraft

First Flight for Embraer KC-390 Airlifter

Flying qualities were as predicted during 1 hour 25 minute sortie.
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ATC

FAA Seeks Funding for Security Steps, Data Communications

The FAA's budget request of $15.8 billion contains $235 million to begin rolling out data communications between pilots and controllers.
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Safety

Rockwell Collins, NOAA Expand Airborne Weather Observation Research

Research will now expand to include coverage over sparse areas of the U.S., allowing the NWS to get complete weather data for the entire country.
Avionics

Honeywell Flight Testing Voice Control on the Flight Deck

Voice recognition will be a huge advancement in the cockpit because speech can eliminate many manual steps required to execute a command.
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Regulations and Government

USAF FY2016 Budget: U-2 Survives but A-10 Still Cut

Service chiefs protect F-35, KC-46 and LRS-B but say that sequestration would force further tough choices.
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Safety

WSI Claims 'Critical Mass' for Turbulence-reporting System

Weather firm WSI believes it has achieved a “critical mass” of daily aircraft reports to its turbulence-alerting system in North America.
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FBOs

Hawaii FBO Veterans Purchase Air Service Hawaii

Universal Weather and Aviation passes the group of six Hawaiian FBOs along to new owners who know the territory.
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FBOs

Million Air Adds Trio of FBOs to Network

Several projects nearing completion.
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FBOs

Tac Air To Consolidate FBOs at Little Rock Airport

The FBO chain acquired the fueling and ground handling portion of Central Flying Service.
Aircraft

Aeroflot’s Support Boosts Outlook for Superjet

Talking with Sukhoi about taking airplanes originally built for UTAir
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Aircraft

Pentagon Presents $585.3 Billion Proposed FY16 Budget

The Obama administration has proposed a $585.3 billion defense budget for Fiscal Year 2016, which begins in October.
Airlines

Delta To Add Boeing 717s to West Coast Shuttle

Mainline jets to replace some Embraer E175s in June
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FBOs

Survey: FBOs Expect Stronger Fuel Sales in 2015

In its annual FBO business survey, Aviation Business Strategy Group reports “guarded optimism” among industry operators.