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Maintenance and Modifications

Sharp Details Expands East Coast Coverage

30 full time cleaning personnel added
Maintenance and Modifications

PPG Celebrates 45 Years at Alabama Plant

The facility builds aircraft windshields, windows and canopies.
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Maintenance and Modifications

New Falcon Airborne Service Adds Alternative Lift to AOG Support

Two Falcon 900s–based at Teterboro and Le Bourget–provide AOG support.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation STL Developing Rockwell Collins Fans STC

The upgrade package includes automatic dependent surveillance-contract and controller pilot datalink communications.
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation Expands Garmin Authorized Dealer Approval

All three of the company’s facilities can sell Garmin equipment.
Maintenance and Modifications

Professional Aviation Associates Opens New Facility

New distribution facility is located near Hartsfield-Jackson International.
Maintenance and Modifications

Flying Colours Adds GE CF34 Line Maintenance Center Authorization

The authorization covers work undertaken at both the Peterborough, Ontario facility and the St. Louis, Mo. base.
Aircraft

Flybe To Sell Stake in Finnair Joint Venture

Finnair cites profitability "issues."
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Aircraft

Anglo-French FCAS May Not Be Unmanned

All previous indications and illustrations of the FCAS project have pointed to an unmanned combat air vehicle.
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Aircraft

Darpa Seeks Ideas for Unmanned-aircraft Host Ship

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks information on "distributed airborne capabilities" involving small unmanned aircraft.
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Aircraft

Avic to Make Empennage Tips For Boeing

Chinese company to supply 777 empennage tips starting in 2017
ATC

European Pilots Call for 'Remote Tower' ATC Standards

The European Cockpit Association has issued a position paper on emerging "remote tower services."
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Aircraft

Comac Takes Order for 30 C919s

Company claims order tally now totals 430.
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Rotorcraft

Jet Ranger X Makes First Flight

The light single reached 60 knots during its maiden sortie.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

AT&T Drops Plan For High-Speed Airborne Datacom

The AT&T air-to-ground 4G LTE network was slated to offer service late next year.
Aircraft

Piaggio Opens New Manufacturing Plant in Italy

Site includes a new 527,400-sq-ft plant where Piaggio will design, develop and manufacture its Avanti Evo turboprop twin.
Rotorcraft

Offshore Helo Operators Launch Safety-focused Association

HeliOffshore targets global membership for widespread safety.

Daher-Socata Still Seeks North American Expansion

Ultimate goal is to become a Tier 1 partner with Boeing.
FBOs

Sheltair Lands Lakeland FBO, Adding To Its Florida Footprint

Location features a new 3,200-sq-ft terminal and 54,000-sq-ft hangar.
Aircraft

Cessna-Avic Delivers First Chinese-built Citation XLS+ Business Jets

Chinese-built Citations were handed over to Guangzhou Zhongheng Group during a ceremony today at Airshow China in Zhuhai.
Regulations and Government

Comments Due Thursday on FAR Part 25 Fuel Tank Proposal

Amendment would apply to both currently manufactured and newly certified aircraft.

Nextant 400XTi Gets Chinese Nod

Validation proves that the remanufactured Beechjet 400A/400XP satisfies all CAAC airworthiness requirements.

Magellan Jets Guarantees On-time Departures

Members will be compensated with flight hour credits for lost time attributable to late departures.
Engines

China Approves Hartzell Propellers for Several Aircraft

China has issued type certificates covering the use of Hartzell props on the Beech King Air 200, the Piaggio Avanti Evo and the Daher-Socata TBM series.
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Aircraft

Bombardier, China’s SPDB Ink Financing Deal

MOU promises to open new financing and leasing options for Bombardier's Chinese customers
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Aircraft

Indonesia Moves Forward with Fighter Programs

Indonesia has three separate programs covering current, middle- and long-term requirements.
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Engines

Leap 1C Engine Tests Continue as Comac's C919 Takes Shape

Comac told its partners that the first full prototype will be completely assembled by the end of December 2014.
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Helicopter Accident Points to Operator Culture Issues

NTSB investigation produced a number of recommendations for public helicopter operators

FAA Updates Icing Certification Requirements

Updated standards will affect only new airframes and powerplants.
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Controllers Condemn Call for Prosecutions in Russian Crash

Organizations claim Russia has no evidence to prosecute air traffic controllers