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Airlines

Ailing SpiceJet Gets New Lease on Life

Co-founder agrees to take controlling stake
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Regulations and Government

FAA Withdraws Air Training Device Final Rule

Rule would have allowed instrument pilot trainees to obtain credit for up to 20 hours of instrument time in an approved aviation training device.
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Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Association Publishes Broker Best Practices

Document addresses contract language, payments, agency relationships, waivers of subrogation, flight irregularities and cancellation, among other things.
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Hits Fleet and Membership Growth Goals in 2014

The private aviation membership program is set to firm up options for more aircraft in the next few months.
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People in Aviation: February 2015

Announcements and appointments
Maintenance and Modifications

AAR Granted AS9100 Certification for Manufacturing

The approval covers airframe composites and metal parts, coatings and container assembly.
Aircraft

Bombardier Halts Learjet 85 Program

Bombardier to take $1.4 billion charge and lay off 1,000 workers with move to pause Learjet 85 program
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Maintenance and Modifications

ARSA to Congress: Aviation Overregulation Hinders Growth, Competitiveness

Congress has a clean slate for aviation maintenance
Aircraft

Textron AirLand Reports Scorpion Progress, Changes

Flight testing of the private-venture combat jet continues, and a second prototype is planned
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Accidents

Helicopters, GA Return To NTSB's Most Wanted List

The agency's 2015 "Most Wanted" list focuses on public helicopter safety, loss of control in flight and commercial pilot compliance.
Safety

Dutch ATC Provider Publishes Safety Performance Data

Dutch air navigation service provider LVNL is publishing information about ATC safety incidents on its website for the general public.
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Aircraft

Open Skies Open Opportunities for Embraer in Asia

Indonesian operator agrees to lease E195s
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Airlines

Libyan Wings Prepares To Launch with A319s

First two airplanes arrive in Malta as airline awaits regulatory clearance
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Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: February 2015

Upcoming regulations for the next year and beyond
Safety

AIN Blog: U.S. Must Retain Leadership in Aviation Safety

I grew up in an era of U.S. pre-eminence in aviation and in the future of aviation, and I want to see us retain that position.
Safety

Accidents: February 2015

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Accidents

Searchers Find Fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501

Recovery operation to resume Thursday
Maintenance and Modifications

Industry Balks at Requiring FAA OK To Surrender Repair Station Certificate

Coalition of aviation trade associations petition FAA to remove rule.
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European Bizjet Ops Give Hope for Improvement

Eurocontrol-tracked movements show gains in all but three months last year.
Maintenance and Modifications

Stevens Aviation Teams with Executive Flight Training

Goal is one-stop maintenance and recurrent training capabilities for the King Air, PC-12, TBM, Citation, Conquest and Cheyenne.
Aircraft

Embraer Deliveries Remain Flat In 2014

Large business jet deliveries were down, but Phenom and commercial aircraft shipments improved.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Military UAV Manufacturers Announce Flight-time Milestones

The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and variants of the Northrop Grumman Global Hawk recently achieved flight-time milestones.
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Boeing 737 Chief to Run South Carolina Plant

Leadership shuffle sees Wyse move east
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FBOs

FBO Profile: Yingling Aviation

The FBO at the center of the country has grown with the times.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aircraft Acquisition Planning Seminar

Safety training can benefit the bottom line.
Maintenance and Modifications

Corridor Mobile Mechanic Multi-Platform App Released

The device-agnostic system provides wireless shop-floor accessibility to parts and labor.
Accidents

Citation Loss of Control Points to Pilot and Equipment Failures

Faulty angle-of-attack sensor identified in CJ upset incident.

William E. Boeing Jr. Flies West

The son of aviation pioneer William Edward Boeing helped create Seattle’s Museum of Flight.
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Charter & Fractional

Avinode Aims To Build U.S. Market Share

Charter portal Avinode serves the needs of charter operators and brokers, but not buyers of charter services.
Regulations and Government

Another Congress, Another Tax Debate

Tax reform could take years, but business aviation industry leaders are hopeful.