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Aircraft

Airbus Eyes Period of Consolidation, Production Adjustments

Company CEO sees deliveries approaching 650 next year following record 2014
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Airports

Atlantic Aviation Ups the Stakes in Houston

Company broke ground last week on a $24 million upgrade of its FBO at Houston Hobby Airport.
Charter & Fractional

Online Charter Portal PrivateFly Plans U.S. Expansion

Company plans to raise up to $9 million in growth capital early this year for U.S. expansion, marketing and technology developments.
Safety

Air Safety Institute Releases Forced-landing Survival Guide

“Survive: Beyond the Forced Landing” program was developed in conjunction with the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association.
Accidents

Challenger 300, King Air Damaged in Brazil Hangar Collapse

A hangar roof at São Paulo Congonhas Airport collapsed on Thursday during a summer storm, damaging a Challenger 300 and crushing a King Air.
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Aircraft

Airbus Launches Long-Range A321neo

ALC first to commit to Airbus’s increased range option
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Safety

Study: Pilots Exposed to High Amounts of UVA Radiation in Flight

For roughly every hour of flight time at 30,000 feet, pilots are exposed to the same amount of UVA radiation as that from a 20-minute tanning-bed session.
Aircraft

Mitsubishi Runs Engines on First MRJ

Commences "full scale" testing ahead of first flight
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2014 a Mixed Bag for Business Aviation Flying in Europe

Flights in Western Europe were up by 3 percent year-over-year, but there were steep declines in Russia and Ukraine.
ATC

FAA Takes Aim at Flight Plan Discrepancies

Agency says discrepancies “can lead to a loss of separation and an increase in workload for ATC and flight crews.”
Airlines

Cyprus Airways Suspends Operations, Plans Liquidation

State-owned carrier Cyprus Airways suspended operations after the European Commission rejected a bailout package for the ailing carrier.
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Charter & Fractional

STAjets Garners Argus Platinum Rating, IS-BAO Stage One

Santa Ana, Calif.-based STAjets is one of only 125 Platinum safety-rated aircraft charter operators.

Contract Pilot Champion Jeff Beck Flies West

Gulfstream contract pilot and outspoken industry advocate Jeff Beck passed away on Tuesday in Houston, where he was undergoing treatment for leukemia.
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Aircraft

Pentagon Consolidates European Facilities, Names UK Base for F-35

Lakenheath will be the first permanent European base for the F-35, but the Air Force will leave nearby Mildenhall
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Regulations and Government

Thune, Nelson To Lead Senate Commerce Committee

Nelson replaces Jay Rockefeller as top Democrat on Commerce, while Thune moves over to chairman's role in new Republican-controlled Senate.

Up, Up and Away: Bizav Flying Continues Unabated Climb

Traffic rose 1.6 percent year-over-year last month, while Argus projects that flying this month will increase by 1.8 percent over last January.
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Aircraft

First Heavyweight A330 Takes Flight

Delivery scheduled for second quarter to Delta Air Lines
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Accidents

Divers Recover FDR from AirAsia Flight 8501

Search efforts turn to retrieving CVR
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Charter & Fractional

Luxaviation Acquires Masterjet

Consolidation reinforces Luxembourg-based group as Europe's number-one air charter operator.
Safety

OSHA Orders Air Methods To Reinstate Pilot

Pilot lost his job for refusing to fly an aircraft he deemed unsafe.
Safety

Can Reading Accident Reports Produce Better Pilots?

Students need the right frame of mind to learn what the reports are truly telling them.
Safety

Airbus AD Revisited

The chain of events that led to the June 2009 loss of an Air France A330 over the south Atlantic began when ice blocked the pitot tubes on that aircraft.
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland Starts AW169 Production

Initial deliveries and certification of the new medium-twin helicopter are expected in the second quarter.
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GAMA Review Poised To Paint Positive Outlook

The report is expected to mark the first substantive upswing for business jets since the economy ran into a storm cell in 2008.
ATC

NetJets Europe Leading Sesar Demo Project

The demonstration project will test synthetic vision, enhanced vision and other technologies for approach and landing into European airports.
Regulations and Government

Bosnia Herzegovina Says It Can Manage Its Own Airspace

Bosnia Herzegovina's air navigation service provider rejected media reports that Eurocontrol doesn't trust it to manage its own airspace.
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Discovery Air Expands Fast Jet Training Offer

Canadian company is flying Alpha Jets and A-4Ns, with F-16s to come, on cost-saving contracts for the Canadian and German armed forces.
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Rotorcraft

Russian Oil Company Places Order for 160 AW189 Helicopters

Helicopters will be supplied mainly through HeliVert, a joint venture between AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters.
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Aircraft

Growler, A-10, U-2 Win Reprieves in U.S. Legislation for 2015

The Fiscal Year 2015 defense appropriations bill provides funding for 15 more Boeing EA-18G Growlers.
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets Plans To Hire Nearly 200 Pilots, 50 Flight Attendants in 2015

Company has already received more than 1,000 resumes from qualified pilots and about 200 from flight attendant candidates.