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Aircraft

A Quarter Century Later, Starships Still Fly

Long after the manufacturer washed its hands of the Starship, a small cult of owners keeps the radical twin pusher flying.
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Avionics

FAA Orders Replacement of 737 and 777 Display Units

An FAA airworthiness directive will require the replacement of thousands of Honeywell display units in the cockpits of Boeing 737s and 777s.
Maintenance and Modifications

Surplus Parts Costs Forecast To Drop

Projected aircraft retirement rate for the next decade spells good news for buyers.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Opens New European Parts Distribution Center

Airframer will have more than $50 million in inventory by the end of next year.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation To Repair Avidyne EX500 MFDs

Duncan Aviation also services Avidyne’s first-generation flight situation displays and early-model FlightMax MFDs.
Maintenance and Modifications

Vector Named Airbus Helicopters D-Level Repair Station

Servicing AS350/AS355 and EC130 helicopters
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Maintenance and Modifications

JSSI Covers Blackcomb Aviation Helicopter Engines

Contract calls for Turbomeca Arrius 2B2plus work.
Maintenance and Modifications

ACE Services Gets EASA B2/C Bombardier Global Endorsement

The company also holds Camo approval on the aircraft.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

King Aerospace Awarded Green Boeing Business Jet Paint Contract

The project is a subcontract from Aeria Luxury Interiors of San Antonio, Texas.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Pacific Partners with Aero Dynamix on Night Vision Repair Station

The repair facility for night-vision imaging systems will be an extension to Hawker Pacific’s existing avionics repair facility in Dubai.
Maintenance and Modifications

CRS Jet Spares names Don Gallisath Sales Manager for North Central Region

His territory stretches from Missouri to Manitoba, Canada.
Maintenance and Modifications

AAR’s Lake Charles MRO Facility Lands Substantial New Contracts

The facility now supports a range of widebodies, including the Airbus A330 and A340 and Boeing 767 and 777.
Aircraft

As Airplanes Age, ATR Sees Europe Returning to Fold

ATR anticipates achieving sales growth in Europe as carriers there turn to turboprops to renew their fleets.
Regulations and Government

Adria Feeling Russian Tensions First Hand

Slovenia's Adria Airways has suffered a 20 percent dip in traffic on services to Moscow since Russia's annexation of Crimea.
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Regulations and Government

EASA Supports ASTM Progress in CS/Part 23 Rewrite

GAMA and ASTM hosted a workshop to propel the rewrite of general aviation rules, where EASA, European Commission expressed strong support.
Avionics

FAA/Industry Guidelines Show Easier Path to LOAs

Complaints are still rolling about delays in RVSM LOAs, but the FAA and industry are trying to work together to ease the process.
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Eclipse 550

With the $2.895 million 550 now in production, Eclipse Aerospace offers the lowest-priced new very light jet available.
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Rotorcraft

Bell 407GX Tours Socal High Spots

A supplement to the Bell 407GX flight manual enables carriage of heavier external loads while flying in hot-and-high conditions.
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Orlando Rolling Out the Red Carpet for NBAA 2014

This year’s NBAA Convention in Orlando celebrates business aviation’s heroes and the latest and greatest information and products.
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ATC

DOD Seeks New Provider for Critical GPS III Infrastructure

Industry’s cost and delivery promises on major programs have rarely been met.
Accidents

NTSB Points To Unstable Approach in UPS A300 Crash

The NTSB determined the probable cause to be the crew’s continuation of an unstable nonprecision approach.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Product Support Survey 2014 Part 3: Engines

Williams and Rolls-Royce claim top spot among jets, while Honeywell leads in turboprop sector.
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Aircraft

Nextant 400XTi: A Beechjet Made Modern

Nextant Aerospace stands to remanufacture a significant percentage of the Beechjet/Hawker 400 fleet.
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Aircraft

Airbus Backs Aerion To Take AS2 Supersonic Business Jet to Market

Under the agreement, both companies will exchange knowledge and capabilities in aircraft design, manufacturing and certification.
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Airports

New Beijing Airport to Exclude Domestic, Regional Airlines

Daxing will cater strictly to international carriers.
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ATC

FAA Reviews Security following Chicago Center Sabotage

“Criminal action by a contractor knocked out communications equipment” at the FAA air route traffic control center.
Regulations and Government

NBAA: Bizav Must Remain Vigilant as FAA Renewal Nears

Next year will bring a new U.S. Congress and a debate about reauthorization of the FAA.
Airports

Proposal for New Houston Hobby FBO Sparks Turf War

Black Forest Ventures hopes to build a $20 million facility at Hobby–a 20,000-sq-ft terminal and two 38,000-sq-ft hangars.
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Security

Brazilian King Air, Thought Hijacked, Still Missing

Region lacks radar coverage but has an abundance of legal and clandestine private airfields.