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FAA Wants To Identify UAS Center of Excellence

The FAA will fund the center with $500,000 annually.

NTSB Releases Factual Report on Inhofe Accident

Factual report contains little new information about the accident.

Priester Aviation Earns ACSF and Wyvern Certifications

Charter company holds four different safety certifications.

EagleMed Cuts Ribbon on New Weather Station

System will deliver up-to-date weather information to pilots serving five communities in southwest Texas.
Maintenance and Modifications

Maintenance Special Report 2014

Diverse issues are shaping the business aviation maintenance industry.
Airports

New Airports Promise to Catalyse Bizav Growth in Brazil

Airport development policy in Brazil threatens to push business aviation out of regional airports, as the country’s government favors airlines.
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Charter & Fractional

Avantto introduces Combo ownership

Top Latin American management firm increases flexibility in flight time for clients
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Charter & Fractional

CitationAir To Cease Flight Operations On October 31

Company stopped selling fractional shares in new aircraft and ceased renewals for current fractional-share customers in February 2012.
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European Bizav Flying ‘Undermined’ by Ukraine Crisis

There were 68,048 business aviation flight departures in Europe last month, a 2.7-percent year-over-year decline.

Brazilian Presidential Candidate Dies In Bizjet Crash

Eduardo Campos, 49, was running third in opinion polls ahead of the October 5 election.

Air Elite Network Launches New Rewards Program

Diamond Dividends program awards members a total of 10,000 FlyBuys Rewards bonus points.
Rotorcraft

FAA Looking At Revising Rotorcraft Standards

FAA acknowledges “that the evolution of Parts 27 and 29 has not kept pace with technology and the capability of rotorcraft produced currently.”
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Aviation Extends ProAdvantage Support Program to King Airs

ProAdvantage includes ProParts, ProTech and ProPropeller.
Regulations and Government

NTSB Proposes Changes to Investigation Procedural Rules

Proposal includes making changes to procedures to allow investigative party participants to share information.
Regulations and Government

AIN Seeks Operator Input on FAA Letters of Authorization Delays

One operator has been waiting five months for an LOA after a Falcon changed ownership in April.

Overnight ATC Services Closed During Tower Maintenance at Teterboro Airport

Work in the tower includes replacement of the elevator, upgrading the electrical system and removing asbestos.
Aircraft

BJT Aircraft Guide 2014

Data about hundreds of jets, turboprops and helicopters.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Wipline 8750 floats are pitched at the Cessna Caravan series

In a country rich with waterways, amphibious floats are a natural.
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Viking Will Be Back, Despite Aircraft Missing LABACE Static

A glitch in the paperwork meant that Viking Aircraft was too late to get its aircraft into the static display at LABACE.
Aircraft

U.S., British Aircraft Support New Campaign Over Iraq

Manned and unmanned aircraft are participating in the intelligence-gathering and humanitarian missions.
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Aircraft

Interest Grows in Aurora’s Optionally Piloted Centaur

The U.S. company is now promoting the aircraft in Europe for low-cost airborne sensing.
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Aircraft

Indonesians Boost CN235 Sales after Pact with Airbus D&S

The company is bidding for several maritime patrol requirements in the region.
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ATC

Nav Canada To Supply Tower Automation Products to Italy

The technology will be installed at six Italian airports starting next year.
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Latin America and Caribbean Ripe for Business Aviation Growth

The Latin America and Caribbean region is home to more than 5,000 business aircraft–2,457 jets and 2,588 turboprops.
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Aircraft

First Look Inside the Legacy 500

Embraer opens the wraps on its newly certified bizjet
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Maintenance and Modifications

DAS to establish Brazil’s first composite repair center

New facility could cut cost of repairs by significant margins

Brazilian Presidential Candidate Killed In Citation Crash

Brazilian politician Eduardo Campos was among 10 people killed with a Cessna Citation Excel crashed at a military airbase near the city of Santos.