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Chile Suspends Airline’s Operator Certificate

Chilean Boeing 737 operator PAL failed a safety audit.
Rotorcraft

Sunset Looms for North Shore Helicopter Route

Without FAA action the controversial route expires in August; helicopter association has an alternative noise-mitigation plan.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Pirker Case Casts Shadow over Unmanned Systems Conference

UAS industry industry growing increasingly impatient with the FAA’s regulatory and policy containment of unmanned aircraft systems.

EBACE 2014: Optimistic Event Kicks Off With Multiple Product Launches

European business aviation leaders say morale is finally improving as market conditions improve.
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Farnborough International Preview: Fresh-look Show Set To Open to Improved Business Prospects

A quarter of exhibitors at this year’s Farnborough air show are first-timers, but that’s not all that’s new about the event.
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Sharing Economy Attracts New Business To General Aviation

The high-technology sharing economy business model is bringing new investment in general aviation companies.
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Landmark Aviation Makes ‘Landmark’ Acquisition

Purchase of Ross Aviation adds 20 FBOs to the company’s network.

Falcon 8X Raises Bar for Range and Cabin

The new Dassault trijet will deliver 500 nm more range and improved cabin layout options.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Aims To Top Bizjet Range Rankings with G650ER

New 650ER should deliver 7,500 nm range, or additional speed and payload.
Airports

Emissions Limits Are Santa Monica’s Latest Effort to Curtail SMO Flying

The city of Santa Monica, Calif., is attempting to legislate limits on emissions from aircraft engines as a way of cutting traffic at Santa Monica Airport.
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Aircraft Insurance 2014:

Premiums haven’t reached bottom yet, according to some insurers.
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Bizjets Continue to Rise as Turboprops Stumble

There is nothing traditional about this recovery.

Bombardier Confirms Engine Incident on CSeries FTV1

An engine on CSeries FTV1 has halted progress on the flight-test program.
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New Indian Regime Will Sign Long-Delayed Deals

Multi-role combat aicraft and multi-role tanker are among the aircraft covered by deals likely to be signed this year.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Aviation Alliance: 421, GIII Reman Programs Still Alive

Some people, such as former Cessna CEO Jack Pelton, and partners are no longer associated with the Alliance, and a new source of funding had to be found.

JSSI: Global Business Aircraft Activity Slumps in 1Q14

The firm’s index tracks the number of hours that business aircraft have flown by region, industry and aircraft type.
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Regulations and Government

NBAA, Other Groups Call on Senate To Extend Tax Breaks

Senate bill would restore tax incentives that expired last year, including accelerated depreciation on purchases of long-term capital assets.

Hawthorne Global Opens Third FBO, Has Plans for More

Company has an aggressive business plan to open executive FBOs throughout the U.S. in major and medium markets.

UBS: Bizjet Flight Activity Key to Industry Recovery

UBS analysts estimate that business jet takeoffs and landings in the U.S. were 4 percent higher last month than a year ago.
Regulations and Government

Embraer, Boeing Collaborate on Sustainable Jet Biofuels

MoU builds on a partnership formed in 2011 between Embraer, Boeing and research foundation Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa of the State of São Paulo.
Charter & Fractional

Delta Private Jets Launches Fixed-income Aircraft Management Program

New program is designed for owners who require only occasional use of their aircraft and are looking for guaranteed monthly income.

New Aviation Weather App for iPads Displays XM Weather Data

App allows iPad users to view weather in the U.S. and Canada when connected to an XM Receiver through the GDC64 tablet to aircraft interface unit.

Cessna Aircraft Rolls Out First Production CJ3+

Upgraded twinjet features a new interior with a redesigned cabin and cockpit, new pressurization and new diagnostics systems.

Women in Corporate Aviation To Award $100K+ in Aviation Scholarships

Aviation professionals–both men and women alike–have until August 1 to apply online for the aviation scholarships.

Rizon Jet UK at London Biggin Hill Airport Joins Avfuel Network

Partnership allows the FBO to offer Avfuel contract fuel and Avtrip rewards points.

Airbus Suggests Civilian A400M Relief Operations

Relief organizations currently rely largely on old, environmentally unfriendly Russian airlifters.
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U.S. Airline Industry In 'Survival Mode,' Says Pilots Union

U.S. airlines are operating in a “hypercompetitive” environment against foreign carriers that are either state-owned or heavily state subsidized.
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MEADS Partners Eye Poland as Savior

The program's nine-year development is set to end this year, with no production order from the U.S., Germany or Italy.
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