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Central and Eastern Europe See Strong Bizav Growth

Analysis by UK-based aircraft brokerage describes strong growth in areas of Central and Eastern Europe.
Accidents

17-Year-Old Girl Crashes King Air After Joyride

A King Air 200 was substantially damaged after an unlicensed minor tried to take it for a spin and ended up crashing it into a Fresno Airport builiding.
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Aircraft

Israel Seeks New U.S. Military Aircraft

Faced with a perceived need to maintain a qualitative edge over other forces in the region, the Israeli Air Force is hoping to buy more U.S.-made fighters.
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Charter & Fractional

FAA Issues New Policy Guidelines on Charters

The FAA has issued new guidance to charter operators, brokers and customers, in its attemps to combat illegal charter activity.
Aircraft

Chicago To Be Charter Operator GrandView's Next Base

GrandView Aviation will open its third base at Chicago Executive Airport in early 2020.
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Russia’s Sole Carrier Catches Fire Amid Replacement Talks

The aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov suffered considerable damage during a fire that occurred during the carrier’s refit program.
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FBOs

Ross Aviation Buys Rival in California

Ross Aviation now has two FBOs at Palm Springs-area Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport.
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Avionics

IS&S Engine-out Autothrottle Certified in King Air

The FAA has granted an STC to IS&S covering the engine-out mode/Vmca mitigation features of its ThrustSense autothrottle.
Aircraft

First Cessna SkyCourier Gets Its Wings

Textron Aviation successfully mates the wings and fuselage of its prototype SkyCourier high-wing, twin-turboprop utility airplane.
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Aircraft

Kremlin Praises Pobeda While Barring New Boeing Acquisitions

The Russian low-cost subsidiary of Aeroflot ordered twenty 737 Max 8s.
Aircraft

ATR Delivers First 'Green Financed' Aircraft to Braathens

The Swedish regional airline’s replacement of regional jets with ATR 72-600s meets "green" loan principles established by the Loan Market Association.
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BJT Survey: Bizav Users Are in Buying Mood

More than a third of respondents to this year's Business Jet Traveler Readers' Choice Survey plan to buy a fractional jet share over the next 12 months.
Aircraft

Learjet 75 Liberty Mockup Lands in Scottsdale

A full-scale cabin mockup of the Bombardier Learjet 75 Liberty will make a three-day appearance next week in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Safety

AOPA ASI: GA Safety Seeing 25-Year Improving Trend

Fatal accidents are half of what they were in the mid 1990s, but AOPA ASI's McSpadden says the industry needs to keep foot on accelerator.
Sustainability and Environment

Delta Signs Sustainable Fuel Offtake Deal

Delta Air Lines expects to receive 10 million gallons of SAF a year, by 2023 from processor Gevo.
Aircraft

Imetame Upgrades ATR72 To Shuttle Construction Crews

Brazilian factory construction specialist Imetame recently upgraded to an ATR72-600 to shuttle workers from its base in Aracruz to work sites.
Airports

Frequentis Powers South America’s First Remote ATC Tower

The first remote ATC tower in South America, provided by Frequentis, was recently inaugurated at the Santa Cruz military airbase in Rio de Janeiro.

Dreams Soar Names First Scholarship Recipient

Shaesta Waiz, who created Dreams Soar to promote aviation/STEM careers, announced the first scholarship.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Conducts First Two-Decade Global Express Check

MRO provider West Star Aviation has completed its first 20-year inspection on a Bombardier Global.
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Airports

Bahamas Airports See Progress in Storm's Wake

After Hurricane Dorian ravaged the Bahamian Islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, operations are slowly returning to airports there.

Collins Aerospace's Ortberg To Chair AIA in 2020

Collins Aerospace's Ortberg joins Northorp Grumman's Warden on the AIA Executive Committee for 2020.
Regulations and Government

Funding Agreement To Boost Mx Workforce, Ex-Im

H.R.1865 will provide $17.6 billion for the FAA in FY'2020, fund workforce development initiatives, and reauthorize Ex-Im for seven years,.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Creates Online PMA Library

The new, searchable database includes more than 75 PMAs that are complementary to Duncan Aviation's STCs.
Aircraft

Air France-KLM Converts MOU on 60 Airbus A220s

The former Bombardier C Series will replace Air France’s A318s and A319s.
Maintenance and Modifications

Southeast Aero Wins PMA for Garmin G5000 Harnesses

Southeast Aerospace says the harness manufacturing can save avionics shops up to 450 man hours from creating their own.
Regulations and Government

Part 135 Survey To Help Orgs in Flight, Duty Rewrite

Bizav groups are trying to get a more complete picture of the Part 135 community as they begin deliberations on potential rest and duty reg changes
Airports

Brazil’s First Greenfield Bizav Airport Opens Amid Fanfare

São Paulo Catarina Aeroporto Executivo, Brazil’s first greenfield business aviation airport, opened on December 16 after six years of construction.
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Aircraft

Nomad Completes ADS-B Install on Challenger 850

The installation comes ahead of the European ADS-B Out deadline set for June 7, 2020.
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Airports

China To Inject $223 Million in Small, Medium-sized Airports

At least three-quarters of China’s airports lose money each year, due to low traffic numbers.

Gulfstream's D'Leon To Take NBAA Role as Cotti Retires

Eli Cotti retires after 20 years representing maintenance and other technical matters for NBAA both with operators and on a global stage,.