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Accidents

Ukraine International Airlines Demands Full Investigation into Iran 737 Shootdown

Ukraine International Airlines executives held a press conference to address Iran’s culpability in the shootdown of Flight PS752.
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FBOs

Investment Firm Buys Family-owned Iowa FBOs

Carver Aero, which operates the lone FBOs at Iowa's Davenport Municipal and Muscatine Municipal Airport, has been sold to an investment firm.
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Aircraft

NexGen Airbus Corporate Jets Taking Off

Exec versions of Airbus’s newest wide-body and single-aisle airliners now coming to market, company reports in Singapore.
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5 Things to look for when inspecting your new interior project

Here are 5 ways to know if your upholstery work is a quality job.
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Charter & Fractional

Blade India Starts Helo Air-taxi Service in Mumbai

New York-based Blade Urban Air Mobility and majority partner Delhi-based Hunch Ventures recently started preliminary helicopter service in India.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Mx Training Provider AIM Relocates Norfolk Campus

The move comes shortly after AIM acquired Teterboro School of Aeronautics.
ATC

Eurocontrol Criteria Change Could Increase Route Charges

Eurocontrol is now using the actual, not planned, route flown to establish distance used to calculate route charges, which could lead to higher charges.
Aircraft

Max Supplier Spirit To Lay Off More Than 2,800 Workers

The job reductions by Spirit AeroSystems comes as Boeing's 737 Max remains grounded.
ATC

AINsight: Hot Topics for Bizav in 2020

Ethics, illegal charters, tax planning, ADS-B privacy, and aircraft insurance are the top challenges for business aviation in 2020.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Expanding Global Focus at M&O Sessions

Dassault has scheduled Falcon M&O sessions in eight cities and will discuss class Falcons in two of those locations.
Charter & Fractional

Public Charter Provider JSX Adds Eighth Destination

JSX service between Portland International Airport and King County International Airport/Boeing Field to begin April 2.
Safety

Proposed FAA Remote ID Rules Offer Framework for UAS Airspace Integration

New FAA rules would require most unmanned aircraft to share their position and identity with other airspace users.
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Aircraft

Russia To Produce 200 Airliners Annually

State defense orders are going to subside, and the industry is looking to replace them with civil orders.
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Aircraft

State Department Approves F-35B for Singapore

The Republic of Singapore Air Force has selected the STOVL version of the F-35 to answer its new fighter requirement.
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Aircraft

Pilot Report: Cessna Citation CJ4

Large-jet features make the small jet a crowd pleaser.
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Accidents

U.S. Officials Say Ukrainian 737 Shot Down by Iran

Iranians continue to suggest a technical failure caused the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing to crash.
Safety

Ergo Blue App Solves Ship Location Puzzle

Aeronautical Data Systems has released the Ergo Blue app to help improve the outcome in a ditching situation.
Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Progresses On Bankruptcy Emergence

The Idaho-based developer of Atlas active winglets received bankruptcy court approval of its plan to pay back creditors.
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Safety

AAIB: Learjet 45 Nose Gear Collapse Due To Crew Braking

A Learjet 45's nose gear collapsed due to likely inadvertent crew braking during a towed pushback, mirroring at least three other similar incidents.
Aircraft

EU Resumes Work on Boeing-Embraer Merger Probe

Europe’s antitrust regulators set a new deadline of April 30 to decide on the proposed transaction between the U.S. and Brazilian companies.

First S-350 Vityaz SAM Delivered to Russia

The “poor man’s S-400” offers high capability but at a much-reduced cost compared with its internationally controversial stablemate.
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Euro Bizav Flying Up in December, but Down in 2019

Business aircraft flight activity in Europe climbed 2.9 percent year-over-year last month, but full-year activity was down 1.6 percent versus 2018.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Swift Awarded $17 Million Bahamas UAS Contract

Swift Tactical Systems has won a $17 Million contract to provide Bahamas government agencies with an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) program.
Aircraft

Airbus Plans Big A320 Rate Hike in Alabama

The European airframer expects to increase A320 production to seven per month by the start of 2021.
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Training and Workforce

FlightSafety International Promotes Moore, High

Brian Moore assumes Dann Runik's former post while Rich High takes on leadership of FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training.
Maintenance and Modifications

Marshall Lands Kuwait KC-130 Support Contract

The Cambridge-based MRO specialist continues to deepen its involvement in worldwide C-130 sustainment activities.
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Airlines

IAG’s Willie Walsh To Step Down as Chief Executive

IAG looked internally for a successor and named Iberia CEO Luis Gallego to lead the company, ahead of the planned acquisition of Air Europa.
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Aircraft

Cleared for export, Sukhoi’s Fighter Seeks Asian Orders

Russian president Vladimir Putin has taken a personal interest in ensuring export sales of the model.
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Elettronica Offers Next-Gen EW System For Europe, Asia

Four companies have teamed to develop the “Praetorian Evolution" of the Eurofighter.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation Bolsters SMS Credentials

The Cleveland, Ohio-based MRO has been certified as an active participant in the FAA Part 5 Voluntary Safety Management System Program.