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Thomas Cook’s Collapse Prompts UK's Largest Repatriation

German airline subsidiary Condor continues operating during the Thomas Cook bankruptcy, and it is seeking a government-backed bridging loan.
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Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Malaysia Plans New MRO Facility

ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia (EMSM) plans to build a new 150,000-sq-ft facility at Kuala Lumpur Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
Airports

Omni Handling Prepares to Expand in Portugal and Spain

Slot congestion in Lisbon has led FBO group Omni to expand its handling services at other locations in Portugal and Spain.
FBOs

Euro Jet Expands Ground Support Network

Euro Jet will soon have 13 lounges across eastern Europe with the addition of new lounges in Tirana and Bucharest
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NBAA To Highlight Product Unveilings at New Showcase

To be held on the opening day of the convention, each participant in the New Product Showcase will have five minutes to discuss their wares.
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FAA's Dickson To Highlight Careers, Safety at NBAA

A former Delta Air Lines senior executive and U.S. Air Force F-15 pilot, Dickson was sworn in as the FAA’s 18th Administrator in August.
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Airlines

Thomas Cook Needs £1.1 billion to Avoid Collapse

The integrated UK tourism group owns airlines in Germany, the UK, Scandinavia, and Spain.
FBOs

Redbird Skyport Calls It Quits

The FBO at Texas' San Marcos Regional Airport was an experiment of a hybrid flight service provider/ flight training lab.
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FBOs

California Airport Seeks To Add Second FBO

California's Napa County Airport believes it has enough GA traffic to require another FBO, and the county board has issued an RFP to attract one.
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Aircraft

China’s Comac Inches Forward, C919 Timeline Still Uncertain

Comac expects six C919 prototypes to have flown by year-end.
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Airlines

Foreign Carriers Reluctant To Move to New Beijing Gateway

The decision to give airlines a choice of airports has led to complications for Chinese aviation authorities.

Bell's Hastings Honored for Continued Service to U.S.

Hastings has more than 30 years of government and military service, and has held leading roles with Bell, Northrop Grumman, BAE and DOD.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Issues Linger

Rolls-Royce warned that reaching the target of fewer than 10 AOGs is now delayed to the second quarter of 2020.
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik's Tulsa Facility Expands Capabilities

Company expects faster turnaround and improved reliability of aircraft component repair with facility's new EASA designation.
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Delivers 1,000th AW139

Leonardo is confident it can go on to deliver 2,000 or even 3,000 AW139s even as competitors target the aircraft with their latest designs.
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AINsight: Predictions for Next Month's NBAA-BACE

Smart money is on new-aircraft introductions, and Gulfstream is likely to be among them.
Aircraft

First F-35s for the Air National Guard

The “Green Mountain Boys” of the Vermont ANG are the first Guard unit to receive the fifth-generation Lightning II
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Stingray Takes to the Air

Boeing’s MQ-25 unmanned carrierborne tanker gets flight trials under way at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport
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Scientist Looks To Solar Energy To Disrupt Hurricanes

A concept would use platforms in space to collect solar radiation that would be turned into microwave energy and transmitted to earth to disrupt storms.
Avionics

FAA Approves Flightstar Datacom STC for Learjet 40, 45

Flightstar is also seeking similar STC approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Expands Private Terminal Network

The jet card and jet management provider has doubled down in St. Louis and addded a base in Texas' capital.
Aircraft

Assembly for Japan’s First KC-46A Begins; Problems Continue for USAF Program

Japan is the first export customer for the KC-46, and expects to get its first of an initially approved batch of four aircraft in 2021
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Raytheon Unveils Peregrine Air-to-air Missile

The new weapon aims to fill the middle ground between the AIM-9X and the AIM-120, combining good range performance with the AIM-9X’s agility
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Aircraft

Mitsubishi Aircraft Prepares To Open Montreal Offices

The Japanese company expects to hire some 100 engineering and product development professionals during the first year of operation.
FBOs

Geneva Airpark To Offer Hangar Flexibility

The massive hangar at Geneva International Airport in Swizerland is looking to offer its clients custom hangar use plans.
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Aircraft

One Aviation Receives Court OK for Bankruptcy Exit Plan

One Aviation received U.S. bankruptcy court approval for its plans to exit Chapter 11 before year-end under ownership by Chinese-backed Citiking.
Airports

GA Slots Continue as Toronto Starts A-CDM Trial

Trials of the new airport collaborative decision-making (A-CDM) procedures started on Monday at Canada’s Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport.
Airports

Daxing Airport To Come with Advanced New Technologies

When it opens this month, the new Beijing airport will introduce an innovative radar system developed by the Chinese engineers.
Airlines

Pilots Call Off September 27 Strike at British Airways

Pilots union BALPA called off a planned strike at British Airways on September 27, but it could take more strike action through January 2020.