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Maintenance and Modifications

Skeyos Unveils One-stop-shop for Aircraft Parts

Skeyos Marketplace allows MRO purchasers to compare 140,000 new and used aircraft parts and related services.
Airlines

Kenya Airways’ Outgoing CEO Satisfied with Recovery Progress

Mikosz reports he decided to leave the Kenyan national carrier for personal reasons.
Aircraft

Czech Republic Receives Three Twin-seat L-159T2s

Aero Vodochody has delivered three L-159T2 light attack/trainers to the Czech air force.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Completes 15th Challenger 300 Mid-life Check

Aviation has completed its fifteenth 7,500-cycle inspection event on a Bombardier Challenger 300; only 18 such inspections have been completed to date.
Airports

House Panel OKs FAA Budget Boost with Safety-first Call

The House Appropriations Committee approved a $267 million increase in the FAA budget for a total of $17.7 billion in Fiscal Year 2020.
Aircraft

Mitsubishi Heavy In Talks To Buy CRJ Line

A deal to acquire Bombardier’s last commercial aircraft program would give Mitsubishi valuable engineering expertise and support capacity.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Gemini Adds Aircraft, Avionics to MRO Approvals

The Scottsdale, Arizona-based company also is expanding its technician team as it works to support customer's ADS-B Out requirements.
Aircraft

IAI Introduces T-Heron Tactical UAV

IAI has revealed its new T-Heron UAV, which bridges the gap between the company’s larger family of systems and its smaller, lower-cost tactical UAVs.
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Engines

GAO Upholds GE ITEP Contract Award Following Protest

As GE Aviation readies development of its T901 ITEP turboshaft engine, competitor ATEC is lobbying Congress to award dual EMD contracts.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Metro Aviation Earns EASA Mx Approval

The Shreveport, Louisiana-based company is an Airbus Helicopter approved service center, specialzing in the EC-135 and 145 models.
FBOs

I.A.M. Jet Centre FBO Landing at St. Lucia Airport

A new 7,000-sq-ft FBO will open at St. Lucia's Hewanorra International Airport by the end of the year.

Former Tesla Exec Zean Nielsen Takes Helm at Cirrus

Nielsen became CEO of Cirrus on June 3 after holding senior leadership roles with James Hardie, Tesla, and Bang & Olufsen
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People in Aviation

Julie Black becomes deputy chair of BACA, David Best succeed David Paddock as senior v-p and general manager, regional operations U.S. for Jet Aviation.
Rotorcraft

Honeywell Develops Compact FBW for UAM Market

Honeywell will display its new compact FBW control system for UAM vehicles next week at Uber Elevate.
Rotorcraft

FAA Gives Nod to Bell 505 for High-altitude Ops

Bell 505 FAA TC gets increased performance information to 22,500 feet.
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Charter & Fractional

PrivateFly Expands Fixed-price City Pairs Program

UK-based PrivateFly has added the Embraer Legacy 600 and three new routes with the large-cabin jet to its fixed-price City Pairs program.
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FBOs

Omni Sees Growth in Portugal

After experiencing strong private aircraft traffic in Portugal over the past year, business aircraft support provider Omni Handling is looking to expand.
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Former NBAA VP Cooke Passes Away

He steered safety issues for the association from 1973-1987.

Foley: GAMA 1Q Data Shows Pockets of Strength, Weakness

A more detailed view of the first-quarter GAMA general aviation deliveries reveals "pockets of strength and weakness.”
FBOs

Belgian Airport Gets New Private Terminal

North Sea Aviation Center, the new business aviation terminal at Belgium’s Flanders International Airport Ostend-Bruges (EBOS), opened last week.
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Regulations and Government

EASA Issues Second Proposal on Aviation Cybersecurity

EASA issued a proposal for the management of icybersecurity risks related to aeronautical information systems used in civil aviation.

People in Aviation

Industry announcements and appointments
Aircraft

Longview Capital Resurrects De Havilland Canada Moniker

The new owner of the Dash 8 program names former Q400 boss Todd Young to lead the business.
Safety

Astronautics Secures TSOA for New Drop-In EFI

The Astronautics RoadRunner electronic flight instrument can enable LPV approaches in legacy aircraft.
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Aircraft

Embraer Moving Bizjet Production to Gavião Peixoto

With Boeing Brasil Commercial taking over facilities in São José dos Campos, production of Embraer’s midsize bizjet production will move to Gavião Peixoto.

SmartFly Launches Aggregated Bizav Buying Program

SmartFly aims to save business aviation operators money via its aggregated buying power.
Airlines

Avianca Brasil In Limbo as Regulator Suspends Operations

A once 53-strong fleet has shrunk to six at Brazil’s fourth largest airline over the course of five months.
Charter & Fractional

FAA Clarifies Check Pilot Medical Requirements

FAA has issued an NPRM to clarify that medical certificates are not required for check pilots and instructors at commercial operations.
Airlines

South African Airways CEO Jarana Resigns

The embattled chief executive expresses frustration over the SAA’s board failure to meet his conditions of employment.
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Airports

Santa Monica To Begin Destruction of Excess Runway

The move would ensure the runway at SMO permanently remains at 3,500 feet and is a step toward permanent closure of the airport in 2028.