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Accidents

Europe’s Pilots Censure 'Delegated Certification' of 737 Max

The European Cockpit Association calls on EASA to carry out its own thorough and independent review of the 737 Max MCAS software fix.
Aircraft

Freighter Conversion Market Totaled Nearly $1B in 2018: IBA

More than 80 mainline passenger jets underwent conversion to freighters last year, almost all of them Boeings.
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Accidents

Taquan Air Suspends All Operations

The Alaska operation suffered two fatal crashes in May.
Accidents

Preliminary Accident Report Comes With NTSB Sting

Recent accidents "underscore the importance of improving the safety of charter flights," the NTSB said.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan's New Provo Paint Shop Completes First Aircraft

The complicated new scheme on the Bombardier Global 5000 took the highly-trained Duncan team less than a month to complete.
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Aircraft

The Next Big Things for Top-market Bizav OEMs

While the major OEMs display their current flagships at EBACE 2019, speculation abounds as to what they are cooking up next.
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Sparfell Tells the Aerion Story at EBACE

The Geneva-based sales representative for Aerion has some hot prospects in line
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Bizav Traffic in Europe Plummets in April

Large jets seem to have led the year-over-year trend down based on April data.
Sustainability and Environment

Valcora Shows Its Green Side

The Swiss fuel provider has contributed directly to the support of wildlife conservation projects around the globe.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Provides Foreflight Users with Airborne GPS Data

ForeFlight has a new source of GPS data that can negate the need for having a separate GPS receiver and aerial on aircraft in North America.
Aircraft

Pilatus: Half of New Tranche of 80 PC-24s Already Sold

Swiss OEM says additional PC-24 slots selling out fast, production ramping up.
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Training and Workforce

WCA Awards Two Scholarships at EBACE

Women in Corporate Aviation is a nonprofit with the mission of helping women advance in all areas of business aviation.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying with ViaSat Ka-band Satcom

The author experiences a flight in an Embraer Praetor 600 equipped with ViaSat's new Ka-band Satcom.
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Aircraft

Viasat Brings Ka-band Connectivity to Super-midsize Bizjets

Embraer's Praetor 600 gets the first STC for installation of the Global Aero Terminal 5510.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

European Bizjet Market Set To Grow, Says Shearwater

Financier Shearwater Aero Capital sees more jets in Europe's future
FBOs

Sheltair Improves East Coast U.S. FBOs

The FBO chain has unveiled its new terminal in Orlando, Fla, and added hangar space there, and at its Farmingdale, New York facilty.
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Avionics

Universal Avionics Tapped for Falcon 900B Retrofit

Dassault Falcon upgrade will make it compliant with various avionics/ATC mandates.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Satcom Direct Introduces SD Xperience to Europe

U.S. company says its bundled, tailored connectivity package makes life easier for aircraft owners and operators.
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Training and Workforce

Training Providers ‘Entitled’ to OEM Exclusivity

OEMs aim to co-ordinate and oversee training, and some try to maintain a balance between training partners
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Aircraft

Centenary Celebrations for a Commercial Aviation Classic

Junkers Flugzeugwerke brought a 100-year-old business airplane design with modern construction to EBACE 2019.
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FBOs

Jet Aviation Touts FBO Network Growth

Swiss company now has 35 FBO locations worldwide and a deal with Europe’s Wijet to provide handling services
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Avionics

Universal Avionics Sees Growing Upgrade Activity

Avionics Manufacturer Universal Avionics anticipates growing European interest in new navigation equipment.
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Charter & Fractional

From Business to Pets: L’Voyage’s Journey

The market is changing, with passengers traveling for leisure activities as well as business, and charter broker L'Voyage aims to fill that niche as well.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Falcon Aviation Sees Steady Growth in 2019

Falcon Aviation's steady growth should continue as it expands locations and services offered.
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Regulations and Government

Web Manuals Cuts Costs, Time Of Compliance

Customers can achieve substantial cost and time savings by managing documents with Web Manuals.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Aviation Recommends Flightdocs

Flightdocs and Textron Aviation are offering a free year of service to buyers of factory-new and preowned business aircraft.
Safety

DJI Installing ADS-B in Consumer Drones

Drone-maker DJI will install the AirSense ADS-B system in most of its new recreational drones by 2020.
Aircraft

Boeing Inks Deals for New BBJ Digital Services

Bundled solutions aim to help the airframer’s VIP airliner operators become operational quickly.
Regulations and Government

EU-China Sign Historic Bilateral Agreements

Regulators in Europe and the People’s Republic of China eliminate legal ambiguity with a new air services agreement.
Fuel

European Fuel Test Vendor Opens Online Store

Geneva-based MPlanes has made it easier for aviation fuel providers and users to obtain the FUELSTAT Resinae Plus microbial contamination test kit.