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Bombardier Unveils New Learjet 75 Liberty

Bombardier "rescopes" Learjet 75 to more directly compete with light jets — and with a lower price tag.
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Accidents

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Aircraft

KLM to Deploy Its First Boeing 787-10 to East Africa

The Dutch airline plans to have 15 of the type in its fleet following an order swap with Air France.
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Accidents

King Air Crash in Texas Claims 10

The King Air 350i crashed into a hangar on take off from Dallas Addison Airport, killing its eight passengers and two crew members.
Regulations and Government

FAA Policy To Provide Relief During ADS-B Outage

FAA recognizes there will be circumstances outside an operator's control that may result in a temporary degradation of GPS performance.
Aircraft

Global Urban Air Summit Brings Together eVTOL Innovators, Investors, and Regulators

Global Urban Air Transport Summit, to be held in Farnborough, UK, in September 2019, will include leading manufacturers, regulators and investors.
Aircraft

Boeing To Launch Latest EcoDemonstrator Phase With 777

The U.S. airframer expects to test 50 technology projects this fall.
Aircraft

Aloha HondaJet: Honda Makes First Hawaiian Delivery

Startup Wing Spirit will use HondaJet Elites for inter-island charters and air ambulance services.
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Airlines

Bamboo Airways Eyes Training Needs Ahead of U.S. Flights

The recently established Vietnamese Airline needs pilots, flight attendants, and ground crew to support transpacific expansion.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

NASA Plans Drone Flights On Saturn Moon Titan

NASA's Dragonfly eight-rotor drone will search for signs of life on Saturn moon Titan beginning in 2034.
Avionics

FAA OKs Garmin G5000 Retrofit for Citation Excel/XLS

Citation Excel/XLS pilots will gain many new capabilities with the G5000 avionics upgrade.
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Rotorcraft

New Airbus H145 Begins High Altitude Testing in Chile

Airbus Helicopters has begun high-altitude testing of the new H145 D3 twin in Chile
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Accidents

Another AW109 Crashes in Bad Weather

An EMS-configured AW109 crashed early this morning at Brainerd, Minnesota in heavy fog.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Takes 100th Citation Latitude

The fractional ownership provider has firm orders for 35 more and a senior executive says, "There’s no slowing down for this airplane."
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions & Refurbishment Special Report: Cabin Interiors Activity Heats Up

New and preowned aircraft transactions, avionics propel industry action.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream GV-SP Transformation by Duncan Aviation

Gulfstream GV-SP Transformation by Duncan Aviation
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Sustainability and Environment

Uber Elevate Summit Lays Out 2023 Flight Plan

Uber's two-day June summit in Washington, D.C., laid out its ambitious air mobility plans, tempered a bit by regulators' remarks.
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Aircraft

First Embraer Praetor 600 Enters Service

The Praetor 600, handed over to a European customer, rolled off the hybrid assembly line in Brazil that also produces the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream’s G600 Crosses the Finish Line

The Savannah airframer is now set to begin deliveries of the latest addition to its product line up later this year.
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Airports

PANYNJ Ponders ACY Buy

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is considering adding another airport to its portfolio.
Aircraft

Asco Sees Progress In Restoring Production after Cyber Attack

A large-scaled ransomware attack beset Belgian manufacturer Asco Industries on June 7.
FBOs

Ground Handling Training Moves into the VR Realm

Lithuania-bases Baltic Ground Services Group plans to release a full curriculum of virtual reality training modules by the end of the year.
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Regulations and Government

Proposal Would Permit SST Flight Testing over U.S.

Proposal would pave the way for testing and development of a supersonic aircraft.
Avionics

Garmin Mainstreams G3X Touch in Part 23 Airplanes

FAA certification of Garmin's G3X Touch displays means that owners of older aircraft have lower-cost options for big safety improvements.
Regulations and Government

Senator Suggests Implementing TFRs for Concerts

Sen. Maria Cantwell is concerned that TFRs are imposed over sporting events but not over other major events, such as concerts.
Airlines

Jazeera Airways Eyes Big Opportunities in Mideast and Beyond

With another three airplanes joining the fleet this year, Jazeera projects a 25 percent increase in passenger traffic in 2019.
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation Marks Milestone 300th CJ4 Delivery

The single-pilot, nine-passenger Cessna Citation CJ4 was first delivered in 2010.
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Aircraft

Delays Lengthen for 737 Max Return to Service

A new issue found during simulator testing will required further work to update the 737 Max's flight control software.
Aircraft

Pilatus PC-24 Gets Transport Canada Nod

Pilatus Aircraft has received Transport Canada certification for its PC-24 light jet, said Canadian distributor Levaero Aviation.
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Aircraft

Antonov Lands Domestic Order for An-178

Thirteen aircraft are being ordered, and Antonov hopes the deal will inspire confidence in the design from other potential customers
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