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Regulations and Government

General Aviation in China: Beyond Luxury Aircraft

Chinese Academy of Engineering highlights economic importance of growing general aviation.
Airports

Vnukovo-3 Plans Expansion for Business Aviation

Moscow’s main business aviation FBO plans a new domestic flight terminal and “helidrome”.

New Registries Tout Tail Number Advantages

Five national registries exhibiting at ABACE highlight the flexibility, efficiency, and economy they offer private aircraft owners and operators.
Aircraft

Inside Bombardier’s Global 7500: the Largest Purpose-Built Business Jet in the World

Inside Bombardier’s Global 7500: the Largest Purpose-Built Business Jet in the World
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Hiller To Receive NATA's Highest Award

A former president of the association and long time board member, director emeritus Martin Hiller's career in aviation has spanned nearly four decades.
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Rotorcraft

Russians To Vie for EASA Certification of VRT500 Single

New light single VRT500 coaxial model could be in production by 2021
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Aircraft

Norwegian Inks Deal with Airbus To Delay Neo Deliveries

The delivery re-shuffle forms part of low-cost carrier Norwegian's ongoing financial restructuring.
Aircraft

Flaris LAR1 Makes First Flight

Polish single engine personal jet flies six years after first announced
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Sustainability and Environment

IBAC To Participate in Sustainable Fuel Conference

The ICAO-sponsored event will attract attendees from all segments of the aviation fuel chain, to Montreal at the end of April.
Maintenance and Modifications

PWI Adds Three LED Install Centers

Deer Horn Aviation, Airborne Aircraft Management and Aviation Technologies are PWI's newest installation centers for aircraft LED lighting.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Honeywell and Volocopter Team To Test UAM Avionics

Honeywell intertial measurement based AHRS will fly on Volocopter eVTOL later this year
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drone-to-home Delivery Service Begins in Australia

Alphabet's Wing unit rolls out drone to home delivery service in Canberra
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

New Standard Brings Cabin Lights into LED Age

The benchmark is intended to provide standardized levels of luminosity for LED lighting options.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Lines Up European Mx Support for Global 7500

Line maintenance services for the Global 7500 are available at eight locations in five European countries.
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Charter & Fractional

Vista Global To Acquire JetSmarter

The acquisition of JetSmarter is expected to close in the second quarter.
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FBOs

Arizona Airport Joins World Fuel Network

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, and its owned and operated FBO, Gateway Aviation Services, will now accept World Fuel's contract fuel program and Avcard.
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Aircraft

Piper Pilot Models Drawing Strong Response

Piper also is seeing growth in European market with a new dealer in France, Flying Smart, and EASA validation of the Garmin G1000 NXi avionics on the M500.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Shortens Inspection Interval for Trent 1000 TENs

Deterioration in the latest Trent’s high-pressure turbine blades has occurred faster than expected in some engines.
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Avionics

Daher's Updated TBM App Adds Flight Analysis, Aircraft Status

Daher's latest version of its Me & My TBM app for TBM owners/operators adds new system parameters and flight analysis feedback features.
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Safety

GA Groups Reopen Survey To Get Picture of GA in Europe

Initial survey results show flight schools and flying clubs log the most flying hours, while 10 percent of aircraft are registered in a different nation.

AutoFlightX Takes Wraps off All-electric Demonstrator

The demonstrator will fly soon, testing systems and concepts that will be used in a cargo and passenger-carrying eVTOL
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Aircraft

Search Underway for Missing Japanese Pilot Following F-35 Crash

Some debris has been retrieved following the loss of a Japanese F-35 over the Pacific, but the pilot has yet to be located.
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Aircraft

Su-33 To Begin 2nd Phase of Upgrade While Russia Mulls Carrier Options

Russia's aging Su-33 carrier-borne fighters are being modernized, but the path for the navy's carrier capability is far from clear.
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Security

MedAire Releases Updated Travel Risk Map

The aviation medical support company provides guidance to help international operators understand risk at their various destinations.
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Aircraft

Textron Looks To Build From Turboprop Base in China

Customer interest in China, APAC is strong for Textron Avation's in-development Cessna Denali, SkyCourier.
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Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Sees One Quarter of Its Membership Based in Asia

The company is hopeful about building its business in the region as infrastructure develops.
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Airlines

Airlines and ANSPs Bicker Over European ATM Targets

EU-wide performance targets for the next five years call for a reduction in delays and costs.

U.S. Bizav Flying Falls for Second Consecutive Month

Business aviation activity in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean fell for the second consecutive month after Part 135 flying declined for 10th month in a row.
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Aircraft

Boeing Q1 Deliveries Sag Amid Max Grounding

Total 737 deliveries for the quarter fell by 43 airplanes.
Airports

FAA To Hold Workshops on Las Vegas Airspace Redesign

The FAA is holding three public workshops this week in and around Las Vegas to discuss proposed airspace improvements over the metropolitan area.