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Saab Advances with Gripen E Test Program

The program for a new-generation Gripen program is accelerating with a third aircraft shortly to fly and production ramping up.
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Aircraft

RAF F-35s Deploy for Lightning Dawn

The first deployment by UK F-35s to Cyprus will not involve combat operations, says the RAF.
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Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Grounds Tamarack Atlas-equipped CJs

Tamarack maintains that two previously issued service bulletins remedy control issues in Citations equipped with active load-alleviating winglets.
Aircraft

Philippines Considering Surplus P-3C Orions

An acquisition of just one Orion would significantly boost maritime patrol capability in a region of growing tension.
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Aircraft

Airbus Eyes New Narrowbody Opportunities in Africa

The European airframer has placed a team in Nigeria in an effort to tap the Western African country’s particularly strong potential.
Regulations and Government

Gibraltar Looks To Establish Aircraft Registry

The British territory intends to start with private aircraft registration.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Edge Delves into Dealer Business with New Division

The firm raised new capital and is dedicating more than $100 million to Jet Edge Partners and has brought two veteran aircraft salesman to steer the unit.
Aircraft

U.S. Defense Contractors See Hypersonic Ramp-up

Raytheon and Lockheed Martin share in more than $3 billion in U.S. contracts for hypersonic weapons development.
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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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