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Engines

Data and Digital Solutions are Key to Future of GE Aviation

The engine maker is looking to harness its vast amounts of data to improve the user experience.
Airlines

Azul Makes Offer for Avianca Brasil Slots, Airbus Leases

A deal between Brazil’s third- and fourth-largest carriers would triple the number of slots Azul would control at São Paulo Congonhas Airport.
FBOs

Metrojet Breaks Ground on Philippines FBO/MRO Complex

Business aviation service provider Metrojet has broke ground on a 279,862-sq-ft FBO/MRO facility at Clark International Airport in Pampanga, Philippines.

Pistons Buoy Bizav Activity in Europe, Says WingX

Business aviation departures in Europe rose 1.7 percent year-over-year last month, thanks to a “big increase” in piston traffic.
Accidents

Bristow Bell 407 Louisiana Crash Proves Fatal

Two were aboard a Bristow Bell 407 that crashed on Sunday near Galliano, Louisiana

Royal Jet Optimistic About Prospects at Saudi Airshow

Rob DiCastri, CEO of Abu Dhabi-based Royal Jet, told AIN that he is “hoping to” do new business in Saudi Arabia this week at the inaugural Saudi Airshow.
Aircraft

TBM 930 Completes Paris-New York Record Flight

Pilots Dierk Reuter and Phil Bozek set sights on a record held since 1985 by famed test pilot Chuck Yeager.
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Airlines

LCCs Set To Catalyze Argentine Growth

Traffic in Argentina’s domestic air travel market will triple within eight years, according to ICF aviation consultant Carlos Ozores.
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Aircraft

IADA Progressing On Bizjet Dealer Accreditation

Two professors in the University of North Dakota's aviation department are leading the accreditation program.
Airlines

Myanmar Government Pushes for Airline Mergers

A shrinking Burmese market has already claimed five carriers in the past 15 months.
Aircraft

Russia To Convert Tu-204 Passenger Jets into Freighters

The federation’s postal service cites a need for 10 more narrowbody cargo airplanes.
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Accidents

FDR, CVR Recovered from Doomed Ethiopian Max 8

More airlines ground the Boeing narrowbody following the suspension of all Max 8 operations in China.
Aircraft

HAL Ramps Up LCA Production and Looks to the Mk2

India's troubled Tejas Light Combat Aircraft program is advancing with an interim improved Mk1A, followed by a much more capable Mk2.
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Aircraft

Prowler Bows Out After 48 Years

With the conclusion of Marine Corps EA-6B operations, the career of the Prowler electronic warfare platform has come to an end.
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Accidents

China, Ethiopian Airlines Ground Their Max 8 Fleets

The Civil Aviation Authority of China grounds more than a quarter of the global fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8s.
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Rotorcraft

Bristow's Credit Downgraded, Stock Slides Below $1

Credit rating agency Moody's downgrades $750 million worth of Bristow debt, citing a variety of company problems
Airports

Flying into Tough Airports: Kathmandu, Nepal

Flying into Tough Airports: Kathmandu, Nepal
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Accidents

Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 Crashes, Killing 157

Flight ET 302 lost contact with ATC six minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa.
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Charter & Fractional

Royal Jet Upbeat on Middle East, Africa

The company is diversifying its offerings beyond the role family.
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Accidents

Boeing Declines Comment on Lion Air Crash Lawsuit

Seventeen relatives of victims of Lion Air Flight 610 file suit in Seattle.
Aircraft

Airbus Inks Single Contract for Four Aircraft in 2019

Deliveries accelerate for the European OEM, as it ships 39 airplanes in January and 49 in February.

Lone Sky Aero Bizav Consultancy Launches

Firm will offer aircraft sales and purchasing, and aerospace and defense contract consulting.
Safety

NBAA Announces 2019 Top Safety Focus Areas

Reducing the risk of loss of-control-inflight is at the top of the list
FBOs

Montana FBO Changes Ownership, Name

The former Front Range Aviation FBO will now be known as Great Falls Jet Center after its purchase by aircraft management company Eagle Jet Solutions.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Snags Orders for 43 Helicopters at Heli-Expo

Airbus Helicopters took in orders for 43 aircraft at this week's Heli-Expo in Atlanta
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Training and Workforce

Boeing Invests $3M for Embry-Riddle Scholarships

Boeing's investment will help pay for student scholarships and for program certification costs.
Safety

PowerFlarm Reaches 10,000th Customer

Flarm Technology has sold more than 40,000 of its aircraft collision and obstacle warning alarms since 2004
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AINsight: Maximize Aircraft Bonus Depreciation in 2019

Bonus depreciation has its appeal, but it might not be best for a taxpayer's particular set of circumstances.
Regulations and Government

BBGA Mulls Brexit Uncertainty

Top topics at the BBGA’s annual conference included airport access, illegal charter and Brexit uncertainties.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

First Flight for the Low-Cost 'Loyal Wingman'

Working with AFRL, Kratos has flown a demonstrator of an expendable low-cost UCAV that can operate collaboratively with manned aircraft
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