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Accidents

Cardiff City Joins BACA Call for Urgent Action on Gray Charter

The football club that lost its newly signed player in a January 21 accident has joined BACA The Air Charter Association in calling for urgent reform.
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Aircraft

Dassault Falcon 8X Takeoff from 3,500-ft SMO Runway to Set SMO to TEB Record

Dassault Falcon 8X Takeoff from 3,500-ft SMO Runway to Set SMO to TEB Record
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Aircraft

Aircraft Financiers Eye Kremlin's Regional Network Plans

Western lessors and banks are keen to be involved as Russian regional air transport growth could soar under a new Kremlin program.
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Engines

Eviation's Alice To Have Magnix Electric Engine Option

Electric engine maker Magnix scored a win with Eviation.
Aircraft

Collins Teams On Electric Airlander Project

Collins Aerospace partnering a project to bring electric propulsion to Airlander 10 airship
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Aircraft

BBD's Bizjet Shipments Slide, but Backlog Rises to $15B

Bombardier delivered 24 business jets in the first quarter, down from 31 a year ago, but backlog grew and still expects to ship up to 155 this year.
Aircraft

Upgraded F-5 Flies with Garmin G3000

Tactical Air Support is modifying its recently acquired ex-Jordanian adversary F-5E/Fs with new equipment, including a Garmin G3000 flight deck.
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Aircraft

ACJ319neo Completes First Flight

The derivative of the Airbus A319neo flew for an hour and 55 minutes on Wednesday.
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Rotorcraft

Air Methods Shutters Four Bases in Oklahoma

Air Methods cited an unfavaroble payer mix as its reason for closing four Oklahoma bases.
Aircraft

Boeing’s Max Loss May Be Embraer’s Gain in Ukraine

The former Soviet republics represent what could be just one example of a region where Embraer E-Jets are making more headway due to Max issues.
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Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Inaugurates New F-16 Production Facility

F-16 production has moved out of Fort Worth to make room for expanded F-35 production capacity
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Rotorcraft

New Director Slate, Management Proposed for Bristow

Bristow shareholder proposes new directors, strategy as alternative to bankruptcy.
Rotorcraft

Army Selects First Round FARA Competitors

The U.S. Army has selected the first round of competitors for its proposed Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft
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Aircraft

Boeing Sees Initial Costs of 737 Max Grounding

First-quarter earnings show the impact of the Max grounding on Boeing but company plans to issue new 2019 guidance when impact is clearer.
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FBOs

Sky Valet to 'Connect' Italian Airport

Italy's Trieste Airport is the latest to join the European FBO chain's network which now includes 28 locations in five countries.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Deliveries, Sales Soar in First Quarter

Business jet deliveries at Gulfstream Aerospace climbed nearly 31 percent year-over-year in the first quarter, largely due to G500 shipments.
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Airlines

JetBlue’s Transatlantic A321LR Fleet To Be Delivered in 2021

JetBlue is confident it will obtain ETOPS certification by the time its A321LRs are delivered.
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Airports

Earthquake Damages Philippines Airport

MetroJet said its MRO facility at Clark appears to have only suffered minor damage.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Broadens Maintenance Schools Proposal

FAA expands proposed amendments to regulations governing the curriculum and operations of certificated aviation maintenance technician schools.
Charter & Fractional

JetSuiteX Adds Seattle Boeing Field Service on July 1

Seattle's King County International Airport-Boeing Field will be JetSuiteX's sixth, year-round destination.
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Airlines

Asiana To Drop Unprofitable Routes Before Sale

Korean airline has debts to pay despite a government bailout, and now a sale is the only way to avoid eventual collapse despite route cuts.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cutter Installs Performance Upgrade on HondaJet

Honda Aircraft unveiled the upgrade option during last fall's NBAA convention.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAI Technik Receives FAA Mx Approval

Nuremburg-based parent company FAI Aviation Group operates Germany's largest fleet of business jets.
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ATC

Swiss ATC Convictions Draw Calls for Reg Changes

International air navigation service providers are urging Swiss leaders to align regulations with international standards accepting just culture.
Maintenance and Modifications

Av8 Group Expanding Parts Inventories

The Houston company says the addition of Hawker and Challenger parts inventories are "just the beginning."
FBOs

Jet Aviation Integrates Hawker Pacific Singapore

The Hawker Pacific operations at Singapore Seletar Airport have been successfully integrated into Jet Aviation.

UTC's Hayes: Collins Acquisition Exceeding Expectations

The Max groundings may have up to a 10-cent earnings-per-share effective in 2019, company executives estimate.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drone Delivery Service Wing Gains FAA Air Carrier Nod

Wing will begin commercial delivery drone service in Virginia later this year.
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NATA To Honor Banyan Air Service's Don Campion

Campion has had a 40-year career that including co-founding Banyan and building the business into a entity spanning one million sq ft employing 190.

Long-time Bizav Charter Executive Dorothy White Dies

White held roles with a number of well-established charter and management businesses, as well as run her own, Global Charter Solutions.