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Check out Mecaer’s “Magnificent” Interior for the Bell 505

Check out Mecaer’s “Magnificent” Interior for the Bell 505
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AINsight: Drowning in Drones?

Business and general aviation practitioners are uniquely positioned to seize the future of urban mobility.
Aircraft

Ghostrider Arrives To Replace Spooky

AFSOC has taken delivery of its first Block 30 AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, which will replace the last of the first-generation Hercules gunships .
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Accidents

France’s BEA To Analyze Recorders from Ill-fated 737 Max

Authorities transported the Ethiopian Airlines recorders from Addis Ababa to Paris for investigation on the request of the Ethiopian CAA.
Safety

FAA Moving To Make ASAP More Flexible

FAA will no longer take administrative actions for reports accepted into the ACSF ASAP program and will sign partnership agreements rather than MoUs.

NBAA's Bolen Asks Industry To Be Bizav Ambassadors

Ed Bolen's message came at the opening session today at the NBAA Regional Forum in Houston.
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Training and Workforce

BBD Completes Sale of Bizjet Training Business to CAE

The deal adds 12 full=flight simulators and provides an expanded pool of training specialists.
Aircraft

Embraer Completes Praetor 600 Cert Flight Tests

The shift to the new Praetor line contributed to a dip in deliveries and slide in revenues in 2018.
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Airports

Istanbul’s New Mega-airport To Be Fully Operational in April

The transfer of the operations, fleet, and equipment from Istanbul Atatürk International Airport to the new venue will take two days.
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Rotorcraft

Leonardo Trekker Gets FAA Nod

Leonardo said it holds orders for more than 60 Trekkers from customers in Europe, North and Latin America, and Asia.
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Rotorcraft

Helicopters Lift Leonardo's Annual Results

Aided by the success of its helicopter division, Leonardo posts strong 2018 financial results.
Accidents

U.S. Grounds Remaining Boeing Max 8s and 9s

The FAA stood as the last authority in the world to allow the model’s operation into and over its territory.
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Accidents

Canada Bans Boeing 737 Max, U.S. Remains Last Holdout

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration still sees “no basis” for grounding the 737 Max.
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Safety

NTSB Renews Call for Mandatory FDM, SMS for Part 135

The NTSB said the May 2017 Learjet 35A crash highlighted a series of safety issues in Part 135, including the lack of FDM and pilot oversight.
Aircraft

Third ARJ21 Operator Prepares for Service with Comac Jet

Low-cost carrier Urumqi Air expects to take delivery of its first Comac jet within six months.
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Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero UK Center Gets EASA, Honeywell OKs

The Fleetlands facility is now approved to provide support for TFE731-2/-3/-4/-5/-20/-40/-60 engine series models.
Aircraft

Lufthansa To Order 40 More Boeing, Airbus Widebodies

The group plans to replace most of its four-engine jets with Airbus A350-900s and Boeing 787-9s.
Avionics

MyGoFlight HUD Aims for Initial Part 23 Approval

MyGoFlight's head-up display offers a lower-cost HUD option for light singles through light jets.
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Aircraft

Malaysia: Maritime Surveillance, UAV, Radars, LCA Are Priority

Malaysia's air force is looking to overhaul its fleet, while adding new technology as and when funding allows.
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Charter & Fractional

Flight-Sharing Provider Wingly Revamps Website

Despite flight sharing proving controversial, Wingly believes it can persuade industry that its users are complying with regulations.
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Aircraft

A deep dive into Bell’s Nexus eVTOL Air Taxi Aircraft of the Future

A deep dive into Bell’s Nexus eVTOL Air Taxi Aircraft of the Future
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Middle East Bizjet Deliveries Expected To Trend Up

Business jet deliveries in the region are estimated to reach 14 aircraft this year, 15 next year, and 16 in 2021.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Naples Jet Center Gets Brazil ANAC Nod for Mx

Florida-based Naples Jet Center received Brazil ANAC approval to provide airframe, engine, and avionics services for Brazil-registered business aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Gets Charged Up by Battery Mx Growth

Duncan Aviation's Nebraska location handles 85 to 100 batteries a week.
Accidents

Atlas Air 3591 Pitched Down in Response to Elevator Deflection

In a March 12 update, the NTSB noted the Boeing 767-300 Freighter appears to have encountered turbulence before entering a steep dive into a coastal bay.
FBOs

Jet Aviation Jeddah Certified for Ground Handling

Jet Aviation is pursuing ground handling certification at its three other FBOs in Saudi Arabia.
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Accidents

EASA Suspends Boeing 737 Max Operations In and To Europe

The European safety agency joins China and several other jurisdictions as groundings of the Max mount.
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Forthcoming S-500 Induction Fuels Turkish Interest

Russia aims to get its next-generation S-500 SAM into service this year, accelerating Turkish interest in acquiring the system despite U.S. objections
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Safety

FSF, Aireon Collaborate on Space-based ADS-B Data

The ADS-B payloads in Iridium Next satellites will generate data that can help facilitate safety improvements.
Avionics

FlightAware Tracking ADS-B Out Compliance

FlightAware's ADS-B network shows that ADS-B Out compliance rates are climbing in the U.S.