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Astronautics To Consolidate Milwaukee Facilities

Astronautics is relocating its Milwaukee-area facilities to allow for further expansion and to be in closer proximity to General Mitchell Intl. Airport.
Safety

NTSB Sharpens Focus on Part 135 with Most Wanted List

Part 135 operational safety was the sole theme that solely focused on aviation in the latest Most Wanted List.
FBOs

Heritage Aviation Achieves Benefit Corp. Status

Heritage Aviation has converted to a Vermont Benefit Corp., which requires it to consider social responsibility to employees, environment, and community.
Aircraft

Germania Halts Operations and Files for Insolvency

The Berlin-based airline is the latest on a growing list of recent airline failures in Europe.
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FBOs

Lynx FBO Network Adds Florida Location

The acquistion of World Jet at FXE gives the company its seventh location, since its founding in 2016.
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Aircraft

Aircraft Brokers Group Seeks Accreditation Applications

The International Aircraft Dealers Association also launched its new AircraftExchange website this week.
Aircraft

Collins Aerospace to Supply T-X's Seats and Landing Gear

Collins Aerospace has been selected to provide two major systems for the Boeing/Saab T-X, including the latest ACES 5 ejection seat
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Challenges Remain as '3D Printing' Develops

The aerospace industry still faces challenges fully exploiting the potential of additive manufacturing.
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Airlines

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary To Become Group CEO

Europe’s largest low-cost carrier overhauls its corporate structure in an effort to deliver cost and operating efficiencies across its subsidiaries.
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Aircraft

M600 Utilization Prompts Piper To Up Warranty Hours

The aircraft rolled out in 2015 with an original five-year/1,000-hour warranty, but now has a five-year/1,500-hour warranty timeframe.
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Airports

Canada Issues Recommendations Following Incursion Study

A Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigation into 27 runway incursions at Toronto Pearson Intl. Airport has led to four recommendations.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Edge Awarded Millions in Client Theft Lawsuit

A jury ruled against a former company employee, who they believe interfered with the California charter/management provider's Asian clientele.

Honda Aircraft Settles with DOJ over Hiring Error

Honda Aircraft will pay a civil penalty for requiring job applicants to have a specific citizenship status due to a “misunderstanding" of requirements.
Safety

AviationManuals Sees Double-digit Revenue Gains

The Washington, D.C.-based company also expanded its digital offerings in 2018.
Safety

ACSF Adds Members, Audit Standard Renewals

The association membership has approached 190 with the latest round of new members.
Maintenance and Modifications

Whelen Engineering Acquires LoPresti Aviation

Chester, Connecticut-based Whelen Engineering acquired LoPresti Aviation and spun off its aviation division to combine the aviation lighting companies into
Cabin Interior and Electronics

SmartSky Signs JetSuiteX for Air-to-ground Service

The SmartSky airborne connectivity service will be available for JetSuiteX customers in late summer.
Aircraft

An-124 Ruslan Replacement Takes Shape

Russia's TsAGI has revealed more details of the Slon, a program to provide a potential successor to the An-124 heavy airlifter.
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Aircraft

Moscow Commits To Reviving Cubana Fleet

The Kremlin agrees to provide most of the funding to resuscitate Cuba’s airliners.
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People In Aviation

John Yegerlehner has become president of Spectra Jet, Dan Dunn was promoted at Mente Group and Stuart Locke joined Oriens Aviation.
Accidents

Accidents: February 2019

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Opens Helicopter Support Facility in Louisiana

Leonardo Gulf Coast Support Center will include blade repair shop, parts warehouse.
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Airlines

Air France-KLM Further Consolidates Airline Brands

The group abandons Hop! brand and livery to integrate it into Air France.
Airlines

Air Italy Scales Back Intercontinental Network

The airline will end services to Delhi and Bombay, postpones launch of controversial Chicago route.
Maintenance and Modifications

AAR Points To Prospects To Fill Labor Pipeline

An AAR report suggests looking to discouraged or underemployed workers, underrepresented groups, and students preferring a two-year path.
FBOs

American Aero Nets Everest Fuel Award for Excellence

American Aero FTW at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport is among the first FBOs to receive the inaugural Everest Fuel Preferred Award.

Environmentalists Tout Report in Supersonics Opposition

The report claims that certain regions could be exposed to up to 200 sonic booms daily and 96 million metric tons of CO2 would be released annually.
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Avionics

As ADS-B Mandate Looms, ACSS Ships 10,000th NXT Unit

With U.S. and European ADS-B Out mandates nearing, ACSS announced yesterday that it has delivered the 10,000th production unit of its NXT Mode S transponde
Regulations and Government

Australia Plans Mandatory Drone Registration

Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority has proposed rules for a graduated implementation process for drone registration and accreditation of remotely