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Airlines

EU Reveals ‘Basic Connectivity’ No-deal Brexit Air Traffic Plan

Proposal calls for 3rd and 4th freedom flights between UK and EU27; status quo of frequencies
Aircraft

Spirit AeroSystems To Add 1,400 More Wichita Workers

Spirit AeroSystems CEO Tom Gentile says rising rates on Boeing airplanes contributing to the jobs expansion in Wichita.
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Sustainability and Environment

Swedish Airports Look To Go Green

Through December, five major Swedish airports operated by Swedavia will have biofuel available.
Aircraft

Dale Klapmeier To Step Down as Cirrus CEO

Klapmeier will transition to an advisory role and a search for a successor is under way.
Maintenance and Modifications

TAG Maintenance Marks 15 Years at Farnborough

Each year the location services approximately 1,600 aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Stevens Expands To Macon

The company is shifting large-cabin work from its Greenville headquarters to Macon.
FBOs

ExecuJet Partners on New Swiss FBO

The Luxaviation subsidiary has partnered with Lugano Airport on an ExecuJet-branded FBO in the financial center, located near the Italian border.
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Rotorcraft

Bell VP, Former Dealer Head Indicted On Fraud Charges

Bell VP Jay Ortiz and Puerto Rican dealer charged in connection with sales of 429s, 407.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AINsight: Year Set to End on a High Note

Industry expert reflects on 2018 and looks ahead to 2019.
Aircraft

Japan OKs Extra F-35 Buy in Fighter Re-equipment Plans

Japan's latest defense plan has been published and, as expected, it approves a major purchase of extra F-35s, including STOVL aircraft
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Aircraft

LRASM and Sea Venom/ANL: Anti-ship Missiles Make Progress

Two anti-ship missile programs have achieved significant progress as LRASM enters service and Sea Venom/ANL moves into qualification testing
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Maintenance and Modifications

Wichita Avionics Firm Sees Growth in Bizjet Work

Bevan Aviation is the No. 1 installer of Garmin's G5000 glass cockpit west of the Mississippi River, a Garmin spokeswoman says.
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Airports

First Digital Tower in the UK Goes Active

The university hopes to transition exclusively to the digital control tower in six months, when it can close the visual tower.
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Rotorcraft

Bell V-280 Celebrates First Year Of Flight

The Bell V-280 tiltrotor has achieved a variety of performance milestones over the course of 85 flight test hours.
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Airports

California Considers Closing GA Airport in San Jose

Long-term plans for Reid-Hillview Airport could include redevelopment for affordable housing, AOPA said.
Aircraft

SkyWest Divests ExpressJet to United Airlines Joint Venture

ManaAir is paying $70 million in cash for the regional operator
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Sold In $5 Billion Deal

Veritas Capital has sold the global MRO provider to The Carlyle Group. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019
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Rotorcraft

First Serial-production Airbus Helicopters H160 Flies

The first serial production H160 will be delivered to launch customer Babcock in 2020.
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Aircraft

Swiss Air-Rescue Rega Completes Challenger 650 Upgrades

Swiss Air-Rescue Rega has been a customer of the Bombardier Challenger large business jet since 1982.
Safety

Episode 15: Familiar Departure, Busted Altitude | AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck Podcast

An unanticipated enroute stop-over throws a curve to an experienced crew.
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Charter & Fractional

UK's Air Charter Service Sees Banner Month

The global company recorded the best month in its 28 year existance in November.
Training and Workforce

ASG: Flights Schools Decline, But Trainers Up in AsPac

Consolidation is leading to a shrinking number of flight schools in the Asia Pacific region, but demand for pilots is pushing up the training fleet.
Airlines

UK Government Details Major Slot Overhaul Plans

Post-Brexit rules could see widespread use of slot auctioning to solve capacity constraints and increase competition
FBOs

Florida Airport Rebrands Its FBO

Naples Airport Authority has renamed its facility as Naples Aviation and is introducing Avfuel contract fuel.
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Aircraft

Spirit AeroSystems Volunteers Collect Toys

Employees of the aerostructures supplier to Boeing, Airbus and Rolls-Royce made the donations to the Salvation Army in Wichita.
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Regulations and Government

DeFazio, Wicker To Chair Key Committees

The key aviation authorizing committees are seeing turnover with retirements and the elections.
Aircraft

Boeing, Embraer Agree To Terms on Commercial JV, Propose Second JV for KC-390

The proposed joint venture for Embraer's commercial aircraft and services will cost Boeing $400 million more than what was first proposed in July 2018.
Regulations and Government

FCC Bans Certification, Sale of 121.5 MHz ELTs

The rule published this month comes eight years after the agency stayed an earlier prohibition on the sale, manufacture, and use of the units.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Helicopter Insurance Premiums Could Double

Sticker shock looms for those renewing helicopter insurance policies.
Aircraft

Air Astana To Extend Regional Footprint

Kazakhstan’s national carrier sees China as significant opportunity
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