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Accidents

Pilatus Dedicates Completions Center in Broomfield

The facility will house completions activities for both the PC-12 NG and PC-24, in addition to spares and administrative offices.
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FBOs

Lynx FBO Chain Expands with AGC Facility Purchase

Founded in 2016, Lynx will now feature six FBO locations, including its latest buy of the Voyager Jet Center in Pittsburgh.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

MyDefence Demos Wearable Drone Jammer

Has Range Up To 1,000 Meters
Training and Workforce

Directional Aviation Acquiring SimCom

SimCom provides pilot training for jet, turboprop, and piston aircraft using FAA-qualified flight training devices and full-motion simulators.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Bell Adds Thales to VTOL Team

Thales will develop the flight controls for the VTOL model.
Airlines

Asia-Pacific at Epicenter of Infrastructure Crisis

Region expected to take 40 percent of all commercial aircraft over 20 years
Safety

Eurocontrol Continues Wake-turbulence Research

Avoiding and countering wake vortices remains primarily an operational concern.
Avionics

Thales Brings TopMax Head-worn Display To Asia

Thales aims to certify the device by 2020.
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Aircraft

Pilot Report: Cessna Citation Longitude

AIN flies the longest Citation as it nears certification.
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Aircraft

Taiwan Receives First F-16V Upgrade

The Republic of China Air Force has started to receive AESA radar-equipped F-16s that have been modernized by AIDC
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Rotorcraft

Reach Taking Five New Airbus Helicopters

The helicopters are part of HEMS operator's fleet-replacement plan.
Rotorcraft

CHC Opens New Dublin SAR Base

Flies More Than 1,000 Missions Annually In Ireland
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Engines

Rolls Royce Nano Robot Bugs and Snakes to Repair Jet Engine Innards

Rolls Royce Nano Robot Bugs and Snakes to Repair Jet Engine Innards
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Aircraft

Ryanair Sees Boeing Max 200 Driving Better Unit Costs

Irish LCC predicts “grim” winter ahead of first deliveries
Aircraft

Embraer Bizjet Deliveries Rise in 3Q18, but Down YTD

For the year, the company is still holding to projections of 105 to 120 business jet shipments for this year, roughly flat with 2017.
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Airports

Indonesia Pins Hopes on Private Sector for Airport Development

Talks resume over new facility to replace Jakarta’s international gateway
Aircraft

Bombardier Sues Mitsubishi Over Trade Secrets

Canadian company charges former employees misappropriated certification documents upon joining Mitsubishi and AeroTec
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Navy Commissions Dedicated UAS Test Squadron

The U.S. Navy has raised its unamnned air system developmental test unit to full squadron status, underlining the growing importance of the unit's work
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Aircraft

Russia Discontinues An-148 Production in Favor of Il-112

In light of the deep divide between Russia and Ukraine, UAC's Voronezh plant has ceased the the licensed production of the Ukrainian An-148 design
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Airlines

Air France Inks Pay Deal With Majority of its Trade Unions

Main pilots’ union continues negotiations
Rotorcraft

Airbus Focused on HEMS at Helitech Amsterdam

The H145 and H160 are becoming popular in the HEMS sector.
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Aircraft

Orders Boost TextAv Backlog, But Deliveries Dip in Q3

Turboprop deliveries were down while jet deliveries remained stable.
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Regulations and Government

EASA Proposes Runway Alerting Systems on Large Airplanes

Approximately 80 percent of reported runway excursions occur during landings.
FBOs

Another New FBO in the Works in Hawaii

Two competing FBOs will be under construction at Ellison Onizuka International Airport at Kona.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Shows Offshore H175 at Helitech

The H175 on display operates in offshore oil-and-gas missions.
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Cheri Rudd, ‘The Voice of NBAA,’ Dies

Rudd served as the gatekeeper at NBAA as the manager of office coordination for nearly 30 years.
Rotorcraft

Bell Aims To Crack Euro Utility Market with 505

Bell has delivered 120 copies of the 505 JetRanger X.
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Aircraft

Comac Speeds ARJ21 Production, Readies Flight Deck Redesign

Chinese conglomerate plans to deliver another eight airplanes by the end of the year
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Aircraft

Kremlin Commits More Subsidies for Superjet Operations

More than $150 million to go to government-run lessor

AINsight: Industry Needs To Keep Focus on the Future

The industry needs to fill the pipeline with people who will reinvigorate it and that means becoming more diverse, more inclusive, and more youthful.