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Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Adds Third Dallas Base with Flite Components

West Star sees "great synergies" between it newly acquired Flite Components and Dallas Aeronautical Services, which was added to the portfolio last year.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Debuts New Widebody Completions Hangar

Designed to meet increasing demand, the 93,700 sq ft facility can hold two widebody projects at the same time.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Secures Commitments for G5000 Excel/XLS Upgrade

Garmin expects to obtain STC for the upgrade program in 2019.
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet's Malaysian MRO Gets FAA Approval

The company's 64,000 sq ft location is the largest in the country and provides Bombardier and Gulfstream authorized service.
Accidents

Report on Lion Air Flight 610 Raises More Questions

Logs indicate that mechanics replaced suspect AOA sensor on October 27 but associated control problems continued.
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Europe Gears Up for More Growth

Flexjet Europe is growing quickly, with plans to double its fleet and add new access programs next year.
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Aviation Journalist Jack Elliott Flies West

Jack Elliott, author of the longest running aviation column in a mainstream media outlet at 38 years, dies at 94.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo's Avance L5 STC'd for Range of Gulfstreams

The 4G cabin connectivity system is now available for installation on the G280, GIV series, GV series, G600 and G650/650ER
Aircraft

China Seeking To Offload Surplus Military Aircraft

At Airshow China, the country put up for sale a number of surplus military aircraft, including the relatively new JH-7 attacker and KJ-200 AEW aircraft.
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Astronautics Co-founder Nate Zelazo, 100, Passes Away

Zelazo founded Astronautics on rocket science and turned the company from a one-room shop to a global corporation.
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Aircraft

Bye Aerospace Sun Flyer Targets Charter Market

Bye Aerospace Sun Flyer Targets Charter Market
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Gulfstream's Mark Burns Joins Slate of NAA Honors

The Distinguished Stateman Award will be presented to William Garvey and John and Martha King, along with Burns.

Collins Aerospace Creates New Playing Field for OEMs

Rockwell Collins joins UTAS to create Collins Aerospace, a 70,000-employee global organization, while UTC spins off non-aerospace companies.
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FBOs

Texas Airport To Receive New Private Hangar Complex

Western LLC is adding another 100,000 sq ft of hangar space at San Antonio International Airport.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Broker: Aircraft Insurance Rates To Climb 5% to 30%

A recent spate of accidents has turned the aircraft insurance market from soft to hard in just a few months. Expect rate increases, said one broker.
Avionics

Avidyne 2019 Avionics Training Schedule Released

Avionics training is provided by Gary Reeves and PilotSafety.org, Avidyne's official training partner.
Aircraft

Boeing Homes In on NMA Business Case

The OEM boasts a one-time execution of the 777X program and sees an uptick in full-freighter demand.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

EASA Opens Drone Conference

Amsterdam conference is addressing the future of drones in Europe.
Charter & Fractional

RFDS Takes Delivery of First Medevac-equipped PC-24

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia's medevac-outfitted Pilatus PC-24 will allow it to transport patients longer distances.
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Rotorcraft

FAA Proposes Rotor Blade AD for MD 500/600 Helicopters

The proposed airworthiness directive would mandate new repetitive inspections for main rotor blade cracks.
Aircraft

Russian Banks Plan Massive Regional Airline Project

Sberbank and VTB have committed to funding a fleet consisting of Superjets and Il-114s.
Maintenance and Modifications

Oriens Adds PC-12 Flight Training at London Biggin Hill

The UK's exclusive Pilatus service center and PC-12 sales dealer sees a growing number of the turboprop single at the airport.
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FBOs

North Carolina Airport Gets Second FBO

Koury Aviation long known in the region for aircraft charter services, has now made the jump into FBO operations.
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Aircraft

Adria Becomes Latest European Airline to Commit to Superjet

The Slovenian flag carrier has signed an LOI calling for delivery of 15 SSJs.
FBOs

Sky Valet Adds Two Major Spanish Destinations

The European FBO operator has won a tender from Spanish airport manager AENA to expand its network to Madrid and Barcelona.
Airlines

Blocked Airline Funds in Africa Total $670 Million

African airlines lose an average of $1.25 per passenger carried.
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Regulations and Government

Interstate Helicopters Fined for Illegal Charter

The fines come as the FAA has stepped up its efforts to identify illegal charters and either educate or enforce, depending on the circumstances.
Aircraft

Piaggio Declares Insolvency, Seeks Restructuring

The move comes a year after Piaggio had outlined a five-year turnaround plan that had included a £255 million ($342 million) cash injection from Mubadala.
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Avionics

FCC Allows Galileo To Augment GPS in U.S.

The FCC order allows Galileo's 30 global navigation system satellites to be used in the U.S. to augment the 31 satellites in the U.S. GPS network.
Avionics

560XL Receives Special Conditions for Cyber Protection

The STC for Garmin's G5000 Cessna 560XL mod will be contingent upon meeting special conditions to reduce cyber risks.