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Airports

India To Take Long View Toward Airport Development

Needs infrastructure to accommodate 1 billion trips per year within 15 years
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bombardier, LHT Dial In New CMS for Global 7000

The customer-controlled touch dial is part of the nice Touch CMS that was designed for the Global 7000
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Airports

NBAA Asks Judicial Panel To Void FAA's SMO Agreement

The deal allows the city to shorten the runway and provides the option to close the Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) after 2028.
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Rotorcraft

Offshore Oil Chiefs Recommit To Helo Safety Initiatives

Leaders agree to push for “comprehensive implementation of safety priorities that will have the most potential to save lives in helicopter operations."
Regulations and Government

EASA Launches General Aviation Community Webpage

In addition to serving as a communications tool for operators, the dedicated page also has links to GA regulatory and policy issues.
Aircraft

WTO Ruling Calls on EU To Correct Airbus Subsidy ‘Errors’

Appeals body finds that Europe did not fully address improper loans for A350, A380
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Asset Insight Rolls Out Real-time Aircraft Valuation Tool

Valuation data and other information can be presented in graph and table formats for current, residual, orderly liquidation value, and maintenance events.
Airlines

Astral Aviation To Launch Africa’s First Cargo Drone Operation

Freight hauler targeting oil and gas, agricultural industries
FBOs

FBO Profile: Martha's Vineyard Airport

Things are heating up at the elite vacation destination, as it gears up for its peak traffic season.
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Rotorcraft

Doors-off Flights Back On, but with a Caveat

FAA Issues New Guidelines For The Shoe Selfie Set
Sustainability and Environment

Earth Air Pledges To Operate as Carbon-neutral Company

Earth Air seeks to offset Carbon emissions through reforestation efforts.
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation To Hold Maintenance Tech Career Fair

The MRO, which is holding the career fair at its Orlando, Florida facility, is looking to fill approximately 20 immediate job openings.
Maintenance and Modifications

Spectro Moves, Enlarges Swiss Lab Facility

The aircraft fluid and debris analyst's third laboratory can now offer the same portfolio of testing services available at its U.S. and the UK facilities.
Accidents

USHST: Helicopter Accidents Steadily Declining

The data shows that the average number of total accidents per year has declined by 40 percent since the late 1980s.
Aircraft

Gulfstream's New Twins Log Record Transpacific Flights

On April 20, the G500 and G600 flew from Shanghai to Honolulu at an average speed of Mach 0.90.
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U.S. Bizav Flying Rises as Part 91 Reawakens

All aircraft categories saw increases last month, with large-cabin jets once again coming out ahead with a 4.7-percent year-over-year increase.

Intl. Air & Space Hall of Fame To Honor FSI Chief, CAN

The International Air and Space Hall of Fame recognizes air and space honorees.
Rotorcraft

Bell 505 Earns China CAAC Certification

Approval Clears Way For Deliveries Of More Than 110 Orders
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Airlines

Japan Airlines To Launch Long-haul LCC

Plans to start international services by summer of 2020
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Safety

GE, ArincDirect Team on FOQA

GE Aviation's FOQA data will be available to ArincDirect customers for flight planning.
Maintenance and Modifications

New House Bill Aims To Boost Mx Workforce

The bill is similar to a measure introduced in the Senate by Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma).
Aircraft

Russia Unveils New Missile-armed UCAVs

One an aircraft, and one a helicopter, they appeared on transporters in the Moscow military parade.
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Avionics

GE Buys Into Avionica, Forms Joint Venture

GE and Avionica form joint venture to further airborne data collection and analysis.
Aircraft

AfBAA Says Africa is Different for Bizav

Five-year old association has a new vision that will help it engage and foster business aviation in Africa.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

New Embraer Division Focuses On Disruptive Technologies

The technology from the eVTOL program could eventually find its way into the company's other models.
Airlines

U.S. and UAE Settle Long-running Open Skies Debate

Both sides describe the result as a win

AINsight: Ethics Not Antithetical to Back-to-back Deals

Transparency and accountability are becoming the norm in back-to-back transactions.
Avionics

Ventura Air Developing STC for SmartSky in Learjet 55

The SmartSky 4G LTE system received its first STC in January—for the Cessna Citation Excel.
ATC

Mitre, ForeFlight To Test Mobile IFR Clearance Delivery

Trials are to begin next week at Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia and continue throughout July.
Rotorcraft

Australia’s TSB Issues Advisory for Overwater Helo Ops

Helicopter underwater escape training was deemed "very important" by survivors of accidents requiring underwater escape.