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FBOs

Jetex Aims for 50 FBOs Globally by 2020

Tthe company’s footprint will be entirely global, with an additional 21 new FBOs, by 2020.
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Regulations and Government

Avoiding Detrimental Brexit Impact is Key, Says EBAA

UK and continental operators have diverging concerns—and demands.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bombardier: Global 7000 Seats Bring Cloud-like Comfort

Bombardier's new "Nuage" seats for the Global 7000 break the mold in the way ergonomics inform the design of the seats.
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Training and Workforce

Famed Aviation Journalist Richard Collins Dies at 84

A 70-plus year aviation writing career comes to an end.
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Accidents

Air Methods Aeromed AStar Crashes In Wisconsin

All three crewmembers aboard the helicopter were killed.
Airports

Toronto Buttonville To Live On for Another 5 Years

The privately-owned airport has been threatened with closure for the past two years, as its owners seek to redevelop the 170-acre property.
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After Months of Rancor, FAA Bill Passes With Huge Support

The House on Friday voted 393-13 in favor of a bill that did not include the air traffic control reorganization measure.
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Aircraft

S7 Group Agrees To Launch SSJ75 with LOI for up to 100 Jets

Latest planned Superjet variant to fly in 2021

Bizjet Sales Up, but Delivery Slide Hits Embraer Q1

Company executives indicated Executive Jets segment would not be part of a Boeing partnership.
Airports

Kentucky Braces For Annual Derby Influx

Louisville International Airport can expect a swarm of business aircraft next week for the 144th running of the Kentrucky Derby
Regulations and Government

Funding Key to Future of NextGen

A panel session at the Wings Club addressed how the aviation industry and government can work together to further NextGen developments.
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Aircraft

Airbus To Cut A330 Output, Lags on A320 Deliveries

Weak demand for widebody airplanes prompts rate adjustment while the company struggles to meet its narrowbody commitments due to engine shortfalls
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Workforce Shortage in Spotlight at RACCA Conference

Operators encouraged to adopt wide-reaching approaches to recruiting new pilots and AMTs

Eurasia Airshow 2018 Fuels Turkey’s Desire To Boost Local Industry

The Turkish government requested the event to develop the nation's aerospace industry.

Franco-German Defense Axis Dominates ILA Berlin Airshow

New fighter, UAS, and heavy-lift helicopter requirements generated much discussion
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Charter & Fractional

XOJet Revenue Rises, Company Seeks To Add More Aircraft

Quarterly revenue growth was led by its charter brokerage arm, which was up 39.5 percent year-over-year.
Aircraft

Iran Aseman and Iran Airtour Sign for Superjets at Eurasia Show

Sukhoi collects first commitments from Iranian airlines for version of SSJ100 with increased Russian content
Aircraft

Publicity Boost in Berlin for the Euro-MALE Drone

The key industrial partners talked up their plans for the European medium-altitude long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft system
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Charter & Fractional

U.S. Pilot Groups Urge Flexjet Pilots To Keep Union

The decertification vote begins for OneSky pilots on May 2 and ends May 30.
Charter & Fractional

Private Jets Increasing Presence in Naples, San Antonio

The company is hiring in both Naples and San Antonio as it seeks to increase its fleets in both locations.
Aircraft

Aerion Remains on Pace for AS2 First Flight by 2023

The aircraft could fly at about Mach 1.5 over water and nearly Mach 1.2 over land without a sonic boom reaching the ground.
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Airports

NBAA Appeals for Enforcement Against HTO Revenue Use

The association joined nearly a dozen local aviation companies in appeal to the FAA to reverse an early decision against enforcement.
Aircraft

Quest Taps Clay Lacy as U.S. Northeast Kodiak Dealer

This move builds on the companies’ relationship in the Pacific Northwest, where Clay Lacy has been a Quest-authorized dealer since 2015.
Aircraft

Airbus To Raise Monthly Narrowbody Production to 63

Pulls trigger despite stiff resistance from already stretched suppliers
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bizjet Interior Component Maker MSB Opens SAV Facility

The new 10,000-sq-ft U.S. production facility is expected to produce up to 30 percent of MSB’s North America output this year.
Airports

East Hampton Files Complaint, Moves to End Blade Lease

East Hampton is questioning whether Blade is following federal requirements, but also complaining about rise in operations at HTO.
Rotorcraft

Airbus, Audi Pair On Urban Mobility

Companies Collaborate On Multi-Modal Solutions
Safety

AINsight: No Harm, No Foul, Just Go-around

Levels of risk during an approach vary depending on the pilot, approach, and environment.
Regulations and Government

Collaboration Announced on Aviation Safety Action Program

Operators can access ASAP via the FltPlan safety management system software.
Avionics

Simulator Gets Real-life Panel Upgrade

Universal EFI-890R panel upgrade is STC'd in the Dash 8 and now getting installed in FlightSafety's Dash 8 simulator.