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Safety

Torqued: Beware Aviation’s Accident Record

The absence of accidents is no guarantee an operation is safe.
Engines

N1 Offers Specialized Engine Mx Program

The Smart Engine Program is a specialized engine program through which customers only pay for the maintenance they receive.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hallmark University Adds GIII to Mx Training Program

Gulfstream is supporting the program with additional tools for the program that align with the manufacturer's maintenance programs.
Safety

Canada’s TSB Reiterates Call for Bizav FDRs

The existence of lightweight and lower cost options make this more feasible now than in the past.
Rotorcraft

U.S. Approves AH-1Z Sale To Bahrain

Bell’s attack helicopter has achieved a second export success.
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Charter & Fractional

Flexjet To Establish Private Terminal in Dallas

The facility will be set up in a new multi-use complex currently under renovation at Dallas Love Field.
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JSSI: 1Q Business Aircraft Utilization Reaches Decade-long High

Average monthly business aircraft utilization was up 2.9 percent, year-over-year, reaching 27.97 flight hours.
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Avionics

Avionics Sales Continue Upward Trend in 2018

The 13 percent first quarter gains follows a 20 percent jump in sales during all of 2017.

Does Cabin Wi-Fi Provide a Direct Connection to Higher Aircraft Resale Value?

Today’s travelers increasingly prize Wi-Fi connectivity. But will buyers pay more for a Wi-Fi–equipped airplane?
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Aircraft

ARJ21 Completes Crosswind Testing in Iceland

Five weeks of trials culminate in expansion of regional jet’s operational envelope
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Maintenance and Modifications

NBAA Announces Maintenance Scholarship Recipients

The awards are an opportunity for business aviation maintenance technicians to improve their careers with technical education and training.
Aircraft

Boeing To Buy Parts Supplier KLX for $4.25 billion

Deal to effect annual cost savings of $70 million by 2021
Airlines

Egypt Boosts Airport Security, but UK Flight Restrictions Persist

Country spends $76 million on security upgrades to counter terrorism threats

NATA Honors Larry Flynn, Randall Berg

NATA to recognize industry professionals for years of dedicated service at annual NATA meeting.

IBA: Global Civil Helo Market To Reach $11.6B by 2027

Expanding demand in emerging economies and current operations are driving increased value in the global helicopter market according to IBA.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Insitu Launches ScanEagle 3

New Civil UAS Will Carry Multiple Payloads
Aircraft

China Adds Capabilities To Y-9 Special-mission Aircraft

In-flight refueling for the KJ-500 AEW version and new electronic warfare versions have been revealed.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

DOT: Commercial UAS Must Apply for Air-taxi Exemption

DOT Policy Requires Citizenship, Insurance
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

PrecisionHawk Releases UAS BVLOS Blueprint

Detection, Safety, Training Key Components
Aircraft

Turkey’s Use of UCAVs Over Syria Detailed

The indigenous Bayraktar series played a key part in the country’s recent campaign against Kurdish forces.
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Charter & Fractional

Pula Acquires Guernsey-based ASG Group

Acquisition makes sense for Pula, itself Guernsey-based, as it gives its Centreline subsidiary additional MRO capability.
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Charter & Fractional

JetSuiteX Codeshares with JetBlue

Unlike the airlines, JetSuiteX customers can arrive 20 minutes before departure and board in just minutes.
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East Hampton Eyes Airport Restrictions, Mulls Closure

After being rebuffed by the courts, East Hampton is turning to a formal Part 161 process to impose restrictions at HTO.

Tempus Aircraft Files for Bankruptcy

The company, which formerly served as the sales and service center for the Southwestern U.S. for Pilatus, canceled an auction with Starman Brothers.
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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