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Aircraft

Turkey Buys from Russia; also Mulls European Missile Systems

The S-400 deal is going ahead, but a joint study with Eurosam is also now under contract.
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FBOs

New FBO Opens at London Southend Airport

New FBO will put Southend firmly on the map for FBO visitors, with 24 access.
Aircraft

Canaccord Sees NMA Launch, Narrowbody Stamina in '18

Production rate increases will go forward, but might not last, firm projects
Airports

Santa Monica Airport Shortens Runway Ahead of Planned Closure in 2028

Santa Monica Airport Shortens Runway Ahead of Planned Closure in 2028
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Aircraft

Boeing Sets New Delivery Record in 2017

Also collects orders for 912 airplanes, marking another year of a greater than 1:1 book-to-bill ratio
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Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero To Close LAX Bizav Maintenance Facility

The LAX-based bizav facility will close by the end of March 2018, but StandardAero will continue mobile service capabilities in southern California.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Remote-piloted Volocopter eVTOL Flies Intel CEO

The 2X is designed to operate as an autonomous air taxi and leverages Intel microprocessor and other technology in its flight control solutions.
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AsBAA To Host Philippines Forum on Bizav Opportunities

The meeting will bring together policymakers, investment executives and other industry leaders.

Preowned Gulfstream Market Tightens, Prices Firm Up

Three in-production Gulfstream models—the G650, G550, and G280—have very low inventory levels, with less than 4 percent of each fleet up for sale.
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Training and Workforce

BHA Incorporates Redbird Flight Sim into Curriculum

The new Redbird FMX simulator will be incorporated into BHA’s existing program to introduce students to visual and instrumental flight.
Aircraft

First BelugaXL Rolls Out of Factory in Toulouse

First flight expected by mid-year
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Aircraft

Airbus To Raise A320 Production in Tianjin

Negotiations over co-production deal involving A380s remain under wraps, however
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NBAA Names New Reps for Mid-Atlantic, Northeast

With the new appointments, NBAA expanded its regional representative program to seven territories.
Maintenance and Modifications

PWI Adds API as Distributor for King Air Cabin Lights

API will add PWI’s King Air retrofits and LED drop-in replacement reading lights to its product line.
Rotorcraft

Bell Helicopter To Unveil Urban Air Taxi at CES 2018

Four-passenger design will offer full connectivity, including video conferencing capability.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

SureFly Hybrid Electric Helicopter To Fly 'Soon'

Features a drone-like octocopter design, a two-person, 400-pound payload capacity and a range of approximately 70 miles.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Kittyhawk Drone Software Adds Automated Flight Feature

Allows operators to plan missions in the Kittyhawk mobile application and then execute the entire flight from takeoff to landing with unlimited waypoints.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star and Embraer Sign Service Agreement

West Star’s facility at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport will offer base maintenance for the Phenom 100 and 300 and Legacy 450/500 and 600/650.
Aircraft

Citation Latitude To Enter MexJet Fractional Service

MexJet parent Aerolineas Ejecutivas ordered three Latitudes for delivery this year.
Aircraft

Garmin G1000NXi Avionics OK’d for Piper M500

G1000NXi features wireless cockpit connectivity, enhanced situational awareness, visual approaches, and map overlay on the horizontal situation indicator.
Aircraft

Dassault Falcon Deliveries Climb Above Forecast in 2017

French aircraft manufacturer shipped 49 Falcons last year, four more than forecast and on par with its overall number of business jet deliveries in 2016.
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Palm Beach Questions Use of Trump S-76B at Mar-a-Lago

The town had stipulated that the helipad at Mar-a-Lago be used for business related to the presidency only.
ATC

FlightAware Doubles ADS-B Ground Tracking Network

FlightAware, through its FlightFeeder program, makes and distributes ADS-B receivers to volunteers, who host the units.
Airports

Minneapolis-area Airport To See New Bizav Development

The start of hangar complex at St. Paul Downtown Airport will mark the first private development there in more than a decade.
Accidents

U.S. Bizjet Accident Fatalities Fall 62 Percent in 2017

However, fatal accidents involving non-U.S.-registered business jets doubled from two in 2016 to four last year.

Dan Elwell Takes Helm of FAA as Huerta Departs

Elwell brings substantial industry and government aviation experience to his newest role of acting FAA administrator.
Regulations and Government

FAA Outlines Limits of Voluntary Drug/Alcohol Disclosure

FAA does not accept a voluntary disclosure if the violation is discovered “during…an FAA investigation/inspection or…an accident or incident."
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

USAIG Celebrates Nine Decades in Aviation Insurance

The company, founded in 1928 by a pair of World War I aviators, has grown into one of the industry's leading underwriters.

AINsight Blog: New Outlook for a New Year

Accurate communication, full transparency, and well-articulated milestones will probably be all the magic wand you will ever need.

Year in Review: Culture Change Marks Huerta's FAA Legacy

Part 23 rewrite brings performance-based standards.
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