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CAN Fundraiser at NBAA 2017 Gaining Traction

Funds from the event will help CAN continue its work to arrange flights for cancer patients to and from treatment.
Fuel

New Jet Biofuel Derived from Oil-producing Sugarcane

If grown on 23 million acres of now-marginal land in the U.S. Southeast, the sugarcane-plant feedstock could supply 65 percent of U.S. jet-A consumption.
Charter & Fractional

AirOps Europe Rounds Off Successful Second Year

New EBAA event concluded this week with double the delegates and a much-boosted program.
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GE Trims Flight Department in Favor of Charter

General Electric has shuttered its Bombardier Challenger 605 operations in favor of flying charter.

Looking Back: Dassault Aviation

This timeline explores Dassault Aviation's milestones since last year's NBAA Convention.
Airports

Hurricane Maria Hammers Puerto Rico

The Category 4 storm, the worst to hit the island in nearly nine decades, has left it largely without power.
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Aircraft

Mitsubishi Embraces Updated Training Rule

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries gets new U.S. general manager, MU-2 SFAR now 14 CFR Part 91, subpart N.
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Engines

Northrop Grumman Announces Intention To Acquire Orbital ATK

Assuming approvals, Northrop Grumman's planned $7.8 billion acquisition of Orbital ATK is expected to close in the first half of 2018.
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Engines

Russia and China to Partner on Engine for New Widebody

MOU signed during Aviation Expo China outlines collaboration on new engine to generate 75,000 pounds of thrust
Avionics

Universal Avionics Earns EASA STC on Datalink Upgrade

The solution, for the Bombardier CL-600-2B16, uses the company's UL-801 CMU and allows compliance with the 2020 European datalink services mandate.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bismarck Aero Center Granted Part 145 Approval

The full service provider has been a fixture in North Dakota for nearly three decades.
Regulations and Government

White House To Nominate AOPA's Landsberg to NTSB

Landsberg would fill the final slot on the board, providing the NTSB with a full complement of five members.
Regulations and Government

AIA Urges Quick Action on Ex-Im Nominations

AIA's Melcher cites Ex-Im estimates that more than $30 billion dollars of U.S. export sales are unable to be completed without a board quorum.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star ALN Receives Full Embraer Line Mx Nod

Adding to its previous authorization for the Phenom series, the MRO's East Alton, Illinois location is now approved for Legacys and Lineages as well.
Aircraft

Five Years On, G650 Still 'Top of Market' Bizjet

Gulfstream president Mark Burns said “the G650 set a new standard in business aviation” for its range and payload, low sound levels and four-zone cabin.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Looks To Bolster Maintenance Staff

The airframer's Teterboro, N.J. service location is holding a job fair for A&P and avionics technicians.
Charter & Fractional

ExcelAire’s Latest Legacy Offers High-speed Wi-Fi

The Gogo Business Aviation Avance L5 ait-to-ground connectivity system allows video streaming and other data-intensive operations.
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Charter & Fractional

Shareholders, Execs Wage Dispute over Control of Zetta Jet

The legal struggles come two years after the company launched the Zetta Jet brand.
Aircraft

Airbus Inaugurates A330 Delivery Center in China

European airframer plans to outfit two airplanes per month for Chinese customers by 2019
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cobham to Show Off New Aviator S Satcom Series

The UK-based OEM describes its new line as smaller and lighter than any other Inmarsat system.
FBOs

Milan Sees 26,000 GA Movements Last Year

GA traffic was up 15 percent for the city's two airports last year.
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Regulations and Government

India To Drop International Bizjet Ops 'Irritant'

YA number requirement is “extraneous” and no Western country requires it, according to India’s Business Aircraft Operators Association.
Avionics

GAMA: 40,000 U.S. GA Airplanes Now Have ADS-B Out

This is out of the FAA-estimated 100,000 to 160,000 general aviation aircraft that will need to have ADS-B Out before the Jan. 1, 2020 deadline.

Former Senior Pentagon Official To Take Reins of AIA

Eric Fanning has held numerous senior positions, including with three military departments and with the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Global Aerospace Adds Pro Services Liability Insurance

New coverage is aimed at aerospace contractors, aircraft maintenance providers, auditors and engineers, among others.
Airlines

JetBlue’s Hayes Rails against Legacy Airline Power Grab

During speech at Aero Club of Washington, the JetBlue CEO sides with Persian Gulf airlines
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Aircraft

Comac Inks Big C919 Deals at Beijing Aviation Expo

Order tally now reaches 730 for the Chinese narrowbody
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo's Bizav Data Service To Go Global in 2018

“Gogo’s Ku satellite service will deliver a superior experience to anything else in the market today for anyone flying globally on business jets,” it said.
FBOs

FBO Replies To Pricing Complaint

OK3 Air, the lone provider at Utah's Heber City Municipal Airport, disputes AOPA's view of what constitutes "reasonable."
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Charter & Fractional

BP Ties Up with Online Air Charter Broker Victor

Through its cooperation with Air BP, Victor will further develop its core digital platform.