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Maintenance and Modifications

Associated Air Center Redelivers BBJ 12-year Inspection

During the downtime the company also completed an interior refurbishment.
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation Adds To Wi-Fi STC

With the router customers can manage several cabin communications systems.
Aircraft

Belarus To Receive Sukhoi Su-30SM Fighters

New-builds now preferred to previous plans to acquire used aircraft.
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Aircraft

Package Contract for UK Military Pilot Training Is Now Signed

A double-outsourcing deal will provide three new glass-cockpit types from Grob, Beechcraft and Embraer.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Bristow Group Invests in Drone Operator Sky-Futures

In January, Sky-Futures conducted the first legal inspection by drone of a drill ship in the Gulf of Mexico.
Aircraft

Bizjet Deliveries Inch Up, but GAMA Billings Dampened Last Year

The mixed results come as piston and turboprop deliveries slump, but new light and mid-size jets enter service.
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ATC

NBAA Chief: Don't Hand U.S. ATC Monopoly To Airlines

NBAA supports a “third way forward" that would implement targeted solutions to identified problems to ensure America’s aviation system remains on top.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Promotes Milligan to Bizjet Service Sales v-p

He now oversees sales for service centers, parts services, component repair/overhaul and smart services, as well as sales support and service planning.
FBOs

NoCal FBOs Get Lift from Super Bowl 50 Traffic

FBOs in the San Francisco bay area and beyond saw an influx of private aviation traffic, all heading towards this year's NFL championship game.
Aircraft

Flaris Preps To Fly Conforming LAR 1 Jet this Spring

Polish company expects to begin engine testing on the five-seat single-engine jet later this month in anticipation of first flight this spring.
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Charter & Fractional

Ethiopian Airlines Prepares To Launch Private Jet Service

Ethiopian Airlines is preparing a business plan for operating a fleet of business aircraft in Africa.
Regulations and Government

Lawmakers To Debate ATC Plan While GA Opposition Grows

The House T&I Committee will hold a hearing on the ATC plan on February 10 with consideration possibly following the next day.
Aircraft

ICAO Group Sets New CO2 Standard for Aviation

Proposal commended by range of industry stakeholders
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Sustainability and Environment

Bizav Groups Back ICAO-recommended CO2 Standard

The standard applies to all but the smallest business jets.
Avionics

New Garmin Transponders Add ADS-B Solutions for G1000s

The new GTX 345/335 transponders offer 1090-MHz ADS-B OUT and an optional Waas/GPS position source for ADS-B OUT.
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Aircraft

Airbus A321neo Flies for the First Time

Largest of Airbus’s new narrowbody family starts flight tests
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Aircraft

Quest Aircraft Gears Up for More Growth

Quest Aircraft delivered 32 Kodiak 100 turboprop singles last year, two more than in 2014.
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Regulations and Government

Class A Airspace ACAS Reporting Revised

New rule will require reporting ACAS Resolution Advisories when they are "necessary to avert a substantial risk of collision between two or more aircraft.”
Regulations and Government

ATC Reorg, New User Fees Left Out of White House Budget

While the White House does not seek new aviation user fees, it does renew call for lengthened depreciation schedules for business aircraft.
Airlines

India To Get New Aviation Policy After 20 Years of Talks

Promised changes include new investment in regional connectivity
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Regulations and Government

NBAA, Friends of East Hampton Urge Curfew Repeal

NBAA and the Friends of the East Hampton Airport file a brief with the U.S. Appeals Court, arguing lower court erred in upholding curfews.
Airports

Airport Tenants File New Santa Monica Part 16 Complaint

The latest complaint targets the city of Santa Monica's efforts to make airport tenants want to leave the airport.
Aircraft

After Loss of Pino, XTI Taps Johnson as Interim CEO

Johnson, who formerly was the president and COO at Cessna, will thus oversee the continued development of XTI’s TriFan 600.
FBOs

India Bizav Group Decries Delhi Airport FBO Decision

Bird Worldwide Flight Services-ExecuJet and Indamer-MJets named concessionaires at Delhi Airport as 20 operators and agencies and companies are evicted.
FBOs

Signature Flight Support Finalizes Landmark FBO Deal

The move signals the end of one of the major aviation service provider chains
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Airports

São Paulo Business Airports Look Ahead To Better Times

Traffic has slowed in recent months, but airport operators are getting ready for the next traffic spike.
FBOs

ExecuJet To Make India Entry

The aviation services provider has formed a joint venture with a local Indian company to build an FBO at New Delhi's major airport.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

AIN Blog: Would You Fly In This Drone?

What standards will passenger-carrying drones have to meet?
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

EcoDomo Brings Leather Beyond Soft Goods

Countertops and floors could be the next cabin frontiers for cowhide.
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FBOs

Flight Support Group ASM Expands in India and Beyond

Dubai-based ASM has moved into new headquarters and has rebranded its operations in India.