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Air New Zealand 777 Makes First 330-Minute ETOPS Flight

The carrier completed the first approved 330-minute ETOPS flight by flying a 777-200ER from Auckland to Buenos Aires.
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Boeing Completes Detailed Design of 787-10 Dreamliner

The stretched version of the 787-9 will seat 300-to-330 passengers and fly up to 6,430 nautical miles.
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Aircraft

Upgrade for Singapore’s F-16 Fleet Goes Ahead

The island nation will spend more than $1 billion to modernize 60-70 F-16C/D combat aircraft.
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Aircraft

Report: Multiple Failures Led To Afghan Hospital Attack

The U.S. military is taking disciplinary action after the AC-130 gunship attack on the MSF hospital that killed 30.
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Aircraft

Cirrus Teases Vision SF50 Performance Numbers

Cirrus Aircraft releases the Vision SF50 single-engine jet's performance capabilities.
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation Redesigns Website

The updated site is easily viewable on all devices.
Avionics

Transport Canada Approves Latitude Satcom Data Unit

Latitude's TSO'd DL 150 meets the need for FANS 1/A+ data link communications and offers autonomous flight tracking and acceleration monitoring.
Airlines

Asia Pacific Carriers Speak Out Against Safety Blacklists

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines recently met to push for an end to what they regard as heavy-handed treatment by international safety bodies.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Amac To Perform Heavy Mx on Head-of-state BBJ

Boeing 737-700 work included installation of auxiliary center tanks.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

ACJC Delivers Decked Out VIP ACJ319

Interior features five full-height private areas.
Maintenance and Modifications

Atlas Air Service Receives Embraer Camo+ Approval

The authorization covers the Phenom 100 and 300 and Legacy 600/650.
Maintenance and Modifications

Mobile App Simplifies Squawk, Aircraft Time Submissions

Users can enter squawks on their smartphones.
Aircraft

Mallya's ACJ319 Up for Auction To Cover Tax Liens

The jet was seized three years ago by India’s tax authority after Kingfisher failed to remit $28 million in service taxes collected from passengers.
Training and Workforce

Avfuel Bolsters Online Ramp Service Course

The fuel provider will add six new training modules to the program by the end of the year.
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Aircraft

Embraer Forecasts 9,100 Bizjets Worth $259B over Decade

This represents a modest annual growth rate of 3 percent, as well as a slight increase in deliveries compared with the previous 10-year period.
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Maintenance and Modifications

GlobalParts.aero Now Parts Source for Legacy Learjets

Approximately 2,000 of these Learjet models were produced from the 1960s into the early 2000s, with the majority still in service.
Aircraft

PlaneSense Hopes To Pack PC-12 for Food Bank

The company will fly another PC-12 loaded with donated food to Manchester for the state's food bank.
Safety

Groups Stress Importance of Pilot Mental Health Fitness

Organizations said safe pilot performance during an entire career should be the “common aim” of professional pilots, aeromedical examiners and authorities.
Aircraft

Wichita OKs Bonds for Cessna, Learjet

The bonds are slated for facility improvements and/or equipment.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero, Universal Team on Upgrade Incentives

The avionics incentive program covers the Learjet 45/60, Astra SPX and Gulfstream G100.
Accidents

Faulty Rudder Control, Pilots' Response Led to AirAsia Crash

A sequence of events led to the December 2014 crash of the AirAsia Airbus A320, the Indonesia National Transportation Safety Committee found.
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Airlines

A4A, U.S. Airlines Renew Push for Independent ATC Agency

A federally chartered, not-for-profit organization would run the U.S. air traffic control system better than the FAA now does, airlines say.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Eyes CSeries Market Entry As It Seeks Cash

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft planning 15-20 CSeries deliveries next year and 250-300 over the next five years.
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Safety

Torqued: Aviation Safety and ATC Fatigue

Is the FAA Doing All It Should Be?
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aircelle Electro-Luminescent Displays Make Bizjets Glow

Aircelle’s Illuminate the Sky technology allows images and animations to be displayed on aircraft exteriors.
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Avionics

Duncan Aviation Holds Final 2015 ADS-B Seminar

The aim is to provide information about the technology and what equipment is needed to comply with NextGen mandates.
Regulations and Government

NBAA Sets Leadership at Annual Meeting

The association welcomed its new chair and vice-chair.
Regulations and Government

Time Running Short on Busy Congressional Agenda

Congress has only 11 days in December to tackle FAA funding, bonus depreciation and Ex-Im reauthorization.
Sustainability and Environment

ICAO Warns of New Taxes under Environmental Schemes

The organization looks to avoid the air transport industry being labeled as an emissions mitigation program cash cow.
Safety

Study Cites 'Significant Threat' of Toy Drones to Manned Aircraft

New study from Aero Kinetics examines what could happen when a collision occurs between a toy drone and manned aircraft.