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Alliance Teams With Chinese Firm on New Aircraft

Aviation veteran Earl Robinson is leading development of StarLiner, which will first reach market as regional airliner and then as corporate jet.
Safety

NTSB Alert Urges 'See and Be Seen' Vigilance

NTSB releases alert as technologies present new distractions in cockpit.
Maintenance and Modifications

DAE To Sell StandardAero to Private Equity Firm

Veritas Capital says StandardAero will become a cornerstone investment that creates a new platform for the firm in aerospace.
Airlines

FAA Forms Advisory Committee on Pilot Mental Health Issues

The agency said its aviation rulemaking committee is a response to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and Germanwings Flight 9525.
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Airlines

Ireland Accepts IAG Bid for Aer Lingus

Ryanair yet to weigh in
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Maintenance and Modifications

F-35 Maintenance Support System Advances Without Downlink

The Prognostics and Health Management downlink has been deferred for later development, according to the F-35 Joint Program Office.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Sees Steady Mid- and Large-Cabin Market

Activity remains solid on the G650 with smaller wait times, while the G280 provided a bump in mid-cabins, company executives say.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Insurers Reward Loss-of-control Recovery Training

Underwriters are collaborating with providers of in-flight upset training to mitigate instruction costs.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Insurance 2015

Excess Capital, LOC-I and Cyber Security Main Issues at Insurance Conference
Regulations and Government

Lawmaker Seeks To Make Bonus Depreciation Permanent

NATA backs Tiberi bill, saying it will encourage general aviation capital investments.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Geneva Installs Ovation Select in Global

The Honeywell system replaces an older setup in the customer's 14-year-old aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Moscow Vnukovo OK'd for 900EX EASy Mx

The company supports AOG requirements throughout Russia.
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Aviation Nigeria OK'd To Service Phenom 300s

The company can provide support for the Phenom 300 at its Lagos location.
Aircraft

ACMG Sees Freighter Demand Accelerating

Twenty-year forecast predicts need for 125 additional freighters a year
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Airports

KaiserAir Oakland Now a DCA Gateway Facility

KaiserAir is one of only a handful of independent FBOs in California to receive DCA Access Standard Security Program (DASSP) qualification from the TSA.
Maintenance and Modifications

Chromalloy Opens Fort Lauderdale Facility

The new facility consolidates staff and equipment previously spread among three sites.
Maintenance and Modifications

TAG Aviation Opens Line Maintenance Center in Portugal

A mobile repair team based at the airport will support clients at the main airports in Portugal.
Rotorcraft

Boeing Will Begin Production of AH-6i 'Little Bird' This Year

The manufacturer will start production in Mesa, Ariz., for international AH-6i light attack helicopters the Saudi National Guard requires.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Helicopter To Assemble Some 407GXPs in Russia

Deal with JSC Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA) to assemble 407GXPs in Russia will speed their inclusion on the country's aircraft registry.
Rotorcraft

Soft Launch for Airbus H175

Helicopter performing well for oil-and-gas operators.
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Regulations and Government

Pilot Shortage Hitting Home at Racca Member Airlines

Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association members are perturbed about the shortage of qualified pilots.
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Rotorcraft

Lord Team Lauded for Vibration-suppression System

The HMVS system seeks to actively cancel rotor-induced vibration at its source.
Rotorcraft

ACSR Introduces Tailboom Motion Detection System

A switch illuminates the master caution panel indicating “tailboom” in the event of a failure.
Accidents

Caravan Crashes in South Sudan

The aircraft was landing on an unpaved strip.
Security

FAA Bans Somalia Overflights

Terrorist and miltant groups pose a threat to aircraft transiting the nation's airspace.
Avionics

Honeywell Readies for New Integrated Radio’s First Application

Initial contract covers 200 Southwest Airlines 737 Max narrowbodies
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Accidents

FAA Adds to "Lessons Learned" Safety Website

The FAA has updated its "Lessons Learned" safety library with six new modules detailing additional historically significant accidents.
Airlines

South African Airways Charts Road to Recovery

Decision pending on privatization versus recapitalization
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Rotorcraft

Bell Unveils Single-screen V-280 Cockpit

Touchscreen technology is at the heart of the panel, which won’t be installed in the aircraft until 2025 or 2030.
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Aircraft

Boeing Chases F-16 Upgrades; Proposes A-10 Refurbishment

The manufacturer's "Off-Boeing" program unit in St. Louis is vying to supply a new mission computer for U.S. and international F-16s.
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