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ICAO Work Group Recommends Tracking Deadline Extension

The Normal Aircraft Tracking Implementation Initiative recommends November 2018 as the date to track aircraft at 15-minute intervals.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Updates Pilots on Logging Instrument Approaches

The Info details the parameters for a pilot to log an instrument approach procedure for currency.
Aircraft

Embraer Legacy To Land at Flexjet This Month

Fractional provider will take delivery of five 500s by year-end, while Legacy 450 deliveries will begin in June next year.
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Aircraft

Hexcel Prepares for More Composites in Commercial Aircraft

Carbon fiber supplier pitches ideas for Airbus A380neo
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Aircraft

Source Selection 'Soon' for America’s New Stealthy Bomber

Details of the secretive Long Range Strike – Bomber (LRS-B) program are slowly emerging, as rival bidders await USAF’s choice.
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Maintenance and Modifications

SoCal Jets Adds Universal Avionics, TrueNorth Dealerships

The Van Nuys maintenance provider, in business for 31 years, services Gulfstream, Challenger, Falcon, Hawker, Learjet and Citation jets.
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Aircraft

Boeing Proposes New Life, Lethality for F-15C Fighter

The manufacturer's 'F-15 2040C' upgrade would extend the life of the air superiority fighter as a complement of the F-22 Raptor.
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Avionics

Bizav a Likely First Adopter of Gagan, India's GPS Waas

Gagan will support more direct routes, reduced separation standards, help fuel consumption and improve safety for business aircraft.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Adds to Engineering, IT, Finance Management

Gulfstream promotes long-time employee to steer engineering department, shifts management in finance and hires new CIO.
Maintenance and Modifications

PrivateSky Adds Cayman Islands AMO Status

The company holds approvals from various certification authorities around the world.
Regulations and Government

Bizav Braces for Looming U.S. Government Shutdown

NBAA watching situation closely, pointing to significant disruptions that occurred during the 2013 shutdown.
Maintenance and Modifications

Florida Sheriff’s AStar Undergoes 12-year Inspection

The inspection resets the helicopter's inspection cycles to zero, among other advantages.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Hartzell Names First Service Center in China

The facility is Hartzell's first in China, and the propeller maker has plans to add more in the nation.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Rapid Response Marks Milestone

Today there are more than 30 factory-trained technicians in 13 Engine Rapid Response offices performing nearly 2,000 AOG and in-field events per year.
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik Installs Split-scimitar Winglets on BBJ

The aircraft is the third BBJ in the world to be equipped with these aerodynamically optimized winglets from Aviation Partners Boeing.
FBOs

Atlantic FBO Greenlighted at Salt Lake City Intl.

Under the terms of the agreement, Atlantic’s leasehold includes more than 17 acres of ground and ramp space along with four hangars.
Aircraft

Embraer Realigns North American Executive Jets Sales

David Armstrong will lead the sales organization, with Ryan Scott steering the Eastern U.S. and Cameron Gowans the Western U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

New Dimmable Bizjet Windows Controlled by Gestures

The passenger can set the windows from the clear to the dark position just by moving their hand up or down and side to side.
Avionics

ESI-500 Joins L-3 Aviation Products Standby Family

The new ESI-500 offers optional synthetic vision and integrates with L-3 Aviation's magnetometer.
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Avionics

The Latest in Night Eyes: White Phosphor NVGs

Compared with green phosphor displays, the white versions offer more information to the eye.
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Aircraft

British Defense Review Overshadows DSEI Show in London

But there was missile news from MBDA and Thales, while Lockheed Martin briefed the SC-130J maritime Hercules conversion.
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Avionics

ACR Unveils Low-cost 406 MHz ELT 345

The new ELT 345 costs less than $600 and is designed for easy retrofit to a variety of aircraft types.
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Accidents

NTSB: Premier I Accident Pilot Impaired by Illegal Drug

Twinjet hit trees, crashed and was consumed by an explosion and post-crash fire on Dec. 13, 2013, while returning to land at Atlanta-area Airport.
Aircraft

Airbus Readies Short-field Mod for A320neo

To allow operations into Rio's Santos Dumont Airport
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FBOs

NATA Purchases Independent FBO Advocacy Group

IFBOA will remain a separate entity despite the new ownership.
Aircraft

Algeria Buys More Su-30MKs as Iranian Interest Grows

The North African country will soon have 56 in its fleet; Iran wants to license-produce the Sukhoi fighter.
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Aircraft

Finnair Sets A350 Delivery, EIS Dates

Crew familiarization flights to start October 9
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Airports

Construction Begins on New FBO Complex at FXE

W Aviation, one of four service providers at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport has broken ground on its new FBO complex.
Airports

FAA Announces Runway Incursion Mitigation Projects

The projects are part of an agency effort to identify and mitigate incursion risks.
ATC

Controllers: FAA's Flight Plan Problem a Safety Issue

The existence of multiple flight plans creates the possibility of error, says five controllers.