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Regulations and Government

A4A Seeks Self-Funded ATO With Stakeholder Board

A4A asks Congress to consider air traffic reforms that would remove governmental constraints and improve ability to manage assets.
Accidents

Germanwings Copilot Set FMS for Fatal Descent

Germanwings pilot Andreas Lubitz, 27, is now the focus of the investigation
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FBOs

UVair FBO Network Adds to Roster

Glacier Jet Center, the lone FBO at Montana’s Glacier Park International Airport, is the latest location to join the UVair FBO Network.
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FBOs

Eagle Creek To Acquire Montgomery Aviation FBO/MROs

Eagle Creek Aviation Services reached an agreement this week to acquire Montgomery Aviation’s three FBO/MROs in Indiana.
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Aviation Adds Hawkers to ProAdvantage Mx Plan

Expanded coverage applies to the Hawker 750, 800, 850 and 900, as well as the Hawker 400XP.
Rotorcraft

More Layoffs at Bell Helicopter

Company laying off 315 more employees and suspending all new external hiring, citing declining production of the V-22 and a softer commercial market.
Aircraft

Nextant's G90XT Prepares to Enter Service

Nextant's G90XT Prepares to Enter Service
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Accidents

AIN Blog: Industry Confronts Ambiguity Over Cockpit Access

The Germanwings A320 crash has revealed inconsistency and uncertainty over cockpit access rules.
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ATC

How Business Aviation Needs to Prepare for NextGen

How Business Aviation Needs to Prepare for NextGen
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Regulations and Government

Bizav Groups Urge U.S. Congress To Preserve Access

NBAA, NATA warn that they would not support FAA changes that threaten access, costs of system.
Regulations and Government

FAA 'Interim Policy' Speeds UAS Flight Authorizations

Grants operators a certificate of authorization for UAS flights at or below 200 feet anywhere in the country except in restricted airspace or major cities.
Regulations and Government

Santa Monica To Prep Leases for Possible Closure of SMO

City Council agrees to three-year and month-to-month leases, while vowing to pursue options to control fate of Santa Monica Airport.
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Accidents

A320 Crash Investigators Retrieve CVR Audio File

Search continues for FDR in rugged terrain in French Alps
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ATC

U.S. Lawmakers Divided on Need For Sweeping ATC Reform

Republicans on the House Transportation Committee are pushing for 'transformational' reform, while Democrats are not sold on sweeping change.
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Aircraft

Airbus to Sell 17.5-Percent Stake in Dassault Aviation

In a process to be concluded by April 24, Airbus will reduce its holding in Dassault Aviation to 24.5 percent.
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Accidents

New MH370 Report Reveals Radar, Procedural Failings

Exposes shortcomings at military air defense and civilian ATC control centers, and MAS ops center
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Safety

Gulf Summit Shines Spotlight on World Aviation Safety

Delegates in Dubai stress shared responsibility
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Regulations and Government

U.S. Is Generous to Boeing for Loan Guarantees, Subsidies

Boeing leads other large U.S. corporations in receiving subsidies from federal, state and local governments.
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Safety

Germanwings A320 Black Box Found at Crash Site

A Germanwings Airbus A320 crashed in a remote location in the French Alps, with all 150 people on board believed to be dead.
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Regulations and Government

EASA Panel Finishes Single-engine IMC Review

Commercial single-engine turbine IMC proposal on pace for release in 2016.
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Regulations and Government

House Democrats Warn of ATC Transformation Pitfalls

Larsen wary that push for transformation could lead to lengthy delays in reauthorization.
Maintenance and Modifications

FL Technics Jets Signs Grafair Mx Deal

MRO will support Grafair’s Hawker 800XP.
Maintenance and Modifications

Precision Aviation Group Secures Part 145 Approvals

CASA and EASA sign off on the company's Australia operation.
FBOs

With First Certifications, IS-BAH Gains Momentum

The voluntary best practices standard for global business aviation handlers has seen its first two successes.
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Safety

ICAO Reports Flight Tracking, Risk Portal Progress

Secretary-General spoke in Malaysia on new safety measures prompted by the MH370 and MH17 disasters.
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Regulations and Government

U.S. DOT Seeks Comments on eLoran as GPS Backup System

U.S. policy requires DOT to work with Homeland Security on complementary system in case GPS is disrupted.
Safety

Koranda To Retire from NATA

Koranda played instrumental role of development and growth of association’s safety programs.
Regulations and Government

French Court Reverses Course on Bell 429 Skid Patent Row

Bell again denied patent infringement and accused Airbus Helicopters of unfair “legal maneuvering.”
Aircraft

Daher Opens New North American TBM Headquarters in Pompano Beach

Building includes two hangars for the TBM Service Center that can accommodate eight aircraft simultaneously and storage for spare parts inventory.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Kitchener Aero Adds EASA Garmin G500H STC for EC-120

The company also holds approvals from Transport Canada and the FAA.