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Charter & Fractional

ACSF Industry Audit Standard-registered Operators Post Strong Safety Record

IAS operators logged an accident rate of 0.162 per 100,000 flights hours versus 0.54 for Part 135 and fractional operators combined, says ACSF.
Engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada Pledges $1B in Near-term R&D

Funds will be used to develop the “next generation of high-performance aircraft engines.”
Accidents

Embraer Phenom 100 Crashes into Gaithersburg Home

The accident occurred a half mile from the airport, according to an FAA preliminary report.
Rotorcraft

Bell Helicopter Powers On 525 Relentless Flight-test Vehicle

Bell unveiled the more than 18,000-pound-mtow helicopter at Heli-Expo 2012.
FBOs

Signature Flight Support’s Facility in Turks and Caicos Now Open

New FBO features a 6,800-sq-ft terminal with lounges and office space and 11 acres of aircraft parking.
Maintenance and Modifications

Eastman Aviation Solutions Lubricant Academy Now Open

Program designed to keep technicians current on lubrication issues
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Basel Earns Safety Approvals

MRO recognized for its safety and environmental programs
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Maintenance and Modifications

Arabasco OK'd To Provide Challenger 605 Service

Arabasco to offer Challenger 605 maintenance
Aircraft

Royal Jet Steps Up Its Expansion Plans

Royal Jet Steps Up Its Expansion Plans
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Aircraft

Flying Low Over Dubai in a Seawings Seaplane

Flying Low Over Dubai in a Seawings Seaplane
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Rotorcraft

Russian Helicopters Mi-38 Enters New Flight-test Phase

Certification is planned for next year.
Accidents

Second KC-518 Crashes

The all-carbon-fiber machine rolled over after a hard landing during flight-test on November 8 in Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand.
Rotorcraft

NHV Awarded Dutch SAR Contract

The five-year contract will take effect on July 1 next year.
Rotorcraft

Enstrom Delivers First 480B-G

A New Hampshire pilot took delivery of the first of the G1000H-equipped models.
Rotorcraft

Dallas Airmotive Building New Rotorcraft Facility

A center of excellence and test center will be located on the same campus at DFW.
FBOs

Jet Aviation Gains First Caribbean Location

Executive Flight Support at Lynden Pinding International Airport will be rebranded as rebranded as Jet Aviation Bahamas.
FBOs

Central America Gains a New Service Provider

Panama Jet Center is expected to begin operations early this month.
FBOs

Private Aviation Facilities Boosted at Caribbean Destination

Blue Heron Aviation and Provo Jet Center recently opened in Turks and Caicos.
FBOs

Pittsburgh-area FBO To Upgrade

Voyager Jet Center has broken ground on a new FBO and hangar.
FBOs

Signature Adds New England Location

The FBO chain acquired the assets of Wiggins Airways at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.
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FBOs

New FBO To Assist Northern Ireland’s Jets

Jet Assist Business Centre recently opened at Belfast International.
Airports

Vegas Bets Big on New Runway

McCarran has begun a runway resurfacing project.
Aircraft

Falcon Breaks Ground on Region’s First Completions Center

Today Falcon breaks ground on new DWC completions center, which will open at the end of 2015.
Aircraft

Honeywell Forecast: 9,450 Bizjet Deliveries Worth $280B over Next Decade

In the near term, Honeywell is projecting deliveries of 650 to 675 new jets this year, a single-digit percent increase from 2013.
Regulations and Government

Iraq-Syria Overflight Restrictions Hamper Middle East Growth

Trip support company UAS believes that conflict has hit aviation in the region, though Dubai resilient.
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Charter & Fractional

Vertis, K5 launch 28 East

A new brokerage service has been launched at MEBA 2014 by Vertis Aviation of Switzerland and Germany’s K5 Aviation.
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Aircraft

Hadid widens international flight support network

Dubai-based Hadid is expanding in the Americas and Asia, and has a new alliance with Satcom Direct.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Nothing Wrong With Gold Plating, Says Tanury

U.S. plating company says the price of gold is not the main factor, it is the labor involved. So it gives customers three times the thickness.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Middle East Flyers Love to Stay Connected

OnAir is displaying full suite of inflight connectivity technology at MEBA.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Middle East Flyers Love to Stay Connected

OnAir is displaying full suite of inflight connectivity technology at MEBA.