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Maintenance and Modifications

Professional Aviation Associates Opens New Facility

New distribution facility is located near Hartsfield-Jackson International.
Maintenance and Modifications

Flying Colours Adds GE CF34 Line Maintenance Center Authorization

The authorization covers work undertaken at both the Peterborough, Ontario facility and the St. Louis, Mo. base.
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland Lands AW119Kx Sale to Private Operator in China

Helicopter will be delivered by year-end and used for passenger transport operations in the Asian country.
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Aircraft

Airbus A350-900 Receives FAA Type Certification

Wins U.S. approval some six weeks after gaining European ticket.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Helicopter Finds Good Fortune in China with Sale of 50 Jet Ranger Xs

This latest order takes Bell independent distributor Reignwood’s commitment to 60 of the new light-single helicopters.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Iran Claims First Flight of Reverse Engineered RQ-170 Drone

Iran claims to have flown an unmanned aircraft copied from the RQ-170 Sentinel that crashed in that country in December 2011.
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Engines

GE Honda Transitions HF120 Production to N. Carolina

Ceremony marks the beginning of the shift in HondaJet engine production to Burlington, N.C., from Lynn, Mass.
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets China Flies First Charter Customer

The inaugural NetJets Business Aviation Ltd flight in a Hawker 800XP touched down at five airports in China.
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Aircraft

Indonesia Moves Forward with Fighter Programs

Indonesia has three separate programs covering current, middle- and long-term requirements.
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Aircraft

Bombardier, China’s SPDB Ink Financing Deal

MOU promises to open new financing and leasing options for Bombardier's Chinese customers
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Engines

China Approves Hartzell Propellers for Several Aircraft

China has issued type certificates covering the use of Hartzell props on the Beech King Air 200, the Piaggio Avanti Evo and the Daher-Socata TBM series.
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Rotorcraft

Jet Ranger X Makes First Flight

The light single reached 60 knots during its maiden sortie.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

AT&T Drops Plan For High-Speed Airborne Datacom

The AT&T air-to-ground 4G LTE network was slated to offer service late next year.
Aircraft

Piaggio Opens New Manufacturing Plant in Italy

Site includes a new 527,400-sq-ft plant where Piaggio will design, develop and manufacture its Avanti Evo turboprop twin.
Rotorcraft

Offshore Helo Operators Launch Safety-focused Association

HeliOffshore targets global membership for widespread safety.
FBOs

Sheltair Lands Lakeland FBO, Adding To Its Florida Footprint

Location features a new 3,200-sq-ft terminal and 54,000-sq-ft hangar.
Aircraft

Cessna-Avic Delivers First Chinese-built Citation XLS+ Business Jets

Chinese-built Citations were handed over to Guangzhou Zhongheng Group during a ceremony today at Airshow China in Zhuhai.
Regulations and Government

Comments Due Thursday on FAR Part 25 Fuel Tank Proposal

Amendment would apply to both currently manufactured and newly certified aircraft.
Aircraft

Comac Takes Order for 30 C919s

Company claims order tally now totals 430.
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ATC

European Pilots Call for 'Remote Tower' ATC Standards

The European Cockpit Association has issued a position paper on emerging "remote tower services."
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Aircraft

Avic to Make Empennage Tips For Boeing

Chinese company to supply 777 empennage tips starting in 2017
Aircraft

Darpa Seeks Ideas for Unmanned-aircraft Host Ship

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks information on "distributed airborne capabilities" involving small unmanned aircraft.
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Aircraft

Boeing Inks Record Deal for 737 Max 8s

SMBC Aviation Capital signs for 80 of the new narrowbodies
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Engines

Leap 1C Engine Tests Continue as Comac's C919 Takes Shape

Comac told its partners that the first full prototype will be completely assembled by the end of December 2014.
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Aircraft

Airbus Starts Final Assembly of Heavyweight A330

First production airplane to go to Delta Air Lines during next year's second quarter
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Airports

Measure Granting Voters Approval of SMO Redevelopment Fails

City officials may have final say on the future of Santa Monica Airport.
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Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Advances T-X Program

The service plans to spend $503 million on the jet trainer over the next five years.
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Aircraft

Pre-owned Update: November 2014

The supply of late-model aircraft in North America continues to get tighter, motivating buyers to see what the European market has to offer.
Maintenance and Modifications

USAIG Offers ‘Never Events’ Maintenance Tech Program

Collaborative training is focused on six of the most costly and avoidable events in aviation maintenance.
Maintenance and Modifications

Aviall To Distribute Spares and Exchange Units by Arkwin

Exclusive agreement authorizes Aviall to market and distribute Arkwin’s aftermarket products.