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Thai VietJet Air, the Thai offshoot of Vietnam’s no frills carrier VietJet Air, is preparing to launch in the first quarter this year.

Precision Helicopters placed the launch order for the Flexrotor, a vertical takeoff and landing UAV developed by Insitu co-founder Tad McGeer.

The International Civil Aviation Organization’s new Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Panel aims to deliver first standards for UAVs in 2018.

Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) steps in as ranking Democrat of T&I, while 12 new Republicans join committee.

Nearly 60 percent of all commercial aviation accidents in Canada involve air taxi operators, the TSB says.

Recent blanket implementation of "'climb via' dilutes its effectiveness and has caused confusion among some cockpit crewmembers.”

Groups push for FAA to release proposal this summer.

To date, the Passport engine has logged more than 750 hours and 300 cycles of testing on the ground.

David Davenport is now executive vice president of the commercial segment, while Raymond Johns is executive vice president of the government segment.

Books $232 billion worth of orders

Avionics and interior completions firm moves into a new headquarters facility.

Lawsuit seeks to overturn interpretation that ride-sharing program constitutes commercial activity.

The $500 million deal covers helicopters, sims and a sea-going training vessel.

Prevention is only part of the equation, CAA says, insisting on improving water impact survivability

Recent expansion extends the company’s maintenance and parts inventory capabilities.

Manufacturers wanted to hear about the impacts of FOD events and operators believe they can do about them.

Typically, Uber aligns with an established charter operator and offers package ground-air deals involving its car service.

The aviation services provider recently took over the 250,000-sq-ft former SR Technics facility at London Stansted Airport.

The facility is located near to The Woodlands Town Center in Oak Ridge North.

Trevor Egginton broke the speed record for conventional helicopters on a closed course on Aug. 11, 1986.

Of the estimated 2,300 rotorcraft used in oil-and-gas missions today, 25 percent are produced by Airbus Helicopters, the manufacturer estimates.

Bell Helicopter announced several management changes on December 1.

Attendance was much lower than at last year’s event.

FAA and EASA OK installation of Htaws on Airbus Helicopters AS332C, L and L1 Super Pumas.

This is the first UH-72A Lakota flight sim to be located at the U.S. Army’s primary helicopter flight training school at Fort Rucker, Ala.

Elbit Systems’ U.S. subsidiary and Embraer are doing the work.

However, fatal accidents and the number of fatalities for business turboprop operations worldwide dropped in 2014.

Bodies of 37 victims recovered

Learjet business continues to gain steam.

Bars program is just five years old.