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In The Works: Privateer Industries Privateer

First flight is planned for the fourth quarter.
Rotorcraft

Turbomeca Woos Russians with Co-Development Offer

The French offer is to share expenses on condition that the engine would be selected for the Russian rotary-wing designs with the best export prospects.
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Aircraft

Narrowbodies Monopolize May Jetliner Sales

Boeing and Airbus collected orders for a total of 169 narrowbodies during the month of May.
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets Takes Safety to the Next Level

NetJets’ repair stations achieved Level III of the FAA’s safety management system pilot program.
Maintenance and Modifications

Clay Lacy Donates Two Jets To Van Nuys A&P School

The donated aircraft are a 1968 Learjet 24 (N664CL, S/N 167) and a 1979 Gulfstream II-SP (N264CL, S/N 227).
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Maintenance and Modifications

Inventor of Blended Winglets Flies West

Gratzer joined Aviation Partners in 1991 to work on a blended winglet for the Gulfstream II.
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Shows Off Its First Cessna-refurbished Citation XLS

The company announced in December that it would add refurbished Citation Sovereigns and Excel/XLSs to its closed membership fleet of King Air 350is.
Charter & Fractional

India’s Invision Defers Phenoms as Business Plan Changes

Tough market conditions in India have forced charter operator Invision to scale back its fleet plans.
Charter & Fractional

Fresh Jets Software Facilitates Executive Charter

Fresh Jets aims to introduce new travelers to charter flying with its new software platform for charter operators and corporate travel departments.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Delta Private Jets

Kentucky facility offers airline strength for bizjet operators
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Rotorcraft

EC155 Performs for the University of Michigan

The University of Michigan Health System, the first U.S. operator to use the EC155 for medevac missions, has been flying the helicopter since 2012.
Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Wins B-2 Work; Plans for LRS-B

The contract has a five-year base period to May 2, 2019, with an option to extend to 2024.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Marines Deploy Blackjack UAS to Afghanistan

The initial operational test and evaluation period is expected to be complete this year.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Former Flying Tigers Official Sentenced in Fraud Case

Joel Stout gets five years probation.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Singapore Dedicates New Hangar

$25M MRO open for business
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Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream To Host Operators Conference Next Week

Gulfstream prepares for a thousand participants.
Maintenance and Modifications

Banyan Technicians Honored on AMT Day

MRO honors employees for the ninth year.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Astronics Max-Viz 1500 EVS OK’d for Pilatus PC-12s

System provides better night and obscured vision.
Maintenance and Modifications

Keystone Aviation Donates Aircraft To Community College

Retired aircraft starts new career as a teaching tool.
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation Adds ANAC Phenom 300 STC Approval

The company can install Swiftbroadband Aviator 200 and Aircell GoGo Wi-Fi systems in Brazilian-registered Phenom 300s.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cabin Comfort Systems Names Grayson Barrows Director of Marketing and Sales

MRO expanding helicopter services.
Maintenance and Modifications

Spectrum Aeromed Hires Three

NDSU grads bolster engineering team.
Maintenance and Modifications

AD Proposed for Rockwell Collins Transponders

In some cases the transponder was not responding to mode-S only all-call interrogations.
Regulations and Government

ICAO States and Industry Reach Consensus on Global Aircraft Tracking

Currently, there appears to be no uniform airline adoption of automated tracking and alerting systems.
Charter & Fractional

Baron Launches Jet Card for India’s Wealthy Travelers

The Baron Eagle jet card is structured differently from those in the West.
Regulations and Government

Honeywell Survey: Operators Still Behind on Mandates

Honeywell surveyed AIN readers to find out how operators are preparing to meet new technical mandates.
Rotorcraft

North Sea Operators Brainstorm CAA Safety Actions

The North Sea offshore industry is looking for practical ways to implement new, stringent measures on backup breathers, passenger size and more.
Rotorcraft

EASA Certifies Redesigned Airbus Helicopters EC225 Shaft

Certification of the redesigned vertical bevel gear shaft for the EC225 clears the way for fleet retrofit, especially for offshore operators.
Rotorcraft

EC225 Emergency Lubrication System Modified

Certification went unnoticed with the intense focus on the shaft itself.