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Maintenance and Modifications

JetFlite Offers Aircraft Refinishment Program

JetFlite International’s (JFI) Long Beach, Calif. facility has launched an aircraft refinishment program that repairs and refinishes existent components an
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Satellite Avionics Shops Relocate

The Teterboro, N.J., and St. Louis, Mo. avionics shops of Duncan Aviation have moved into new locations.
Maintenance and Modifications

GE Aviation and Iberia Ink CF34-8 Overhaul Deal

GE Aviation and Iberia Maintenance have signed an agreement that will provide Iberia with OEM technical support for its maintenance and repair services on
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Proposes Bombardier CL-600 AD on Air-Driven Generator

The FAA proposes to issue an airworthiness directive for certain variants of the Bombardier CL-600, 601 and 604.
Maintenance and Modifications

Comlux Aviation Services Appoints Bailey as CEO

The board of directors of Indianapolis-based Comlux Aviation Services has named Tony Bailey as CEO.
Avionics

U.S. Air Force Selects Cavu’s iPhone App

The U.S. Air Force has selected the EFB-Pro performance-calculating iPhone app for pilots of its fleet of C-21A Learjet 35As.
Regulations and Government

With Help from Congress, Bizav Wins Barr Battle

President Obama signed a $12.5 billion transportation, housing and urban development appropriations bill on Friday containing language that reinstated
Avionics

FAA Digital Charting Issue Much Ado about Nothing

Reports that the FAA would begin charging for digital downloads and close the navigational products website to individuals have stirred an outcry
Regulations and Government

Sen. Roberts: No More FCC Spending on LightSquared

NBAA helped to pioneer the transition to GPS-based flight decks and procedures, and now the group is taking a leading role
Avionics

iOS 5.0.1 Fixes Some iPad Aviation App Data Issues

Apple’s latest update to the iOS operating system–iOS 5.0.1–is expected to prevent some of the automatic data deletion problems that iPad users
Airports

IHST: Rotorcraft Accident Rate Improves

Last week the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) reported that worldwide rotorcraft accidents are down 30 percent since it began its campaign
Airports

Naples Airport Reopens Runway

The Naples Airport Authority reopened Runway 5/23 late last week after paving the safety areas at both ends of the airport’s primary runway.
Avionics

ADI Installs Aircell System in Hawker 800XP

Aerodynamics of Waterford, Mich., recently completed its second STC installation of an Aircell high-speed Internet with WLAN system in a Hawker 800XP.
Airports

Al Bateen Hosts 150 Jets during Grand Prix

Abu Dhabi, UAE-based Al Bateen Executive Airport, the Gulf Region’s only dedicated private aviation airport, reported more than 150 business aircraft
Charter & Fractional

Avantair Avanti Veers Off Runway

Two Avantair pilots and two passengers suffered only minor injuries when their Piaggio Avanti P.180 went off the west side of Runway 18
Aircraft

Committee: ADS-B ‛In’ Not Currently Justified

An advisory committee chartered by the Federal Aviation Administration has said it does not support an equipage mandate for ADS-B In at this time.
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Aircraft

Boeing Enjoys Lavish Orders Bounty at Dubai Air Show

Middle East carriers give fill orders backlogs at both Boeing and Airbus during Dubai Air Show
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Aircraft

Bombardier Gets C Series Boost as ATR Sales Soar

Turkey's Atlasjet commits to Bombardier's CS300 and NordStar opts for ATR42s
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Aircraft

More Growth To Come from Middle East, Say Boeing and Airbus

Above average passenger growth to drive thousands of new airliner orders by 2030
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Aircraft

India’s Kingfisher in Dash for Cash as Debt Pressure Mounts

Kingfisher Airlines needs new short- and long-term capital to ease its cash-flow woes
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Aircraft

French Offer for Rafale Is Uncompetitive, Says Top UAE Official

UAE official declares French Rafale offer uncompetitive
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Aircraft

French Air Force Chief: Tankers Soon, but Anglo-French UAV Much Later

The French Air Force will sign a contract for between five and seven A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports in 2013, with quick deliveries foreseen
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Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Offers Bolt-on Multi-Mission Sensor System

Lockheed Martin UK Integrated Systems has unveiled a self-contained sensor pod that can be fitted easily to helicopters and airlifters to convert them
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Aircraft

Alenia Delivers First M346 To Italy; Status of UAE Purchase Remains Unclear

The Italian Air Force accepted the first of six Alenia Aermacchi M346 advanced jet trainers. A second aircraft will follow shortly
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Aircraft

Boeing Again Pushes P-8 as a JSTARS Replacement

Boeing has expanded on its proposal to replace the U.S. Air Force E-8 Joint STARS air-ground surveillance aircraft (AGS) with a version of the P-8 Poseidon
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Aircraft

Gulfstream G650 Wins FAA Provisional Certification

The world’s fastest business jet–the wide-cabin Gulfstream G650–received provisional type certification from the FAA.
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets Sues IRS Over $642.7M Tax Bill

Four of NetJets’ subsidiaries–NetJets Aviation, NetJets International, NetJets Large Aircraft and Executive Jet Management (EJM)–are suing the government
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

MEBAA Launches Aviation Insurance Program for Members

The Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) launched an aviation insurance group discount program for members on Tuesday at the Dubai Air Show.
Regulations and Government

ADS-B ‘In’ ARC Does Not Support Equipment Mandate

The aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) chartered by the FAA to recommend a strategy for implementing automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B)
Regulations and Government

Congressional Probe Calls TSA ‘Mismanaged Failure’

The Transportation Security Administration suffers from bureaucratic morass and mismanagement, according to a staff report from two congressional committee