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Royal Thai Air Force Unveils Spending Plans

New trainers, transports, and a replacement for older Thai Air Force F-16s are to be purchased over the coming years, along with improved air defenses.
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Airlines

IATA Sees a Near $30B Loss from Coronavirus

Airlines in Asia-Pacific will experience a 13-percent loss of passenger demand for 2020, estimates IATA
Airlines

Indonesia Readies Airline Subsidies Amid Virus Outbreak

Southeast Asia’s most populous country moved to temporarily suspend all flights to China earlier this month as efforts to contain the virus intensified.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Collins Aerospace Expanding Across Landing Systems

Collins Aerospace held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on its new landing gear facility in Fort Worth, as it expands its Pueblo and Spokane sites.
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Regulations and Government

U.S. Congress Keeps Spotlight on Aviation Workforce Issues

Congress needs to do more to help address future workforce needs as the numbers remain daunting, House lawmakers agree.
Aircraft

Praetor Twins Boost Embraer Bizjet Deliveries

Embraer deliveries were also pushed higher in 2019 by the Legacy 450, 500, and 650.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Earns Honeywell Component MRO Nod

Duncan Aviation has received approval from Honeywell to provide repair, overhaul and exchanges on its parts and components.
Aircraft

Elliott Aviation Installs 10th Excel/XLS G5000 Retrofit

Elliott Aviation has completed its 10th Garmin G5000 retrofit installation in a Cessna Citation Excel/XLS.
Avionics

Garmin Pilot Flight Planning Gains New Capabilities

The new features in the Garmin Pilot EFB app help make it more closely match the interface with installed Garmin avionics.
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Airports

Michigan Airport Exec Sentenced on Fraud Conviction

A former Michigan airport executive has received a lengthy prison term for his role in a multi-year fraud scheme.
Aircraft

First Be-200 Intended for Russian Navy Takes Flight

Beriev’s latest Be-200 is painted in Navy colors, but there is some doubt as to whether the type has been ordered by the defense ministry.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Engine STC Gives New Life to Old Hueys

Trinity Aviation Services has acquired the STC to install the 1,679-shp Pratt & Whitney PT6C-67D engine into the Bell UH-1H.
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Airlines

Virus Outbreak Prompts Relaxation of '80/20' Slot Rule

According to IATA, the coronavirus situation calls for a justified non-use of slots and airlines should not lose their grandfather rights.
Aircraft

Bell 525 Flight Test Program In Final Stages, Aircraft on Production Line - AIN

Bell 525 Flight Test Program In Final Stages, Aircraft on Production Line - AIN
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Aircraft

Bizav To Become Sole Focus of Bombardier

Bombardier's proposed sale of its Transportation unit to Alstom will significantly reduce its debt and leave the sole focus on its Business Aircraft unit.
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Aircraft

SilkAir To Merge with Singapore Airlines

SIA plans to integrate the operations of narrowbody subsidiary SilkAir by early next year.
Avionics

Avionics Sales Top $3 Billion in 2019

More than half of sales were for retrofits, the Aircraft Electronics Association reported in its 2019 year-end Avionics Market Report.
Aircraft

Viking Air Celebrates Milestone Anniversary

Viking Aerospace celebrated 10 years since the first flight of its first production aircraft of the restarted Twin Otter line.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Partnership Offers Boost to Flightdocs' Offerings

The partnership with Portside gives Flightdocs Enterprise customers access to billing and reporting and analytics tools.
Avionics

Satcom Direct Launches Plane Simple Ka/Ku-band Antennas

Satcom Direct's Plane Simple antenna system provides a modular connectivity system compatible that can adapt to future technological developments.
ATC

Nav Canada Rate Increase Upheld by National Arbitrator

Higher fees that recently went into effect for users of ATC services in Canada have been upheld by the Canadian Transportation Agency.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Disruptors Set To Gather for Revolution.Aero Conference

The Revolution.Aero Europe conference in London brings together urban air mobility pioneers with leaders from the investment community.
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Airports

VFS, CAMI Hold Urban Air Mobility Infrastructure Workshops

The Vertical Flight Society's workshop on urban air mobility infrastructure will feature FAA leaders, plus engineering, planning and architectural experts.
Regulations and Government

Ombudsman Backs EASA Denial of Test Bank Access

The European Ombudsman asserts that the disclosure of the questions would jeopardize a proper assessment of pilots and ultimately passengers’ safety.
Charter & Fractional

M2 Aviation, 24/7 Jet Partner To Expand Global Reach

Hong Kong-based M2 Aviation and California-based 24/7 Jet agree to partnership that expands each other's aircraft and charter management services.
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Customer Event Includes 'Night With Doc' B-29

Registration opens for the 2020 Textron Aviation Customer Conference April 14-16 in Wichita, Kansas.
Training and Workforce

Former Textron Executive Thress Lands at FlightSafety

Longtime Textron executive Brad Thress has joined FlightSafety International as president and CEO.
Aircraft

Spirit Partners with ASX To Develop Mobi-One eVTOL

ASX is set to launch a Series A funding round after announcing a partnership with leading aerostructures group Spirit AeroSystems.
Aircraft

U.S. Ups Import Duty Rate on New Airbus Aircraft

The EU and the UK call for a negotiated solution on the long-running dispute over subsidies to large aircraft programs.
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Aircraft

Repair Cost Inflation: What Is Going On?

How big is the problem and what are its causes?
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