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Air Service Basel Adds Cirrus SF50 Authorized Mx

The SF50 service approval makes Air Service Basel Europe's first authorized service center for the jet that carries EASA or FAA registration.
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Airlines

Eurocontrol Sheds Route Charges Based on Flight Plans

The new ATC charging system in Europe takes into consideration the actual route flown and allows for a more accurate application of the user pay principle.
ATC

FAA Bans Flight over Iran, Iraq, and Some Gulf Waters

Following Iranian attacks on U.S. bases in Baghdad, the FAA has prohibited U.S. civil operators from overflying the airspace in and around Iraq and Iran.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Silent Falcon Solar Electric E1 Completes 500 Flight Hours

UAS manufacturer Silent Falcon’s solar electric E1 UAV has completed 500 hours of flight testing.
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation Bolsters SMS Credentials

The Cleveland, Ohio-based MRO has been certified as an active participant in the FAA Part 5 Voluntary Safety Management System Program.
Aircraft

Cleared for export, Sukhoi’s Fighter Seeks Asian Orders

Russian president Vladimir Putin has taken a personal interest in ensuring export sales of the model.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Dealing with Challenges in the Aircraft Maintenance Business - AIN

Dealing with Challenges in the Aircraft Maintenance Business - AIN
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Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Acquires Australian MRO, Expanding APAC Service

Textron Aviation has acquired Premiair Aviation's three service facilities in Australia.
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Aircraft

Hyundai and Uber Announce eVTOL Air-taxi Partnership

Uber says South Korean automaker Hyundai will be able to build eVTOL aircraft on a more cost effective scale than its other partner companies.
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Aircraft

Jump Aero To Develop an Emergency Medical Service eVTOL Aircraft

Jump Aero, launched by Terrafugia founder Carl Dietrich, wants to develop an eVTOL aircraft specifically to support emergency medical services.
Avionics

Collins Providing HUD VR Trainer for FAA Research

FAA will research pilot-HUD interface, pilot performance, and crew workload using Collins Aerospace's head-up display virtual-reality training device.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

SmartSky Ups Funding, Delays Network Launch to 2Q20

In-flight connectivity service provider SmartSky Networks has received $25 million more in funding and delayed commercial network launch to mid-2020.
Airlines

Shell, World Energy to Partner on SAF for Lufthansa

The German flag carrier will fly three SAF-powered routes from San Francisco.
Aircraft

Airbus To Offer Electronically Dimmable Aircraft Windows

Gentex’s electronically dimmable windows now come as standard equipment on the Boeing 787 family and will be available on Airbuses.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Looks To Future with Formalized Apprenticeships

The 24-month program offers apprentices a paying job and formalized training to receive their FAA certification.
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Aircraft

Falcon Deliveries Flat at Dassault; 6X Remains on Track

Dassault Aviation delivered 40 Falcon business jets last year, one fewer than in 2018, while it continues apace on the Falcon 6X program.
Accidents

Boeing Recommends Sim Training Requirement for Max

The U.S. manufacturer cites its “unstinting commitment” to the Max’s safe return to service as it changes its position on simulator requirements.
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FBOs

ABS Jets Gets OK for FBO Services in Slovakia

ABS Jets is expanding its services to full-scale FBO operations at Bratislava Airport in Slovakia with recent airport authority approval.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Unveils Eye-catching Paint Job

Duncan Aviation refurbished one of its company-owned jets from the inside out. The result: an eye-popping airplane that serves as a flying billboard.
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Airlines

Suleimani Killing Raises Security Fears Over Iraq Flights

Three airlines have already suspended flights into Iraq after U.S. forces killed Iranian general Qassem Suleimani at Baghdad Airport.
Aircraft

Turkish Police Confirm Arrests in Ghosn Escape Case

Turkish police have arrested a fifth MNG Jet employee over the escape of fugitive Carlos Ghosn using two aircraft operated by the company.
Rotorcraft

HAI Names Senior FAA Safety Exec Viola as CEO

Viola, who becomes the next HAI CEO on January 16, helped launch the USHST and was a former special ops MH-6 and MH-47 pilot.
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Avionics

Feds Approve AEA's Avionics Tech Apprenticeship

The program is "another tool" for AEA member repair shops to train their own avionics technicians.
Maintenance and Modifications

New SierraTrax Service Shops Mx Rates for Customers

SierraTrax's Maintenance Marketplace service aims to find the lowest maintenance rates for its customers.
Airlines

Airline Concerns Grow over Brazil Consumer Lawsuits

Brazilian websites are "weaponizing" jurisprudence of the airline industry.
Aircraft

NetJets Receives Its First Citation Longitude

Fractional provider NetJets has agreed to take up to 175 Cessna Citation Longitudes, the first one of which has been delivered.
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Rotorcraft

Bell AerOS Shows How Urban Air Mobility Flies

Bell is demonstrating how a smart city of the future could incorporate urban air mobility vehicles running under autonomous control.
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Airlines

JetBlue Pledges to Offset Carbon Emissions for All U.S. Flights

Air France and British Airways last week started compensating for CO2 emissions from flights within France and the UK by investing in green projects.
Aircraft

Max Crisis Leads to Layoffs at Spirit AeroSystems

The Boeing narrowbody’s largest supplier ceased building 737 components on January 1.
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Rotorcraft

Erickson Flying Six Air Cranes on Australian Fires

Erickson is flying six of its S-64 Air Cranes on Australia's record-setting wild fires.
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