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Regulations and Government

Delegation Perceptions Remain Key Industry Concern

Textron Aviation chief Ron Draper warns that without delegation authority, product development "would grind to a halt."
Maintenance and Modifications

Safran Opens New $54M Campus In Tarnos

Safran Helicopter Engines opened its new $54 million, 355,000 square-foot industrial campus in the city of Tarnos in southwest France.
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Rotorcraft

Russian Ansat Gets VIP Interior, China Approval

Russian Helicopters has received certification approval for its new “Aurus” executive cabin in its light twin Ansat.
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ATC

AIM Revisions Clarify Pilot Options on Approaches

Revisions to the FAA's AIM clarifies “approach category” and its application in determining the appropriate straight-in or circling minima on an approach.
Aircraft

Boeing Maneuvers To Head Off WTO Sanctions

The U.S. airframer asked Washington State lawmakers to rescind tax breaks to comply with WTO rules.
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Training and Workforce

APS Breaks Ground on New Mesa HQ Complex

Aviation Performance Solutions broke ground on a new 25,000-sq-ft headquarters and 40,000-sq-ft support facility at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport .
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Aircraft

FCAS Moves into Demonstration Phase, but No Part Yet for Spain

The major Franco-German FCAS partners have been given the green light for technology demonstrations, but Spanish industry is not yet involved.
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Aircraft

Textron Adds G5000 Upgrade for Citation Excel/XLS

Textron Aviation's Garmin G5000 STC covers more than 700 Cessna Citation Excel and XLS models.
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Aircraft

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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