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Elliott Charts Growth with G5000 Installs on Excel/XLS

The Illinois-based MRO has completed three Garmin G5000 avionics installs and has another 15 scheduled for the mid-size business jet.
Aircraft

Pilatus Aircraft Delivers 1,700th PC-12

Pilatus Aircraft this week handed over the 1,700th PC-12 some 25 years after the turboprop single entered service.
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Sustainability and Environment

Bombardier Takes Its First SAF Shipment in Montreal

While Bombardier has used SAF in its Connecticut-based demonstration fleet since 2017, it has now taken the first shipment at its Montreal headquarters.
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Aircraft

Mongolia Takes MiG-29s as Poland Resumes Operations

Russia has donated two MiG-29s to Mongolia to restore a fast-jet capability the air force lost with the withdrawal of the last MiG-21s.
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Safety

Errant Drone Pilot Fined $20,000

Reuben Burciaga was fined $20,000 by the FAA after his out-of-control drone landed next to Las Vegas runway.
Regulations and Government

FAA Expands LAANC Drone Program

FAA's LAANC expands to four major airports, seven more service providers.
Training and Workforce

APS Turns Focus to Single-pilot UPRT

APS notes that single-pilot operators are six times as likely as crews to experience Loc-I, making UPRT training all the more important.
Aircraft

UAC To Produce 43 Deliverable MC-21s from 2021-2023

The Irkutsk plant in Siberia expects to reach a production capacity of 72 MC-21s by 2025.
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Sustainability and Environment

Canada Looks To Add SAF at Vancouver Intl. Airport

A new consortium has launched to consider the possibilies of supply chain for SAF in British Columbia.
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Exec Jets Expands Mx Footprint at FLL

Embraer Services & Support has expanded its executive jets service center at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport via a hangar lease.
Aircraft

Raisbeck Wins FAA STC for Hartzell King Air 200 Prop

The composite five-blade swept propeller is expected to improve takeoff acceleration and climb rate for King Air 200 series aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Insider Adds Yingling To Mx Quoting Network

Wichita-based Yingling recently added 70,000 sq ft of additional maintenance, avionics and paint space.
Safety

Metrojet Renews IS-BAO Stage III Certification

The Hong Kong-based business aviation services provider first achieved the IS-BAO certification in 2016.
Avionics

ASRS Pilot Reports Relay ADS-B Pros and Cons

With more aircraft equipped with ADS-B, the Aviation Safety Reporting System is receiving more pilot comments on how ADS-B is helping to avoid collisions.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AOPA Warns of Spikes in Aircraft Insurance Rates

Aircraft owners are seeing insurance rate hikes of between 15 percent and 25 percent, and "some way more than that," according to AOPA.
Safety

FAA Completes Runway Warning System at 20 Airports

The Runway Status Lights alerts pilots and vehicle operators about potential runway conflicts.
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FBOs

Philippines Hangar Reaches Construction Checkpoint

The new Metrojet hangar rising at Clark International Airport, in the Phillipines is expected to be operational by mid-2020.
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Rotorcraft

MD Helicopters Increases Afghan Deliveries

Afghan Air Force's fleet of MD 530Fs has increased to 60.
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Aircraft

Pilatus Refreshes the PC-12 Family of Aircraft with the New PC-12 NGX Model - AIN

Pilatus Refreshes the PC-12 Family of Aircraft with the New PC-12 NGX Model - AIN
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Accidents

AINsight: Just Culture—Are We There Yet?

Retribution against pilots for an honest mistake holds the potential to interfere with the prevention of future aviation incidents or accidents.
Airlines

Kjos Contends Low-cost Long-haul has ‘Great Future’

Norwegian Air to unlock partnerships and pursue restructuring, led by newly appointed CEO Jacob Schram.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

AIA Urges Capitol Hill To Finish Funding, Ex-Im Bills

AiA's Fanning said the workforce and economy can’t afford the prospect of continued stopgap funding or another government shutdown.
Avionics

Avionics Sales Continue Double-digit Climb In 2019

The Aircraft Electronics Association says sales climbed 14.3 percent year-over-year in the first nine months of 2019.
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Aircraft

Lufthansa Boss Laments Low Pax Interest in Offsetting Carbon

The CEO of the German airline group calls for a rationalization of the debate of air transport’s impact on climate change.
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Charter & Fractional

Illegal Charters Prompt Return Of NATA Summit

The Air Charter Summit will be held alongside the Aviation Business Conference June 16-20 in Washington, D.C.
FBOs

London-area FBO Joins Avfuel Network

The Stobart Jet Centre, which handles all the fueling at London Southend Airport, has expanded Avfuel's branded dealer network in the UK.
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Aircraft

Boeing Rolls Out Newest 737 Max With Fleet Still Idle

The 737 Max 10 is the largest of the Max variants with capacity for up to 230 passengers.
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Avionics

Aspen E5 Granted EASA Approval

The Aspen E5 EFI contains the attitude indicator and directional gyro and course deviation indicator all in one display.
Airlines

IATA Urges EU to Adopt Policies to Encourage SAF Production

Airline representative IATA cautions against a Europe-wide SAF blending mandate, arguing it will lead to a distortion of competition.
Safety

Canada Aims to 'Raise the Bar' on Air-taxi Safety

The TSB issued four recommendations and reiterated 22 others after an air taxi study revealed a lack of a downward trend in the number of fatal accidents.