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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AINsight: Limiting Risk as Liability Insurance Tightens

In the last two years, many underwriters have exited aviation insurance while those remaining have tightened underwriting standards and hiked premiums.
Rotorcraft

Life Flight Expands AW109 Fleet

Utah-based Intermountain Life Flight is adding a seventh AW109 to its fleet.
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Airlines

Asia-Pac Carriers Trim Capacity Amid Hong Kong Protests

Virgin Australia has become the latest carrier to announce capacity cuts to Hong Kong.
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Charter & Fractional

XO Introduces Low-cost Plan for Private Flying

Digital charter platform XO's Rise membership is aimed at those who fly 15 hours a year.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Admits to New Delay for Trent 1000 TEN Engine Fix

The UK engine manufacturer has postponed introduction of the improved HPT blade by more than a year.
Avionics

FlightAware: October ADS-B Equipage Edges Higher

More than 2,600 U.S. registered turbine-powered business aircraft remain unequipped to meet FAA's January 2020 mandate, FlightAware says.
Aircraft

Epic Wins FAA Certification for E1000 Turboprop Single

With its FAA type certificate in hand, Epic Aircraft expects to begin deliveries of its E1000 single-engine turboprop before the end of year.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Clears Way for ATP, Commercial Pilots with Diabetes

The agency developed a new medical protocol that relies on continuous glucose monitoring for first- and second-class medical issuance.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Volocopter, John Deere Partner On Large Ag Drone

The agricultural VoloDrone will be able to spray 15 acres per hour.
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Aircraft

Su-35 Goes to Russian Knights, On Offer to Turkey

Russia’s foremost display team is adding the latest advanced “Flanker” derivative to its line-up, and Turkey may be doing the same in the near future
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Workhorse Unloading SureFly eVTOL Program to Moog

Electric vehicle maker Workhorse is selling the assets of its SureFly aviation division to Moog for $4 million.
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Airlines

Qatar Airways CEO Covets More Access to India

Akbar Al Baker criticized the Indian government for withholding bilateral air services rights due to lack of investment by Qatar in the subcontinent.
Aircraft

Cirrus Certifying Autoland in G2 Vision Jet

The Cirrus G2 Vision Jet is gaining another key safety system with the new Safe Return Emergency Autoland becoming a standard feature.
Regulations and Government

New Urban Air Mobility Group Hopes To Help Shape Future Policy

The Community Air Mobility Initiative aims to work directly with local and state officials as well as focus on public education.
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Aircraft

Bye Aero, Oxis Work To Boost Electric Aircraft Flight Times

Oxis Energy believes its lithium-sulfur batteries could increase flight endurance times for electric aircraft by between 50 and 100 percent
Maintenance and Modifications

Gemini Tapped As Twin Commander Service Center

Gemini Air Group joins 12 other Twin Commander factory authorized service centers.
Maintenance and Modifications

Av8 Group Expands Facilities, Capabilities

A 9,000-sq-ft building expansion and new equipment will increase Av8 Group's work overhauling servos, actuators, and other components.
Airports

Indiana Genav Airport To Begin Runway Expansion

Huntingburg Regional Airport, which is seeing more large cabin bizjets, will extend and widen its lone runway over the next two years.
Aircraft

Airbus Adds A350 to Tianjin Completion and Delivery Center

The European airframer’s China-based final assembly line is on track to increase the monthly production rate to six A320s by year-end.
Rotorcraft

Outlerlink Adds Analytics To IRIS

Outlerlink is adding cloud-based analytics to its IRIS aircraft monitoring system.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Opens New Nashville Terminal

Aircraft management, charter, and jet card provider Jet Linx has opened a new, expanded private terminal at Nashville International Airport.
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Engines

Safran To Build, Service Helo Engine with China's AECC

Safran and Aero Engine Corp. of China agree to study joint venture to ramp up production, service for WZ16.
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Airlines

German Low-cost Carrier Segment Comes to a Standstill

Across Europe, the number of budget flights continues to increase though competition among budget airlines remains relatively weak.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Sensyn Adds Drone Tower Scan To Flight Core

The tower scan function in Sensyn's Flight Core is part of the company's goal of turning drones into flying robots.
Aircraft

Icon Aircraft: Flying into the Future

Icon Aircraft's skills at composites manufacturing bode well for a development of a new family of airplanes.
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Airports

Despite Tensions, Bizav Traffic To Hong Kong Unchanged

While business aviation traffic in China has been impacted by eocnomic storms, the Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre has remained sheltered.
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FBOs

FBO Profile: Astonsky Le Bourget

Paris' constellation of FBOs gained a new star.
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Charter & Fractional

Charter Provider Offers New Carbon Offset Tool

Paramount Business Jets introduced a new calculator to determine a flight's environmental impact and how to offset it.
Aircraft

Airbus Unveils LOUT Stealth Drone Testbed

Airbus has been working in secrecy for more than a decade on a very low observable stealth testbed intended to inform programs such as FCAS.
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Regulations and Government

Senate Approves $17.7B FAA Budget for FY2020

The Senate bills must still be reconciled with the House bill.