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Rotorcraft

Leonardo Delivers 1,000th AW139

Leonardo is confident it can go on to deliver 2,000 or even 3,000 AW139s even as competitors target the aircraft with their latest designs.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik's Tulsa Facility Expands Capabilities

Company expects faster turnaround and improved reliability of aircraft component repair with facility's new EASA designation.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Issues Linger

Rolls-Royce warned that reaching the target of fewer than 10 AOGs is now delayed to the second quarter of 2020.
Airlines

Foreign Carriers Reluctant To Move to New Beijing Gateway

The decision to give airlines a choice of airports has led to complications for Chinese aviation authorities.
Aircraft

China’s Comac Inches Forward, C919 Timeline Still Uncertain

Comac expects six C919 prototypes to have flown by year-end.
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FBOs

California Airport Seeks To Add Second FBO

California's Napa County Airport believes it has enough GA traffic to require another FBO, and the county board has issued an RFP to attract one.
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FBOs

Redbird Skyport Calls It Quits

The FBO at Texas' San Marcos Regional Airport was an experiment of a hybrid flight service provider/ flight training lab.
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Airlines

Thomas Cook Needs £1.1 billion to Avoid Collapse

The integrated UK tourism group owns airlines in Germany, the UK, Scandinavia, and Spain.
Airlines

Pilots Call Off September 27 Strike at British Airways

Pilots union BALPA called off a planned strike at British Airways on September 27, but it could take more strike action through January 2020.
Airports

Daxing Airport To Come with Advanced New Technologies

When it opens this month, the new Beijing airport will introduce an innovative radar system developed by the Chinese engineers.
Airports

GA Slots Continue as Toronto Starts A-CDM Trial

Trials of the new airport collaborative decision-making (A-CDM) procedures started on Monday at Canada’s Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport.
Aircraft

One Aviation Receives Court OK for Bankruptcy Exit Plan

One Aviation received U.S. bankruptcy court approval for its plans to exit Chapter 11 before year-end under ownership by Chinese-backed Citiking.
FBOs

Geneva Airpark To Offer Hangar Flexibility

The massive hangar at Geneva International Airport in Swizerland is looking to offer its clients custom hangar use plans.
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Aircraft

Mitsubishi Aircraft Prepares To Open Montreal Offices

The Japanese company expects to hire some 100 engineering and product development professionals during the first year of operation.
Aircraft

Assembly for Japan’s First KC-46A Begins; Problems Continue for USAF Program

Japan is the first export customer for the KC-46, and expects to get its first of an initially approved batch of four aircraft in 2021
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Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Expands Private Terminal Network

The jet card and jet management provider has doubled down in St. Louis and addded a base in Texas' capital.
Avionics

FAA Approves Flightstar Datacom STC for Learjet 40, 45

Flightstar is also seeking similar STC approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
Engines

Safran and Boeing Jointly Invest In Battery Specialist EPS

The investment by Safran and Boeing in EPS is expected to improve production rates and costs for electric batteries to power aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Western Authorized To Work On FJ44-equipped Citations

The Idaho-based FBO and MRO is already authorized to work on the Williams International engine found on the Pilatus PC-24.
Aircraft

Embraer’s Slattery Sees Broad Benefits of Consolidation

The Embraer Commercial Aircraft CEO works to answer the concerns of 10 competition authorities scrutinizing his company’s planned combination with Boeing.
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Airlines

EgyptAir On the Rebound

The oldest airline in Africa plans to take its second A220 on October 1.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Marks 100,000th APU Milestone

Honeywell's first APU took flight in 1950.
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FBOs

AviationManuals Adds FBO Manual to Lineup

AviationManuals has introduced a new manual to help managers and staff improve the professionalism, standards, and safety of their FBO operations.
Safety

AsBAA Concludes First Hong Kong Safety Day

The Asian Business Aviation Association organized its first safety day in Hong Kong last week at TAG Aviation Asia’s Flight Training Resources center.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Insider Adding AOG Service Functionality to App

The company is adding functionality to its maintenance price quote application, to streamline the process for finding qualified AOG service.
Aircraft

Union Votes for Embraer Strike if Talks Don't Progress

Metalworkers union in Sao Jose dos Campos demand progress in contract talks.
Aircraft

Four USAF Global Jets Cross 100K Flight-hour Milestone

The Air Force's E-11A fleet comprises a Bombardier Global Express, 6000. and two XRSes.
Aircraft

EASA Validates G1000 NXi for Citation Mustang

Minimal downtime for Mustang owners is expected because panel and wire modifications on the light-twin are limited.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Air Service Hawaii

The company traces its Hawaiian roots back to 1948.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Air Service Hawaii

The company traces its Hawaiian roots back to 1948.
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