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Engines

Data and Digital Solutions are Key to Future of GE Aviation

The engine maker is looking to harness its vast amounts of data to improve the user experience.
Regulations and Government

White House FAA Budget Request Focuses on UAS, NextGen

The White House would set aside $130.8 million for the development of an Unmanned Traffic Management System.
Accidents

UK, Australian Authorities Among Latest To Ground 737 Max

U.S. FAA now faces pressure from lawmakers to ground the Max.
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Regulations and Government

FAA-EU Pacts Expand Aviation Market Access

Two agreements signed last week between FAA and European Union officials have further opened market access on both side of the Atlantic.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AirSky Partnership Offers Air-to-ground Network Development

AirSky is proposing to develop high-speed air-to-ground airborne connectivity networks.
Accidents

NTSB Head: Part 135 Needs Same Safety Tools as Airlines

NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said the May 2017 crash of a Learjet makes the case that Part 135 operators need the same safety tools as the airlines have.
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Airports

Biggin Hill To Change Pricing, Remove Shoulder Fees

London Biggin Hill Airport introduced shoulder fees when it extended its operating hours, but will now remove them.
FBOs

Sheltair Adds Hangars at New York Bizav Hub

The new development at Long Island's Republic Airport adds another 106,000 sq ft of hangar and office space, with more to come.
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Safety

Part 135 Training Changes Coming Soon

Attendees of the 2019 Air Charter Safety Symposium were given an overview of dramatic changes ahead for Part 135 training and heard of NTSB's Most Wanted.
Avionics

FlightAware Tracking ADS-B Out Compliance

FlightAware's ADS-B network shows that ADS-B Out compliance rates are climbing in the U.S.
Safety

FSF, Aireon Collaborate on Space-based ADS-B Data

The ADS-B payloads in Iridium Next satellites will generate data that can help facilitate safety improvements.
Accidents

EASA Suspends Boeing 737 Max Operations In and To Europe

The European safety agency joins China and several other jurisdictions as groundings of the Max mount.
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FBOs

Jet Aviation Jeddah Certified for Ground Handling

Jet Aviation is pursuing ground handling certification at its three other FBOs in Saudi Arabia.
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Accidents

Atlas Air 3591 Pitched Down in Response to Elevator Deflection

In a March 12 update, the NTSB noted the Boeing 767-300 Freighter appears to have encountered turbulence before entering a steep dive into a coastal bay.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Gets Charged Up by Battery Mx Growth

Duncan Aviation's Nebraska location handles 85 to 100 batteries a week.
Maintenance and Modifications

Naples Jet Center Gets Brazil ANAC Nod for Mx

Florida-based Naples Jet Center received Brazil ANAC approval to provide airframe, engine, and avionics services for Brazil-registered business aircraft.
Rotorcraft

Bristow's Credit Downgraded, Stock Slides Below $1

Credit rating agency Moody's downgrades $750 million worth of Bristow debt, citing a variety of company problems
Accidents

China, Ethiopian Airlines Ground Their Max 8 Fleets

The Civil Aviation Authority of China grounds more than a quarter of the global fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8s.
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Aircraft

Prowler Bows Out After 48 Years

With the conclusion of Marine Corps EA-6B operations, the career of the Prowler electronic warfare platform has come to an end.
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Aircraft

HAL Ramps Up LCA Production and Looks to the Mk2

India's troubled Tejas Light Combat Aircraft program is advancing with an interim improved Mk1A, followed by a much more capable Mk2.
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Accidents

FDR, CVR Recovered from Doomed Ethiopian Max 8

More airlines ground the Boeing narrowbody following the suspension of all Max 8 operations in China.
Aircraft

Russia To Convert Tu-204 Passenger Jets into Freighters

The federation’s postal service cites a need for 10 more narrowbody cargo airplanes.
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Airlines

Myanmar Government Pushes for Airline Mergers

A shrinking Burmese market has already claimed five carriers in the past 15 months.
Aircraft

IADA Progressing On Bizjet Dealer Accreditation

Two professors in the University of North Dakota's aviation department are leading the accreditation program.
Airlines

LCCs Set To Catalyze Argentine Growth

Traffic in Argentina’s domestic air travel market will triple within eight years, according to ICF aviation consultant Carlos Ozores.
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Aircraft

TBM 930 Completes Paris-New York Record Flight

Pilots Dierk Reuter and Phil Bozek set sights on a record held since 1985 by famed test pilot Chuck Yeager.
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Accidents

Bristow Bell 407 Louisiana Crash Proves Fatal

Two were aboard a Bristow Bell 407 that crashed on Sunday near Galliano, Louisiana
FBOs

Metrojet Breaks Ground on Philippines FBO/MRO Complex

Business aviation service provider Metrojet has broke ground on a 279,862-sq-ft FBO/MRO facility at Clark International Airport in Pampanga, Philippines.
Airlines

Azul Makes Offer for Avianca Brasil Slots, Airbus Leases

A deal between Brazil’s third- and fourth-largest carriers would triple the number of slots Azul would control at São Paulo Congonhas Airport.
Airports

Flying into Tough Airports: Kathmandu, Nepal

Flying into Tough Airports: Kathmandu, Nepal
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