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Air France Sheds Joon Brand and Product, Flybe Finds Buyer

Flybe sells slots at Gatwick airport to Vueling ahead of its sale to a Virgin Atlantic-led consortium.
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Maintenance and Modifications

A new portal to hassle-free business jet maintenance quotes

A new portal to hassle-free business jet maintenance quotes
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Charter & Fractional

AINsight: FAA Actively Pursues Illegal Flight Ops

The FAA has ramped up enforcement of aircraft operators that flout or inadvertently violate the FARs for proper on-demand or charter operations.
Aircraft

Turkey’s Hürkuş-B Enters Service, Armed Variant Completes Trials

Turkey's indigenous turoprop trainer is now being used or pilot instruction by the Turkish air force, while the Hürkuş-C armed version nears service entry
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Airlines

Bamboo Airways Set to Join Crowded Vietnam Airline Market

The Vietnamese startup carrier plans to establish 37 routes by the end of the year.
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Aircraft

Boeing Set To Deliver First KC-46 to Air Force

Boeing says it has four KC-46A Pegasus air refueling tanker/transports ready to deliver to McConnell Air Force Base, the first to receive them.
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Airlines

Laptop Ban Lifted on All Flights to the UK

British authorities have removed restrictions on the remaining three gateways in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.
ATC

Reduced Spacing Trial Coming to NAT This Spring

A trial of reduced separation standards in the North Atlantic Track is scheduled to start on or after March 28.
FBOs

Yingling Looks to MRO Growth while Investing in FBO

Yingling Aviation's MRO expansion adds 70,000 sq ft of facilities and, more importantly, an aircraft paint operation.
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Aircraft

Central European F-16 Deals Facing Political Hurdles

Three Central European air forces are planning to replace their aging MiG-21/29 fleets with F-16s, but each of the programs faces political issues.
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Aircraft

Hagerty Jet Expects 'Choppy' Used Bizjet Market in 2019

Hagerty Jet Group anticipates a “choppy” preowned business jet market this year due to political uncertainty and equity market volatility.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Traxxall Continues Growth with New Denver Base

The office complements its North American operation centers in Montreal and Jacksonville.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Inaugurates New Utah Mx Facility

The first phase of what will eventually be a new 275,000 sq ft complex is now open for business at Provo Municipal Airport.
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Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Insider Launches Customer Rewards Program

MRO Insider has launched a customer loyalty program that incentivizes use of its web-based business aircraft maintenance request tool.
Aircraft

A220 Order Boosts Airbus's Modest 2018 Sales Campaign

A furious production pace in December allowed the European airframer to meet its delivery target of 800.
Airports

Singapore, Malaysia Strike Deal over Airspace Spat

The Singapore and Malaysia governments have agreed to take reciprocal actions to ease the airspace dispute around Singapore Seletar Airport.
Charter & Fractional

Europe's Bizav Flight Activity Mixed in December

Despite slightly higher December departures, European business aircraft activity dragged down by charter, business jets.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

State Farm Obtains First National Drone BVLOS Waiver

The FAA has granted insurer State Farm the first national waiver for flights over people and beyond the pilot's visual line of sight.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Hydrogen UAS Demonstrates Superior Endurance

Fuel-cell powered UAS has more than five times the range of battery-powered aircraft.
Aircraft

Upgraded Tu-22M3M Enters Flight Test

The latest generation of the Tu-22M "Backfire" bomber has flown for the first time. The Tu-22M3M is a major modernization of the swing-wing design.
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Aircraft

Cirrus G2 Vision Jet Certified

Cirrus is already offering an improved version of the single-engine Vision Jet, the new Generation 2 or G2.
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Aircraft

Boeing Delivers Record 806 Airplanes in 2018

The 737 program yielded 69 deliveries, just shy of what the company needed to meet its total goal of 810.
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Charter & Fractional

Tradewind Increases Charter, Shuttle Lift to Caribbean

Tradewind Aviation will use 10 PC-12s this season for its Caribbean scheduled shuttle service, up from six last year.
Aircraft

Dassault Falcon Orders Up in 2018, but Deliveries Fall

Deliveries of new Falcons fell by eight aircraft year-over-year last year, to 41 aircraft, but the tally was consistent with Dassault's delivery forecast.
Airports

BEH and Norwood at Stalemate over FBO Agreement

The city of Norwood, Massachusetts, has reneged on part of an agreement in principle for Boston Executive Helicopters to build an FBO at Norwood Airport.
Rotorcraft

Green Power HUMS Wins STC for Bell 407GX/GXP

Green Power's Foresight MX lightweight HUMS system has been approved for installation on select Bell 407 models.
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Regulations and Government

Shutdown Woes Begin To Mount, Industry Reps Fear

Export licenses and NextGen advancements are among many areas affected.
Aircraft

Heathrow Flights Resume After Drone Sighting

Rogue drone activity comes one day after the UK announces new measures to protect civil aviation from drones.
Rotorcraft

Checklist Creep Adds Complexity

The proliferation of checklists is yielding detail saturation and skill deterioration due to dependency, say some users.
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Avionics

Winner Completes First Premier I Pro Line 21 Package

The Ohio-based aviation services provider is an auithorized Collins Aerospace dealer, installation and repair facility.
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