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More Hours Equals More Operations at London Biggin Hill

The UK capital gateway has seen a boost in operations since it expanded its hours at the beginning of May.
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FBOs

Columbus Jet Joins the Paragon Network

The group, formed in 2011 now numbers 28 members in the U.S.
Airlines

Sitaonair, Teledyne Team on Cellular Datalink Service

Development is the first step toward bringing new IP networks to aircraft for operational communications.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

ACSS Among Teams Advancing Collision Avoidance for Unmanned Aircraft

The avionics manufacturer has joined General Atomics and Northrop Grumman to test ACAS Xu software
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Aircraft

Service Entry For C919 Remains Uncertain After First Flight

Now China's Comac is stepping up its alliance with Russia's UAC to develop a widebody airliner.
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Regulations and Government

Paris Air Show to Host Supply Chain Conferences

OEMs and supply chains are at the forefront of this year’s Paris Air Show with a series of conferences titled "How to do business with?"
Training and Workforce

Gifas Holds Career and Training Forums at Paris Air Show

The two forums-- the Careers Plane and the Jobs and Training Forum-- will showcase career and training opportunities in the aviation industry.
Aircraft

Will Hybrid Airships Really Take Off?

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Hybrid Air Vehicles are both vying for a potentially very lucrative market, should it emerge.
Engines

P&W Outlines Three-step F135 Development Pathway

The F135 improvement program would result in a new engine with a third airstream and adaptive-cycle compressor in the mid to late 2020s.
Aircraft

Trials Held with S-100 Camcopter Inside Arctic Circle

Schiebel's S-100 Camcopter scanned for vessels and tracked them in a 1,500-square-mile area at Norway's Andoya Test Center.
Aircraft

‘Augmented Reality’ Could Ease Maintenance Skills Shortage

According to enterprise software specialist IFS, engineers deployed to maintain aircraft could benefit from virtual guidance from afar.
Aircraft

JF-17 for Myanmar Seen Flying in China

The two-seat JF-17B version of the Sino-Pakistan joint venture fighter is also flying from Chengdu.
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Aircraft

Russia and Iran Cooperate on UAVs, UCAVs

The relationship is highlighted by recent operations over Syria.
Aircraft

Paris Airshow Inspires Unique Airbus Formation

Airbus flew this unique formation a few weeks before the Paris Air Show.
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Aircraft

MiG Boss Bids for New Fighter Business

But he would not acknowledge new MiG-29 order from Egypt.
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Regulations and Government

Supreme Court To Review Flexjet Tax Case

The case is to come up for debate during a June 22 conference.
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Opens AW101 Training Center in Norway

Norway has ordered 16 AW101s for search and rescue missions.
FBOs

Signature To Sponsor Addiction Education Tour

The tour will make four stops on the West Coast, to educate youth and parents on the need to stop drug and alcohol use early.
Regulations and Government

Presidential TFRs: Attention Shifts to the North

TFRs in Palm Beach created 'dire situation.'
Rotorcraft

Helicopter Makers Are Propelling The Way Forward

To change the concept of helicopter designs can only start with an evolution helicopter propulsion and power systems.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Commercial Aircraft Buyers Enjoy Unprecedented Capital Access

High liquidity in the airliner finance sector is resulting in “cheap” money
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Aircraft

Industry Prepares Widebody Entries as Market ‘Rebalances’

Various derivative programs coming to fruition.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

New Multi-mission Sky Guardian UAS Is More Than a Strike Drone

The latest iteration of the Predator B UAS has a longer wingspan with greater endurance and payload capacity
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Aircraft

U.S. Team Pushes Boundaries of VTOL Flight, Electric Propulsion

An Aurora Flight Sciences-led team plans to fly the XV-24A LightningStrike aircraft in late 2018.
Engines

GE Presses the Reset Button On 9X Engine Certification Testing

More extensive ground testing of its 100,000-pound-thrust GE9X engine appears to have cleared the way to a smoother certification process.
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Aircraft

Diamond Debuts New Multi-Purpose Surveillance Platform

The DA62 MPP has more cabin volume for surveillance than the existing DA42 MPP aircraft.
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Aircraft

USAF Rethink Means Warthog Lives to Fight Another Day

Pentagon reverses A-10 retirement, but looks for new close air support platform.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Recaro Wins Big Airline Seats Orders From Avianca and SAS

Avianca's order for 3,170 CL3710 units is the first South American order for Recaro. Meanwhile SAS will modify 5,000 BL3520 units its fleet.
Aircraft

Pratt & Whitney Confident It Can Meet PW1000G Commitments

Having oversome issues with initial geared turbofan engines, the manufacturer believes it has a good plan for ramping up production.
Engines

Integrated Nacelle Systems Take Flight On Global 7000 and C919

Nexcelle is pioneering new nacelle technology that promises savings in terms of fuel burn and maintenance costs.
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