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Collins Chief: No Evident Change in Bizav Market Demand

Company president and CEO Kelly Ortberg remains hopeful that business aviation will bottom out sometime next year.
Rotorcraft

Russian Helicopter Ka-62 Makes First Flight

The Ka-62 is expected to cost in the $10 million range, seat 12 to 15 and be aimed primarily at the offshore energy and search and rescue markets.
FBOs

UK's Rigby Group Acquires Third FBO Location

After announcing its plans for expansion earlier this year, Rigby Group subsidiary XLR Executive Jet Centre is now operating at Birmingham Airport
Aircraft

China Shows FTC-2000 Fighter-Trainer for Sudan

The MiG-21 derivative has been heavily modified.
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Regulations and Government

Trump Promises 'Air Travel Revolution' By Restructuring FAA

In a White House event, the President painted a bleak picture of the state of the U.S. air traffic control system the FAA manages.
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Regulations and Government

Gulf Diplomatic Crisis Blocks Qatar's Aircraft from Airspace

Qatar Airways and several local Gulf carriers cancelled flights in the wake of a Saudi-led, politically-motivated airspace closure.
Aircraft

Pilatus PC-24 Business Jet In Production, Nearing Certification

Pilatus PC-24 Business Jet In Production, Nearing Certification
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Accidents

Accidents: June 2017

Preliminary and final reports
Safety

Pirep Process Has Room For Improvement, NTSB Study Finds

Both controllers and pilots could do more to ensure that operators have the most relevant, up-to-date information.
Rotorcraft

Russian Helicopters Gets Funding for New Helo

Russia's state-owned Vnesheconombank will finance the new light multipurpose helicopter along with other areas of Russian Helicopters business.
Aircraft

Leonardo Continues Development of 'World-First' Radar Jammer

The UK Royal Air Force is now helping to fund the BriteCloud expendable active decoy for fighter aircraft.
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Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Embarks on LM-100J Freighter Flight Tests

The manufacturer expects to complete the FAA type design update process for the C-130 civil freighter by 2018.
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Aircraft

Learjet Turns 3,000 with the 100th Model 75 Delivery

Leggett & Platt accepted the milestone business jet, making it the second Learjet 75 in its fleet.
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Aircraft

One Aviation To Switch To Williams Engine for 'Canada'

The engine marks a shift away from the P&WC PW600 family.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Industry Insights: Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul—a Sector in Upgrade Mode

Business aviation depends on maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers for safe and reliable operations.
ATC

FAA Delays Flight Plan Format Transition

The latest delay enables the FAA to integrates enhancements to the format while avoiding disruptions during the busy summer flying season.
Regulations and Government

Local Political Interference Increasing, NBAA's Brown Says

WBAA's 11th annual standdown drew about 100 attendees and 10 exhibitors to NTSB's Ashburn, Virginia, training center
Aircraft

Stratos 714 Moves into Next Flight-Test Phase

FAA lifted initial restrictions on flight-test program.
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ATC

NBAA: Privatization of U.S. Air Traffic Control Bad for Business Aviation

NBAA: Privatization of U.S. Air Traffic Control Bad for Business Aviation
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Aircraft

New Russian Irkut MC-21 Narrowbody Airliner Makes First Flight

New Russian Irkut MC-21 Narrowbody Airliner Makes First Flight
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Training and Workforce

Simcom Set To Introduce Daher TBM 930 Sim Training

Intitial and recurrent training available next month for 330-knot, Garmin G3000-equipped turboprop single.
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Avionics

ForeFlight Performance Planning Goes Live

ForeFlight's new Performance Plus tier adds flight planning for high-performance aircraft.
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Rotorcraft

HeliRussia 2017 Reaches New Heights

The number of exhibitors jumped 85 percent from the 129 that participated in the first HeliRussia expo in 2008 to 237 this year.
Rotorcraft

Boeing Prepares To Begin CH-47F Chinook Block 2 Upgrade

The U.S. Army plans to upgrade 542 CH-47F and MH-47G helicopters, with deliveries starting in 2023.
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Engines

Pratt & Whitney Says New PW1000G Core Will Cut Fuel Burn

Pratt & Whitney confirmed plans to developed a new high-technology core for its PW1000G family of turbofans by 2020.
Airlines

China To Raise Mandatory Retirement Age for Pilots

Looming shortage forces authorities to act
Aircraft

Belarus Buys More Russian Jets, Helicopters

The country has become the fifth to receive Yak-130s, and has renewed its fleet of Mil Mi-8s.
Aircraft

Redesigned Mi-8 On Display But Not Yet Certified

The Mi-171A2 borrows from the Mi-38: both helicopters appeared at the HeliRussia 2017 show.
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Accidents

Learjet Fatal Occurred in a Circling Approach

The aircraft was less than a mile from Runway 6 when it turned right to circle for approach, but aircraft typically are 3.8-nm during the right turn.
Accidents

Mix-up Leads to Landing on Occupied Runway

The King Air B200 landed on Runway 17 while ground personnel were there preparing to launch gliders.