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Regulations and Government

White House Calls for Independent ATC

Proposal follows meeting earlier this year between President Donald Trump and the airlines.
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Aircraft

France Joins UK in Airbus Fraud Investigation

Airbus pledges complete cooperation as probes intensify
Rotorcraft

HeliOffshore Works to Improve Safety for Helicopters Operating In Dangerous Conditions

HeliOffshore Works to Improve Safety for Helicopters Operating In Dangerous Conditions
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Charter & Fractional

ACSF Symposium Emphasizes Safety Program Execution

Safety systems must be more than button-pushing exercises if they are to work as intended.
Airlines

IATA: Africa Still Not Ready for Projected Growth

Red tape, high costs and failure to liberalize remain among barriers to change
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

EASA Approves Ka-band Retrofit on Globals

EASA approval followed Transport Canada nod last March.
Maintenance and Modifications

Robotic Skies and uAvionix Sign Mx Partnership

Members of the Robotic Skies drone service network will provide maintenance services to uAvionix customers.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Basel Completes BBJ Winglet Upgrade

The General Dynamics subsidiary is eager to do more of them.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Teams With Italian FBO on Line Service Depot

The Milano Linate Prime FBO will be home to Bombardier's newest European line service station, one of five to be developed in the region.
Airports

London Biggin Hill Eyes New Traffic with Extended Hours

The extended hours are part of a larger growth plan, that includes a new hotel and training college, to lure traffic.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Gray Eagle Stationing in South Korea Long Planned, Says U.S.

U.S. Forces Korea announced that the Army has started the process of permanently stationing MQ-1C Gray Eagles at Kunsan Air Base.
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Aircraft

Boeing’s Myers Upbeat about Influx of Aircraft Investors

Commercial aircraft buyers enjoying unprecedented capital access
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Avionics

Cockpit Display Upgrade Offered by L3 Aviation

L3 Aviation's new EFI-650 LCD cockpit display has a mean-time-between-failure of more than 25,000 hours.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Satcom Direct, Astronics AeroSat Ink FliteStream Deal

Satcom Direct dealers will be able to sell Astronics AeroSat's Flitestream T-Series satcom system under a new agreement.
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Aircraft

Russian UAVs Find Combat Missions over Syria

Systems of Israeli origin are being supplanted by domestically-produced versions but not yet any UCAVs.
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Aircraft

Production of China’s New Airlifter Confirmed

But the Y-20 will also be re-engined, and future use as a satellite launcher is foreseen.
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Rotorcraft

NTSB Offers Guidance on Tail-rotor Effectiveness

Loss of tail rotor effectiveness can lead to loss of control, Board warns
Aircraft

One Aviation Mulls 550 Retirement as 'Canada' Progresses

Market forces and supply issues may lead to the end of production of the 550 this year, even though certification on Canada is not expected for two years.
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Charter & Fractional

AirMed Acquires Air Medical To Expand EMS Operations

Air Medical’s fleet of three jets and two King Air turboprops will join AirMed’s fleet of Beechcraft, Citation, Learjet, Hawker and King Air aircraft.
Avionics

AEA 60th Convention Opens in New Orleans

The AEA show this year features more than 135 exhibitors showing their avionics products.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Air Force Evaluates Quadcopter for Aircraft Inspections

The emerging technologies unit at Edwards Air Force Base is also considering using drones to calibrate antennas, inspect roofs and airfields.
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Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Reaches 100,000-flight Mark

The milestone flight follows a year in which VistaJet added 15 new business jets to its all-Bombardier fleet.
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Aircraft

Boeing Quiet on Chinese Joint Venture for 737 Completions

U.S. airframer pledges to announce more information ‘at a later date’
Aircraft

Training in the Icon A5 Amphibious LSA

Does the pilot training program match Icon Aircraft’s ambitious goals? AIN’s Matt Thurber travels to Vacaville to find the answer.
Safety

FAA Concerned about Runway Status Light Confusion

RWSLs are meant to be a last line of surface-movement defense.
Avionics

JetTech Avionics Package Picked for FlightSafety Simulator

FlightSafety clients will soon be able to train like they fly in a Citation 550 simulator equipped with a JetTech Garmin GTN 650/750 upgrade.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Hong Kong Gets EASA Part 145 Nod for G650

The company will expand its capacity later this year with a new 43,000-sq-ft MRO facility in Macau and a third 41,500-sq-ft hangar in Singapore.
FBOs

Rectrix Bedford Earns DCA Gateway Approval

Approved operators may now use Rectrix BED as their departure point for non-stop flights to DCA.
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Approves ExecuJet Australia for Phenom 300 Mx

Approval marks an extension to ExecuJet’s maintenance capabilities already in place for the Embraer ERJ-135/145, Legacy 600/650 and Phenom 100.
Regulations and Government

New Circulars Cover Latest Bizav Rules in Canada

Advisory circulars provide guidance for business aircraft operators in meeting the latest civil aviation regulatory amendments.