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Accidents

U.S. Helo Accident Rate Down for Third Straight Year

There were 106 helicopter accidents in 2016, including 17 fatal accidents—a 12 percent decrease year-over-year.
Regulations and Government

Trump Meeting With Airlines Heightens Opposition to ATC Reform

A new poll found that 62 percent of respondents oppose ATC privatization.
Charter & Fractional

Service Group ACASS Launches Indian JV With Invision

ACASS offers a range of services including aircraft sales, delivery, management support and flight crew sourcing.
Aircraft

Leonardo Stays in the Running for U.S. Air Force T-X Program

Two weeks after ending its partnership with Raytheon, the Italian company will compete for the T-X program through its DRS subsidiary.
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Charter & Fractional

Indian Bizav Is Missing Out On Plan To Expand Regional Service

Indian regulations mean that charter operators have to go through an additional approval stage to participate in the Regional Connectivity Scheme.
Airports

NBAA Petitions Court To Review SMO Shutdown Agreement

Despite the FAA's agreement to allow Santa Monica Airport to be closed in 2028, NBAA and others are fighting to keep the airport open.
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FBOs

FBO Profile: South Air, Keflavik, Iceland

A Mid-Atlantic Bizav Haven
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Sabena Takes On A310 Completion

The aircraft will undergo scheduled maintenance during the project.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Greenpoint Takes on Head-of-state Project

The company will hand over the airplane early next year.
Rotorcraft

Bell V-280 Valor Prepping for Flight-test Program

Bell's next tiltrotor design is 93 percent done and conducting ground testing in preparation for first flight around September 2017.
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Regulations and Government

U.S. Airlines, Airports See Silver Linings in White House Meeting

President Donald Trump criticized the FAA's NextGen modernization effort and suggested the agency would be better run by a pilot.
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Training and Workforce

Technology Advances Flight Training Field

Pilot training is entering a new era thanks to rapid advances in technology and lower cost training tools.
Aircraft

Australian F-35s and EA-18 Growler To Appear at Avalon Airshow

The RAAF’s first two Lightning IIs will make a transpacific roundtrip; the air arm’s first Growler will also be there.
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Aircraft

Boeing Wins $13.8 Billion Singapore Order For 777-9s, 787-10s

Deal calls for deliveries to start in 2020
Avionics

New EFVS Landing Rule Delayed One Week

Rule allows pilots of airplanes with enhanced flight vision systems to fly certain IFR approaches all the way to landing “in lieu of natural vision”
Avionics

AirSatOne Lowers SwiftBroadband Airtime Rates

Operators can see price reductions of as much as 18 percent.
Aircraft

Bombardier's Global Family Climbs to 2,500 Ops at ASE

Aspen/Pitken is listed among the most challenging airports to operate at with steep approaches.
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FBOs

Air Elite Adds Nine New FBOs to Network

The new FBOs are located in California, Australia, Singapore, Texas and South Carolina.
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Airports

London Oxford Offers Deal for First-time Bizjet Users

“Try and Fly” promotion waives the landing fee, halves parking fees for up to a week and offers a fuel dicsount for first-time users of the airport.
Rotorcraft

Third AW609 Airborne, Will Soon Start Icing Trials

AC3 recently begun flight testing from the company's Philadelphia plant and will soon head to Michigan, for cold weather testing and icing trials.
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FBOs

World Fuel Boosts Canadian FBO Footprint

The Miami-based fuel provider has added 34 new locations ito its network in the Great White North.
FBOs

Signature Rolls Out New Website and App

The BBA Aviation subsidiary unveiled its newly-designed digital tools at NBAA's Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference.
Aircraft

Brazil Launches WTO Challenge over Aid for Bombardier

Canadian government follows up on C$1 billion Quebec loan commitment with C$372.5 for C Series, Global 7000
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Regulations and Government

NBAA Chief Warns of Renewed ATC Privatization Push at SDC17

The Battle for ATC privatization is expected to resume according to NBAA head Ed Bolen.
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Airlines

Airline Pilots Look to Trump To Revoke Norwegian Air Permit

The Air Line Pilots Association is encouraged by President Trump's 'America first' rhetoric, believing he will support labor in permit dispute.
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FBOs

Northeast Air Completes Expansion Project

The Maine-based FBO completed a 2-year expansion project on its terminal and hangar areas.
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Training and Workforce

Stomaching Jet Upsets

AIN Senior Editor Matt Thurber spends a day in all-attitude jet upset training at Aviation Performance Solutions.
Regulations and Government

Europe's Move to SET-IMC Faces Challenges

After two decades, Europe will allow commercial operators of single-engine turbine aircraft to fly in IMC, a decision expected to expand the business.
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FBOs

Paragon FBO Network Forges Consultancy Agreement

The deal with FBO Partners will provide Paragon's members with expertise on a wide range of business topics at a discounted price.
FBOs

Odyssey Aviation Branches Back into U.S.

After several years as a Bahamas-only chain, Odyssey will once again have U.S. locations through a new agreement by old friends.