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Gulfstream Deliveries Drop Off During 'Production Transition'

However, the company said order intake at Gulfstream was “the strongest third quarter since 2011.”
Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Doubles Fleet Size in Just Three Years

The Malta-based company has more than doubled its fleet in three years, going from 32 jets at the end of 2013 to the current 70.
Aircraft

Airbus Under Pressure To Meet 2016 Delivery Goals

Company plans heavily ‘backloaded’ delivery schedule in fourth quarter
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Airlines

IATA DG Calls For Further Regulatory Reform in India

Speaks out on deficiencies of country’s regulatory structure
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Avionics

Garmin Announces Excel/XLS G5000 Flight Deck Mod

Garmin touchscreen-controlled G5000 flight deck will be available for Citation Excel/XLS in 2018.
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ATC

Airbus Subsidiary Updates Military ATC at German Airfields

Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security is replacing 30-year-old radars at 20 airfields with the ASR aerodrome surveillance radar.
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Airports

UK Government Approves London Heathrow Expansion

Estimates third runway will generate £61 billion in economic benefit
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Avionics

Bizav a 'Focus' Area of Combined Collins-B/E Aerospace

Company eyes market of more than 20,000 business jets, estimating $200,000 to more than $1 million of “opportunity” per aircraft.
Regulations and Government

East Hampton Sends Criminal Summonses to Operators

The town has begun enforcing an 18-month-old noise ordinance that is under challenge before FAA and the courts.
Maintenance and Modifications

Able Help Desk To Provide After-hours AOG Support

The expanded services comes less than a year after Textron acquired the company.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Expands Portfolio with Brokerage Services

QS Partners will help clients to buy or sell whole aircraft.
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Safety

Global Aerospace To Offer UPRT and LOC-I Benefits

Through its new partnership with Prevailance Aerospace, the insurance provider is enhancing its SM4 Safety Program.
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ATC

FAA Declares Steady Progress on NextGen ATC Modernization

The agency says the U.S. national airspace system is becoming more efficient as a result of the long-running NextGen ATC modernization effort.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Performs First Run of UltraFan Gearbox

Event marks start of testing at company's Attitude Rig in Dahlewitz, Germany
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Rotorcraft

Another EMS Helicopter Hit by Drunk Driver

Helicopter was knocked on its side and heavily damaged, as was a nearby fire truck.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Rockwell Collins Strikes $8.3 Billion Deal for B/E

Combined entity would employ 30,000 workers, produce $8.1 billion in revenues and offer a spectrum of cabin and cockpit offerings.
Avionics

Satcom Direct Wins FAA PMA, EASA Part 145 Approvals

Company received parts manufacturer approval from the U.S. FAA for its SD WiFi Hub, as well as EASA Part 145 repair station designation.
ATC

Hong Kong Intl. Airport Tightens Bizav Slot Policy

Aimed at curbing abuses to the system at the world's third busiest airport, GA operators will now have to have all reservations confirmed in advance.
Aircraft

Embraer Settles Corruption Probe for $205 Million

Six-year investigation finds wrongdoing in four separate deals
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Aircraft

Raytheon Names U.S. Site for Assembling T-100 Trainers

The manufacturer would assemble the M-346 Master variant in Meridian, Miss., if it wins the U.S. Air Force's T-X competition.
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Avionics

Columbia Avionics Certifies ADS-B OUT for 560XL

These Columbia Avionics STCs bring ADS-B OUT solutions to a variety of Citation models.
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Aircraft

End of an Era: Gulfstream To Cease G450 Production in 2018

Move comes as it prepares for service entry of its new fly-by-wire G500 in early 2018, the same time it is scheduled to deliver the final G450.
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Aircraft

Flybys at the Reno Air Races

Flybys at the Reno Air Races
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Aircraft

New Standard Airbus Tanker Makes First Flight

The A330MRTT is receiving various upgrades, and new ISR missions are being investigated.
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Aircraft

Textron’s Scorpion Tactical Jet Drops Weapons

The private venture still lacks a launch customer, but could fulfill the close air support role in the U.S. Air Force.
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Airports

Santa Monica To Detail FBO Plans, Response to 'Threats'

The city retained Aeroplex to develop a plan for a new city-run FBO.
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Aircraft

Pacific Aerospace To Open J-V Assembly Plant in China

Joint venture expects to produce up to 100 P-750 turboprop singles and other PAC models a year from the new Changzhou plant for Chinese customers.
Regulations and Government

TSB Repeats Call for Voice, Data Recorders on Bizjets

Only multi-engine, turbine-powered commercial aircraft flown by two pilots and carrying six or more passengers must have a cockpit voice recorder.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Aurora Demonstrates Automation Aboard Caravan

The Alias system is designed to reduce cockpit workload by conducting the functions of a second pilot.
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Aircraft

Textron: Bizjet Market in Early Stages of Recovery

During the third quarter, Textron Aviation delivered 41 business jets, up four year-over-year.
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