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Maintenance and Modifications

Amsterdam MRO Adds Falcon 900EX EASy to Capabilities

Schiphol-based JetSupport has filled in a gap in its Dassault service offerings.
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Engines

Product Support Survey 2016: Part 3 Engines

GE leads in turbofans, Honeywell claims top honors among turboprop OEMs
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Engines

QTA's Composite Inner Barrel STC'd for Gulfstream G200

Retrofit provides a solution to corrosion issues with the original aluminum honeycomb inner acoustic barrels in PW300-series engines.
Engines

The Changing Face of Predictive and Preventive Aircraft Engine Maintenance

How P&WC is innovating in the market to reduce maintenance costs, enhance service to customers and increase aircraft availability.
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Aircraft

Mitsubishi Consults with ANA about MRJ Delay Contingencies

Fifth delay not yet confirmed, but company acknowledges technical issues
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Sustainability and Environment

ICAO Action on Aircraft Emissions Anticipated This Week

IBAC's Edwards offers support from bizav community for ICAO action on global market-based measures.
Aircraft

Cessna Delivers 5,000th Light Business Jet

Milestone aircraft is a Citation M2 that was handed over last week to Helitrip Charter, which is leasing the aircraft to UK charter firm Catreus.
Aircraft

Embraer Exec Jets Touts 'Premium Transportation' Plan

The initiative is designed to stimulate sales of Phenom light jets by encouraging more companies to move key personnel off the airlines.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky S-92 Begins Alaska SAR Mission

The worldwide fleet of 275 Sikorsky S-92s surpassed one million flight hours earlier this year.
Regulations and Government

IS-BAO Approved for TCO-SMS Applications in Europe

The European TCO regulation requires applicants to have an approved safety management system.
FBOs

Destin Jet Acquired To Start New FBO Network

The Florida service provider will become the cornerstone of a new chain backed by private equity fund The Sterling Group.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Textron Systems Touts Hybrid 'Aerosonde HQ' Small Drone

The Aerosonde HQ adds four rotors to what is an otherwise catapult-launched small unmanned aircraft system.
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Training and Workforce

AIN Blog: It's Time To Adopt the FOM Concept

The concept of a flight operations manual should be gaining attention in the general aviation industry.
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Safety

Torqued: GA Flying in the Age of Drones

The age of drones is upon us. Safety is paramount.
Accidents

Accidents: October 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Aircraft

Airbus Takes Another Step toward Full Integration

Tom Enders to remain CEO while Fabrice Bregier becomes COO
Avionics

Rockwell Collins, Stellar Labs Team on Ops Platform

The system will marry Rockwell Collins flight operations information with Stellar’s commercial operating system and bring it to the cloud.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Pentastar Helps Customers Score Sports Tickets

Through the end of November the MRO provider is offering StubHub gift cards and discounts with qualifying service purchases.
Aircraft

Japan’s First F-35 Rolls Off Lockheed Martin Production Line

Recent events include sensor-to-shooter test, and prospects for a block buy and a new or upgraded engine.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream G500 Advances, On Track for 2017 Approval

Gulfstream Aerospace’s long-range, large-cabin G500 program continues to advance toward anticipated FAA certification next year.
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Regulations and Government

NATA Evolves Under New Management Structure

Hiller expects a roll out of a number of new products and services to support the association's advocacy efforts.
FBOs

Paragon Adds Trio to FBO Network

The group of independent FBOs formed in 2011, now numbers 28 members.
Regulations and Government

Stopgap Funding Bill Averts U.S. Government Shutdown

Congress passed bill without Ex-Im fix.
Aircraft

Taking a Look at Flexjet’s Red Label Embraer Legacy 450

Taking a Look at Flexjet’s Red Label Embraer Legacy 450
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Safety

Bombardier Celebrates Safety Standdown 20th Anniversary

More than 9,000 aviation industry professionals have attended the free Bombardier Safety Standdown.
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Aircraft

Mixed Prospects for Boeing Military Aircraft

New F-15 and F-18 exports seem likely, but uncertain requirements affect prospects for KC-46 tanker and 737 derivatives.
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Aircraft

Boeing To Help Develop Supplier ‘Ecosystem’ in Morocco

Company has agreed to reach out to 120 suppliers to help kingdom develop aerospace sector
Avionics

Bombardier Wave Now Available for Retrofit in Globals

The first customer aircraft retrofitted with the Wave system installed within Bombardier’s network was recently performed at the Singapore service center.
Accidents

Prosecutors Say MH17 Shot Down from Pro-Russian Territory

BUK missile system identified as the weapon used
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ATC

FAA Accelerates Data Communications Roll Out to ATC Towers

The FAA says its Data Comm program to implement text messaging between pilots and controllers is two years ahead of schedule.
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