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Training and Workforce

Textron's TRU Expanding Florida ProFlight Facility

Expansion, which will add to the existing 15,000 sq ft for flight training there, is scheduled to be completed by November.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulf Coast Avionics Upgrades CJ1 with Garmin ADS-B

This was the company's first GTN touchscreen installation with a CJ1.
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Airports

Atlantic Aviation Counters Santa Monica Eviction Notice

In its filing, Atlantic Aviation is asking the FAA to issue a cease and desist order to prevent the city of Santa Monica from evicting the FBO.
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Safety

Oxygen Working Group Seeks Pilot Input

The group wants to provide input to the FAA that might lead to more sensible oxygen mask regulations.
Aircraft

South Africa’s AHRLAC Advances Toward Production

Two unidentified customers have been secured, and a new factory is being built.
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Avionics

Duncan Aviation Reveals Cabin Refurb Designs for CJ3

The interiors feature light upper fuselages with darker lower sidewalls and carpeting, the complementary tones “expanding the feel of the cabin,” it said.
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Aircraft

Cebu Pacific Takes First High Capacity 78-seat ATR 72-600

Order for 16 airplanes scheduled for delivery into 2020
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Satcom Direct Adds AircraftLogs To SD Pro Platform

Satcom Direct's purchase of AircraftLogs adds new scheduling and tax reporting features to the SD Pro platform.
Safety

Saudia Private Aviation Taps Wyvern for Risk Management

Under the agreement, Wyvern will provide updated operational and technical manuals to SPA that comply with newly implemented regulations.
Regulations and Government

WTO Rules European Subsidies to Airbus Illegal

Airbus claims “tiny tweaks” needed for full compliance while Boeing declares victory in 12-year-old dispute
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Bell Unveils 'Vigilant' Unmanned Tiltrotor for U.S. Marine Corps

The new drone design leverages work Bell has done on the V-280 tiltrotor it is developing for the U.S. Army's joint multi-role demonstration.
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FBOs

AIN Blog: Another Indie Bites the Dust

The sale of stalwart California FBO AirFite comes on the heels of the purchase of another powerhouse independent FBO.
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Aircraft

Boeing Signs Rockwell Collins for Touchscreens on 777X

Contract marks first application of the technology on an airliner's forward flight displays
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Aircraft

South Africa's Denel Unveils Regional Airliner Mockup

Expected to serve as the foundation of a national aerospace program, SARA would provide a cheap-to-operate airliner for Africa and other developing regions
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Aircraft

U.S. Grants Licenses to Airbus and Boeing for Iran Air Sales

Approvals pave way for delivery of 17 A320s and A330s, conversion of Boeing MOA
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Aircraft

Milestone 800th TBM Delivered to Elliott Aviation

According to Daher, the TBM 700 was the first civilian pressurized single turboprop aircraft to be certified, entering full production in 1991.
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Aircraft

Aurora Wins NASA Contract for X-plane Candidate

The D8 demonstrates efficiencies in commercial aircraft.
FBOs

Avflight Expands Southern Footprint

Its latest purchase of JPS Aviation at Louisiana's Monroe Regional Airport gives the Avfuel affiliated FBO chain its 16th location.
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Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Defends F-35A, Readies Fix for Grounded Jets

The service plans to repair 15 grounded F-35As by December; it will then implement the fix on 42 jets on Lockheed Martin's assembly line.
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Safety

NBAA: 18% of Bizjet Crews Don't Do Pre-takeoff Control Checks

NBAA report, stemming from the 2014 Hanscom crash, found that 17.66 percent of flights on average have taken off without full pre-takeoff checks.
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Avionics

Aireon, FlightAware Team on Global Flight-tracking System

Product advertised to exceed GADSS requirements
FBOs

Ross Aviation Buys Top-rated AirFlite FBO

The fledgling FBO chain made a big splash with word of its purchase of highly-regarded L.A. area service provider AirFlite
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Aircraft

Embraer Opens Aircraft Seat-building Plant in Florida

Titusville facility will focus on manufacturing seating for the company's Phenom jets and its new 190 E2 commercial airliner.
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Aircraft

Sale of Western Airplanes to Iran Shrouded in Politics

Clarity on U.S. government approval remains elusive while some in Iran complain of little benefit from January’s nuclear deal
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Allies with JetSmarter for Real-time Booking Apps

As part of the alliance, XOJet has named JetSmarter as the exclusive digital distribution channel for the company’s fleet of midsize jets.
Aircraft

Nigerian Air Force Orders More Russian Helicopters

Mil Mi-17/24/35 rotorcraft are a key weapon against terrorism for the African state.
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Airlines

Losses at Africa’s Fastjet Triple as New CEO Moves To Cut A319s

Three wet-leased Embraer E190s to replace pair of Airbuses
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Experts: Unmanned Aircraft Must Operate in Contested Airspace

The capability to operate in contested environments, autonomy and networking will be key future capabilities, experts say.
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Avionics

AIN Blog: So Long, It’s Been Fun iPad 1

Apple's iPad 1 has long been out of production, and now ForeFlight has announced plans to discontinue support for its apps on the device.
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FBOs

MJets Opens $8.6M FBO Complex in Thai Capital

MJets has made a significant investment in infrastructure at the Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport.
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