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FAA: City Must Run SMO Without Unjust Discrimination

The FAA is warning the city of Santa Monica to treat pilots and tenants fairly while the airport remains open.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bombardier: Interior Tastes Vary by Region

The airframer regularly tailors its interior designs based on what is beautiful to its customers.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Army Evaluates Drone for Collecting Cyber Intelligence

The service has flown the small multi-rotor drone during training exercises at the National Training Center at For Irwin, Calif.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Beefs Up Bizjet Support in Mexico, Southwest U.S.

Business aircraft operators in Mexico are looking for more options for quick AOG engine support.
Aircraft

Duncan: Orders Flying in for CJ3 Fusion Avionics Upgrade

The cockpit upgrade replaces Pro Line 21 portrait-oriented displays with three larger 14.1-inch touchscreen displays in landscape format.
Rotorcraft

New Orders Show Latin American Rotorcraft Market Still Alive, Says Bell

This week at LABACE, Bell Helicopter is displaying a VIP-configured 429, a 407GXP and a mockup of the new 505.
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Aircraft

Bombardier's Challenger 650 Makes Mexican Service Debut

The latest entry in Bombardier's large cabin Challenger family was delivered to a Mexican customer
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Rotorcraft

First H175 Delivered in the Americas

H175 will be used by Mexico's Transportes Aéreos Pegaso for oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico
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Aircraft

Cessna Moving Caravan Production to Independence Plant

Cessna has been building Caravans in Wichita continuously since it received FAA approval for the type in 1984.
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Safety

Jeppesen Previews SID/STAR Charts Improvements

Improvements to the arrival and departure charts include introducing colors to identify what pilot’s consider to be the most pertinent information.
Regulations and Government

NBAA: New U.S. IFR Flight Plan Format Coming in 2017

Pilots need to familiarize themselves with the new codes, which are intended to maximize efficiency in the National Airspace System.
Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Broker Helps Save the Day for Rescued Dogs

Flight was financially sponsored by equestrian and animal lover Georgina Bloomberg, daughter of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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Aircraft

Mitsubishi Seeks To Restart Aborted MRJ Ferry Flight

MRJ pilots returned the first prototype to Mitsubishi's base in Nagoya after encountering issues with the regional jet's air management system.
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Rotorcraft

Moody's Downgrades Credit Rating for Helo Operator Erickson

Credit rating agency Moody's downgraded Erickson's $355 million bond debt two full notches to Caa3, assigning it a very high credit risk.
Airlines

IATA Presses Egypt To Release Blocked Airline Revenues

IATA says that Egyptian foreign currency exchange restrictions have resulted in $275 million of airline revenues being trapped in the country.
Regulations and Government

CL604 Charter Copilot Allegedly Tries To Fly Drunk

The pilot was taken into custody, and subsequently fired by his employer.
Charter & Fractional

OneJet Positions for Growth with Fred Reid on Board

Fred Reid brings a mix of business aviation and airline experience to his role as he helps provide guidance on OneJet services.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Issues 76 Waivers as Part 107 Drone Rule Takes Effect

Most of the waivers granted to the Part 107 operating conditions involve night-time flights, said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.
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Aircraft

Embraer Adds Third Prototype to E190-E2 Flight-test Program

Embraer will use four prototypes to complete type certification for the E190-E2 airliner by the end of the first half of 2018.
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Aircraft

Falcon 8X Arrives in São Paulo to Make LABACE Debut

Dassault's new Falcon 8X should be ready to enter service in Brazil during the fourth quarter of this year when local type certification is complete.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Forecasts Region's Bizjet Demand

In its annual 10-year market forecast, Bombardier sees a demand for nearly 800 bizjets over the next decade in Latin America
Safety

Nall Report: Helicopter Safety Record Mixed

Fatal accidents and fatalities increase for both commercial and non-commercial helicopter operations.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Sees Latin American Uptick Playing to Its Strengths

Gulfstream Aerospace now has around 200 aircraft based across Latin America.
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Aircraft

Japan's ANA Grounds Some 787s for Engine Inspections

The carrier cancelled several domestic flights, reportedly due to concern over turbine blade corrosion of the 787's Rolls-Royce engines.
Regulations and Government

Brazilian Bizav Hopes for Rebound as LABACE Numbers Drop

Organizers of the 2016 LABACE show in São Paulo presented some stark statistics on the state of Brazil's business aviation industry.
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Regulations and Government

Staffing, Screening Issues Addressed, TSA Tells Airline Pilots

The Transportation Security Administration has plugged staffing gaps that caused long lines at airport security checkpoints this summer.
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Airports

Brazilian Airport Projects In Limbo As Economic Downturn Bites

Progress on a number of Brazilian airport projects has slowed, but bizav has benefitted from less competition with airline traffic.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Warms To Easier SE-IFR Helo Certification

Industry views this as key to increasing the number of IFR operations and improving safety.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

USAIG Unveils Safety Program for Small Drone Operators

The initial offering under its new Performance Vector Unmanned program is an online small UAS ground school course provided by Argus Unmanned.
Regulations and Government

U.S. House Rep. LaHood Champions Small Airports

The former Transportation Secretary's Ray LaHood son, Rep. Darin LaHood partners with AOPA on general aviation round table.