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Charter & Fractional

Indian Charter Group JetSmart Launches Online Booking

JetSmart has an agreement with 15 Indian operators to provide charter capacity.
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Aircraft

GAMA: Business Jet and Turboprop Shipments Down in 1Q16

General aviation airplane deliveries in the first quarter dipped 3.7 percent from a year ago, while billings were down 9.5 percent.
Safety

Agostino Headlines GWBAA Safety Standdown

Agostino warns of inherent biases that come into play during stressful flight events.
Safety

Upset Training in the Age of Fly by Wire

Do pilots who fly airplanes with fly-by-wire flight controls need upset prevention and recovery training?
Safety

Falcon 7X Incident Prompts Training Changes

Serious incident caused Dassault to ground Falcon 7X fleet in 2011. Final report highlights organizational problems at industry and authority levels.
Aircraft

British Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia Questioned

Civilian casualties in the Yemen conflict have prompted another call to re-examine dealings that are significant for BAE Systems.
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Aircraft

GA-ASI Reports Certifiable Predator-B Progress as UK Commits

Ground testing of new fuselage structure has been completed; the UK is negotiating a contract.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Air Force Eyes Small UAS; Services Favor VTOL Capability

The Air Force will release a strategic plan for using smaller unmanned aircraft systems than it has traditionally operated.
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Avionics

Flightstar Receives Another Learjet 40/45 ADS-B STC

Flightstar's second option for ADS-B OUT upgrades gives Learjet 40/45 operators more choices for NextGen upgrades.
ATC

FAA To Eliminate Hundreds of Remote Com Outlets

Agency says the current complement of RCOs covers the vast majority of the U.S. and includes duplicate, overlapping and seldom used frequencies.
Avionics

First LPV Approach Goes Live at Charles de Gaulle Airport

The first LPV IFR approach in Europe was flown using a Falcon 2000, ATR 42-600 and Airbus A350.
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Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland Rebranded Again, Now Leonardo Helicopters

Name change is a nod to the 15th and 16th Century Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci, credited with devising first concept for helicopter.
Safety

Argus Adds Fatigue Meter to Mobile SMS

Already a part of its web-based SMS tool, the company has integrated the Aviation Fatigue Meter in its mobile app so customers can take it in the cockpit.
Rotorcraft

Third AW609 Enters Flight-test Program

The ground run of the third prototype follows the resumption of test activities with the first prototype, AC1, on April 15.
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ATC

NASA Demos ATC-Aircraft Ground Wi-Fi Datalink

Technology provides flight crews with common-sourced aeronautical, weather and flight information while on the ground at an airport.
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FBOs

Alaskan Aviation Fuelers Consolidate

Crowley will rebrand Ace Fuels' six locations.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux America Expands Hangar, Adds Widebody Capability

Hangar can now simultaneously house one widebody and up to four single-aisle bizliners.
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Regulations and Government

A Casualty of Low Oil Prices, CHC Files for Bankruptcy

Company “expects day-to-day operations to continue without interruption” and has “sufficient liquidity” to “maintain its continuing business operations."
Aircraft

Amazon Doubles Down on Cargo Fleet

Signs new lease deal with Atlas Air covering 20 Boeing 767-300s
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FBOs

Desert Jet Breaks Ground on FBO

Already a presence at Jacqueline Cochrane Regional Airport, with maintenance and aircraft charter management, Desert Jet prepares to offer FBO services.
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Maintenance and Modifications

NBAA Maintenance Management Event Bigger Than Ever

Business aviation maintenance managers share tips and tricks at the 2016 NBAA Maintenance Management Conference.
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Engines

CFM Leap-1B Wins Dual FAA-EASA Approval

Engine on schedule for entry into service on Boeing 737 Max in 2017
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Maintenance and Modifications

Swiss CJ1 Is First Customer Aircraft with Active Winglets

Tamarack Aerospace Group secured EASA STC approval for its Atlas winglets on the CitationJet, CJ1 and CJ1+ in January.
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Airports

California's Bob Hope Airport To Rebrand

Airport officials seeking better geographic recognition of their facility, voted to rebrand with some Tinseltown glamour.
Accidents

EASA Issues Emergency AD for Airbus Helicopters H225

Norwegian investigators rule out “human error on board."
Safety

Canada’s NRC Develops Two New Systems To Detect Airframe, Engine Icing

The ultrasound ice accretion sensor and particle ice probe address “an industry-wide gap” in cost-effective icing mitigation.
Accidents

Accidents: May 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Aircraft

Quebec’s Aerospace Cluster Seeks More Tier 1 Integrators

Looks to fill gap in aerostructures supply, flight control systems
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

For Now, FAA Is Not Considering Airspace Changes for Drones

The low-altitude system NASA is developing through the UAS traffic management project will inform any airspace restructuring, the FAA says.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Norwest Equity Partners Invests In West Star Aviation

The 'significant investment' is intended to help West Star continue to grow.