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Russia’s Air Traffic Growing, But Adding Jets Could Prove Risky

Financing community, Russian airlines hold divergent views on future growth

Airbus Successfully Flight-tests Automatic Air Refueling

An F-16 was connected to an A330 MRTT using image processing software

APS Expands Upset Training for Airbus Pilots

Aviation Performance Solutions now offers Airbus fly-by-wire upset prevention and recovery training for airline customers.

Training and Workforce

Comac’s C919 Airliner Takes Flight from Shanghai

Two weeks after final taxi test, Chinese narrowbody flies for more than an hour

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Thailand Prepares for Sweeping Changes to Aviation Law

Authorities plan to repeal all existing legislation in favor of full ICAO-compliant rules

Regulations and Government

U.S. Military, Federal Agencies Join on Counter-drone Efforts

FAA executives described a multi-pronged federal campaign to control and counter small drones at a meeting of the Drone Advisory Committee.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Embraer Warns of 2018 Margin Dip in Commercial Aircraft

CEO Paulo Cesar Silva expresses caution due to certain “inefficiencies” associated with transition from E1 to E2

Israeli Company Touts Surveillance Solutions

Bird Aerosystems has installed various sensors and displays on Cessna Citation jets and Bell 407 helicopters for Mexico

Alitalia To Enter Bankruptcy for Second Time in Nine Years

Rescue plan by Etihad scrapped due to failure to agree on employee cost concessions

Hongdu Aviation Rolls Out L-15B Attack Variant of Jet Trainer

The AVIC company rolled out the J-15B during a televised Labor Day celebration program in China.

Blue Avionics Solves TAWS Mode 5 Alerting Conundrum

Blue Avionics makes configurable adaptable avionics equipment that solves interface issues on a variety of aircraft.

Boeing P-8 Poseidon in the Mix for New Zealand Requirement

The U.S. State Department has approved the possible foreign military sale of four P-8As to replace New Zealand's P-3 Orions.

U.S. Air Force, Navy Approve Latest F-35 Logistics Software

The Autonomic Logistics Information System Version 2.0.2 software update was originally planned for completion last summer.

Maintenance and Modifications

Republic Airways Emerges from Bankruptcy

Finishes restructuring with single operating certificate, uniform fleet of Embraer jets

AIN Blog: U.S. Aero Industry Uneasy Over Trump's Mexico Tariff

It remains unclear whether U.S. President Trump will fulfill his pledge to introduce a 20 percent tariff on goods imported from Mexico.

Regulations and Government

Boeing Charges Bombardier with ‘Dumping’ C Series into U.S.

Says Canadian company won Delta order by pricing airplane well below manufacturing cost

MBDA Gears Up Production of New Air Defense Missile

The Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) will defend British warships and troops

Pratt PW1100G Performance Not Satisfactory, Says Airbus CFO

A320 delivery schedule for 2017 still heavily backloaded due to engine problems

Japan Air Commuter Launches ATR Operations

Japan Airlines subsidiary plans to take nine ATR 42-600s to serve Amami Islands

China Launches New Aircraft Carrier

New versions of the country’s carrier-capable J-15 fighter could equip the new vessel.

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