Jerry Siebenmark
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Engines

P&W Investing $30M in West Virginia Engine Service Site

Pratt & Whitney's Bridgeport, West Virginia, facility will be the MRO site for its new PW800 series business jet engines.
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Engines

Landsberg Advocates For GA Aircraft Engine Data Analysis

The NTSB vice chairman outlines ways he ensures his airplane's engines won't fail in flight at Wichita Aero Club luncheon.
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Textron Aviation Announces Wichita Layoffs

The Cessna and Beechcraft airframer said the job cuts are primarily affecting engineers and business support workers in Wichita.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Aerospace Opens New European Parts Center

Brexit concerns prompted the relocation to near Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Maintenance and Modifications

C&L, Electromech Ink New Parts Agreement

C&L Aerospace will offer more than 70 different aircraft components through a new partnership with Electromech Technologies.
Avionics

Elliott Sees More Than 600 Installs under Its ADS-B STC

Elliott says STC is popular because it doesn't require other upgrades.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AMAC Sees Influx of Completions, Mx Projects

In all, the company has projects on four privately-owned Boeing 737s, three Airbus A319s, and a Global 5000 and 6000.
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Airports

Wichita Airport To Train Ops Officers As Drone Pilots

The decision to train Wichita Eisenhower National Airport staff as drone operators comes after successful proof-of-concept flights this summer.
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Charter & Fractional

New Flyjets Platform To Offer Offset, SAF Use Credits

To launch in December, the on-demand jet booking platform hopes to encourage sustainable flights.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Insider Adds Yingling To Mx Quoting Network

Wichita-based Yingling recently added 70,000 sq ft of additional maintenance, avionics and paint space.
Aircraft

Raisbeck Wins FAA STC for Hartzell King Air 200 Prop

The composite five-blade swept propeller is expected to improve takeoff acceleration and climb rate for King Air 200 series aircraft.
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Aircraft

Elliott Charts Growth with G5000 Installs on Excel/XLS

The Illinois-based MRO has completed three Garmin G5000 avionics installs and has another 15 scheduled for the mid-size business jet.
Aircraft

Mars Developer Adds Aircraft Marketing Tech

New technology allows Mars users to generate an online and printable fact sheets and brochures for aircraft marketing.
Safety

Metrojet Renews IS-BAO Stage III Certification

The Hong Kong-based business aviation services provider first achieved the IS-BAO certification in 2016.
Aircraft

Boeing Rolls Out Newest 737 Max With Fleet Still Idle

The 737 Max 10 is the largest of the Max variants with capacity for up to 230 passengers.
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Charter & Fractional

Illegal Charters Prompt Return Of NATA Summit

The Air Charter Summit will be held alongside the Aviation Business Conference June 16-20 in Washington, D.C.
Avionics

Avionics Sales Continue Double-digit Climb In 2019

The Aircraft Electronics Association says sales climbed 14.3 percent year-over-year in the first nine months of 2019.
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Charter & Fractional

Private Jet Services Adjusts Membership Program

Changes to the PJS Memberships are aimed at adding new benefits, stabilizing pricing and reducing flight time minimums.
Aircraft

Italy Gives Green Light For Piaggio Sale

Italian government officials hope to complete a sale of the aircraft manufacturer's assets by next fall.
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Maintenance and Modifications

West Star's East Alton Mx Facility Earns ANAC Approval

The approval allows the facility at St. Louis Regional Airport to perform maintenance and repairs on Brazil-registered aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Opens Vancouver Helicopter Mx Facility

The new facility brings pieces of helicopter maintenance work across StandardAero's footprint to one location.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Opens Bigger European Parts Warehouse

The expanded warehouse in Dusseldorf, Germany is 22,000 sq ft.
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Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Service Expands U.S. HQ

The UK-based global charter broker has more than doubled its New York office space to 20,000 sq ft.
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Training and Workforce

New JSfirm Feature Asks: How Well Do You Know Your Job?

Aviation job platform JSfirm unveils Skill Check feature on website.
Charter & Fractional

Argus: U.S. Bizav Flying Flat in October

Overall business aircraft activity increased only by 0.5 percent in October, according to Argus' TraqPak report.
Aircraft

Textron Unveils New Special Missions Capabilities

The Wichita airframer has begun offering an extended nose option for its King Air 350, and the Longitude gets a new mission.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Formalizes Mx Tech Apprenticeship Program

The Nebraska-based MRO provider's airframe technician maintenance apprenticeship program is now nationally registered.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Parts Specialist Able Looks To 737 For Growth

Arizona-based Able Aerospace, a Textron Aviation unit, invests heavily in 737 landing gear overhauls.
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Aircraft

Preowned Bizjet Sales Drop Sharply

The JetNet report shows the percentage of business jet sales transactions fell 16.9 percent in the first nine months of 2019.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Offers EASA-qualified G500 Training

EASA-approved Initial and recurrent training on the Gulfstream G500 is now available at FlightSafety's Savannah learning center.
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