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Regulations and Government

Number of FAA-registered Drones Tops One Million

This number includes 878,000 hobbyists and 122,000 commercial, public, and other drones.
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Nears Citation Excel/XLS STC for Low-cost ADS-B

Intended for the Cessna Citation Excel and XLS, the STC, once approved, will be applicable to a variety of Primus radio package equipped aircraft.
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation Rapidly Expanding Turboprop Lines

Order activity has picked up for King Airs and Caravans, while Textron Aviation adds the SkyCourier and Denali to the lineup.
ATC

Is New FAA Leader a Friend or Foe to Bizav?

In 2007, Elwell testified before Congress about how airline passengers are “subsidizing the corporate CEO flying in the company jet."
Aircraft

Emirates Throws Airbus Lifeline with A380 Commitment

MOU covering up to 36 superjumbos breathes fresh life into program
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Aircraft

Airbus A330neo Advancing through Flight Tests

Certification is expected in the middle of this year.
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Aircraft

How to Quit the Airlines and Fly on a Private Jet

How to Quit the Airlines and Fly on a Private Jet
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Titanium Asia Conference To Be Held Before Singapore Airshow

The first-ever conference, which will address the state of the aerospace industry and supply chain issues, will be held on February 4 and 5.
Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Sees Double-digit Growth in Flight Hours

Its all-Bombardier fleet—which includes the Challenger 350, 650, and 850 and Global 5000 and 6000—now numbers 72 aircraft.
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Accidents

NTSB: Severe Vibration Triggered Bell 525 Breakup

The vibration initiated at 92 percent Nr excited the main rotor scissors mode—the adjacent blades were moving together and apart in a scissors motion.
Regulations and Government

FAA Faces Furloughs in Event of Government Shutdown

The FAA had not yet released a list of what it would shut down should lawmakers fail to adopt a CR, but 15,000 employees were furloughed in last shutdown.
Maintenance and Modifications

Legacy 600 Avionics Upgrade Adds LCDs, FANS-1/A+

Duncan Aviation created a package with Honeywell to update an Embraer Legacy’s avionics, which prompted the service provider to create three new STCs.
Maintenance and Modifications

Leonardo Helicopters Opens Mx Facility at Milano Linate Prime

This facility is equipped to provide maintenance for private and commercial AgustaWestland AW109 and AW139 helicopters.
Maintenance and Modifications

Stevens Aviation Announces STC for NXT-600 Transponder

The first aircraft the Stevens Aviation Dayton avionics team STC'd with the L3 NXT-600 was a Citation 650 with a non-integrated avionics suite.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Increases Rental Turbine Engine Pool

The pool includes rental engines for Honeywell models such as the HTF7000, HTF7350, and TFE731 (-2C, -3, -5B, -20, -40, and -60).
Aircraft

Boeing Inks JV Deal with Detroit Seat Supplier

Moves to tackle supply delays of airliner seats
FBOs

IS-BAH Hits Major Milestone with 100th Registration

The safety program for the ground handling industry has reached 100 locations since its inception in 2014.
Charter & Fractional

PHI Offloads Sikorsky S-76C++s to Helijet

The first three helicopters will be prepared at PHI's base in Lafayette, Louisiana, for delivery in the first and second quarter.

EBAA To Skip Air Ops Europe in 2018

Plans call for returning in 2019 with an expanded and improved event, the association said.
Aircraft

SJI Challenges Reports of Interjet Fleet Woes

Disputes claims that systemic failures led to grounded SSJ100s
Airports

Air BP Arrives in Iceland

The move expands the fuel provider's Nordic footprint, adding to its locations in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands.
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Aircraft

Embraer Bizjet Shipments Down in ’17, but Meet Target

As of December 31, Embraer’s backlog for both executive and commercial aircraft stood at $18.3 billion, down from $19.6 billion a year earlier.
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Sonnie Bates Joins Wyvern as CEO

Bates has a more than 30-year aviation background that has included a number of key business aviation safety roles.
Safety

HAI Advises on GPS Interference

Advice comes out as latest round of interference testing begins in Barstow, California.
Training and Workforce

Simhawk Logs 16,000 Hours of Booked Sim Time in 2017

Simhawk handled training requests that equate to the annual capacity of three full-motion flight simulators.
Accidents

U.S. Team Gets Ready To Launch New MH370 Search

First phase of new contract calls for U.S. company to search 9,600-square-mile area on seventh arc
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CBAA 2018 To Address Bizav Pilot Shortage

Aviation labor experts will discuss issues and strategies to deal with pilot shortages, recruitment, retirement, and succession planning.
Regulations and Government

New Jersey Passes UAV Penalty Bill

Prohibits operating a drone in a manner that could endanger life/property, while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or for taking of wildlife.

NBAA Outlines Ethics in Bizav Transactions

The two-page document is designed to foster best practices for industry transactions.
Fuel

NATA Launches Supplemental Safety Training Program

Program provides background information on diesel exhaust fluid, identifying possible risk contamination pathways and mitigation steps.