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Singapore Airlines Broadens Portfolio To Meet Gulf challenge

National carrier continues to build its presence in the region as it bids for 44.2 percent outstanding Tigerair shares
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Safety

Indonesia Introduces Aging Aircraft Ban

New Indonesian Aging Aircraft Rule Seen as Cosmetic Exercise
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Aircraft

Russia Moving Ahead With MA-60 Production

Chinese investors have reached an initial agreement to site an MA-60 production line in Russia, as the MA-700 take shape.
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Aircraft

Flaris Preps To Fly Conforming LAR 1 Jet this Spring

Polish company expects to begin engine testing on the five-seat single-engine jet later this month in anticipation of first flight this spring.
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FBOs

NoCal FBOs Get Lift from Super Bowl 50 Traffic

FBOs in the San Francisco bay area and beyond saw an influx of private aviation traffic, all heading towards this year's NFL championship game.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Promotes Milligan to Bizjet Service Sales v-p

He now oversees sales for service centers, parts services, component repair/overhaul and smart services, as well as sales support and service planning.

U.S. Bizav Flying Off To a Roaring Start This Year

Traffic climbed 3 percent in January, and projections call for a 9.1-percent YOY increase this month and a 5-percent rise during the first quarter.
ATC

NBAA Chief: Don't Hand U.S. ATC Monopoly To Airlines

NBAA supports a “third way forward" that would implement targeted solutions to identified problems to ensure America’s aviation system remains on top.
Aircraft

Bizjet Deliveries Inch Up, but GAMA Billings Dampened Last Year

The mixed results come as piston and turboprop deliveries slump, but new light and mid-size jets enter service.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Bristow Group Invests in Drone Operator Sky-Futures

In January, Sky-Futures conducted the first legal inspection by drone of a drill ship in the Gulf of Mexico.
Aircraft

Package Contract for UK Military Pilot Training Is Now Signed

A double-outsourcing deal will provide three new glass-cockpit types from Grob, Beechcraft and Embraer.
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Aircraft

Belarus To Receive Sukhoi Su-30SM Fighters

New-builds now preferred to previous plans to acquire used aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation Adds To Wi-Fi STC

With the router customers can manage several cabin communications systems.
Maintenance and Modifications

Associated Air Center Redelivers BBJ 12-year Inspection

During the downtime the company also completed an interior refurbishment.
Maintenance and Modifications

Heli-One Poland Offers Airbus H225 Base Maintenance

The company also provides base maintenance for other Airbus heliopters.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Aviation Receives ODA/STC OK from FAA

The company recently STC'd a Tcas 7.1 upgrade.
Aircraft

Mitsubishi Resumes MRJ Testing

Reinforcement plates installed on first flight test aircraft
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Regulations and Government

ATC Reorg, New User Fees Left Out of White House Budget

While the White House does not seek new aviation user fees, it does renew call for lengthened depreciation schedules for business aircraft.
Regulations and Government

Class A Airspace ACAS Reporting Revised

New rule will require reporting ACAS Resolution Advisories when they are "necessary to avert a substantial risk of collision between two or more aircraft.”
Aircraft

Quest Aircraft Gears Up for More Growth

Quest Aircraft delivered 32 Kodiak 100 turboprop singles last year, two more than in 2014.
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Aircraft

Airbus A321neo Flies for the First Time

Largest of Airbus’s new narrowbody family starts flight tests
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Sustainability and Environment

Bizav Groups Back ICAO-recommended CO2 Standard

The standard applies to all but the smallest business jets.
Avionics

New Garmin Transponders Add ADS-B Solutions for G1000s

The new GTX 345/335 transponders offer 1090-MHz ADS-B OUT and an optional Waas/GPS position source for ADS-B OUT.
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Aircraft

ICAO Group Sets New CO2 Standard for Aviation

Proposal commended by range of industry stakeholders
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Regulations and Government

Lawmakers To Debate ATC Plan While GA Opposition Grows

The House T&I Committee will hold a hearing on the ATC plan on February 10 with consideration possibly following the next day.
Charter & Fractional

Ethiopian Airlines Prepares To Launch Private Jet Service

Ethiopian Airlines is preparing a business plan for operating a fleet of business aircraft in Africa.
FBOs

ExecuJet To Make India Entry

The aviation services provider has formed a joint venture with a local Indian company to build an FBO at New Delhi's major airport.
Airports

São Paulo Business Airports Look Ahead To Better Times

Traffic has slowed in recent months, but airport operators are getting ready for the next traffic spike.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

AIN Blog: Would You Fly In This Drone?

What standards will passenger-carrying drones have to meet?
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FBOs

Signature Flight Support Finalizes Landmark FBO Deal

The move signals the end of one of the major aviation service provider chains
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