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Helicopter Lessor Milestone Aviation Plans To Go Public, Issue Stock

No date for the IPO has been set, nor has any valuation been placed on shares to be offered.

Garmin GFC 700 Autopilot Approved for Quest Kodiak

Deliveries of Kodiaks equipped with the Garmin GFC 700 will begin in the fourth quarter.

NBAA To Launch Young Business Aviation Professionals Program at Annual Convention

Program will help sustain the talent pipeline and nurture newcomers to the industry.
Rotorcraft

FAA Asks Los Angeles Helicopter Traffic To Use Discrete Squawks

Request will help FAA improve situational awareness and gather more specific data about helicopter movements and helicopter noise.

Raytheon, Boeing Address 'Kill Vehicle' Action Items

Of 48 “nonconformances" ID'd by the DOD inspector general, four remain to be addressed.
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Dutch Investigation Says 'High-Energy Objects' Hit MH17

Safety Board still unable to examine wreckage.
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NTSB Cites Methane Gas as Culprit in Oil Rig Accident

Pilot was unaware rig was venting before takeoff.

NTSC Issues Final Report on Lion Air Crash

Both pilots in Lion Air accident found at fault.

Probable Cause in UPS Crash in Birmingham To Be Announced

NTSB meeting will also review data on study of drug use in aviation.

Two Chicago Bizav Airports Under Construction

KPWK and KDPA airport operations will be limited during construction work.

Jepp Quickly Addresses iPad Update Issue

All terminal approach plates were being lost in recent Jepp update.

FAA Proposes Penalty Against Mountain Air Cargo

Agency says cargo operator failed to follow approved maintenance guidelines.

New Pirep Reporting Tool Available from NWS

Pirep participants must sign up with the National Weather Service.

Emergency Revocation Order Served Against Marpat Aviation

Helicopter operator has already surrendered its operating certificate.

Boeing, Ryanair Launch 737 Max 200

Latest order for 737s to take Irish carrier's fleet size to 520.
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Aircraft

Bombardier CSeries Resumes Flight Testing

Returns to air after a three-month hiatus
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Poor Weather Hampers Search for TBM900 Wreckage

The pilot of a TBM900 that crashed in the Caribbean Sea had requested a sudden descent to FL180.
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Training and Workforce

Lazy-Eights Aims To Give ATP Candidates a Boost

The new website looks to pair private aircraft owners with prospective ATPs looking for some flight time on their way to 1,500 hours.
FBOs

Indiana Airport Votes To Build Own FBO

The new facility will eventually supplant the current Atlantic Aviation facility, destined for removal in January 2016.
FBOs

Atlantic Bets Big on Vegas Ramp

The project addressed leveling issues and repaired distressed areas with a covering of new asphalt.
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FBOs

Air Elite Inducts First Latin American FBO

Aerocardal is World Fuel Services’ preferred ground handler and fuel distributor for bizav at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport.
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Shuttle America To Absorb Chautauqua

Republic seeks to cut costs by reducing its air operator certificates from three to two.

Aurigny To Connect Guernsey with LCY

Service begins this month with a wet-leased Fokker 50.

Amakusa To Take Japan’s First ATR 42

The new aircraft is scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of next year.

WestJet Encore Orders Five Q400s

Plans call for the airplanes to help support WestJet’s expansion into the eastern part of Canada.
Avionics

SiriusXM Simplifies iPad Weather Display

Pilots can subscribe to SiriusXM’s weather and radio products using an iPad that wirelessly connects to the new SXAR1 receiver.
Avionics

IntelliAudio Adds Dimensional Sound to PS Engineering Audio Panel

PS Engineering tapped into research conducted by the U.S. Air Force’s Wright Patterson Air Force Laboratory to develop IntelliAudio.
Rotorcraft

CMC’s FMS, GPS Selected for Airbus EC225e

CMA-9000 flight management system and CMA-5024 GPS/Waas landing system have been selected on the Airbus Helicopters EC225e.
Maintenance and Modifications

Oceania Gets Bike Rack Nod

The 120-pound system can hold up to six bicycles (three on each side).
FBOs

Vnukovo Lays Claim to ‘Busiest Bizav Airport in Europe’ Title

Expanding helicopter operations is the next logical step
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