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Regulations and Government

Government Shutdown Furloughs Nearly 18,000 FAA Workers

Aircraft registry stays open, but airmen certificate issuance halts.
Sustainability and Environment

LHT Offers Environmentally Friendly Disinsection Spray

Previously available disinsection sprays are considered hazardous materials that can be shipped solely by ground.

AINsight: Getting Creative with Aging Business Aircraft

Older aircraft have fallen out of favor among buyers, but they can offer relatively low cost for a buyer willing to accept some tradeoffs.
Avionics

Touchscreens Poised To Break Into Bizjets

Touchscreen technology is inevitable for business jet flight decks, and slowly but surely headed in that direction.
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Taps Technology for Bizjet Maintenance

Customers benefit from continuous improvements in the way maintenance documents and data are delivered.
Engines

New Engines Come To Forefront With Latest Bizjets

GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney Canada, and Rolls-Royce all made significant strides with new engine families.
Maintenance and Modifications

The Future Is Now with Video-based Remote Inspection

Gulfstream has pioneered the process of remote video inspection and is sharing it with the aviation industry.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

SmartSky Service Starting Soon

The SmartSky ground network is slated for full continental U.S. coverage in 2019.

Vintage C-47s To Gather for D-Day Tribute

A fleet of nearly 20 U.S. aircraft will head to Europe next year to participate in events commemorating the 75th anniversary of the pivotal WWII invasion.
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Regulations and Government

Torqued: Good News in the FAA’s 2018 Reauthorization Act

A number of sections reveal the agency's progress on safety endeavors.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Preowned Report: Used Market Hitting the Apex

The industry is seeing prices rebound and inventory tighten.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Textron Readies Hybrid Aerosonde Kit Ahead of At-sea Testing

Textron has developed a kit that rapidly turns its Aerosonde UAV into a vertical take-off and landing vehicle that can operate from small vessels
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Aircraft

Leonardo Celebrates First M-345, TH-119 Flights

As the year draws to an end, Leonardo has achieved significant first flight milestones for two of its important defense programs
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Maintenance and Modifications

Aircraft Cleaner Acquires West Coast Rival

For the first time in its quarter-century history, Sharp Details has a presence in California.
Accidents

Atlanta Citation Accident Under Investigation

Among the victims was the first Chinese aviator to circumnavigate the globe.
Regulations and Government

Florida TFR Compounds Holiday Traffic

Private and general aviation trafffic will be inconvenienced around the Palm Beach area for the next 17 days.
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Airlines

Gatwick Airport Reopens after Drones Halted all Traffic

Police and military remain on site deploying drone mitigating measures

CAN Tops 57,000 Flights, Raises $300,000

This year alone, CAN participants will have completed 3,000 flights.
Aircraft

Bombardier Marks Global 7500 Entry into Service

The aircraft is now selling into 2022.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet It Taking Delivery of First HondaJet Elite

The North Carolina-based fractional start-up expects to take delivery of two more HondaJet Elites by mid-2019.
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Safety

AINsight: LOSA Provides Insight into Crew Performance

LOSA captures normal pilot line performance and provides a snapshot of the operation.
Regulations and Government

InFo Clarifies Climb Gradient Requirements

This InFo was published as the result of NBAA and operators making it known to the FAA that some confusion exists in regards to compliance.
Training and Workforce

Vision Jet Spurs Proposed Change in ATP Training Regs

The proposal would remove a requirement for multiengine training for pilots seeking an initial ATP concurrently with single-engine rating.
Rotorcraft

KAI Unveils Light Attack Helicopter

With a first flight set for next spring, the LAH is an attack version of the H155 Dauphin developed jointly by KAI and Airbus
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Safety

Textron Aviation's Graham In Line For NTSB Seat

Graham is currently chairman of the Air Charter Safety Foundation and also holds a key role on NBAA's Safety Committee.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Makes First Unmanned Flight in VSR700 Helicopter

The autonomous, unmanned "tactical vehicle" is based on the Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 and fitted with a diesel engine.
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Aircraft

Embraer Finalizes Orders from Republic Airways and Azul

Deal with Boeing again on hold following second Brazilian court injunction
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Engines

GE Aviation's Passport Gets European Approval

Validation comes as the engines ready to enter service on December 20 with the first delivery of a Global 7500.
Fuel

Eastern Aviation Fuels To Rebrand as 'Titan'

Starting in January, the national U.S. marketer for Shell Aviation fuels will be known as Titan Aviation Fuels
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Aircraft

Textron Gets Provisional Type Certificate for Longitude

The Wichita-based airframer said it has a solution to meet fuel tank flammability requirements that won't require retrofit.
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