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Avic Y-12F Turboprop Gets FAA Nod

Fitted with Honeywell’s Primus Apex, the new airplane as a wider fuselage and more range than earlier Y-12s.
Regulations and Government

China Steps Up Monitoring Activity for Zika Virus

Reports to quarantine officials are required when arriving with flu-like symptoms.
Charter & Fractional

Union Fires Back on Flexjet/Flight Options Seniority Dispute

The IBT filed a lawsuit alleging the companies are refusing to negotiate with them.
Avionics

U.S. Navy Awards Raytheon $1 Billion To Build Jammer Models

Raytheon will build 15 engineering development models and 14 mechanical test pods of the Next Generation Jammer, its new electronic warfare pod.
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Aircraft

Corporate Angel Network To Make 50,000th Flight

Corporate Angel Network will complete its 50,000th flight from New York-area Teterboro Airport to Atlanta.
Aircraft

Phenoms and Legacys Boost Embraer Delivery Rates in 1Q

Embraer achieved a significant improvement in delivery rates for the first quarter this year.
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Airports

Striking Controllers Close Brussels Airport Again

Unofficial strike action by some Belgian air traffic controllers has caused hundreds of flight cancellations at Brussels.
Charter & Fractional

ExcelAire Expands on West Coast With Oakland Office

New York-based ExcelAire is basing an Embraer Legacy 650 at its new base in Oakland, California.
Airlines

Eighty Percent of Airline Passengers are Satisfied, A4A Says

Price ranked highest in importance to 86 percent of the respondents to A4A's first 'Status of Air Travel' survey in nearly two decades.
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Regulations and Government

Jet Aviation Can Certify Canadian Aircraft in Asia

Canadian-registered aircraft can now be certified by Jet Aviation Hong Kong.
FBOs

Trip Planners Advise Flexibility, Preparation For China Travel

Regulations continue to evolve as Chinese authorities grapple with exponential business aviation growth.
Charter & Fractional

Asia Charter Demand Still Rising, But With Fluctuations

Online charter marketplace Avinode tracks requests for charter bookings.
Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell Names JetCity as Asia Pacific Dealer

U.S. manufacturer taps Australian firm for business jet support in Asia Pacific.
Maintenance and Modifications

Ameco Bejing Upgrades Completions and Service Capabilities

Following its addition of Air China Technics, the MRO provider can work on bizliners at a new hangar, equipped with full workshop facilities.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Asia Pacific Bizjet Fleet is Growing Older

Research from Global Jet Capital shows that 10 percent of business jets in the Asian Pacific are now at least 20 years old.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Indian Industry Group Presses for UAS Operating Rules

India's Ministry of Civil Aviation is expected to issue operating policy for unmanned aerial systems by year-end.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Offers Hourly Rate Pricing Plans for Connectivity

Gogo will now offer the ATG 1000 and ATG 2000 at starting prices of $39 and $99, respectively.
FBOs

Million Air's Beijing FBO is Evolving

Since agreement was signed between Cjet and Million Air, the FBO at Beijing Capital Airport has seen changes.
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FBOs

Guangzhou Airport To Get New FBO

The $62 million project will bring a major western-style facility to China’s third-busiest airport.
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Charter & Fractional

Sino Jet and Hublot Pursue Strategic Cooperation

Charter provider Sino Jet brought a Hublot-branded Embraer Legacy 650 to the ABACE 2016 static display.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault’s Customer Service Well Established in China

Several years of gradual investment have ramped up Falcon service capability.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

China’s Haeco Becomes Distributor for Rockwell Collins IFE

Haeco PJS operates a completions and refurbishment facility in Xiamen, China.
Aircraft

Pilatus PC-6 Proves Popular in China

Fuselages for Pilatus PC-6 Porters are now manufactured in Chongqing, China, by Pilatus Aircraft Industry (China).
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Training and Workforce

PEA Aims East for New Student Pilots

The Daytona Beach, Florida flight academy specializes in training student pilots from all over the world.
Aircraft

First China Guimbal G2 On ABACE Static Display

The Guimbal Cabri G2 on display at ABACE belongs to X-Square Aviation, which plans to open a helicopter flight school.
Sustainability and Environment

Aviation Partners Winglets Conserve Six Million Gallons of Jet-A

Savings equivalent to the fuel used by approximately 12 million passenger cars being driven for a year.
Aircraft

London City Airport Jet Centre Reduces Charges

London City Airport is ideally place for access the famous “Square Mile” financial district of the UK capital.
Charter & Fractional

Lily Jet Launches Jet Card Program

The minimum buy-in for its Global 5000 jet card is 50 hours, while the maximum is 300 hours.
Charter & Fractional

HK Bellawings To Manage First Falcon 8X Ordered in China

The aircraft will be the second Falcon to join the HK Bellawings fleet, with a Falcon 7X set to arrive in September.
Aircraft

Dassault Falcon Fleet in China Grows with New 7X Order

China is second largest market for Falcon 7X.
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