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FAA Approves Elliott's Standby Attitude Module STC

Elliott will offer Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics’ MD302 as part of G5000 upgrades for Citation Excel/XLS.
FBOs

Wings Over Asia Continues To Pioneer GA in Singapore

Singapore’s Wings Over Asia is furthering its ambition to be the leading general aviation provider in Southeast Asia and aims to make flying accessible.
Regulations and Government

NBAA Vies To Bring Preclearance Options To Canada

U.S. is expanding preclearance in Canada to cover ships and rail, but business aviation is still not included.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Completes $40M Appleton MRO Expansion

It is Gulfstream's most significant expansion in Wisconsin in nearly two decades.
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Accidents

NTSB: Citation Latitude Bounced Twice before Overrun

The twinjet that crashed on August 14 in Tennessee bounced twice on landing and collapsed the right main landing gear on the third touchdown.
Aircraft

Airbus Plays Long Game To Bring Urban Air Mobility Market to Fruition

By the end of 2020, Airbus expects to have completed evaluation of its two eVTOL proof-of-concept programs, the Vahana and CityAirbus.
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Aircraft

ADS App To Aid Aircraft Ditching in the Ocean

ADS' Ergo360 app now transmits maritime distress call and ship location information for aircraft making emergency water landings.
ATC

U.S. Operators Reminded of MNPS Deadline

Operators with older minimum navigation performance specifications approvals must get them updated if they want to keep flying in the North Atlantic Track.
Airports

UK To Mandate 3D Cabin Baggage Screening Equipment at Major Airports

The move signals a deviation from EU wide aviation security rules after the UK’s exit from the bloc.
Aircraft

NOAA To Grow Data-collecting Fleet with G550, King Air

The King Air and G550 will be based at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida, where it has a fleet of nine aircraft.
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Rotorcraft

Vipers and Venoms for the Czech Air Force

The Czechs have selected the UH-1Y and AH-1Z in preference to the Sikorsky UH-60M as the country increases its defense spending
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Regulations and Government

NBAA Directors Appointed To New DOT Safety Committee

William Ayer and Shelley Lesikar deZevallos appointed to the Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee.
Safety

Minimal Consequences Noted in Drone-human Collision Study

"Worst case impacts are very difficult to achieve" say researchers.
Aircraft

One Aviation Bankruptcy Plan Slowly Moves Forward

The ongoing saga of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding for One Aviation continues, but a plan by debtor-in-possession Citiking is progressing.
Aircraft

Quest Kodiak Fleet Reaches Scandinavia

Notching another market for its turboprop single, Quest has certified the Kodiak in more than 55 countries.
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Charter & Fractional

AINsight: Putting Part 135 Safety Under the Microscope

The FAA doesn’t hold on-demand operators to the same safety standards or level of oversight as the scheduled airlines, and this is a real problem.
Aircraft

Sweden To Acquire Six PC-24s for Air Ambulance Service

Svenskt Ambulansflyg is Sweden's new national air ambulance service.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Expands 350 Fleet L.J. Aviation Additions

The charter and management firm now manages and operates five Challenger 300 series business jets, along with a Challenger 604 and Global 5000.
Aircraft

Zunum's Electric Airliner Prospects Appear Increasingly Remote

Zunum Aero needs to find replacement investors for early backers Boeing and JetBlue as doubts grow about the viability of its electric aircraft program.
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Aircraft

Trent 1000 Woes Contribute to ANZ’s Flagging Financials

Air New Zealand profits fall on the effects of rising fuel cost and Trent 1000 engine trouble.
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Accidents

Another Citation Overruns Runway, Catches Fire

For the second time in one week, passengers and crew evacuated safely from a Cessna Citation following a runway excursion and post-crash fire.
Airlines

Ryanair Schedules Unaffected by Pilot, Cabin Crew Strikes

The high court in Dublin blocked planned walkouts by Ireland-based pilots.
Aircraft

Users Group Looks To Improve Safety at Teterboro

Teterboro Users Group will host WebEx meetings to seek pilot input on reducing incidents of intruding aircraft on TEB approaches.
Fuel

World Fuel Services To Acquire UVair in $170M Deal

World Fuel Services is acquiring Universal Weather and Aviation’s UVair fuel business in a $170 million deal expected to close by year-end.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Greenpoint Technologies Moves Into New Headquarters

VIP business jet completions company Greenpoint Technologies has moved its corporate headquarters to a new, 36,000-sq-ft facility in Bothell, Washington.
Aircraft

EHang Awarded Safety Clearance for Autonomous Operations With UAS 'Fence'

China's EHang has developed an electronic fence to prevent autonomous aircraft being operated in areas where they would not be safe.
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Aircraft

Next Recession Leaves Airframers Without Safety Net

Industry analyst Brian Foley says next recession won't cut as deep as 2008, but airframers won't have emerging markets to fall back on.
Aircraft

Quantum Air Orders Bye eFlyers for LA-based Air-taxi Ops

Charter operator Quantum Air will operate Bye Aerospace electrically-powered eFlyer fixed wing aircraft
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Aircraft

Bizav Restrictions Expected for Japan Enthronement

Reports of restrictions at two airports are incorrect, Universal Weather says.
Aircraft

Japan Firms Up on F-35B; F-16s Approved for Taiwan

Japan formalizes its intent to buy STOVL F-35Bs, while Taiwan’s long-held desire to receive more F-16s finally gets U.S. approval
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