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Airports

FAA Gives Third Warning to Palm Beach on LNA Jet Ban

The FAA has set an August 7 deadline for Palm Beach County to alter its restrictions on jet aircraft at LNA.
Maintenance and Modifications

Advent's eABS Wins FAA Nod for King Air B200 Series

eABS reduces the risk of flat-spotting or blowing tires and allows aggressive braking as an alternative to the use of reverse thrust.
Regulations and Government

Airbus X6 Cleared for $430M in Government Subsidies

Twin-engine X6 is the long-awaited successor to Airbus Helicopters' Super Puma.
Regulations and Government

LOC-I Training To Be Added To EASA Licensing

Mandates aim to make pilots more skilled in coping with aircraft upsets.
Rotorcraft

Last Bell LongRanger Rolls Off Production Line

Bell has manufactured more than 3,800 LongRangers since production of the helicopter started in 1975.
Aircraft

Indian Military Gets Connected Aircraft Demo from Honeywell

Air Force and Naval Aviation chiefs are interested in predictive maintenance.
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First Forward Fuselage Section Delivered for Airbus's BelugaXL

Stelia Aerospace has handed over the upper forward fuselage section for the updated oversize transport
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Aircraft

Oriens Aviation Delivers Goodwood PC-12

Pilatus dealer for UK and Ireland sponsored the aircraft arrivals at the Goodwood Festival of Speed while heavily promoting PC-12 to visitors.
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Aircraft

P-51 Recreates WWII Atlantic Flight

The famous restored aircraft is due to take part in the Duxford and Fairford airshows in England after it crossed the Atlantic.
Airlines

U.S. Exempts Royal Jordanian, Kuwait from Laptop Ban

Airlines join Qatar, Emirates, Etihad and Turkish among airlines now free to allow passengers to carry large electronic devices in cabins
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Rotorcraft

Bell 525 Resumes Flight Testing

The Bell 525 Relentless has resumed flight testing and is on track to certification in 2018.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Piaggio Resumes Flight Testing of Unmanned HammerHead

A second prototype of the unmanned P.180 Avanti derivative returned to flight test status after a first prototype crashed in May 2016.
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Aircraft

Daher’s TBM 910 and 930 Single-Engine Turboprops Fly at Jet Speeds

Daher’s TBM 910 and 930 Single-Engine Turboprops Fly at Jet Speeds
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Aircraft

Dassault Falcon’s 5X Business Jet Makes First Flight

Dassault Falcon’s 5X Business Jet Makes First Flight
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Airlines

Airline Traffic Growth Slows in May Amid Record Load Factors

Airfares declined during the period by 6 percent, stimulating some two-fifths of the month’s growth
Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Membership Sales Surge in 2017

The company experienced a record 57 percent jump in membership sales, while customer retention increased to 91 percent.

Busy June Continues Upward Trend for European Ops

Business aircraft flights have now increased for eight consecutive months.
Airlines

IndiGo’s Play for Air India Draws Mixed Reactions

Responses range from cynicism to enthusiasm
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FBOs

Centreline FBO Sees Record Month in June

Two major events served as a boost to traffic for the Centreline facility at Bristol Airport

Bizjet Market Stabilizes in Asia-Pacific, Says ASG

Positive signs are further supported by the results from ASG’s mood and intentions survey results in the report.
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Engines

Appeals Court Affirms $8.1 Million Verdict in Challenger 300 Case

The verdict from the Texas Court of Appeals revolves around a dispute over engine problems with a newly delivered Challenger 300.
Charter & Fractional

Surf Air's European Operation Adds Second Route

The addition of Cannes comes within two weeks of the formal rollout of Surf Air's European operation.
Engines

Safran Gets Nod for 3D-printed APU Hot Section Parts

EASA approval milestone shows that its five-year effort to develop less expensive parts is gaining traction in design, industrialization and certification.
Avionics

BAE Systems Employs F1 And Gaming Expertise

Partnership with Williams creates new cockpit simulation facility in the UK for fast jet training and development.
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Aircraft

Two More Nations Join Euro-Tanker Fleet

Seven Airbus A330MRTTs are now slated for the pooling project, but still only four countries have committed.
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Aircraft

China Explores Electromagnetic Carrier Launch System

Land tests of an EMALS seen, amidst talk of a third indigenous aircraft carrier.
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Safety

Torqued: Professionalism, Integrity and Videotape

It's important to do the right thing even when people aren't watching, and now everyone is watching…and recording.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Military Budgets More for Small Unmanned Aircraft Services

The Naval Air Systems Command and Special Operations Command have awarded IDIQ contracts of $1.7 billion and $475 million, respectively.
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Airlines

British Airways Cabin Crew Call Another Strike

United union argues plan to wet lease A320s from Qatar Airways a breach of EU regulations
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Eyes Vector Aerospace Acquisition

The acquisition would create a company that employs more than 5,000 workers across nearly four dozen locations globally.