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Regulations and Government

Russian Pilots Protesting Mass License Revocations

Rosaviatsiya has revoked hundreds of pilots licenses and could nullify as many as 1,000 more in the near term.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Commercial UAS Operators Urged To Mitigate Liability

Given current trends, “It’s highly likely your organization will get involved with UAVs in the next decade."

Argus: U.S. Bizav Flying Logs 5.3 Percent Gain in April

The business aviation data firm expects the improvements to continue, predicting a 3.9 percent increase for this month.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Flies Third G600, On Track for 2018 EIS

Company also increased the number of flight test aircraft from three to four to maximize efficiency in flight testing.
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Aircraft

Airbus Successfully Flight-tests Automatic Air Refueling

An F-16 was connected to an A330 MRTT using image processing software
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Charter & Fractional

West Coast Aviation Accepts First Piaggio EVO in U.S.

The operator also launched West Coast EVO Partners, its fractional ownership program tailored for the Piaggio turboprops.
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Airlines

Russia’s Air Traffic Growing, But Adding Jets Could Prove Risky

Financing community, Russian airlines hold divergent views on future growth
Airlines

IndiGo To Launch Regional Operations with Up to 50 ATRs

Indian low-fare carrier expects to fly first turboprop by year-end
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

AeroVironment Unveils 'Snipe' Nano Quadrotor Drone

Designed for close-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, the Snipe is worn on the operator's clothing and launched by hand.
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Avionics

Don’t Throw Away Those CRTs

Thousands of CRT displays are still flying in older business aircraft and regional jets, and they can still be repaired.

JSSI: Bizav Flying Logs Best First Quarter Since 2008

According to JSSI, flight hours in the first quarter increased 4.4 year-over-year.
Regulations and Government

U.S. FAA Tasks Panel with Regulatory Review

The assignment is intended to carry out a mandate of a presidential executive order.
Regulations and Government

Passage of FAA Funding Bill Draws Industry Praise

Lawmakers roll over language that expresses opposition to independent ATC
Safety

Bizav Needs More Focus on High-altitude Stalls

A loss of control accident involving a Bombardier Challenger 604 at FL340 following a wake encounter with an A380 underscores the need.
Regulations and Government

Pilot Weighs Part 16 Complaint over LNA Jet Ban

Pilot hoping to hash out issue in meeting with Palm Beach and FAA officials.
Airports

Santa Monica Proponents Achieve Settlement Review

The appeals court is referring a case regarding the Santa Monica Airport to a merits panel for further review.
Avionics

ForeFlight and Jeppesen Form Mobile App Alliance

The alliance between ForeFlight and Jeppesen brings benefits to both companies' customers, including Jeppesen charts on the ForeFlight Mobile app.

AIN Blog: Musings on U.S. Bizav's Relationship with China

As we struggle with helping boost bizav in China, it might be worth noting that there was a time when the Chinese were grateful for U.S. intervention.
Safety

The Case for Go-arounds

In the heat of the moment, will an extra decision point help pilot judgment? FSF report says yes.
FBOs

South Africa's NAC Opens New Lanseria FBO

The flagship faciliy is the latest for the 71-year old aviation services provider.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Adds Composite Expertise with DAS Buy

Dallas Aeronautical Services specializes in composite component repair for products from all the major private jet manufacturers.
Training and Workforce

APS Expands Upset Training for Airbus Pilots

Aviation Performance Solutions now offers Airbus fly-by-wire upset prevention and recovery training for airline customers.

GA Manufacturers Expand Their Global Footprint

The number of general aviation manufacturers owned by non-U.S. investors is surprisingly large.

People In Aviation

Industry announcements and appointments
Aircraft

Embraer Delivers 1,100th Business Jet

The milestone aircraft—a Phenom 300—was handed over to fractional provider NetJets at Embraer Executive Jets’ customer delivery center in Florida.
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Aircraft

Comac’s C919 Airliner Takes Flight from Shanghai

Two weeks after final taxi test, Chinese narrowbody flies for more than an hour
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Aircraft

New Aerospace Technology and Business Aviation

Fly-by-wire, integrated interfaces and more extensive electrification are found on most new jets…automated aircraft could be coming.
Avionics

Airborne Connectivity for Smaller Business Aircraft

Choosing the right system to provide airborne Internet connectivity is a challenge for the small business aircraft owner-operator.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Amenable to Discussing Jurisdictional Issues Over Drones

What the FAA wants is direction from state and local governments about what authorities they would like to control small drone operations.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Military, Federal Agencies Join on Counter-drone Efforts

FAA executives described a multi-pronged federal campaign to control and counter small drones at a meeting of the Drone Advisory Committee.
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