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India Prepares For New Fighter Tender

Rafales are now being delivered but there are still holes and problems with the procurement cycle.
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Aircraft

Comac Travels A 'Distant, Difficult Road' To Future

China sees steady aerospace development amid trade tensions.
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Maintenance and Modifications

BARP Offers Services for New and Older Russian Fighters

Belarus Aircraft Repair Plant No. 558 enjoys a competitive advantage in the servicing of Russia-built aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bird Aerosystems Debuts at Singapore

Bird increases investments in Asia-Pacific region to pursue multiple marketing campaigns
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Aircraft

Ukraine Defense Aims To Thrive Against Odds

Ukraine has been hitting the headlines again recently but it still remains vulnerable to Russia, so is trying to bolster its defenses.
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FBOs

Sheltair Scion Named as President

Lisa Holland will take the reins as president of the company her father founded more than half a century ago.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Monaco Air Duluth

Monaco Air Duluth has been the sole aviation services provider at Minnesota's Duluth International Airport for the past 15 years.
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Sustainability and Environment

ACS Adds Commercial Pax Ops to Offset Program

To take effect March 1, ACS offset program will be available for bookings through its Europe, North America, Africa, and Australia offices.
Aircraft

Textron Stands To Gain Much in Bombardier Combo

Combining Bombardier's business aircraft unit with Textron brings much synergy to the maker of Citation business jets, analysts say.
Safety

UAV Manufacturer and Training School Work Together on Operating Standards

Rotary UAV maker UMS Skeldar is working with the Swedish Aviation Technical Training School to develop standards needed to meet anticipated new EASA rules.
Avionics

Eagle Creek Aviation Begins NXi Upgrades on Phenom 100s

Indianapolis-based Eagle Creek Aviation has completed its first three Garmin G1000 NXi avionics upgrades on Embraer Phenom 100s.
Aircraft

Gulfstream's G700 Mockup Goes on Tour

Gulfstream brought its mockup to Monterey, California on February 4 before it is to next head to Palm Beach, Savannah, and then Europe.
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Aircraft

Mitsubishi Confirms Sixth Delay to SpaceJet Certification

Mitsubishi will not now be ready to begin deliveries of its M90 regional jet in 2020. It has yet to confirm a new target date.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Feds Approve West Star's Mx Tech Apprenticeship Program

West Star Aviation currently has 37 apprentice maintenance technicians.
Accidents

Pegasus Airlines’ Runway Overrun Results in Three Fatalities

The Turkish low-cost carrier experienced three runway excursions in the past two years, two at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

PrimeFlight Continues Aircraft Appearance Roll Up

International Aero will retain its interior and engineering services and machine shop following the PrimeFlight acquisition.
Aircraft

Older Aircraft Can Be Upcycled To Train Flight Crews

Euramec is giving a new lease on life for older A320 airframes by having them recycled into training equipment for pilots and flight attendants.
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Aircraft

Tupolev Flies Modernized ‘Blackjack’

The nature of the upgrade to the Tu-160M has not been detailed, but the type is once again making its presence felt in the ongoing Russia-U.S. standoff.
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Aircraft

Despite Costs, Embraer’s Slattery Shows Patience on Boeing JV

The Embraer Commercial CEO awaits the competitive “visibility” airline customers covet.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Shows Off 2Ku Connectivity in Singapore

Onboard connectivity provider Gogo highlights its award-winning 2Ku broadband system at the Singapore Airshow.
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FBOs

Milano Prime FBO Saw a Strong 2019

Italy's Milano Linate and Milano Malpensa Airports combined placed in the top five in Europe's destinations.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Aircraft Parts Provider Aviatrix Expands Headquarters

Aviatrix has expanded significantly since its founding in 2002. The global parts provider now occupies a brand new 17,000 sq ft office/warehouse complex.
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Airlines

Qatar Airways Eyes Stake in RwandAir

The national carrier of Qatar continues to find avenues to counter the effects of a Saudi-led blockade.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bell Adds Genesys Autopilot as Factory Option on 505

Bell has selected the Genesys Aerosystems VFR HeliSAS Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System for the 505.
Aircraft

Navy Flies Unmanned Growlers

Boeing and the U.S. Navy successfully flew two autonomously controlled EA-18G Growlers at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
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Aircraft

Australia Trials Litening Pod on C-130J

The RAAF is following the Air National Guard in testing the Litening pod as a means of improving situational awareness for the C-130 crew and ground units.
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Avionics

Astronautics Develops Platform for AI Use

The Astronautics CyberSmart-Athena enables cyber service providers to run algorithms for in-flight functionality such as video-image recognition.
Avionics

Gulf Coast Upgrades King Air with Garmin G600 TXi Panel

Gulf Coast Avionics has completed its first dual Garmin G600 TXi touchscreen avionics upgrade on a Beechcraft King Air B200.

Analysts React To Report of Textron-Bombardier Combo

Consolidation, earnings potential cited by equity analysts as reasons why a Textron acquisition of Bombardier's business jet unit makes sense.
FBOs

FBOs Reap Big Game Bounty

The NFL's championship game held in Miami attracted scores of business aircraft to the area's airports.
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