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IADA Progressing On Bizjet Dealer Accreditation

Two professors in the University of North Dakota's aviation department are leading the accreditation program.
Airlines

Myanmar Government Pushes for Airline Mergers

A shrinking Burmese market has already claimed five carriers in the past 15 months.
Aircraft

Russia To Convert Tu-204 Passenger Jets into Freighters

The federation’s postal service cites a need for 10 more narrowbody cargo airplanes.
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Accidents

FDR, CVR Recovered from Doomed Ethiopian Max 8

More airlines ground the Boeing narrowbody following the suspension of all Max 8 operations in China.
Aircraft

HAL Ramps Up LCA Production and Looks to the Mk2

India's troubled Tejas Light Combat Aircraft program is advancing with an interim improved Mk1A, followed by a much more capable Mk2.
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Aircraft

Prowler Bows Out After 48 Years

With the conclusion of Marine Corps EA-6B operations, the career of the Prowler electronic warfare platform has come to an end.
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Accidents

China, Ethiopian Airlines Ground Their Max 8 Fleets

The Civil Aviation Authority of China grounds more than a quarter of the global fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8s.
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Rotorcraft

Bristow's Credit Downgraded, Stock Slides Below $1

Credit rating agency Moody's downgrades $750 million worth of Bristow debt, citing a variety of company problems
Airports

Flying into Tough Airports: Kathmandu, Nepal

Flying into Tough Airports: Kathmandu, Nepal
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Accidents

Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 Crashes, Killing 157

Flight ET 302 lost contact with ATC six minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa.
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Charter & Fractional

Royal Jet Upbeat on Middle East, Africa

The company is diversifying its offerings beyond the role family.
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Accidents

Boeing Declines Comment on Lion Air Crash Lawsuit

Seventeen relatives of victims of Lion Air Flight 610 file suit in Seattle.
Aircraft

Airbus Inks Single Contract for Four Aircraft in 2019

Deliveries accelerate for the European OEM, as it ships 39 airplanes in January and 49 in February.

Lone Sky Aero Bizav Consultancy Launches

Firm will offer aircraft sales and purchasing, and aerospace and defense contract consulting.
Safety

NBAA Announces 2019 Top Safety Focus Areas

Reducing the risk of loss of-control-inflight is at the top of the list
FBOs

Montana FBO Changes Ownership, Name

The former Front Range Aviation FBO will now be known as Great Falls Jet Center after its purchase by aircraft management company Eagle Jet Solutions.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Snags Orders for 43 Helicopters at Heli-Expo

Airbus Helicopters took in orders for 43 aircraft at this week's Heli-Expo in Atlanta
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Training and Workforce

Boeing Invests $3M for Embry-Riddle Scholarships

Boeing's investment will help pay for student scholarships and for program certification costs.
Safety

PowerFlarm Reaches 10,000th Customer

Flarm Technology has sold more than 40,000 of its aircraft collision and obstacle warning alarms since 2004
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AINsight: Maximize Aircraft Bonus Depreciation in 2019

Bonus depreciation has its appeal, but it might not be best for a taxpayer's particular set of circumstances.
Regulations and Government

BBGA Mulls Brexit Uncertainty

Top topics at the BBGA’s annual conference included airport access, illegal charter and Brexit uncertainties.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

First Flight for the Low-Cost 'Loyal Wingman'

Working with AFRL, Kratos has flown a demonstrator of an expendable low-cost UCAV that can operate collaboratively with manned aircraft
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Airlines

European Airlines Highlight Environmental Costs of ATC Woes

Strikes, technical failures, and airspace inefficiencies have led to 1 million metric tons of avoidable CO2 emissions since 2014.
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Airports

Alabama Airport Suffers Major Tornado Damage

Two jets were destroyed as a tornado plowed through Eufaula, Alabama airport.
Aircraft

Daher Unveils New TBM 940 at Owners Seminar

Daher expects to announce FAA and EASA certification of the new airplane at Aero Friedrichshafen.
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FBOs

Genav Terminal Opens at São Paulo Guarulhos Airport

Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) recently inaugurated a new general aviation terminal that is being operated by a consortium of CFly, Jetex, and Dnata
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Mente Adds Aircraft Portfolio Valuation Tool

The Mente Value Platform will be firm's focus at NBAA Regional Forum in Houston..
Airlines

Jet Airways’ Future Hinges on Bank Debt Settlement

More than a third of the Indian carrier’s fleet remains grounded, forcing the cancellation of some 200 flights a day.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

EmbraerX Sharing Interactive UAM Concepts at SXSW

EmbraerX is hosting UAM "prototype room" at SXSW
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Airlines

Bangkok Airways Outlines Expansion Plans

The Thai regional airline aims to add airplanes, codeshare partners, and MRO capacity.
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