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Safety

APS Adds High-altitude Recurrent Upset Training

Program for pilots is a concentrated day of on-aircraft UPRT that “reinvigorates initial training competencies and updates skills."
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Constant Exceeds 20 MicroShield Applications in Bizjets

Product kills 99.99 percent of pathogens on treated surfaces for one year.
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Aviation Adds Slate of Approvals in Singapore

The approvals enable the Singapore center to support aircraft registered in Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, and the U.S.
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Regulations and Government

ARSA Seeks Ombudsman Review of FAA ICA Enforcements

ARSA accuses the FAA of being more aggressive toward enforcement of repair station ICA rules than those that apply to manufacturers.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sierra Nevada Expands Huntsville Mx Facility

this will be its second modifications facility in the area, adding 60,794 sq ft of hangar space—enough to house up to seven Beechcraft King Airs.
Regulations and Government

NBAA Praises IRS Bonus Depreciation Proposal

The IRS clarification of previously used enables property to still qualify in cases of incidental uses, such as a demonstration flight.
Rotorcraft

Indian Navy Receives Approval for New Helicopters

After a long saga, the Indian Navy has been granted approval to buy the Sikorsky MH-60R through FMS channels, as well as a new utility helicopter
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Aircraft

VREF Signs as Partner for air.one Aircraft Marketplace

Aircraft brokers, buyer’s agents, and private buyers can now purchase a VREF Verified Report for an aircraft directly from its air.one listing.
Aircraft

Navy Builds Up to F-35C IOT&E; First Turkish F-35 Pilot Flies

Navy F-35Cs have operated as part of a regular air wing for the first time as the aircraft approaches a crucial operational test and evaluation milestone
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Regulations and Government

AINsight: Is History Repeating Itself on FAA Bill?

The same issues held up reauthorization, similar concessions were made to move long-term bills, yet delays persisted.

Perlan Glider Crosses 62,000 Feet over Patagonia

Airbus Perlan Mission II soared over a pressure altitude of 62,000 feet.
Avionics

SkyRyse VTOL Pilot Assist To Deploy Next Year

Company's initial focus on is on first responders and using conventional helicopters.
Charter & Fractional

Charter Firm Boutique Air Begins DEN-Telluride Flights

The operator received FAA/DOT commuter authority in 2012 to conduct scheduled flights and is code-sharing with United Airlines on the route.
Safety

NBAA 2018 To Be Bookended by Bizav Safety Forums

A Single-Pilot Safety Standdown will be held on the even of the NBAA convention, while a National Safety Forum will take place on the event's final day.

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet Sets a New Standard in Regional Aviation

The countdown to the new era in regional travel has begun. Learn more about how choice transforms your business.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aircraft Insurance Rates Climbing, Says Broker

After years of decreases, aircraft inurance rates are now headed upward, notes Aviation Specialty Insurance president Matt Drummelsmith.
Aircraft

Virgin Australia Signs On As Latest Boeing Max 10 Customer

First delivery of order for 10 set for 2022
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Avionics

Garmin Acquires Trip Support Firm FltPlan

More than 6.3 million flight plans are created annually by FltPlan’s 165,000 registered users via its website or FltPlan Go app.
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Maintenance and Modifications

ARSA Offers TSA Repair Station Security Regs Training

TSA published its security rule in 2014 for repair stations located on or adjacent to airports.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Rolling Out SMS Program

The MRO provider is first implementing SMS in Lincoln, Nebraska, but will then extend the program to its Battle Creek, Michigan and Provo, Utah sites.
Maintenance and Modifications

Airplus Maintenance Gets Russian Approval

The approval enables Russian operators to have their aircraft services at airplus Maintenance's Friedrichshafen, Germany headquarters.
Aircraft

Legion Pod To Give the Eagle New Eyes

Boeing is to fit Lockheed Martin's Legion Pod IRST system to the USAF's Eagle fighters to give them a passive tracking capability
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Avionics

Flying with the Dassault Falcon FalconEye Combined Vision System

Flying with the Dassault Falcon FalconEye Combined Vision System
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Aircraft

UK Aerospace Threatened Even as Aircraft Deliveries Set Record

Industry Group ADS warns again of negative effect of no-deal Brexit

Langeard To Direct Dassault Falcon Aftermarket

Olivier Langeard will serve as Dassault’s new director of aftermarket programs and business development.
ATC

Florida Metroplex Area Nav Routes Revised

The routes were developed to improve the efficiency of the national airspace system and reduce dependency on ground-based navigational systems.
Regulations and Government

FIS-B Notams Not a Complete List, FAA Warns

FIS-B Notams are limited to those issued in the past 30 days, even though older ones might still be active.

Bizav Salaries Pushing Up, NBAA Survey Finds

While up 3-4 percent on average across the 16 positions involved in the survey, an aviation manager category jumped 30 percent.
Accidents

EASA Reports Zero Bizjet Accidents in 2017

Over the preceding 10 years large business jets had the lowest mean number of fatal accidents in Europe.
Aircraft

KLM Delays First A350 Deliveries to 2021

Air France-KLM has a firm order for 28 of the Airbus twinjets
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