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NBAA Names New Reps for Mid-Atlantic, Northeast

With the new appointments, NBAA expanded its regional representative program to seven territories.
Maintenance and Modifications

PWI Adds API as Distributor for King Air Cabin Lights

API will add PWI’s King Air retrofits and LED drop-in replacement reading lights to its product line.
Rotorcraft

Bell Helicopter To Unveil Urban Air Taxi at CES 2018

Four-passenger design will offer full connectivity, including video conferencing capability.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

SureFly Hybrid Electric Helicopter To Fly 'Soon'

Features a drone-like octocopter design, a two-person, 400-pound payload capacity and a range of approximately 70 miles.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Kittyhawk Drone Software Adds Automated Flight Feature

Allows operators to plan missions in the Kittyhawk mobile application and then execute the entire flight from takeoff to landing with unlimited waypoints.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star and Embraer Sign Service Agreement

West Star’s facility at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport will offer base maintenance for the Phenom 100 and 300 and Legacy 450/500 and 600/650.
Aircraft

Citation Latitude To Enter MexJet Fractional Service

MexJet parent Aerolineas Ejecutivas ordered three Latitudes for delivery this year.
Aircraft

Garmin G1000NXi Avionics OK’d for Piper M500

G1000NXi features wireless cockpit connectivity, enhanced situational awareness, visual approaches, and map overlay on the horizontal situation indicator.
Aircraft

Dassault Falcon Deliveries Climb Above Forecast in 2017

French aircraft manufacturer shipped 49 Falcons last year, four more than forecast and on par with its overall number of business jet deliveries in 2016.
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Palm Beach Questions Use of Trump S-76B at Mar-a-Lago

The town had stipulated that the helipad at Mar-a-Lago be used for business related to the presidency only.
ATC

FlightAware Doubles ADS-B Ground Tracking Network

FlightAware, through its FlightFeeder program, makes and distributes ADS-B receivers to volunteers, who host the units.
Airports

Minneapolis-area Airport To See New Bizav Development

The start of hangar complex at St. Paul Downtown Airport will mark the first private development there in more than a decade.
Accidents

U.S. Bizjet Accident Fatalities Fall 62 Percent in 2017

However, fatal accidents involving non-U.S.-registered business jets doubled from two in 2016 to four last year.

Dan Elwell Takes Helm of FAA as Huerta Departs

Elwell brings substantial industry and government aviation experience to his newest role of acting FAA administrator.
Regulations and Government

FAA Outlines Limits of Voluntary Drug/Alcohol Disclosure

FAA does not accept a voluntary disclosure if the violation is discovered “during…an FAA investigation/inspection or…an accident or incident."
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

USAIG Celebrates Nine Decades in Aviation Insurance

The company, founded in 1928 by a pair of World War I aviators, has grown into one of the industry's leading underwriters.

AINsight Blog: New Outlook for a New Year

Accurate communication, full transparency, and well-articulated milestones will probably be all the magic wand you will ever need.

Year in Review: Culture Change Marks Huerta's FAA Legacy

Part 23 rewrite brings performance-based standards.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Misses C Series Delivery Target for 2017

Ships 17 airplanes out of most recent estimate of 20 to 22
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Aircraft

Qatar and Kuwait Eurofighter Sales—More Details Revealed

The UK will host a training squadron for Qatar. The Kuwaiti jets will have new AESA radars and targeting pods.
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Airports

Letter to Airmen Details Revised Aspen 'Wrap' Procedure

The procedures, in use for years, were reviewed by the FAA last year to ensure they met the agency's latest regulations and guidance.
Regulations and Government

T&I Chairman Shuster Set To Depart Congress at Year-end

Shuster emphasized a desire to push through an infrastructure package this year, but also is planning to focus on his ATC reorganization proposal.

Snow Closes Gulfstream’s HQ, Facilities in Georgia

Company manufactures the G550 and G650/650ER and is ramping up G500 and G600 production at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport.
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GBAD 3.5 - Quest for System of Systems

Singapore's air defense protection needs are somewhat unique
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Training and Workforce

Airbus Acquires U.S. Training Center

Plans to double training capacity in Denver over the next few years
Safety

FAA Cautions Against Fire Kit Instructions on PED Fires

An FAA InFO advises operators to follow agency advice on lithium battery fires, fearing that moving burning batteries to a containment bag poses risks.

Schubach Announces Sixth Annual Donation-per-mile Recipient

Solana Beach non-profit Immunotherapy Foundation will receive one cent for each mile flown on Schubach Aviation’s annual private charter flights for 2018.
Aircraft

Global 7000 Mockup To Land at Jetex FBO in Dubai

105-foot-long mockup features a dining area, entertainment lounge, en-suite master bedroom and private washroom, as well as a fully equipped kitchen.

British European Aviation Tapped as Piper Dealer in UK

BEA provides airfield management, private and professional pilot training, aircraft sales, management and maintenance, engineering, and aircraft charter.
Aircraft

Adversary Air Contractors Still Expanding—and Expecting

Draken bought more fighter jets, Elbit and Babcock are chasing UK business, and Discovery Air won a new Canadian contract.
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