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Airlines

Qatar Airways CEO Covets More Access to India

Akbar Al Baker criticized the Indian government for withholding bilateral air services rights due to lack of investment by Qatar in the subcontinent.
Aircraft

Cirrus Certifying Autoland in G2 Vision Jet

The Cirrus G2 Vision Jet is gaining another key safety system with the new Safe Return Emergency Autoland becoming a standard feature.
Regulations and Government

New Urban Air Mobility Group Hopes To Help Shape Future Policy

The Community Air Mobility Initiative aims to work directly with local and state officials as well as focus on public education.
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Aircraft

Bye Aero, Oxis Work To Boost Electric Aircraft Flight Times

Oxis Energy believes its lithium-sulfur batteries could increase flight endurance times for electric aircraft by between 50 and 100 percent
Maintenance and Modifications

Gemini Tapped As Twin Commander Service Center

Gemini Air Group joins 12 other Twin Commander factory authorized service centers.
Maintenance and Modifications

Av8 Group Expands Facilities, Capabilities

A 9,000-sq-ft building expansion and new equipment will increase Av8 Group's work overhauling servos, actuators, and other components.
Airports

Indiana Genav Airport To Begin Runway Expansion

Huntingburg Regional Airport, which is seeing more large cabin bizjets, will extend and widen its lone runway over the next two years.
Aircraft

Airbus Adds A350 to Tianjin Completion and Delivery Center

The European airframer’s China-based final assembly line is on track to increase the monthly production rate to six A320s by year-end.
Rotorcraft

Outlerlink Adds Analytics To IRIS

Outlerlink is adding cloud-based analytics to its IRIS aircraft monitoring system.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Opens New Nashville Terminal

Aircraft management, charter, and jet card provider Jet Linx has opened a new, expanded private terminal at Nashville International Airport.
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Engines

Safran To Build, Service Helo Engine with China's AECC

Safran and Aero Engine Corp. of China agree to study joint venture to ramp up production, service for WZ16.
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Airlines

German Low-cost Carrier Segment Comes to a Standstill

Across Europe, the number of budget flights continues to increase though competition among budget airlines remains relatively weak.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Sensyn Adds Drone Tower Scan To Flight Core

The tower scan function in Sensyn's Flight Core is part of the company's goal of turning drones into flying robots.
Aircraft

Icon Aircraft: Flying into the Future

Icon Aircraft's skills at composites manufacturing bode well for a development of a new family of airplanes.
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Airports

Despite Tensions, Bizav Traffic To Hong Kong Unchanged

While business aviation traffic in China has been impacted by eocnomic storms, the Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre has remained sheltered.
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FBOs

FBO Profile: Astonsky Le Bourget

Paris' constellation of FBOs gained a new star.
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Charter & Fractional

Charter Provider Offers New Carbon Offset Tool

Paramount Business Jets introduced a new calculator to determine a flight's environmental impact and how to offset it.
Aircraft

Airbus Unveils LOUT Stealth Drone Testbed

Airbus has been working in secrecy for more than a decade on a very low observable stealth testbed intended to inform programs such as FCAS.
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Regulations and Government

Senate Approves $17.7B FAA Budget for FY2020

The Senate bills must still be reconciled with the House bill.
Rotorcraft

Helicopter Market Turning Corner at Last, Say Pundits

Speakers at Vertical Flight Expo heard that after ten turbulent years, the helicopter market could be recovering from the oil price downturn.
FBOs

Cambridge UK FBO Reopens Under Airport Management

Marshall Aerospace and Defense Group has assumed control of the FBO at Cambridge City Airport after ExecuJet's departure.
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Rotorcraft

Offshore Helicopter Market Sees Some Sign of Recovery

Demand for offshore helicopter services is improving, but it could take more time for contract rates to improve for operators
Maintenance and Modifications

Researchers Focus On Turbine Blade Failure Predictors

Researchers at Purdue University say they have a way to measure and monitor the health of turbine engine blades.
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Aircraft

Hawk Assembly a Major Step Forward for Saudi Arabia

Assembing its BAE Systems Hawks in-country has worked well for Saudi Arabia with seven flying by October.
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Training and Workforce

CAE Seals Deal To Buy 50% of Simcom from DAC

CAE has finalized its 50 percent acquisition of Simcom from Directional Aviation Capital for $85 million, some two months after the deal was announced.
Maintenance and Modifications

Skyservice Expands MRO Footprint in Canada

One of Canada's largest business aviation services providers, Skyservice has purchased Muskoka Aircraft Center and its 60,000-sq-ft hangar.
Airlines

Russia Touts Development of Its Air Transport System

The Russian government promises to continue subsidizing regional routes and renovate 66 airports.
Airports

Vegas Hangar Complex Full Ahead of Opening

A new hangar complex at Nevada's Henderson Executive AIrport is 100 percent preleased in advance of its Spring 2020 debut.
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Rotorcraft

First U.S. AW169 HEMS Fleet Operational

Travis County, Texas Star Flight is operating three Leonardo AW169s configured for HEMS and SAR.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UPS Drones Making Pharmacy Deliveries

UPS Forward Flight is delivering prescriptions from a CVS pharmacy in North Carolina.