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Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik Offers AutoInspect for Engine Components

AutoInspect will be introduced for combustor components in CFM56 and CF34 engine families.
Airports

Landing, Parking Fees Set To Rise at 14 Greek Airports

This includes airports in Aktion, Chania, Corfu, Kavala, Kefalonia, Kos, Lesbos, Mykonos, Rhodes, Samos, Santorini, Skiathos, Thessaloniki, and Zakynthos.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hongkong Jet To Expand G550 Mx Services

Hongkong Jet will upgrade and expand its HKAR 145 maintenance capabilities to include approval to certify G550 aircraft to 144 mos/12 C level.
Charter & Fractional

Horizon Air Group Rebrands as Leviate

The company, which started out as just a charter broker in 2015, has added capabilities from whole aircraft brokerage to aircraft operations since then.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dart Gets Transport Canada Nod for Bell 505 Bearpaws

The Canadian manufacturer expects more approvals to follow shortly.
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Engines

GE9X Takes Flight on 747 Testbed

First flight from Victorville, California, lasts more than four hours
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Rotorcraft

Making Heli Taxi Possible In Asia

Customers will be willing to pay for the time savings helicopters afford, OEMs believe.
Rotorcraft

Flying, Italian Style: Leonardo’s AW169 VIP Helicopter

Flying, Italian Style: Leonardo’s AW169 VIP Helicopter
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Air Force Ends Predator Operations

Having undertaken operational sorties for more than two decades, the Predator is handing the RPA baton over to its larger successor, the MQ-9 Reaper.
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Aircraft

Global 7000 Mockup Attracts Attention in Singapore

Bombardier hopes to hand over the first Global 7000 this year.
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Airlines

Japanese LCCs To Align, Enter Southeast Asia

ANA considers A321LR for medium-haul operations by Peach Aviation, Vanilla Air
Avionics

Jet Aviation Installs JetWave Datacom in Global 6000

JetWave operates on Inmarsat Aviation’s GX Ka-band network to provide high-speed onboard broadband connectivity.
Avionics

In-service Bombardier Bizjets Get More Upgrade Options

Enhancements include avionics upgrades that elevate situational awareness or meet regulatory compliance, as well as cabin improvements.
Safety

ACSF Safety Symposium Kicks Off with Compliance Focus

More than 120 senior industry, association and government representatives registered for this year’s two-day ACSF symposium.
Charter & Fractional

Luxury Yacht Seized in Zetta Jet Bankruptcy Case

Global law firm DLA Piper has seized the luxury yacht Dragon Pearl, which it claims was purchased with "misappropriated" Zetta Jet funds.
Airlines

Air Belgium Gains Operating Certificate

Plans to launch Airbus A340 service to Hong Kong in mid-April
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FBOs

ABACE To Mark Debut of New SHPBAC Hangar

SHPBAC’s 4,500-sq-m (48,437-sq-ft) structure adds to the existing 4,000-sq-m (43,055-sq-ft) hangar, and includes more office space on three floors.
Aircraft

Indonesia: State-owned Companies Could Front A400M Deal

Indonesia’s air force has an interest in acquiring up to five A400Ms, and the state-owned PPI company could be representing the service.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Aviation Installs, Delivers Gogo Avance L5

The maintenance company completed the installation on a Cessna Citation Excel.
Aircraft

Rollout of 10,000th Boeing 737 Marks Production Milestone

Celebration precedes delivery of 737 Max 8 to Southwest Airlines
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Aircraft

Green Light for Follow-on Saudi Typhoon Deal

After years of negotiation, Saudi Arabia announces its intention to proceed with the procurement of 48 more Typhoons to add to its earlier batch.
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Aircraft

New Engines Drive Change From Falcon 5X to 6X

Once it had taken the decision to swap Silvercrest for PW800s, it didn’t take long for Dassault to define the 6X.
Safety

NTSB Stresses Continued Collaboration To Tackle LOC

NTSB member Weener said collaboration is now being widely and effectively used to address LOC, one of the safety areas on the Most Wanted List.
Avionics

New Comms, Surveillance Requirements Coming for NAT Ops

Compliance with new performance-based communication and surveillance requirements will be required to fly on three North Atlantic Track routes.
Regulations and Government

IBAC Hails Change in Cockpit Door Rules for Bizjets

Threshold requirement for hardened cockpit doors for aircraft with 19 or fewer seats raised from 100,310 pounds mtow to 120,152 pounds.
Aircraft

Arrow Aircraft Tapped as HondaJet Dealer for India

Honda Aircraft has established a worldwide dealer and authorized sales network to provide service and support for HondaJet customers.
Aircraft

Centreline Adds a Second Legacy 500

Operator adds another jet as it strives to grow its managed fleet and charter business.
Accidents

Q400 Crash in Nepal Claims at Least 50

US Bangla Airways turboprop crash lands at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport
Airlines

India Grounds 11 Airbus A320neos

Regulator takes action following latest cases of in-flight shutdowns and rejected takeoffs
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters H160: The Pilot’s Perspective

Airbus Helicopters H160: The Pilot’s Perspective
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