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Regulations and Government

Congress Set To Vote on Six-month FAA Extension

The extension is widely supported by business and general aviation leaders who sought continuity in FAA programs.
Avionics

Aurora Eyes Future of Robotic Copilot Technologies

The company recently wrapped up its DARPA-funded research on Alias.
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Avionics

Bombardier Offers 4G Gogo to All Platforms

New, in-service Challengers to have 4G connectivity option available by year-end
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Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Will Test KC-46 to Assess Boom-Scraping Issue

The service has identified three technical deficiencies with the Boeing 767 tanker derivative, now in developmental testing.
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FBOs

Long-time Monterey Jet Center GM Young Dies

Young joined Monterey Jet Center when it was a startup in 1997.
Aircraft

Saab Goes American To Boost Boeing T-X Contender

The Swedish company will build its share of the jet trainer in the US, if the partnership wins the competition.
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Aircraft

Boeing Boosts Market Outlook for Southeast Asia

Latest forecast reflects expected requirement for $650 billion worth of airliners over the next two decades
Aircraft

Boeing Turns Focus to Turkey’s Vision 2023 with Dreamliner Deal

Turkish Airlines signs MOU for forty 787-9s as Boeing agrees to participate in national aerospace initiative
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Safety

AirCare To Demonstrate Full-Cabin Emergency Simulator

This is as close to real aviation emergencies as most should hope to be.
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Airports

Maria Leaves Her Mark on St. Croix

With widespread damage from the latest storm, St. Croix and its airport look to restore normal operations.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airtext Takes Off With New Capabilities, Customers

The Airtext+ system is now offering "big data," while new FBO and charter customers are coming on board.
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Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Aviation Outlines Expansion Plans

Seeing increasingly steady work, the Illinois-based MRO has two major expansion projects in play.
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Charter & Fractional

AirOps Europe Rounds Off Successful Second Year

New EBAA event concluded this week with double the delegates and a much-boosted program.
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Fuel

New Jet Biofuel Derived from Oil-producing Sugarcane

If grown on 23 million acres of now-marginal land in the U.S. Southeast, the sugarcane-plant feedstock could supply 65 percent of U.S. jet-A consumption.
Maintenance and Modifications

Associated Air Center To Shut Its Doors at Year-end

The Dallas facility will close its business just shy of its 70th anniversary.
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Aircraft

Spike Plans To Fly Unmanned Demonstrator This Month

The SX-1.2 is an unmanned scaled proof-of-concept aircraft that will help validate the control and stability of the S-512 at low speeds.
Airports

San Juan Assesses Maria's Wrath

Hit by the strongest storm in nearly a century, aviation businesses in Puerto Rico begin to shake off the impact.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Australian Military Revises Small Drone Operating Procedures

The revised procedures are a response to the U.S. Army's instructions in August to discontinue using Chinese-manufactured DJI drones.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

PNC Bullish on Aircraft Finance

The company finances a broad spectrum of business aircraft types from single-engine turboprops to large cabin, long-range business jets.
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Rotorcraft

Armed VTOL Machine at Helicopter Show In China

The event in Tianjing also produced news on the Sino-Russian Advanced Heavy Lift helicopter.
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Aircraft

Extent of Russian UAV Use Over Syria Revealed

Although no medium-to-large drones have been deployed, smaller ones have helped the Syrian regime overcome its opponents.
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Airlines

Ryanair’s O’Leary Apologizes For Mass Cancellations

Pilot scheduling snafu forces airline to scrap 2,100 flights over six weeks
Aircraft

Confusion Arises Over the JSTARS Recap Plan

Senior U.S. Air Force leaders said that source selection would proceed on schedule, even as the requirement is re-assessed.
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Aircraft

Airbus Inaugurates A330 Delivery Center in China

European airframer plans to outfit two airplanes per month for Chinese customers by 2019
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Charter & Fractional

Shareholders, Execs Wage Dispute over Control of Zetta Jet

The legal struggles come two years after the company launched the Zetta Jet brand.
Charter & Fractional

ExcelAire’s Latest Legacy Offers High-speed Wi-Fi

The Gogo Business Aviation Avance L5 ait-to-ground connectivity system allows video streaming and other data-intensive operations.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Looks To Bolster Maintenance Staff

The airframer's Teterboro, N.J. service location is holding a job fair for A&P and avionics technicians.
Aircraft

Five Years On, G650 Still 'Top of Market' Bizjet

Gulfstream president Mark Burns said “the G650 set a new standard in business aviation” for its range and payload, low sound levels and four-zone cabin.
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Maintenance and Modifications

West Star ALN Receives Full Embraer Line Mx Nod

Adding to its previous authorization for the Phenom series, the MRO's East Alton, Illinois location is now approved for Legacys and Lineages as well.
Regulations and Government

AIA Urges Quick Action on Ex-Im Nominations

AIA's Melcher cites Ex-Im estimates that more than $30 billion dollars of U.S. export sales are unable to be completed without a board quorum.