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Torqued: GA Flying in the Age of Drones

The age of drones is upon us. Safety is paramount.
Accidents

Accidents: October 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Aircraft

Airbus Takes Another Step toward Full Integration

Tom Enders to remain CEO while Fabrice Bregier becomes COO
Avionics

Rockwell Collins, Stellar Labs Team on Ops Platform

The system will marry Rockwell Collins flight operations information with Stellar’s commercial operating system and bring it to the cloud.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Pentastar Helps Customers Score Sports Tickets

Through the end of November the MRO provider is offering StubHub gift cards and discounts with qualifying service purchases.
Aircraft

Japan’s First F-35 Rolls Off Lockheed Martin Production Line

Recent events include sensor-to-shooter test, and prospects for a block buy and a new or upgraded engine.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream G500 Advances, On Track for 2017 Approval

Gulfstream Aerospace’s long-range, large-cabin G500 program continues to advance toward anticipated FAA certification next year.
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Regulations and Government

NATA Evolves Under New Management Structure

Hiller expects a roll out of a number of new products and services to support the association's advocacy efforts.
FBOs

Paragon Adds Trio to FBO Network

The group of independent FBOs formed in 2011, now numbers 28 members.
Regulations and Government

Stopgap Funding Bill Averts U.S. Government Shutdown

Congress passed bill without Ex-Im fix.
Aircraft

Taking a Look at Flexjet’s Red Label Embraer Legacy 450

Taking a Look at Flexjet’s Red Label Embraer Legacy 450
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Safety

Bombardier Celebrates Safety Standdown 20th Anniversary

More than 9,000 aviation industry professionals have attended the free Bombardier Safety Standdown.
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Aircraft

Mixed Prospects for Boeing Military Aircraft

New F-15 and F-18 exports seem likely, but uncertain requirements affect prospects for KC-46 tanker and 737 derivatives.
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Aircraft

Boeing To Help Develop Supplier ‘Ecosystem’ in Morocco

Company has agreed to reach out to 120 suppliers to help kingdom develop aerospace sector
Avionics

Bombardier Wave Now Available for Retrofit in Globals

The first customer aircraft retrofitted with the Wave system installed within Bombardier’s network was recently performed at the Singapore service center.
Accidents

Prosecutors Say MH17 Shot Down from Pro-Russian Territory

BUK missile system identified as the weapon used
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ATC

FAA Accelerates Data Communications Roll Out to ATC Towers

The FAA says its Data Comm program to implement text messaging between pilots and controllers is two years ahead of schedule.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream To Drop G150, Focus on Large Bizjet Market

The G150—a derivative of the G100/Astra SPX—is manufactured under contract by Israel Aerospace Industries in Tel Aviv.
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Airports

FAA Opens Investigation into SMO Eviction Notices

NBAA, AOPA seek to join Appeal of case over fate of SMO as the FAA strongly recommended the city to vacate the eviction notices.
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Safety

GA Groups Urge NTSB To Set Record Straight on GA Safety

GA groups say NTSB has an inherent responsibility to provide comprehensive view of safety trends and outline GA improvements.
Airlines

Lufthansa to Complete Brussels Airlines Take Over

German company to take remaining 55 percent of SN Airholding through exercise of call option
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Pushes for 100-Mbps In-flight Connectivity by 2018

New ground-based technology will boost connectivity speeds for business and commercial aircraft
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Navy Orders First Three Production MQ-4C Tritons

The service plans to deploy the RQ-4B Global Hawk maritime derivative unmanned aircraft system in late 2017.
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FBOs

Volo Aviation Adds New York FBO

The location at the Candian border town of Ogdensburg will soon be servicing both commerical and general aviation traffic.
Charter & Fractional

EJM To Exit Third-party MRO Biz, Downsizing Two Shops

The move comes as the Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary exits the third-party aircraft maintenance business.
Aircraft

First Mitsubishi MRJ Lands in the U.S.

Regional jet arrives in Washington state Wednesday evening to continue flight testing.
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Regulations and Government

New Part 125 Guidance Clears Up Long-standing Confusion

FAA FSDOs differed on whether Part 125 operators required formal training programs.
Safety

Bizav 'Has Long Way To Go on Safety,' Says NBAA Chief

The Safety Standdown is an opportunity “to for us to move beyond the reactive, find ways to use the data to identify challenges and mitigate them."
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Aircraft

Airbus Starts Final Assembly of A330neo in Toulouse

Trent 7000-powered version of A330-300 widebody takes shape
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Charter & Fractional

Wijet To Buy Blink, Creating Largest VLJ Air Taxi Firm

Blink and Wijet have operations in London, Paris and northern Italy.