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South Africa's Denel Unveils Regional Airliner Mockup

Expected to serve as the foundation of a national aerospace program, SARA would provide a cheap-to-operate airliner for Africa and other developing regions
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Aircraft

U.S. Grants Licenses to Airbus and Boeing for Iran Air Sales

Approvals pave way for delivery of 17 A320s and A330s, conversion of Boeing MOA
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Aircraft

Milestone 800th TBM Delivered to Elliott Aviation

According to Daher, the TBM 700 was the first civilian pressurized single turboprop aircraft to be certified, entering full production in 1991.
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Aircraft

Aurora Wins NASA Contract for X-plane Candidate

The D8 demonstrates efficiencies in commercial aircraft.
FBOs

Avflight Expands Southern Footprint

Its latest purchase of JPS Aviation at Louisiana's Monroe Regional Airport gives the Avfuel affiliated FBO chain its 16th location.
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Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Defends F-35A, Readies Fix for Grounded Jets

The service plans to repair 15 grounded F-35As by December; it will then implement the fix on 42 jets on Lockheed Martin's assembly line.
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Safety

NBAA: 18% of Bizjet Crews Don't Do Pre-takeoff Control Checks

NBAA report, stemming from the 2014 Hanscom crash, found that 17.66 percent of flights on average have taken off without full pre-takeoff checks.
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Avionics

Aireon, FlightAware Team on Global Flight-tracking System

Product advertised to exceed GADSS requirements
FBOs

Ross Aviation Buys Top-rated AirFlite FBO

The fledgling FBO chain made a big splash with word of its purchase of highly-regarded L.A. area service provider AirFlite
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Aircraft

Embraer Opens Aircraft Seat-building Plant in Florida

Titusville facility will focus on manufacturing seating for the company's Phenom jets and its new 190 E2 commercial airliner.
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Aircraft

Sale of Western Airplanes to Iran Shrouded in Politics

Clarity on U.S. government approval remains elusive while some in Iran complain of little benefit from January’s nuclear deal
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Allies with JetSmarter for Real-time Booking Apps

As part of the alliance, XOJet has named JetSmarter as the exclusive digital distribution channel for the company’s fleet of midsize jets.
Aircraft

Nigerian Air Force Orders More Russian Helicopters

Mil Mi-17/24/35 rotorcraft are a key weapon against terrorism for the African state.
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Airlines

Losses at Africa’s Fastjet Triple as New CEO Moves To Cut A319s

Three wet-leased Embraer E190s to replace pair of Airbuses
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Experts: Unmanned Aircraft Must Operate in Contested Airspace

The capability to operate in contested environments, autonomy and networking will be key future capabilities, experts say.
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Avionics

AIN Blog: So Long, It’s Been Fun iPad 1

Apple's iPad 1 has long been out of production, and now ForeFlight has announced plans to discontinue support for its apps on the device.
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FBOs

MJets Opens $8.6M FBO Complex in Thai Capital

MJets has made a significant investment in infrastructure at the Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport.
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Regulations and Government

Lawmakers Set To Extend U.S. Gov't Funding Until December

A full transportation funding bill, including the fiscal 2017 FAA budget, could be considered in December.
Charter & Fractional

U.S. Market Boost Leads to Mixed Results at Gama Aviation

Strong growth in the U.S. market compensated for a dip in revenues in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for bizav services group Gama Aviation.
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Aircraft

Air Force Evokes Doolittle Raid in Naming B-21 the 'Raider'

The service announced the name of the new long-range strike bomber after a suspenseful build-up at the annual Air Force Association conference.
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Airports

City To Santa Monica FBOs: 'You Have 30 Days To Vacate'

The city of Santa Monica is stepping up its efforts to close its airport, and now is asking the airport's two FBOs to leave.
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Maintenance and Modifications

FAA STCs West Star Aviation's FANS for Learjet 60

The systems provides Learjet 60 operators access to North Atlantic Tracks.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Delivers Its First Falcon 7X 1C Inspection

During the downtime the company accomplished additional service bulletins and interior modifications.
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik To Prep BBJ 787 for Service Entry

Service Bulletin and Airworthiness Directive monitoring are among the engineering services for the bizliner.
Engines

Pratt Cuts GTF Delivery Target as Output Lags

Delayed fan blade deliveries identified as primary culprit
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Maintenance and Modifications

Globalparts, TAS Partner on Inlet Service

GlobalParts recently added the capability to manufacture engine inlets parts and sub-assemblies for Cessna, Hawker and Learjet business jets.
FBOs

Meridian Readies for West Coast Takeoff

The aviation services provider is set to expand its brand outside its Teterboro Airport facility.
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Rotorcraft

UBS: Pre-owned Helicopter Inventory Dips a Bit in August

There were 1,364 pre-owned helicopters available for sale at the end of August, which equates to 6 percent of the installed base.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Luxivair SBD

Traffic on the rise at San Bernardino facility
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Avionics

Duncan Launches Three-day TDR-94 Transponder Turntime

With proper scheduling the process should take one day, says Duncan.