Content Archive: August 2017

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

General Atomics: UK Protector Advances Civil Certification Effort

Military certification of the Protector variant of the MQ-9B unmanned aircraft is expected in 2021-2022, followed by civil certification.
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FBOs

Florida FBO Breaks Ground on Hangar Project

The expansion at the Stuart Jet Center, one of two providers at Witham Field, will see its hangar space top 300,000 sq ft.
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Aircraft

Industry Rallies for Recovery at LABACE 2017

Visitors to this year's LABACE celebrated 15 years of the show, though much rain fell over the three days at Sao Paulo's Congonhas Airport.
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Maintenance and Modifications

DryUp Cleans Up in Crisis

Crews used the water-free process to get visiting aircraft ready for display on the LABACE static line.
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Aircraft

One Aviation Unveils Testbed with Eclipse 700 Wing

One Aviation has unveiled an Eclipse 500-based prototype fitted with the larger wing planned for the new EA700 light jet.
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FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Expanding Its Florida Footprint

The aviation service provider chain has agreed to purchase Orion Jet Center, one of three FBOs at Miami Opa-Locka Executive Airport
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Rotorcraft

Gulf Offshore Auction Could Lift Helo Operators

Major oil producers—including Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total, BP, Murphy, Anadarko, and Statoil—bid $121.1 million for drilling rights.
Safety

Polaris Releases Latest Vector SMS Version

The software-as-a-service provider will demonstrate its latest product at NBAA's annual convention and exhibition.
Aircraft

Turkey Considers Russian or European Missile Systems—Or Both

A highly politicized search for ground-based long-range air defense continues.
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Airlines

North Korea Missile Launches Threatening Airliners

Failures upon re-entry into atmosphere create wide fields of debris in well-traveled airways
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