Content Archive: November 2018

Aircraft

Chinese Investors Invest €150M into Dornier Seastar

New funding will accelerate serial production by finalizing the Seastar certification supplements and completing the production facilities in Wuxi, China.

Astronautics Co-founder Nate Zelazo, 100, Passes Away

Zelazo founded Astronautics on rocket science and turned the company from a one-room shop to a global corporation.
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Regulations and Government

NATA Optimistic Over Sharpened Focus on Illegal Charter

NATA sees activity beginning to pick up both at FAA headquarters and the local level, with states officials now wanting to get involved.
Rotorcraft

Third Prototype Kopter SH09 Helicopter Makes First Flight

Third Prototype Kopter SH09 Helicopter Makes First Flight
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Aircraft

China Seeking To Offload Surplus Military Aircraft

At Airshow China, the country put up for sale a number of surplus military aircraft, including the relatively new JH-7 attacker and KJ-200 AEW aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Debuts New Widebody Completions Hangar

Designed to meet increasing demand, the 93,700 sq ft facility can hold two widebody projects at the same time.
Rotorcraft

Kaman To Keep K-Max in Production

Kaman commits to third lot of new build K-Max helicopters
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Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Europe Gears Up for More Growth

Flexjet Europe is growing quickly, with plans to double its fleet and add new access programs next year.
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Charter & Fractional

Bestfly Expands into Rotary Charter Market with AW139s

The helicopters are the first rotary-wing aircraft the ISBAO operator has added to its fleet since launching in November 2009.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Secures Commitments for G5000 Excel/XLS Upgrade

Garmin expects to obtain STC for the upgrade program in 2019.