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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drone Flies Human Kidney

A new study concludes that drones can transport organs faster and cheaper than manned aircraft.
Aircraft

UK Officers Highlight Shortfall in Maritime Patrol Capacity

The RAF is regaining a maritime patrol capability through the acquisition of P-8s, but senior officers are concerned that there are not enough for the task
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Safety

AINsight: The Roadmap to Safer Part 91/135 Operations

This series will examine how bizav can benefit from the path airlines have laid out.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Finance Report 2018

Lenders look to finance the next cycle upturn.
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Piper Diesel Archer

The diesel-powered single-engine Archer might have new life in large training academies.
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Aircraft

EasyJet Tweaks Its Airbus Order

UK low-cost carrier firms purchase rights for 17 A320neos, postpones deliveries of 18
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FAA Opens New Atlanta Flight Operations Facility

The FAA's new 32,050-sq-ft Atlanta Flight Operations Facility will accomodate six specially-equipped Beechcraft BE-300 twin turboprops.
Aircraft

Cutter Accepts 20th HondaJet

The Arizona-based aviation services and sales company is now the world's top dealer of the light jet.
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Safety

FAA Issues SAFO on Jet Fuel Contamination

After the FAA released a special airworthiness bulletin last year, more instances have occurred involving jet fuel contaminated with diesel exhaust fluid.
Engines

GE's First Engine Test 747 Is Now a Museum Piece

In service with for 49 years, first as an airliner, then as a flying engine testbed, the four-engine jumbo was the world's oldest active 747.
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Regulations and Government

New PBN Routes Aim To Improve Flights to Florida, Caribbean

The FAA is rolling out 55 new PBN routes as part of its South-Central Florida Metroplex initiative.
Avionics

AEA: Avionics Market Seeing Double-digit Sales Gains

The forward-fit avionics market is up 16.6 percent and retrofit sales have improved by 14.7 percent in the first nine months of the year.
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Accidents

Personal Helicopter Flying Posts Highest Accident Rate

The USHST reports that the overall accident rate is declining.
Aircraft

Airbus and Red Wings Prepare for A220 Russia Introduction

Moscow Vnukovo-based Red Wings expects first of six A220s in May and eyes a further four examples.
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Accidents

Indonesia Seeks To Toughen Rules on Contracting Foreign Pilots

Indonesia's review follows last month’s Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 crash
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Embraer Praetor 600

A flight in Embraer's new Praetor 600 super midsize jet reveals a host of new features.
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GAMA Membership Continues Expansion

The associate member category is attracting a range of startups and other companies engaged in hybrid, electric, or autonomous systems.
Rotorcraft

HAI Calls FAA Limits on ADS-B Rebates 'Unacceptable'

The association twice has been rebuffed in its attempt to convince the FAA to include rotorcraft in the ADS-B rebate program.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Processes More than 50,000 LAANC Drone Applications

The number of LAANC applications far exceeds FAA exceptions.

Florida Airport Hosts Holiday Toy Drive

By donating a new, unwrapped toy "you can make a child feel special during the holidays," notred Boca Raton Airport executive director Clara Bennett.s
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Aviation Celebrates Chattanooga Expansion

The MRO provider has added more than 100,000 sq ft of space, including a state-of-the-art paint shop to its Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport location.
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Airports

GYY Books Out New Hangar Project

The Chicagoland airport has secured aircraft repo specialist Sage-Popovich as a tenant for at least the next decade.
Rotorcraft

Russia Deals 20 Ansat Helicopters to China

The Russian light twin helicopter will fly EMS missions in China
Rotorcraft

Russia Working On 378-knot Compound Helicopter

Proposed Russian helicopter's top speed would best Western rotorcraft by 100 knots.
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Safety

Early IS-BAO Participants Reach Milestones

The SMS-based voluntary program, launched in 2002, is now seeing its first 15-year participants.
Aircraft

First Airbus ACJ320neo Takes Flight

“The ACJ320neo first flight heralds a new Airbus corporate jet era, delivering a range that enables nonstop travel between even more cities," said Airbus.
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Aircraft

Skunk Works Cuts Metal on First X-59 Components

Lockheed Martin has started construction on the first parts of its Low Boom Technology supersonic testbed
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Heli-Expo Finds New Locale, Opportunity in Atlanta

The 1.4 million sq feet of the convention center, 90,000 hotel rooms, ease of access, and local attractions have drawn Heli-Expo to city for first time.
Rotorcraft

Jetcopter Unveils Seven-seat VTOL Design

German firm finalizes design for roadworthy $350,000 VTOL.
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FBOs

APP Properties Adds Hangar Space on Both U.S. Coasts

The FBO operator and aviation real estate firm acquired 95,000 sq ft of hangars at California's Hayward Executive and Virginia's Manassas Regional Airports