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U.S. Army pilots have flown Sikorsky's SARA testbed, which incorporates autonomous systems that provide optionally and optimalley piloted control

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Appareo's Stratus ES/ESG ADS-B Out STC now includes Cessna 400 series twins.

A Class II EFB for the Global 6000 is now certified and available from ABC Completions.

Plans calls for additional Airbus A330s for Aer Lingus

Facility is where Global family business jet interiors are designed, manufactured, and installed.

DeLisi cited SMS, CFIT training, improved weather forecasting tools, and flight-data monitoring as factors in Part 121 safety improvements..

Iridium satcoms are now more useful for text messaging around the world, using WhatsApp when outside the U.S.

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Pre-buys are mission-critical, and both large and small shops can deliver.

People in Aviation: November 2018

Flying into Tough Airports: Aspen, Colorado

To date, Embraer Executive Jets has handed over 55 aircraft, meaning it will have to deliver 50 aircraft in the fourth quarter.

Neighbors Belgium and the Netherlands are looking for UAVS, the latter seeking a shipborne rotary-wing UAS while Belgium is in the markwt for a MALE UAV

The world's largest aviation service provider has struck a deal to buy the St. Thomas Jet Center and its Alliance Aviation affiliate.

Over the last decade, BEH has been attempting to establish an FBO at Norwood Memorial Airport but has been thwarted by the city and airport commission.

Looking to introduce competition and improve services for light GA customers, ski-destination Heber City is casting for an additional service provider.

Garmin's GFC 500 autopilot is now available for Beechcraft Bonanza and Debonair models.

Pilots should make an effort to learn what plans are in place for emergency activities at the airports they visit frequently.

Thomas Anthony, a preeminent aviation security expert, warns that business aviation operators must be prepared for security at destination.

Rick Miller, a top expert on the high-altitude oxygen mask requirement, expressed hope that "something positive" would result soon.

Airbus encounters production and commercial "issues" with A320neo, A330ceo and neo, and A380

THe Tu-95 "Bear-H" is getting more power through the latest incarnation of the Kuznretsov NK -12 turboprop

Industry announcements and appointments

Since 2001, Western Aircraft has completed C-inspections on an array of Falcons, including variants of the Model 50, 2000, 900, and 7X.

These engines will provide real-world experience for students enrolled in Hallmark University's A&P degree program.

The document, signed by NBAA, GAMA, HAI, EAA, AOPA, and NATA, names pricing transparency as an FBO industry best practice.

Denver, and Austin and Dallas, Texas, shops join those in Scottsdale, Arizona; Van Nuys, California; Las Vegas; and Houston with DGAC certification.

Bell's new flight research center will house advanced programs.

If the NTSB order is upheld, the FAA will have to rewrite rules for maintenance releases, according to ARSA.