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Cabin Interior and Electronics

MAGnificent Receives STC Validation in Canada

The MAGnificient interior offers several layout options.
Maintenance and Modifications

Red Aviation Acquires DFW Instrument

The company continues its North Texas expansion.
Safety

APS Joins USAIG’s Performance Vector Safety Initiative

USAIG will cover the tuition for one pilot to attend the course at APS’s Phoenix or Dallas locations.
Charter & Fractional

$115 Million Capital Injection Boosts Wheels Up

Fresh investment in private flight provider Wheels Up will boost expansion in the U.S. and Europe.
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Safety

ACSF's Safety Program Now Covers All of Contiguous U.S.

Participation in the program provides valuable safety data that can identify trends and correct unsafe actions before an accident.
Aircraft

Boeing, U.S. Air Force Fly First Tanker-Configured KC-46A

The first flight of a full KC-46A tanker accomplishes a key milestone in the Air Force's decision to start building the new mission aircraft.
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Airports

New Cold-temperature Restricted Airport List Takes Effect

The new list includes some additions as well as some deletions.
Safety

DOT’s IG To Audit FAA Oversight of Flight Deck Safety

Recent incidents prompt request for investigation into mitigating the risk of pilots acting dangerously.
ATC

Pope Francis Gets Presidential TFR Treatment

The size of the Temporary Flight Restrictions erected for Pope Francis’s visit to the U.S. raises questions: why such elevated security?
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Charter & Fractional

Germany's FAI Expands To Deal With Growing Demand

Charter and maintenance group FAI is adding a new hangar at its Nuremberg, Germany, headquarters.
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Accidents

Learjet Operator and Crew Cited in Fatal Midair

Learjet conducted an “unexpected maneuver,” continuing a left-hand turn with an “excessive bank angle despite the loss of visual contact" with the fighter.
Safety

Using Checklists Alert Is Timely Warning

NASA said its Aviation Safety Reporting System continues to receive a “significant number of incident reports related to checklist errors.”
Rotorcraft

Helicopter Fleet Ambulance Ops Subject of Proposed AC

Proposed AC is primarily applicable to Part 135 certificate holders operating 10 or more helicopter air ambulances.
Aircraft

Boeing To Build 737 Completions Plant in China

Series of deals includes orders for 300 Boeing jets
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FBOs

Signature To Acquire Rival Landmark in Blockbuster Deal

The transaction, if approved would be the largest FBO chain purchase in history
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Aircraft

New Supersonic Age in Flight Coming, Says Aerion Chief

Company developing the Mach 1.5+ AS2 supersonic business jet, which is now expected to be certified in 2023.
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ATC

NASA Tests New Traffic Planning App Aboard Avanti

The Piaggio Avanti tests helped clear the way for a more formal three-year test program of the Traffic Aware Planner application.
Airlines

ICAO Work Group Recommends Tracking Deadline Extension

The Normal Aircraft Tracking Implementation Initiative recommends November 2018 as the date to track aircraft at 15-minute intervals.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Updates Pilots on Logging Instrument Approaches

The Info details the parameters for a pilot to log an instrument approach procedure for currency.
Aircraft

Embraer Legacy To Land at Flexjet This Month

Fractional provider will take delivery of five 500s by year-end, while Legacy 450 deliveries will begin in June next year.
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Aircraft

Hexcel Prepares for More Composites in Commercial Aircraft

Carbon fiber supplier pitches ideas for Airbus A380neo
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Aircraft

Source Selection 'Soon' for America’s New Stealthy Bomber

Details of the secretive Long Range Strike – Bomber (LRS-B) program are slowly emerging, as rival bidders await USAF’s choice.
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Maintenance and Modifications

SoCal Jets Adds Universal Avionics, TrueNorth Dealerships

The Van Nuys maintenance provider, in business for 31 years, services Gulfstream, Challenger, Falcon, Hawker, Learjet and Citation jets.
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Aircraft

Boeing Proposes New Life, Lethality for F-15C Fighter

The manufacturer's 'F-15 2040C' upgrade would extend the life of the air superiority fighter as a complement of the F-22 Raptor.
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Avionics

Bizav a Likely First Adopter of Gagan, India's GPS Waas

Gagan will support more direct routes, reduced separation standards, help fuel consumption and improve safety for business aircraft.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Adds to Engineering, IT, Finance Management

Gulfstream promotes long-time employee to steer engineering department, shifts management in finance and hires new CIO.
Maintenance and Modifications

PrivateSky Adds Cayman Islands AMO Status

The company holds approvals from various certification authorities around the world.
Regulations and Government

Bizav Braces for Looming U.S. Government Shutdown

NBAA watching situation closely, pointing to significant disruptions that occurred during the 2013 shutdown.
Maintenance and Modifications

Florida Sheriff’s AStar Undergoes 12-year Inspection

The inspection resets the helicopter's inspection cycles to zero, among other advantages.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Hartzell Names First Service Center in China

The facility is Hartzell's first in China, and the propeller maker has plans to add more in the nation.