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Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Adds New Component Repair Capabilities

Most of the repairs have been done in Cincinnati, but the company's Winnepeg facility is outfitted to perform more work.
Fuel

EASA Opens Rulemaking on Fuel Planning and Procedures

New rules would apply to multi-engine jet operations.
ATC

FAA Eyes FY17 for Future Flight Service Program Contract Award

Lockheed Martin’s contract for AFSS could run through 2019.
Aircraft

Angola To Receive Upgraded Sukhoi Combat Aircraft

Ex-Indian Su-30K jets given new lease on life by Belarus Aircraft Repair Plant.
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Maintenance and Modifications

NBAA Awards 44 Scholarships for Technical Training

Scholarship awards were announced at opening of the association's Maintenance Management Conference
FBOs

Derby, Boxing Match Fuel Atlantic's Best Day Ever

Between Las Vegas and Louisville FBOs, company handled more than 870 aircraft and pumped nearly a half-million gallons of fuel on Saturday, May 2, 2015.
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Avionics

Testing the Angle of Attack Indicator for Aspen Avionics’s Evolution Displays

Testing the Angle of Attack Indicator for Aspen Avionics’s Evolution Displays
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Rotorcraft

Helicopter Industry Ready for Takeoff at HeliExpo 2015

Helicopter Industry Ready for Takeoff at HeliExpo 2015
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Safety

Torqued: NASA Data Reveals Intimidation of Airline Mechanics

ASRS reports document airline mechanics' concerns about intimidation and threats from management.
ATC

D.C. Operators Face New Procedures with NextGen

New departure and arrival procedures, along with airspace changes, are designed to produce millions in savings.
Safety

GWBAA Standdown Highlights Collaboration, Data Sharing

NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart pushes "system think" approach that adopts lessons learned from Commercial Aviation Safety Team..
Charter & Fractional

1Q Revenues Down, Profits Up at NetJets

Decline in NetJets’ fuel surcharge income was substantially offset by lower fuel expense, resulting in a minimal impact on profits.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots Picket at Berkshire's Annual Meeting

As a result of prolonged negotiations, 98 percent of the pilots recently voted “no confidence” in NetJets CEO Jordan Hansell.
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FBOs

Boxing’s Richest Bout Draws Private Aircraft to Vegas

Blockbuster boxing match between Pacquiao and Mayweather proved a tremendous boon for business aviation service providers at Las Vegas McCarran Airport.
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Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: May 2015

Mandates taking effect in the next year and beyond.
Accidents

TSB Reports on Runway Incursion at Calgary

The taxiing Beech 1900 came within 500 feet of a Boeing 737 passing overhead.
Accidents

Communication, Fatigue Eyed in Alaskan Caravan Crash

Flight coordinators performed a risk assessment but did not discuss it, or the findings, with the pilot.
Safety

Bizjet Crew Survives Upset

The jet was flipped nearly upside down in the wake of a departing 747.
Training and Workforce

Emergency Egress Training Goes Online

Egress Training offers an online course in surviving an emergency water landing.
Rotorcraft

IHST Publishes Safety Tips for Helicopter Pilots

The list provides a review of what pilots already know: stay ahead of the aircraft.
Accidents

Falcon 900 Lands Safely After In-flight Fire

Investigators found a burned wiring bundle in a storage area in the galley.
Rotorcraft

Chicago Vertiport Opens for Business

The facility offers operators an alternative to Midway and O'Hare.
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Accidents

Accidents: May 2015

Preliminary, factual and final
Airlines

Malaysia Airlines To Ground Pair of A380s

Plans to remove superjumbos from Paris route in early June
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Charter & Fractional

Charter Broker Continues Strong Growth Trend

Private charters were a significant contributor to strong financial results at Air Charter Service.
Airlines

TAP Air Portugal Pilots Start 10-Day Strike

Dispute surrounding privatization terms leads to walkout
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FBOs

2015 FBO Survey: International

In many regions traffic remains stalled, but glimmers of hope emerge.
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Regulations and Government

NBAA Joins Lawsuit Over East Hampton Restrictions

Association calls the restrictions unreasonable and unjustly discriminatory.
Aircraft

Triple Whammy for Team Rafale as Qatar Buys 24

French combat jet scores third export sale in as many months; UAE could be next.
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FBOs

French Airport Operator Buys Spanish FBO Network

The acquisition is part of a strategy to establish a pan-European FBO network and brings the company's ground handling services to nine Spanish airports.