Content Archive: December 2015

AIN's 2015 Year End Report

Last year at this time, I predicted that the worst was over for the world economy; and I said that 2015 would witness sustained growth in business aviation
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Airlines

Partners Plan for Large-Scale Biofuel Delivery in Seattle

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport aims to cut aircraft carbon emissions by 25 percent by 2037
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Charter & Fractional

Flexjet, Flight Options Pilots Agree To Unionize

A little more than 51 percent of the voting pilots favored representation.
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AIA: U.S. Headed for Record Trade Surplus

Shipments and surplus up so far this year, but so too are early signs of slowdown.
Aircraft

Mitsubishi ‘Reviewing’ MRJ Schedule

Plans to release new schedule by year end
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Engines

EASA Certifies Turbomeca Engine in Bell 505

Officially launched at the 2013 Paris Air Show alongside the Bell 505, the Arrius 2R has followed a brisk development schedule.
Regulations and Government

PBOR 2 Wins Senate Approval

Senate passage comes less than a week after the Senate Commerce Committee approved a compromise version of the bill.
Aircraft

Euro-MALE UAS Project Still Awaiting Action

Germany will take funding lead for the project definition contract – but it has not yet been negotiated
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Regulations and Government

Bunce Urges Release of Part 23 Proposal by Year-end

On December 15 the FAA missed the congressionally set mandate to issue a final rule overhauling small aircraft certification regulations.
Aircraft

Flexjet Outlines How Supersonic AS2s Will Be Integrated

AS2s will be part of Flexjet's Global Access program and fly international city pairs.
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