Content Archive: November 2016

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

'Angel One' Predator C Avenger Made Available for Aid Missions

General Atomics said the jet-powered Predator C can drop humanitarian aid rations from its internal payload bay.
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Airports

Russian Carriers Benefit From Moscow Sheremetievo Expansion

Expecting to serve 33.6 million passengers this year, the Moscow gateway operates to near capacity
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

General Atomics Predator C Avenger ER Makes First Flight

The extended-wing variant of the jet-powered Avenger increases endurance to 20 hours, the manufacturer says.
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Aircraft

Bombardier To Send First CS300 To Air Baltic in 'Coming Weeks'

Last month, the CS300 completed a month-long series of route-proving flights in Europe and the Middle East to prepare for entry into service.
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Airports

FAA Will Evaluate 'Counter-UAS' Technology at Denver Airport

The agency aims to develop a concept of operations to protect airports against the threat of rogue drones by next year.
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Regulations and Government

Aviation Orgs Eye Trump Infrastructure Promises

Business aviation groups wonder what this means for FAA reauthorization and ATC privatization.
Maintenance and Modifications

New Dassault Falcon Service Center Opens In Bordeaux

The new Falcon support center in Bordeaux provides significant extra capacity for MRO functions such as C checks.
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Aircraft

GAMA: 3Q Bizjet Deliveries, Billings Down

While business jets and helicopters saw declines, the turboprop market was in the black for the first three quarters of the year.
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Rotorcraft

Erickson Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

The move comes after Portland, Oregon-based Erickson missed scheduled November 1 debt interest payments.
Aircraft

Emirates Sheds Last Airbus A330 and A340

Retirements leave the airline with 85 A380s and 160 Boeing 777s
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