Content Archive: November 2016

Charter & Fractional

Jet Edge Commits More Aircraft Capacity to JetSmarter

Charter membership program JetSmarter has now committed to buy around $550 million worth of fight hours from Jet Edge.
Aircraft

First Flight of Bombardier’s Global 7000 Long-range Jet

First Flight of Bombardier’s Global 7000 Long-range Jet
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Avionics

Avionics Sales Drop in Third Quarter, Says AEA

The Aircraft Electronics Association Market Report showed no uptick in avionics sales due to ADS-B equipage.
Maintenance and Modifications

Pentagon Assigns First F-35 Component Repair Facilities

The initial assignments cover 8 percent of the repairable work the Department of Defense plans to make available outside of the U.S.
Engines

AIN Exclusive: The Higgs Diesel

The Higgs step-piston two-stroke engine applies new technology to an old idea.
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Training and Workforce

The Fire Hose Chronicles: G550 Initial Type Rating at FlightSafety

AIN senior editor Matt Thurber experiences the challenge and stress of adding a G550 type rating to his pilot certificate.
Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Company Introduces Pilot Breathalyzer Tests

West Palm Beach-based Part 135 operator spurred by recent events where private jet pilots were arrested for alcohol usage.
Aircraft

Russian Amphibious Jet Gets Update and Chinese Order

Production of the Beriev Be-200 has been resumed with improvements, leading to new interest, says maker.
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Aircraft

UAC and Comac Form Joint Venture for New Widebody

C929 Unveiled at Air Show China
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Aircraft

Airshow China Reveals a Wide Range of Aircraft, Weaponry

For all of China's efforts to showcase new fighter aircraft, the biennial event demonstrated that Beijing still relies on Russian technology.
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