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ATC

Space-based ADS-B Benefits Outlined in FSF Report

The Flight Safety Foundation's report explains how space-based ADS-B could improve surveillance of aircraft over oceans and remote areas.
Avionics

FreeFlight Offering $500 Rebate for ADS-B Installations

Rebate is available for all airplane and helicopter makes and models.
Avionics

DAC STCs New Displays for Older Aircraft

Approval covers installation in the Hawker 800/800XP/1000, Challenger 601-3A/3R, Citation 650, Falcon 900, Fokker 50 and Gulfstream III.
Avionics

L-3 Lynx ADS-B Solutions for Caravans, Helicopters

The NGT-9000 provides both ADS-B out and in features among other things.
Aircraft

Piper M600 Receives FAA Certification

The Piper M600 turboprop single is priced at $2.853 million and comes with Garmin G3000 avionics and a PWC PT6-42A flat-rated at 600 shp.
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Avionics

Gogo Joining The Weather Co.’s Turbulence Pirep Network

Gogo Business Aviation and The Weather Company are collaborating on delivery of real-time turbulence intensity information to pilots and dispatchers.
Avionics

CMD Expands ADS-B AML STC to Part 23 Turbines

The CMD Flight Solutions AML STC brings ADS-B Out solutions to more than 70 makes and models of Part 23 turbine aircraft.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Delta Private Jets Plans Fleet-wide Gogo Biz 4G Service

The Delta Air Lines subsidiary plans to install the high-speed Gogo Biz 4G system on more than 70 airplanes.
Training and Workforce

AIN Bizav Blog: Training the FlightSafety Way

G550 initial type rating training at FlightSafety International's Long Beach learning center.
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Van Nuys NBAA Forum Breaks Attendee, Exhibitor Records

About 2,000 people attended the NBAA Regional Forum held at Van Nuys Airport on June 9.
Avionics

Universal Avionics FMS Simplifies ADS-B Installations

The new FMS software eliminates the need to install a separate panel annunciator to highlight ADS-B transponder failure.
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Training and Workforce

FlightSimCom 2016 Opens June 11 at New England Air Museum

The fourth annual FlightSimCon celebrates the world of desktop flight simulation.
Aircraft

AIN Flies HondaJet

Flying the HondaJet, it was clear that the aircraft surpasses the original published specification.
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation Firms Up Plans for New Single-engine Turboprop

Textron Aviation unveiled the cabin mockup for its single-engine turboprop (SETP)
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Maintenance and Modifications

Traxxall Growing Into Maintenance-tracking Market

Traxxall’s maintenance-tracking service now serves more than 300 aircraft.
Aircraft

Citation Longitude Development Picking Up Pace

Textron Aviation offered a glimpse into the production and engineering processes supporting its newest Citation, the Longitude.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Aeronautics Experiencing Phenomenal Growth

Texas-based DAS specializes in composite repairs for business aircraft.
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Aircraft

Cirrus Single-engine Jet Is almost Market-ready

Cirrus single-engine jet is almost market-ready
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Training and Workforce

VisionSafe Signs Up with King Schools for EVAS Training

King Schools will host the VisionSafe EVAS training course on the King iLearn online learning platform.
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Training and Workforce

Flight Preview App Helps Pilots Pre-fly Approaches

The new Honeywell Flight Preview app for the iPad allows pilots to become familiar with the airport environment.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Lancair Evolution Fills Drone Flying Role

Spectral Sky is adapting the Lancair Evolution kitbuilt composite airplane to manned and unmanned UAS operations.
Avionics

New FAA Policy Simplifies ADS-B Installations

The new policy should lower the cost for ADS-B OUT and encourage operators to meet the mandate before 2020.
Accidents

AIN Blog: Risky Business (Animals in Airplanes)

Were an unrestrained dog and two cats a factor in an aircraft accident?
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Aircraft

Cirrus Flies First Production Vision Jet

The first production Cirrus Vision Jet will be used for proving the jet's type-rating training program.
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Safety

Upset Training in the Age of Fly by Wire

Do pilots who fly airplanes with fly-by-wire flight controls need upset prevention and recovery training?
Avionics

Flightstar Receives Another Learjet 40/45 ADS-B STC

Flightstar's second option for ADS-B OUT upgrades gives Learjet 40/45 operators more choices for NextGen upgrades.
Avionics

First LPV Approach Goes Live at Charles de Gaulle Airport

The first LPV IFR approach in Europe was flown using a Falcon 2000, ATR 42-600 and Airbus A350.
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Maintenance and Modifications

NBAA Maintenance Management Event Bigger Than Ever

Business aviation maintenance managers share tips and tricks at the 2016 NBAA Maintenance Management Conference.
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Maintenance and Modifications

AIN Blog: An Easy Way To Promote Safety

More aircraft and component manufacturers are publishing safety information online, and with free access.
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Maintenance and Modifications

LoPresti Receives New BoomBeam STCs

LoPresti's HID lighting systems are available for a wide variety of aircraft types, from piston singles to business jets.