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Stakes Are High in Contest for Boeing 737 MAX Final Assembly

Washington state must and can win 737 MAX assembly, says Accenture.
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Should Aircraft Buyers Take Advantage of Bonus Depreciation before It Expires?

So should you make a buying decision this month to take advantage of bonus depreciation?

AIN Blog: That’s What Families Do

I brought my 13-year-old golden retriever, Megan, home from the intensive-care unit to die.
Aircraft

GA-ASI Lynx Radar Adapted for Maritime Surveillance from an Aerostat

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) of California belatedly revealed that its Lynx multimode radar
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Aircraft

C-295s to Ghana, CN235s to Mexico, as Airbus Military Predicts Steady Demand for Light-Medium Transports

Airbus Military has delivered the first of four CN235 Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Mexico,
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Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft Protests Exclusion of AT-6 from U.S. Light Air Support Contest

The U.S. Air Force has apparently chosen the Embraer Super Tucano to meet the Light Air Support (LAS)
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Aircraft

Russian T-50 Makes Flight Test Progress

The third prototype of the Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter made a first flight on November 22
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Aircraft

MEADS Undergoes First Flight Test, Despite Funding Crunch

Lockheed Martin announced that the troubled, tri-national, medium extended air defense system (MEADS)
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Avionics

U.S. Air Force Selects Cavu’s iPhone App

The U.S. Air Force has selected the EFB-Pro performance-calculating iPhone app for pilots of its fleet of C-21A Learjet 35As.
Maintenance and Modifications

Comlux Aviation Services Appoints Bailey as CEO

The board of directors of Indianapolis-based Comlux Aviation Services has named Tony Bailey as CEO.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Proposes Bombardier CL-600 AD on Air-Driven Generator

The FAA proposes to issue an airworthiness directive for certain variants of the Bombardier CL-600, 601 and 604.
Maintenance and Modifications

GE Aviation and Iberia Ink CF34-8 Overhaul Deal

GE Aviation and Iberia Maintenance have signed an agreement that will provide Iberia with OEM technical support for its maintenance and repair services on
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Satellite Avionics Shops Relocate

The Teterboro, N.J., and St. Louis, Mo. avionics shops of Duncan Aviation have moved into new locations.
Maintenance and Modifications

JetFlite Offers Aircraft Refinishment Program

JetFlite International’s (JFI) Long Beach, Calif. facility has launched an aircraft refinishment program that repairs and refinishes existent components an
Maintenance and Modifications

Tanis, Bruce’s Custom Covers Team on AOG Protection

Glenwood, Minn.-based Tanis Aircraft Products has partnered with Bruce’s Custom Covers to fabricate Tanis-brand insulated aircraft covers to protect aircra
Maintenance and Modifications

Eurocopter Reinforces Middle East Support

Eurocopter has entered into an agreement with Global Aerospace Logistics (GAL) as part of the airframer’s continuing effort to strengthen its profile and c
Maintenance and Modifications

Chromalloy Wins Third Repair Approval from Japan

Chromalloy received its third approved organization exposition (AOE) certificate from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB).
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Environmental Management System OK'd

StandardAero has received third-party certification for its environmental-management system (EMS) used at its 13 primary facilities in the U.S., Canada, Eu
Maintenance and Modifications

Ikhana Gives Twin Otter a New Lease on Life

You won’t hear John Zublin, CEO of Ikhana Aircraft Services, saying, “You only live once,” at least not when it comes to the Twin Otter. Ikhana has receive
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Supercommittee's Failure Could Spell Big Trouble for Air Transport

Supercommittee's failure could cripple FAA and TSA.
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AIN Blog: Bizav Wins Latest Barr Fight, but the Battle Isn’t Over Just Yet

A bill passed last week sayd the FAA/DOT must reinstate the aircraft tail-number blocking program it ended in August.
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Charter & Fractional

Avantair Avanti Veers Off Runway

Two Avantair pilots and two passengers suffered only minor injuries when their Piaggio Avanti P.180 went off the west side of Runway 18
Airports

Al Bateen Hosts 150 Jets during Grand Prix

Abu Dhabi, UAE-based Al Bateen Executive Airport, the Gulf Region’s only dedicated private aviation airport, reported more than 150 business aircraft
Avionics

ADI Installs Aircell System in Hawker 800XP

Aerodynamics of Waterford, Mich., recently completed its second STC installation of an Aircell high-speed Internet with WLAN system in a Hawker 800XP.
Airports

Naples Airport Reopens Runway

The Naples Airport Authority reopened Runway 5/23 late last week after paving the safety areas at both ends of the airport’s primary runway.
Airports

IHST: Rotorcraft Accident Rate Improves

Last week the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) reported that worldwide rotorcraft accidents are down 30 percent since it began its campaign
Avionics

iOS 5.0.1 Fixes Some iPad Aviation App Data Issues

Apple’s latest update to the iOS operating system–iOS 5.0.1–is expected to prevent some of the automatic data deletion problems that iPad users
Regulations and Government

Sen. Roberts: No More FCC Spending on LightSquared

NBAA helped to pioneer the transition to GPS-based flight decks and procedures, and now the group is taking a leading role
Avionics

FAA Digital Charting Issue Much Ado about Nothing

Reports that the FAA would begin charging for digital downloads and close the navigational products website to individuals have stirred an outcry

Gulfstream Resuscitator Teddy Forstmann Flies West

Teddy Forstmann, the man who was credited with turning around Gulfstream Aerospace in the 1990s, died Sunday, reportedly from brain cancer.
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