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Maintenance and Modifications

Berry Aviation Expands Mx Capabilities with New Hangar

The Texas company opened a 31,000-sq-ft maintenance hangar following FAA and EASA Part 145 repair station certification.
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Aircraft

Piaggio Wins Avanti Evo+ Order for the Italian Air Force

The nine-aircraft Avanti order from the Italian air force is a major boost for the financially-troubled aircraft manufacturer.
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Aircraft

MNG Jet: Employee Acted Alone in Arranging Flights for Fugitive Ghosn

MNG Jet alleges that one of its employees acted alone in falsifying records to conceal that Carlos Ghosn used two of its jets to escape from Japan.
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Aircraft

F-35 Deliveries Exceed 2019 Target

2019 saw a considerable ramp in F-35 production compared with 2018 as the program works towards hitting its peak delivery rate in 2023.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Indonesia Launches Domestically-built Armed UAV Program

Indonesia’s first large UAV is due to fly for the first time this year, with production planned to get under way in 2024.
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New Tech Will Take Center Stage at Singapore

The 2020 Singapore Airshow will focus on innovation and new technology, including urban air mobility.
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Aircraft

Wichita 737 Max Supplier To Work Around Production Halt

HM Dunn AeroSystems, which supplies the bulkhead and other parts for Boeing's grounded 737 Max, doesn't plan to furlough workers.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AINsight: Constituent Parts

A webinar hosted last month by AIN gave participants a road map for a successful business aircraft transaction. If you haven't viewed it yet, you should.
Aircraft

MiG-27 Bows Out of IAF Service

India was almost certainly the last user of the MiG-27 ground-attack derivative of the MiG-23 “Flogger” fighter.
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Aircraft

More 'Thunder' in China's Air

The latest Block III variant of the PAC/CAC JF-17 has made its first flight, while the factory in Pakistan has completed a batch of eight two-seaters.
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FBOs

AOPA Pans GAO's FBO Pricing Report

AOPA found faults with a congressional report on FBO pricing from the Government Accountability Office.

Latécoère To Buy Bombardier's Mexico Wiring Systems Biz

Latécoère has inked a definitive agreement to acquire Bombardier’s electrical wiring interconnection system business in Querétaro, Mexico, for $50 million.
Rotorcraft

Erickson Delivers Sixth Air Crane to Korea

The twin-engine heavy lift helicopter is used for firefighting by the Korean Forest Service.
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Aircraft

Pilots Arrested In Connection with Ghosn's Escape from Japan

Turkish police are investigating the apparent use of a private jet to help indicted former auto executive Carlos Ghosn to escape from Japan to Lebanon.
Airports

Ferocity of Typhoon Damages Three Philippines Airports

This is the second time since 2013 that a typhoon has damaged airports in the Philippines.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Plans 'Smooth' Pearl 15 Ramp Up

Rolls-Royce's new turbofan engine powering the Bombardier Global 5500 and 6500 has been certified by the FAA.
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People in Aviation: January 2020

Ken Sain is CEO of Panasonic Avionics, Roei Ganzarski chairman of Eviation, and Mike King president of FlightSafety Services.
Aircraft

Top-tier Bizjet OEMs To Stay the Course in 2021

After a rocky 2020, the leading business jet manufacturers are expected to continue work on already-in-development new models.
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Aircraft

Cessna SkyCourier 'Not Impacted' by Explosion

The building affected by the liquid nitrogen explosion houses Textron Aviation's composite manufacturing and experimental aircraft fabrication.
Airlines

Hyundai Poised To Take Control of South Korea's Asiana Airlines

Hyundai Development's takeover of Asiana Airlines comes after the group's automotive arm said it will launch eVTOL air taxi services by 2029.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Lockheed Martin Teaming On UAS Airspace Tools

Lockheed Martin is teaming with Canadian UAVs to provide real-time situational awareness for beyond visual line of sight flights.
Accidents

NTSB: No Distress Calls Came Before Lafayette Piper Crash

The fatal Piper Cheyenne flight, which was to have headed to Atlanta for the LSU-OU football game, ended shortly after takeoff, NTSB said.
Aircraft

Metrojet Sees Growth in Gulfstream Managed Fleet

The Hong Kong-based business aviation services provider saw five more Gulfstream twinjets added to its managed fleet in 2019.
Airlines

Germanwings Cabin Crew Start Three-day Strike

Cabin crew union UFO has begun strike action at Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings after failing to agree terms for arbitration talks.

Our 2020 Vision:

AIN takes its annual look ahead at key elements of the aviation industry
Accidents

Hawaii Tour Helo Wreckage Found—Seven Dead

The wreckage of a missing Safari Helicopters Airbus AS350 B2 has been found on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
Aircraft

Commercial Aviation Firm Acquires Appearance Group

Wichita-based Appearance Group specializes in cleaning and detailing exteriors and interiors of business jets.
Regulations and Government

Bizav Groups Cheer Tax Credit Promoting SAF

Congress renewed a biodiesel tax credit through 2022, a move that business aviation organizations said would be critical to expansion of SAF use.

Explosion Rocks Building Where SkyCourier Is Fabricated

Textron Aviation's Plant III facility in east Wichita was rocked by a liquid nitrogen explosion Friday morning, sending 11 to the hospital.
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Accidents

Bek Air Crash in Kazakhstan Raises Safety Concerns

At least 15 are dead following the crash of a Bek Air Fokker 100 taking off from Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan.