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Avionics

Avionics Sales Post Ninth Consecutive Quarter of Growth

Avionics sales were up to $724 million in the first three months of 2019, Aircraft Electronics Association says.
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King Aerospace Preps Kirtland AFB Facility for NNSA Contract

King Aerospace will launch aircraft maintenance and support operations May 17 for the nuclear watchdog’s fleet of 737 and DC-9 “Combi” aircraft.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Pilatus Adds Gogo L3 as PC-12 NG Option

The PC-12 NG now offers high-speed airborne connectivity via Gogo Business Aviation's Avance L3 system.
Avionics

FAA To Run Out of ADS-B Rebates Soon

The rate of rebates being claimed has doubled from about 70 per day to about 150 per day in the last week, the FAA said.
Aircraft

New Missiles for the ‘Bear’ and ‘Blackjack’

Russia's missile industry is developing new air-launched weapons to equip the recently upgraded Tu-95MSM and Tu-160M strategic bombers.
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BriteCloud Expendable Decoy Selected for ANG Testing

Leonardo's active jamming decoy is to be tested on U.S. F-16s and, if successful, could be adopted fleetwide to improve the aircraft's defenses.
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ABAG Opens Space Sales for 2019 LABACE

This year's LABACE will likely be the last at Congonhas Airport.

ABAG Opens Space Sales for 2019 LABACE

This event will likely be the last at Congonhas.
Rotorcraft

Bell 505s To Fly Air Tours Over Vietnam

Northern Vietnam Helicopter will fly Bell 505s on tours over Ha Long Bay.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Insurance Market Set To Tighten

Beyond consolidation and increasing insurance rates, experts addressed how technology and new talent will change the industry.
Rotorcraft

Nearly $2 Billion in Debt, Bristow Files Bankruptcy

Helicopter services company Bristow Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Training and Workforce

USAF to Activate ‘Stealth’ Aggressor Unit

Early F-35s are to be assigned to an aggressor squadron to permit the replication of potential fifth-generation threat types.
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Aircraft

Urban Air Mobility Market Pegged at $1 Trillion

A NASA official says that urban air mobility's impact will be larger than man's return to the moon.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Qinetiq-led Team Selected for Canadian UAV Requirement

Qinetiq will provide and operate UMS Skeldar V-200 UAVs aboard Royal Canadian Navy ships, as well as support land special operations forces
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Aircraft

With Brazilian Cert, Embraer's Praetor Heads North

The aircraft flew 3,678 nm, flying around Venezuelan airspace, and still landed with NBAA IFR reserves.
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Bob Hope Legacy, Doles Boost WWII Remembrance, Flyover

The May 8, 2020 Arsenal of Democracy Flyover will comprise more than 100 vintage warbirds flying over the National Mall in 24 historic formations.

Bizav Activity Strengthens in April in North America

An 11.3 percent jump in light-jet fractional flights helped drive overall improvements in business aviation traffic in U.S., Canada, and Caribbean.
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FBOs

Liege Airport Advances Plans To Develop Bizav

Belgium-based ASL will build a general aviation terminal and hangar at Liege, with the inauguration expected in summer 2020.
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Charter & Fractional

ASL-JetNetherlands’ Managed Fleet Continues To Expand

Belgium-based ASL Private jet Services and its Dutch sister company JetNetherlands are adding four jets that will be offered to the charter market.
Aircraft

How Dassault Set the SMO-TEB Coast-to-Coast Record with a Falcon 8X

How Dassault Set the SMO-TEB Coast-to-Coast Record with a Falcon 8X
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Charter & Fractional

Elit'Avia Updates Operations Systems with FOS

The FOS software will streamline the Slovenia-based carrier's operations and enhance its efficiency.

MassDOT Study: Economic Impact of Airports Growing

Economic activity generated from Massachusetts airports jumped 49 percent, while jobs increased 23 percent and payroll 19 percent, the study found.

Aéro Montréal Puts Quebec Aerospace Resources on Sale

The Montreal region aggressively markets and develops high-tech capabilities.
Airlines

China’s ‘Big Three’ Get Set To Do Battle at Daxing International

A change of CAAC policy allows Air China to gain a foothold at both Beijing Airports.
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Maintenance and Modifications

NBAA Mx Conference Sets Attendance Record

An NBAA official said the healthy economy contributed to the Maintenance Conference's high attendance in Fort Worth, Texas.
FBOs

Jet Aviation, Gulfstream To Break Ground on PBI Complex

Jet Aviation will expand its FBO, while the airframer will add a larger service center. Both are expected to be completed early next year.
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Aircraft

Pilatus 2018 Annual Revenues Top $1 Billion

Swiss airframer Pilatus said it will re-open the order book for its PC-24 jet.
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Rotorcraft

XTI TriFan Prototype Makes First Flight

A 65 percent scale prototype of the XTI TriFan 600 made its first flight last week in Placerville, California.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AINsight: Nose to Tail—Buying New vs. Used Bizjets

The processes vary
Rotorcraft

Beleaguered Bristow Pays Millions in Executive Bonuses

Helicopter services company Bristow Group paid out $2.125 million in "retention bonuses" for four top executives.