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Boeing Set To Deliver First KC-46 to Air Force

Boeing says it has four KC-46A Pegasus air refueling tanker/transports ready to deliver to McConnell Air Force Base, the first to receive them.
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Aviation Industry Rallies To Urge End of Shutdown

The schedule of speakers includes lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and a cross-section of the industry.
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Airlines

Bamboo Airways Set to Join Crowded Vietnam Airline Market

The Vietnamese startup carrier plans to establish 37 routes by the end of the year.
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Aircraft

Turkey’s Hürkuş-B Enters Service, Armed Variant Completes Trials

Turkey's indigenous turoprop trainer is now being used or pilot instruction by the Turkish air force, while the Hürkuş-C armed version nears service entry
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Charter & Fractional

Europe's Bizav Flight Activity Mixed in December

Despite slightly higher December departures, European business aircraft activity dragged down by charter, business jets.
Airports

Singapore, Malaysia Strike Deal over Airspace Spat

The Singapore and Malaysia governments have agreed to take reciprocal actions to ease the airspace dispute around Singapore Seletar Airport.
Aircraft

A220 Order Boosts Airbus's Modest 2018 Sales Campaign

A furious production pace in December allowed the European airframer to meet its delivery target of 800.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Insider Launches Customer Rewards Program

MRO Insider has launched a customer loyalty program that incentivizes use of its web-based business aircraft maintenance request tool.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Inaugurates New Utah Mx Facility

The first phase of what will eventually be a new 275,000 sq ft complex is now open for business at Provo Municipal Airport.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Traxxall Continues Growth with New Denver Base

The office complements its North American operation centers in Montreal and Jacksonville.
Aircraft

Hagerty Jet Expects 'Choppy' Used Bizjet Market in 2019

Hagerty Jet Group anticipates a “choppy” preowned business jet market this year due to political uncertainty and equity market volatility.
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Aircraft

Central European F-16 Deals Facing Political Hurdles

Three Central European air forces are planning to replace their aging MiG-21/29 fleets with F-16s, but each of the programs faces political issues.
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Avionics

Winner Completes First Premier I Pro Line 21 Package

The Ohio-based aviation services provider is an auithorized Collins Aerospace dealer, installation and repair facility.
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Rotorcraft

Checklist Creep Adds Complexity

The proliferation of checklists is yielding detail saturation and skill deterioration due to dependency, say some users.
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Aircraft

Heathrow Flights Resume After Drone Sighting

Rogue drone activity comes one day after the UK announces new measures to protect civil aviation from drones.
Regulations and Government

Shutdown Woes Begin To Mount, Industry Reps Fear

Export licenses and NextGen advancements are among many areas affected.
Rotorcraft

Green Power HUMS Wins STC for Bell 407GX/GXP

Green Power's Foresight MX lightweight HUMS system has been approved for installation on select Bell 407 models.
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Airports

BEH and Norwood at Stalemate over FBO Agreement

The city of Norwood, Massachusetts, has reneged on part of an agreement in principle for Boston Executive Helicopters to build an FBO at Norwood Airport.

Industry and Worker Reps Spotlight Toll of Shutdown

Export licenses can't be processed and DataComm implementation could be delayed by a year, groups say.
Aircraft

Dassault Falcon Orders Up in 2018, but Deliveries Fall

Deliveries of new Falcons fell by eight aircraft year-over-year last year, to 41 aircraft, but the tally was consistent with Dassault's delivery forecast.

JetNet Unveils Flight-activity, Route-analysis Software

The industry data provider will demonstrate its new capabilities later this month to show goers at NBAA's Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference.
Charter & Fractional

Tradewind Increases Charter, Shuttle Lift to Caribbean

Tradewind Aviation will use 10 PC-12s this season for its Caribbean scheduled shuttle service, up from six last year.
Aircraft

Boeing Delivers Record 806 Airplanes in 2018

The 737 program yielded 69 deliveries, just shy of what the company needed to meet its total goal of 810.
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Veteran Salesman, FSG Co-founder Bill Juvonen Dies

Juvonen helped introduce the Citation business jet line, as well as the Canadair Challenger 600, in addition to co-founding Flight Services Group.
Aircraft

Upgraded Tu-22M3M Enters Flight Test

The latest generation of the Tu-22M "Backfire" bomber has flown for the first time. The Tu-22M3M is a major modernization of the swing-wing design.
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AOPA Realigns You Can Fly, ASI with Pribyl Departure

Elizabeth Tennyson is promoted to executive director of You Can Fly, while Richard McSpadden now reports directly to AOPA president Mark Baker.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Hydrogen UAS Demonstrates Superior Endurance

Fuel-cell powered UAS has more than five times the range of battery-powered aircraft.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

State Farm Obtains First National Drone BVLOS Waiver

The FAA has granted insurer State Farm the first national waiver for flights over people and beyond the pilot's visual line of sight.
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African Event To Highlight Need for Open Market

The Single African Air Transport Market is key for growth on the continent, speakers maintain.
Aircraft

Cirrus G2 Vision Jet Certified

Cirrus is already offering an improved version of the single-engine Vision Jet, the new Generation 2 or G2.
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