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Western Aircraft Gives New Life To Pilatus PC-12

Company is first Pilatus-authorized service center in the U.S. to complete a life extension program on a Pilatus PC-12.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Opens New Product Support Distribution Center

Savannah, Ga. facility is home to more than 300 employees and houses more than $1.6 billion in spare parts for Gulfstreams.
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Aircraft

Nextant, Constant Hosting Beechjet Ops Conference

Conference will cover NextGen mandates, Pro Line 21 cockpit upgrade, lessons learned in engine overhaul and Beechjet systems troubleshooting strategies.
FBOs

ExecuJet Expands Into the Caribbean

It's acquisition of TLC Aviation's FBO at St. Maarten's Princess Juliana International Airport Extends the global service provider's worldwide network.
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Aircraft

Russia’s MC-21 Rolls Out in Irkutsk

Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev addresses gathering of employees, supplier reps, executives and government officials
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Rotorcraft

Boeing Readies First AH-6i for Delivery to Saudi Arabia

Boeing is supplying the light attack helicopter to the Saudi Arabia National Guard under a 2014 foreign military sale.
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Regulations and Government

GPS Interference Testing Encompasses Southwestern U.S.

Phenom 300s advised to avoid testing area due to effect on geo-dependent stability systems.
Safety

NTSB Calls for Alert System for Icing Protection

Safety board pointed to pilot's failure to activate icing protection systems in December 2014 Phenom 100 crash.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier M&O Conference Opens with Shatner as Speaker

Conference opened yesterday with brand ambassador William Shatner as a surprise keynote speaker.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Textron Aviation Installs First AeroWave System in CJ3

AeroWave service plans are “low cost and easy to understand,” with billing based on hours of use rather data consumed.
FBOs

Execujet Opens Its First FBO in Mexico

The new facility at Monterrey's Del Norte International Airport expands the company's operations in the country.
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Airlines

Philippines and Kuwait Deadlocked Over Fifth Freedom Rights

Philippines Airlines has protested what it sees as anti-competitive blocks on its fifth freedom rights to fly to Kuwait and Dubai.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA OKs Jet Aviation Moscow as Repair Station

The company's Moscow facility can provide maintenance, airframe and engine repairs, among other things for N-registered aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

South Florida Mechanic Pleads Guilty to Fraud

The owner of Max Avionics pleaded guilty to falsely certifying that aircraft parts were approved for return to service.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bell Helicopter Expands Maintenance in Asia Pacific

The company's Singapore facility is driving much of its business in the region.
Aircraft

Egypt To Receive Advanced Fulcrum Fighters from MiG

An order financed by Saudi Arabia has not yet been officially announced, but is welcome news for the Russian manufacturer.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Zetta Jet Selects ViaSat Datacom for Its Global Fleet

ViaSat's global in-flight internet service allows full internet capabilities, including live video streaming, email access and videoconferencing.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Singapore Gets India DGCA Mx Nod

The Singapore facility joins several other facilities with DGCA approvals.
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Engines

FAA OKs Williams FJ33-5A Turbofan

Since the new FJ33 engine has been selected to power the Cirrus SF50 Vision and Flaris LAR1, it also includes sensor suite redundancy.
Regulations and Government

FAA: Auto Detailers Not Suited To Clean Aircraft

Auto detailing companies cannot ensure compliance with related maintenance-related procedures, says FAA.
Rotorcraft

Bristow Posts Loss, Hints at Helicopter Deferrals

The company’s quarterly revenue fell to $375 million, down nearly $44 million year-over-year, and it reported a loss of $25.25 million.
Regulations and Government

Concerns Grow Over Prospect for Another FAA Extension

GAMA's Bunce urges House to take up Senate bill.
Aircraft

Cirrus Jet Now on Final Approach to FAA Certification

Company plans to have all type certificate documentation to the FAA by the end of this month.
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Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Advances F-35’s Maintenance Backbone

Release of the third development version of the Autonomic Logistics Information System will coincide with the end of the F-35 development phase.
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Engines

New Business Aircraft Engines

Engine makers turn focus to small turboprops, large-cabin business jets.
ATC

RACCA: Volume of Terminal Procedures Becoming Unwieldy

The cargo carries organization is encouraging the FAA to work with various pilots group to simplify the terminal-area procedures package.
Aircraft

Embraer To Close Legacy 650 Assembly Facility in China

More than 40 ERJ 145 were assembled in China from 2004 to 2010, and five Legacy 650s were built there from 2012 to this year.
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Regulations and Government

EASA Updates Criteria for Ramp Checks

New standards are contained in a recently updated guidance document intended for EASA ramp inspectors.
Safety

Wyvern Launches New Risk-management Products

New suite will provide “independent, customizable, comprehensive and systematic” in-house risk management programs for operators and their vendors.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

TrueNorth Enhances In-flight Connectivity

New service will be a “hybrid cloud solution” designed to amplify bandwidth and enhance the in-flight connectivity experience.