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GAO Upholds GE ITEP Contract Award Following Protest

As GE Aviation readies development of its T901 ITEP turboshaft engine, competitor ATEC is lobbying Congress to award dual EMD contracts.
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Aircraft

IAI Introduces T-Heron Tactical UAV

IAI has revealed its new T-Heron UAV, which bridges the gap between the company’s larger family of systems and its smaller, lower-cost tactical UAVs.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Gemini Adds Aircraft, Avionics to MRO Approvals

The Scottsdale, Arizona-based company also is expanding its technician team as it works to support customer's ADS-B Out requirements.
Aircraft

Mitsubishi Heavy In Talks To Buy CRJ Line

A deal to acquire Bombardier’s last commercial aircraft program would give Mitsubishi valuable engineering expertise and support capacity.
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Airports

House Panel OKs FAA Budget Boost with Safety-first Call

The House Appropriations Committee approved a $267 million increase in the FAA budget for a total of $17.7 billion in Fiscal Year 2020.
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Completes 15th Challenger 300 Mid-life Check

Aviation has completed its fifteenth 7,500-cycle inspection event on a Bombardier Challenger 300; only 18 such inspections have been completed to date.
Aircraft

Czech Republic Receives Three Twin-seat L-159T2s

Aero Vodochody has delivered three L-159T2 light attack/trainers to the Czech air force.
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Airlines

Kenya Airways’ Outgoing CEO Satisfied with Recovery Progress

Mikosz reports he decided to leave the Kenyan national carrier for personal reasons.
Maintenance and Modifications

Skeyos Unveils One-stop-shop for Aircraft Parts

Skeyos Marketplace allows MRO purchasers to compare 140,000 new and used aircraft parts and related services.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA OKs Chute-equipped Drone for Flight over People

Colorado construction company receives Part 107 waiver for flight over people with a DJI drone outfitted with a parachute.
Airlines

Pilot Shortage Hindering Startup Efforts in South Korea

Three new Korean LCCs hope to launch operations next year.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Air Canada Cargo Entering the Drone Delivery Market

Canada's flag airline partnering with Toronto's Drone Delivery Corp. to offer regularly-scheduled drone cargo service
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Aircraft

Ex-Airshare Chief To Lead KCAC's Pilatus Sales Office

Plumb will oversee sales of the Pilatus PC-12 and PC-24 in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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Regulations and Government

EASA Issues Second Proposal on Aviation Cybersecurity

EASA issued a proposal for the management of icybersecurity risks related to aeronautical information systems used in civil aviation.
FBOs

Belgian Airport Gets New Private Terminal

North Sea Aviation Center, the new business aviation terminal at Belgium’s Flanders International Airport Ostend-Bruges (EBOS), opened last week.
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FBOs

Omni Sees Growth in Portugal

After experiencing strong private aircraft traffic in Portugal over the past year, business aircraft support provider Omni Handling is looking to expand.
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Charter & Fractional

PrivateFly Expands Fixed-price City Pairs Program

UK-based PrivateFly has added the Embraer Legacy 600 and three new routes with the large-cabin jet to its fixed-price City Pairs program.
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Rotorcraft

FAA Gives Nod to Bell 505 for High-altitude Ops

Bell 505 FAA TC gets increased performance information to 22,500 feet.
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Rotorcraft

Honeywell Develops Compact FBW for UAM Market

Honeywell will display its new compact FBW control system for UAM vehicles next week at Uber Elevate.
FBOs

I.A.M. Jet Centre FBO Landing at St. Lucia Airport

A new 7,000-sq-ft FBO will open at St. Lucia's Hewanorra International Airport by the end of the year.
Accidents

Accidents: June 2019

Preliminary and final reports
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

S-70 Makes Debut Flight as NAPO Offers Reassurances on Su-34

Sukhoi’s S-70 UCAV flew for the first time recently and should the government order the type, production of it could replace that of the Su-34 fighter.
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Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Acquires Charter Operator TMC

Wheels Up has acquired Travel Management Company (TMC), an Elkhart, Indiana-based wholesale jet charter operator with a fleet of 26 Hawker 400XPs.
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Airlines

EC Puts Aviation’s Negative Environmental Impact at €33 Billion

IATA calls for governmental support in sustainable fuels and CORSIA to help "decarbonize" the industry .
Charter & Fractional

Aeroméxico Launches Private Jet Partnership

Mexico's flag carrier airline, has established private jet service with Mexican private jet operator Aerolíneas Ejecutivas, and Delta Private Jets.
Charter & Fractional

Luxaviation Expands at Zurich, Adds Four Jets in Europe

Luxaviation Group has added a new hangar at its ExecuJet Zurich facility, which more than triples its capacity at the Swiss airport.
Airports

Santa Monica To Begin Destruction of Excess Runway

The move would ensure the runway at SMO permanently remains at 3,500 feet and is a step toward permanent closure of the airport in 2028.
Airlines

South African Airways CEO Jarana Resigns

The embattled chief executive expresses frustration over the SAA’s board failure to meet his conditions of employment.
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Charter & Fractional

FAA Clarifies Check Pilot Medical Requirements

FAA has issued an NPRM to clarify that medical certificates are not required for check pilots and instructors at commercial operations.
Airlines

Avianca Brasil In Limbo as Regulator Suspends Operations

A once 53-strong fleet has shrunk to six at Brazil’s fourth largest airline over the course of five months.