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October 16, 2014

BAIC Signs Multi-Year Contract For AgustaWestland Helicopters

Chinese Automotive Company Will Purchase 50 Aircraft Of Various Models

Beijing Automotive Industrial Corporation (BAIC) of China has signed a multi-year contract for the purchase of 50 AgustaWestland helicopters of various models, including AW139, AW169 and AW189. Deliveries are scheduled to start in mid-2015 and continue through to 2019.

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PurePower PW800 Engines Will Power Gulfstream's New Business Jet Family

Certification For The Engines Expected Before The End Of This Year

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) will provide PurePower PW800 engines to power  the new Gulfstream G500 and G600 business jets, which launched Tuesday at Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.'s Georgia headquarters.

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Next Generation Flight Deck For MD Explorer Reaches Important Milestones

Program Developments Include Availability Of Fully Functional And Interactive Demonstration Simulator

The Next Generation flight deck for the MD Explorer program has reached what the companies call important milestones.

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Textron, Machinists Union Talking Again

Talks Had Fallen Apart Sunday Over Job Security

Efforts to bring machinists working for Textron subsidiaries Beechcraft and Cessna were set to resume Wednesday after the talks collapsed Sunday.

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GE Capital Aviation Services To Acquire Milestone Aviation Group

Financing Unit Expands Into Helicopter Leasing

GE Capital Aviation Services has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Milestone Aviation Group, the Dublin-based helicopter lessor, for $1.775 billion.

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SC Law Enforcement Expands Aviation Fleet

Adds New MD 500E Helicopter

MD Helicopters has been awarded a contract to build and deliver a specially equipped MD 500E helicopter to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Aviation Unit.

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Law Firm Pursues Federal Regulatory Preemption In UAS Arena

Asks FAA To Prevent States From Creating Their Own Laws Regulating UAVs

A U.S.-based international law firm has petitioned the FAA requesting that any Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued by the FAA addressing small unmanned aircraft systems ("sUAS") include a regulation that expressly preempts state and local regulation of sUAS including design, sale, distribution, use, or operation. Small UAS are defined as those that weigh less than 55 lbs. and typically fly no more than 400 ft. above ground level.

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Commitments Signed For New Gulfstream Business Jets

Flexjet, Qatar Airways First On The Order Books

Tuesday's announcement by Gulfstream of the new G500 and G600 bizjets included some sizable orders for the new airplanes.

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House Transportation Committee Chair Among NBAA Keynote Speakers

Rep. Bill Shuster To Highlight General Opening Session

United States Congressman William "Bill" Shuster (R-9-PA) will be a keynote speaker for the Opening General Session of the 2014 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2014) in Orlando, FL.

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NATA Requests Waiver Of McArthur Airport Landing Fees For 'Based' Aircraft

New Fee Schedule Includes Resident Airplanes, Boosts Cost Of Night Landings

National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President and CEO Thomas L. Hendricks has written to the Town of Islip, NY, requesting it drop recently imposed landing fees on aircraft based at Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP). The Town of Islip imposed landing fees on all aircraft effective September 1, 2014, and for the first time made them applicable to "based" aircraft. In addition, the new fee schedule established even higher rates for night landings.

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