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February 06, 2015

First Flight: Dassault Aviation's New Falcon 8X

Company Says Ultra-Long Range Trijet On Track For Second Half 2016 Entry Into Service

Dassault Aviation today announced that the company's new flagship, the ultra-long range Falcon 8X, successfully completed its first flight a little more than one month after rollout. With test pilots Eric Gerard and Herve Laverne at the controls, aircraft 8X s/n 01 lifted off from Dassault Aviation's Merignac plant near Bordeaux at 02:00 PM. The aircraft leveled off at 5,000 ft and raised its landing gear before beginning flight handling maneuvers and system tests at 15,000 ft. It later climbed to FL400 accelerating to Mach 0.80. The aircraft subsequently descended to 5,000 feet for approach and landing at 03:45 PM.

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NTSB Cites Loss Of Control In 2013 Medical Helicopter Accident

Says Pilot Encountered Night IFR Conditions While Avoiding An Obstacle

The pilot of an Airbus AS350B3 medical helicopter en route to pick up a patient on October 22, 2013 in Somerville, TN lost control of the aircraft after flying into night IFR conditions while avoiding an obstacle in his path, according to the NTSB's probable cause report from the accident.

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Gogo To Bring ATG-4 In-Flight Connectivity Technology To Business Aviation

New ATG 8000 Offers Business Aircraft Significantly-Enhanced Connectivity Speed And Capacity

Gogo plans to bring its next generation ATG-4 air-to-ground connectivity technology to business aviation, the company announced Wednesday. ATG-4 will be available for business aircraft via a new equipment package called ATG 8000. First shipments are expected in April 2015.

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AgustaWestland Completes Deliveries Of AW139s For Italian Police

Eight Helicopters Now In Service Performing Their Missions From Five Bases

The Italian Police have taken delivery of the last AW139 on order, bringing the number of aircraft in service to eight operating from five bases in central and southern Italy comprising three aircraft in Pratica di Mare close to Rome, two helicopters in Reggio Calabria and one each in Bari, Palermo and Fenosu.

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NASA Aircraft, Spacecraft Aid Atmospheric River Study

ER-2 Inspects A Short-Lived West Coast Weather Event

NASA's ER-2 instrumented research aircraft is scheduled to fly this week as part of a field campaign to study atmospheric rivers, short-lived weather events that carry a flood of moisture from the tropics to the U.S. West Coast. Current forecasts are predicting that northern California will receive several inches of rain from an atmospheric river storm on Thursday and Friday.

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NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Host First Live Emergency Simulation

Drill Conducted At Annual Conference In San Diego

Safety and preparedness was front and center Thursday at the National Business Aviation Association's (NBAA's) Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2015), when attendees took part in a first-ever live emergency response preparedness drill featuring a scenario involving an aircraft crash.

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AD: Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2015-02-23

PRODUCT: Certain Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-1A11 (CL-600), CL-600-2A12 (CL-601), and CL-600-2B16 (CL-601-3A, and CL-601-3R Variants) airplanes.

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AD: Rolls-Royce Corporation Turboprop And Turboshaft Engines

AD NUMBER: 2015-02-22

PRODUCT: Certain Rolls-Royce Corporation (RRC) 250-C20, -C20B, and -C20R/2 turboshaft engines.

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2014 Strong Year For Quest Aircraft

Aircraft Deliveries Increased Along With Significant Milestones

Quest Aircraft Company delivered 30 Kodiaks in 2014, an increase over the previous year and a significant increase over 2012. The company also unveiled several product enhancements and upgrades for the airplane.

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