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Key Takeaways:

  • Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) finalized its acquisition of aviation service providers Standard Aero and Landmark Aviation.
  • Aviation safety was a key focus, with the NTSB recommending stricter FAA oversight of airline maintenance and a Canadian Air Force report citing pilot inexperience and inadequate training for a fatal crash.
  • Air traffic control experienced both operational challenges, such as a three-hour radar outage in Cincinnati, and technological advancements, including the deployment of Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X) at Louisville International Airport.
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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has completed its acquisition of Standard Aero and Landmark Aviation…

The NTSB wants the FAA to be more stringent in its oversight of airline maintenance, a recommendation stemming from its inquiry into the fatal crash of a Chalk’s Ocean Airways flying boat in 2005…

Radar was out at the Cincinnati tower for about three hours on Sunday, delaying flights; NATCA blamed the FAA’s failure to fix known problems with the system…

Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X) is now operational at Louisville International Airport, making it the ninth airport to go online of 35 planned…

A Snowbird pilot’s lack of experience and inadequate training caused his fatal crash in 2004, the Canadian Air Force has concluded.

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