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Key Takeaways:

  • Evektor America expanded its SportStar Flight Center network, and NetJets mechanics secured a new contract with improved benefits.
  • Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter completed a "flawless" second flight, while Diamond's D-Jet cabin mock-up is back on tour.
  • New airspace restrictions will be implemented over Washington, D.C. for the State of the Union, and PATCO filed a petition to represent FAA contract tower workers.
  • A study found aircraft anti-icers contain toxic environmental additives, and the FAA provided an update on its next-generation airspace system plans.
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Evektor America‘s SportStar Flight Center program has added six more flight schools, expanding its network to 12 sites, with many more in the works, the company said this week…

Extra airspace restrictions will take effect over Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23 for the State of the Union address…

Mechanics and ground-support workers at NetJets won a new contract with better benefits, say the Teamsters

The F-35, Lockheed Martin’s next-generation supersonic stealth fighter, on Monday flew for the second time and proved “flawless” in rolls and other maneuvers at altitudes up to 20,000 feet, the company said

The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) has filed a petition to represent workers at FAA contract towers…

Diamond’s mock-up of the D-Jet cabin is back on tour, with stops along the East Coast; check its Web site for the schedule…

Aircraft anti-icers contain additives that are toxic to the environment, according to a study by the U.S. Geological Survey…

FAA’s Nicholas Sabatini gave an update on plans for the next-generation airspace system at a new technologies workshop on Tuesday.

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