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Charter & Fractional

PrivateFly Rolls Out Summer Pricing for Nextant Flights

The pricing structure leverages PrivateFly's position within Directional Aviation’s OneSky group.
Aircraft

ACJ319neo Crew Sets Longest-flight Mark

The record-setting flight came just two days after first flight of the ACJ319neo.
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Charter & Fractional

PASA Eyes Growth in Movements in Saudi Arabia

PrivatAir Saudi Arabia's managing director provided a comprehensive outlook on private aviation in the kingdom.
Regulations and Government

EASA Proposes SMS for Parts OEMs and Maintenance Providers

EASA Proposes SMS for Parts OEMs and Maintenance Providers
Aircraft

B-29 'Doc' Settles In At New Wichita Hangar

The restored Boeing B-29 Superfortress, one of only two that are airworthy in the world, begins its tour schedule in May.
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Rotorcraft

Era CEO: Offshore Helicopter Industry 'Not Sustainable'

Era Group CEO Chris Bradshaw said the offshore helicopter industry is "not sustainable" in its current form.
Accidents

Van Horn Helo Testing Full Gross Autos before Crash

Witness says helicopter and "other objects" fell to ground in fatal accident

Other Voices: It's Time We All Support Gender Parity

With the pilot shortage looming, we can no longer afford to maintain a 5 percent female pilot corps.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

PrecisionHawk Using Artificial Intelligence for Drone Data Analysis

Drone services company PrecisionHawk launches new analysis products for the energy industry that use artificial and machine intelligence.
Aircraft

Norwegian Confident of Narrowbody Fleet Growth Plan

Losses at the already troubled Oslo-based group have widened as it finalises deals with Airbus and Boeing to postpone narrowbody deliveries.
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Accidents

FAA Adds 737 Max Recertification Summit for Regulators

The FAA’s 737 Max recertification safety-analysis summit on May 23 is separate from the JATR review beginning on April 29.
Airlines

American, Southwest Await Max Return to Service

MCAS issue aside, coked fuel nozzles in CFM LEAP engines have also been revealed to affect the 737 Max and will require inspections.
Rotorcraft

Poland Signs for AW101s

Poland is buying four AW101s from Leonardo to dramatically improve the capabilities of the Polish navy's air brigade
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drone Delivers Kidney for Successful Human Transplant

Airxos's Air Mobility platform was used in a successful kidney transplant drone flight in Maryland.
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Accidents

AINsight: Airplanes Crash for a Reason

Aircraft accident investigators subscribe to an accident-causation model to explain why airplanes crash.
Aircraft

RAAF Takes Delivery of First of Three Falcon 7Xs

Dassault Aviation has delivered the first of three Falcon 7X trijets to the Commonwealth of Australia for use by the Royal Australian Air Force.
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Aircraft

Falcon 8X Sets SMO-TEB Speed Record

After taking off from Santa Monica's short 3,500-foot runway, a Falcon 8X broke a speed record flying to Teterboro.
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Accidents

Cardiff City Joins BACA Call for Urgent Action on Gray Charter

The football club that lost its newly signed player in a January 21 accident has joined BACA The Air Charter Association in calling for urgent reform.
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Aircraft

Dassault Falcon 8X Takeoff from 3,500-ft SMO Runway to Set SMO to TEB Record

Dassault Falcon 8X Takeoff from 3,500-ft SMO Runway to Set SMO to TEB Record
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Aircraft

Aircraft Financiers Eye Kremlin's Regional Network Plans

Western lessors and banks are keen to be involved as Russian regional air transport growth could soar under a new Kremlin program.
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Engines

Eviation's Alice To Have Magnix Electric Engine Option

Electric engine maker Magnix scored a win with Eviation.
Aircraft

Collins Teams On Electric Airlander Project

Collins Aerospace partnering a project to bring electric propulsion to Airlander 10 airship
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Aircraft

BBD's Bizjet Shipments Slide, but Backlog Rises to $15B

Bombardier delivered 24 business jets in the first quarter, down from 31 a year ago, but backlog grew and still expects to ship up to 155 this year.
Aircraft

Upgraded F-5 Flies with Garmin G3000

Tactical Air Support is modifying its recently acquired ex-Jordanian adversary F-5E/Fs with new equipment, including a Garmin G3000 flight deck.
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Aircraft

ACJ319neo Completes First Flight

The derivative of the Airbus A319neo flew for an hour and 55 minutes on Wednesday.
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Rotorcraft

Air Methods Shutters Four Bases in Oklahoma

Air Methods cited an unfavaroble payer mix as its reason for closing four Oklahoma bases.
Aircraft

Boeing’s Max Loss May Be Embraer’s Gain in Ukraine

The former Soviet republics represent what could be just one example of a region where Embraer E-Jets are making more headway due to Max issues.
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Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Inaugurates New F-16 Production Facility

F-16 production has moved out of Fort Worth to make room for expanded F-35 production capacity
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Rotorcraft

New Director Slate, Management Proposed for Bristow

Bristow shareholder proposes new directors, strategy as alternative to bankruptcy.
Rotorcraft

Army Selects First Round FARA Competitors

The U.S. Army has selected the first round of competitors for its proposed Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft
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