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Rotorcraft

European Rotors Moves To Madrid in 2023

The 2023 European Rotors conference will be held in Madrid from November 28 to 30.
European Rotors booth at HAI Heli-Expo 2022
Aircraft

IADA Reports Used Aircraft Sales Edged Higher in 2022

The International Aircraft Dealers Association sees the used aircraft sales market moderating in 2023.
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Safety Stalwart Russ Lawton Dies

Russ Lawton, who died January 14, dedicated 40 years to aviation safety service, including as the first employee of the Air Charter Safety Foundation.
Russ Lawton
Airlines

TUI Trains Eye on Transition to Boeing 737 Max and 787 Fleets

The Europe-wide fleet harmonization is part of a wider move to integrate the group’s five airlines in a “virtual” airline.
A TUI Boeing 737 Max 8 airliner undergoes de-icing.
FutureFlight

Apus Wins Strategic Funding for Family of Hydrogen-powered Aircraft

The German company is working on fuel-cell-based propulsion systems for a pair of fixed-wing aircraft aimed at the general aviation and regional airline markets.
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FutureFlight

Mexican Airline Start-up Orders 30 Eviation Alice Electric Commuter Airplanes

Aerus, a new regional carrier, plans to use the nine-seat, fully electric commuter aircraft for “middle-mile” travel in northern Mexico.
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FutureFlight

Supernal Turns to Microsoft For IT Tools to Develop and Build eVTOL Aircraft

The company announced it will use Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform for autonomous flight simulations and the HoloLens 2 mixed-reality headset for vehicle manufacturing and maintenance.
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Aircraft

Avolon Sees Airline Traffic Reaching 2019 Levels by June

Asia will lead a traffic recovery this year as China reenters the market, according to Avolon.
China Eastern Boeing 737-800 takes off from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Avionics

Garmin Resolves GFC 500 Runaway Trim Issue

Pending the latest fix, owners of aircraft affected by the potential Garmin GFC 500 runaway trim issue had to disable elevator pitch trim systems.
Trim wheel on Garmin GFC 500 being adjusted by pilot
Charter & Fractional

Charter Jet Pricing Moves Lower in January

Average hourly charter pricing eases following the holiday season.
Gulfstream G100 Astrajet on arrival
Charter & Fractional

ACA Holding Another Action Day To Combat Illegal Charter

Marking the fourth anniversary of Emiliano Sala's death in an illegally chartered flight crash, the ACA will hold its second-annual Fly Legal Day.
side view of business jet looking toward engine
Regulations and Government

Congress OKs Voluntary Age Limit for Large 91K, 135 Ops

Under a recently-passed measure, Part 91K and 135 operators now have the option of establishing a 70-year-old age ceiling for pilots.
Embraer Phenom 300E parked in front of NetJets hangar
Accidents

Nepal Recovers Flight Recorders Following Fatal ATR 72 Crash

Search and rescue personnel in Nepal’s Kaski district recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders of Yeti Airlines Flight YT691 on January 16.
Yeti Airlines ATR72-500 aircraft
FBOs

Modern Aviation To Add Hangars at Puerto Rico Airport

The company has broken ground on a $17 million development project at San Juan's Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci/Isla Grande Airport.
An artist's rendering of Modern Aviation's planned hangars at TJIG
Aircraft

Elvis's Derelict Jet Finally Finds Way Out of Desert

After baking in the New Mexico desert for nearly 40 years, one of Elvis Presley's former JetStars has a new owner with big plans.
A Lockheed JetStar once owned by Elvis Presley
Sustainability and Environment

SAF Book-and-claim Touted for World Economic Forum

Private fliers heading to the World Economic Forum next week in Switzerland are being urged to use SAF book and claim to spur production.
Business jet fueling with SAF

N.C. Aviation Museum Changes Name To Honor Sullenberger

In addition to the name change to Sullenberger, the museum is building a 105,000-sq-ft multi-building campus.
US Airways Airbus A320
Accidents

U.S.-registered Bizjets Mark Fatal-accident-free Year

While there were no fatal accidents of U.S.-registered business jets in 2022, those registered outside the U.S. saw an increase in fatal mishaps.
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WingX Sees Small Overall Uptick but Flat Bizjet Ops

Business jet operations have remained flat in the early days of the year as private flights offset lagging charter operations.
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Accidents

Missing King Air Recovered Off Maui

Three medevac crewmembers died when an air ambulance crashed off Maui in December.
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Regulations and Government

AINsight: How To Protect Owner Privacy in Bizav

Privacy for business aircraft users is important, but far from guaranteed.
Aircraft

Textron Marks Delivery of 3,000th Caravan

Azula Conecta bought the milestone airplane, a Cessna Grand Caravan EX.
Delivery of the 3,000th Cessna Caravan
Airlines

FAA Attributes Failure of Notam IT System to Human Error

IT personnel failed to follow procedure while working on the computer system that generates Notams, according to the FAA.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Bristow Refinances UK SAR Debt

Bristow signs $176 million deal to refinance debt associated with UK SAR contract.
Bristow Bell 525 helicopter
FutureFlight

Jetoptera Makes Progress with Propulsion System for U.S. Military's HSVTOL Aircraft

The U.S. start-up is preparing to conduct wind-tunnel tests with a subscale model of its patented Fluidic Propulsion System. It says the system will support unprecedentedly high speeds, while also delivering reduced noise and emissions.
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Charter & Fractional

Flexjet To Expand Private Jet Terminal Network

Fractional-jet-share provider Flexjet will soon have eight of its own private terminal them in the U.S. after it opens three more.
Flexjet's private terminal at Dallas Love Field
FBOs

Harrods Buys Rival FBO at London Stansted Airport

London-based FBO Harrods Aviation has acquired rival Fayair at Stansted Airport.
Former Fayair facility at London Stansted Airport
Charter & Fractional

Ventura Air Expands Managed Charter Fleet

The Farmingdale, New York aircraft management and charter company has added two Bombardier Challenger 60s and a Cessna Citation XLS.
Bombardier Challenger 604
ATC

NBAA Urges Enhanced Redundancies for Notam System

NBAA said the industry has been pushing for improvements and enhanced redundancies for the Notam system for four years.
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Portside Buys Aviation Scheduling Software Maker SeaGil

Portside has acquired SeaGil Software and its Bart scheduling product suite.
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