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Used Bizjet, Turboprop Inventories Mixed, Prices Rise

Sandhills Global aviation industry market reports show year-over-year growth in asking values for business jets, turboprops, and piston singles.
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Rotorcraft

Robinson Helicopter Founder Frank Robinson Dies at 92

Frank Robinson, founder of iconic helicopter company, passed away over the weekend. He was 92.
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Aircraft

First Texan II Trainers Delivered to Tunisia and Thailand

Beechcraft has handed over the first examples of its T-6C turboprop trainer to its most recent military customers—Tunisia and Thailand.
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Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet MRO Services Builds Malaysian Facility

Already one of the region's largest maintenance providers, ExecuJet MRO Services will move into a new, larger facilty next year.
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Safety

NTSB’s Graham Calls for More SMS Participation

The NTSB's Most Wanted List for aviation continues to advocate for establishment of safety management systems and flight data monitoring.
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Aircraft

AINsight: Sacrificing Due Diligence To Buy a Bizjet

Business aircraft transactions are complex, and buyers should be seeking more, not less, due diligence when purchasing an airplane.
Aircraft

DOT IG Again Auditing FAA B737 Max Oversight

The DOT IG 737 Max audit, its fourth on the aircraft, will focus on the FAA's oversight of the MCAS system.
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Charter & Fractional

Heavy, Super-mid Bizjets Lead Air Charter Rate Increase

According to JetASAP, hourly on-demand charter rates in October climbed for larger jets but moved lower for smaller jets and turboprops.
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Safety

UPRT specialist APS To Host Online Safety Summit

APS's safety summit to be held November 16 is themed "Transforming Low Experience in High Aviation Safety."
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Maintenance and Modifications

JSSI Adds Second Private Equity Partner

Business aviation maintenance services provider JSSI looks to further its growth through new investment from Genstar Capital.
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Aircraft

European Protestors Block Business Aviation Airports

European environmental groups demanding a ban on all private jet flights this week tried to disrupt airports in the UK, Italy, and the Netherlands.
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FutureFlight

Axial-Flux Motors Can Deliver the Power Density Aviation Needs, Says Automotive Spin-off

Evolito has new financial backing to advance its plans for the electric aviation sector, where it believes the superior power density of its electric propulsion units will be transformative in delivering more range and payload.
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FutureFlight

Vertical Aerospace Prepares To Expand eVTOL Aircraft Flight Testing

The company is currently employing ground power for tethered hover trials as it prepares to start using Rolls-Royce's new electric propulsion system in untethered flight tests.
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FutureFlight

Vertiport Testbed Opens for Paris Air Mobility Development Project

Skyports has installed a vertiport at the Paris-area Pointoise-Cormeilles Airport to support the Re.Invent Air Mobility project. That project intends to launch eVTOL air services during the 2024 Olympic Games, which will be hosted by the French capital.
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FutureFlight

Australian Airline Orders 20 Eviation Alice All-Electric Commuter Airplanes

Eviation says the provisional order book for its electric airplane is now worth more than $2 billion, with Northern Territory Air Services being its latest customer.
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AIN Celebrates 50 Years at NBAA-BACE - AIN’s 50th Anniversary

AIN Celebrates 50 Years at NBAA-BACE - AIN’s 50th Anniversary
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EAA Chapter 40 Prepares for Milestone Young Eagles Flight

EAA Chapter 40 in Los Angeles plans to give its 10,000th free airplane ride to a child on November 26.
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NATA Honors Industry Standouts

NATA presented its Industry Excellence Awards during its annual Aviation Business Conference last week in Miami.
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Aircraft

6X Marks the Spot for Falcon “Wide Body” MEBAA Debut

Dassault’s Falcon 6X “extra wide body” makes MEBAA debut, as does a cabin mockup of the even wider forthcoming Falcon 10X.
Aircraft

Gulfstream G700s Arrive for MEBAA Debut on World Tour

Gulfstream G700s on world tour arrive for MEBAA debut, leading a fleet of jets including the clean sheet G400 and best-selling G650ER.
Regulations and Government

Av Groups to U.S. and Canada: Restore Nexus and Fast

Some 70 aviation and travel groups have asked the U.S. and Canadian governments to reopen programs that ease border crossings for vetted travelers.
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Safety

Astronaut Charlie Precourt Named Standdown Award Winner

Precourt is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions and was NASA's chief astronaut.
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Accidents

NTSB: Icing Reported in Area of Fatal King Air Crash

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said there was moderate icing in the area where a King Air crashed on approach to Mid-Ohio Valley Airport.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Mena Technics, NextGen Aviation Launch MRO in Bahrain

The partnership between Mena Technics and Aviance Global will enable the companies to provide maintenance on commercial and private jets in Bahrain.
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Aircraft

China Approves Embraer's E190-E2 Airliner At Zhuhai Airshow

This week the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued type certificates to ATR and Embraer, as Boeing's 737 Max remains grounded in the country.
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Rotorcraft

Blade's Revenues Up as Losses Stabilize

Blade Air Mobility's organ transport business, MediMobility, now equates to nearly half of its revenues.
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Accidents

SJ-182 Crash Highlights Throttle Failure and Crew Error

Indonesian air accident investigators published their final report into Sriwijaya Air's fatal accident in January 2021 involving a Boeing 737-500 aircraft.
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Charter & Fractional

Losses, Management Changes Continue at Wheels Up

Wheels Up posted a net loss of $86 million in the third quarter and fired its president.
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Charter & Fractional

ACH160 Helicopter with Lounge Interior Set for European Debut

Italy's Air Corporate plans to base a newly acquired ACH160 in a special ‘Lounge” configuration in Milan early next year.
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FBOs

Universal Adds Six Locations to Global Support Network

Universal Aviation has added six international locations to its certified ground handling network.
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