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FAA Bringing Solar Energy to Oklahoma City Center

The solar farm, FAA's largest such project yet, will product 2,600 megawatt hours annually at Oklahoma City, enough to power about 260 homes.
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Aircraft

PAL-V Opens UK Base at London Oxford Airport

PAL-V is displaying its Liberty "flying car" prototype at its new London Oxford base from September 20 to 22.
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Maintenance and Modifications

General Atomics AeroTec Completes 'Challenging' Refurb

General Atomics AeroTec Systems’ business jet unit completed the Legacy 650 refurbishment in about five months.
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Regulations and Government

Hansen CEO Walker Remanded into Custody

Hansen Helicopters CEO John Walker was remanded into custody on Monday after judge expressed concerns about 'getting burned.'
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Accidents

Parachute Deployed in Crash of Cirrus Jet

On Friday, a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet sustained substantial damage when it crashed near Orlando, Florida, after deploying its airframe parachute.
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Safety

ACASS Renews IS-BAO Stage 3

Montreal-based Acass was first awarded IS-BAO Stage 3 in 2017.
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FBOs

BEH Claims Dismissed against FlightLevel Aviation

FlightLevel Aviation has logged several wins in litigation with Boston Executive Helicopters.
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Aircraft

Mourning Royals Fly Private As UK Prepares For Queen's Funeral

The UK government is asking foreign leaders to take commercial flights to Queen Elizabeth's funeral, with London's Heathrow Airport closed to private jets.
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Avionics

Study Finds Ligado Won’t Harm Most GPS Receivers

A report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine questions the effects of Ligado Networks on GPS receivers.
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Walt Disney's Gulfstream I To Become Museum Piece

Walt Disney’s former Gulfstream I will go on display at California’s Palm Springs Air Museum following its exhibit at this weekend’s annual D23 Expo.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AINsight: Five Leases Power Bizjet Deals

Business aircraft buyers can miss out on the potential tax, financial, and other advantages of leasing as an alternative to cash or financed purchases.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Flies Second Production Test G700

Gulfstream Aerospace's testing of the G700 will focus primarily on the aircraft's five-zone cabin.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Preps for Scale-up in Defense Business

Bombardier CEO Martel estimated that its defense unit could possibly become a $1 billion business.
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Flight Attendant Gathering Returns to NBAA-BACE

With the world disrupted over the past two years by Covid, the Flight Attendant Mix and Mingle will return to NBAA-BACE for the first time since 2019.
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Accidents

TBM 700 Crashed while Overweight and with Aft C.G.

A Daher TBM 700 that crashed near Lansing, Michigan, on Oct. 3, 2019, was low, slow, and overweight, in addition to having a c.g. aft of the limit.
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Queen's Death Postpones Air Charter Association Expo

The Air Charter Expo has been postponed to September 27 following Thursday's death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Regulations and Government

Hansen Helicopters, CEO Walker Guilty on All Counts

Prosecutor: Case 'about greed.'
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Rotorcraft

Poland Plans to Acquire Large Apache Guardian Fleet

If all the planned 96 AH-64Es are purchased it will make the Polish army the second biggest Apache operator after the U.S. Army.
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Regulations and Government

USAF Grey Wolf Advances Toward Deployment

The FAA STCs clear the path for the Boeing-Leonardo MH-139A helicopter's operational testing.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Deloitte Offers Strategic Roadmap for AAM Industry in New Jersey

According to a Deloitte study, the AAM sector is projected to create more than 25,000 jobs and generate $152 million in state tax revenue for New Jersey over the next 15 years.
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Volocopter Taps ASQS Software for Compliance and Safety Support

German eVTOL developer Volocopter has partnered with Aviation Safety and Quality Solutions, an Austrian software company, to help it design and produce aircraft to certification standards.
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FutureFlight

Airbus Partners with Japanese Helicopter Operator for eVTOL Flight Tests

Japanese helicopter operator Hiratagakuen has partnered with Airbus to bring advanced air mobility services to Japan’s Kansai region. 
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FutureFlight

United Airlines Invests $15 million in Eve, Signs Purchase Deal for 200 eVTOL Aircraft

The U.S. major airline’s agreement with Eve marks its latest commitment for aircraft in the urban air mobility sector.
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Accidents

Fatal Bell 212 Crash Tied To Defective Pin

Canada’s Transportation Safety Board has linked the fatal crash of a 1979 Bell 212 to the failure of a main rotor blade hub strap retaining pin.
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Avionics

Garmin Adds More Twins to Smart Rudder Bias Approvals

Beechcraft Baron B55s with the required autopilot and display can now be equipped with Garmin's Smart Rudder Bias.
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Aircraft

Flight Testing the F-35, a Test Pilot’s Amazing Job

Flight Testing the F-35, a Test Pilot’s Amazing Job
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FAA Publishes Instrument Approach Procedures for KJPX

The FAA today published new instrument approach procedures into the embattled East Hampton Town Airport on New York’s Long Island.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Joins Keynotes at NBAA-BACE

Acclaimed Astrophysicist, author, and science commentator Neil deGrasse Tyson will be an opening day keynote at BACE, alongside Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Charter & Fractional

Chantilly Air Adds To Managed Fleet

The latest addition to Chantilly Air's managed fleet is a Gulfstream G450.
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Airports

Toronto Pearson Airport To Impose Evening Bizav Limits

Evening slots into Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ) may be limited this fall due to impacts from a reconstruction project on Runway 06L/24R.
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