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Aircraft

Flying the Dassault Falcon 6X

Flying the Dassault Falcon 6X
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Lack of Recency a Risk for Flight Departments

AviationManuals noted an increase in clients' risk assessments in 2021.
Sustainability and Environment

Environmental Defense Fund Issues New SAF Handbook

The Environmental Defense Fund has published a new handbook urging "high-integrity" sustainable aviation fuel adoption.
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Charter & Fractional

Generation Jets Relocates, Plans Air Ambulance Expansion

The 20-year-old Part 135 operator looks to build on its charter and aircraft management business as well as add air ambulance services.
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Regulations and Government

Prosecutor's Late Gambit Prompts Hansen Mistrial Hearing

Guam district court judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood will hear a defense motion for a mistrial in the Hansen Helicopter trial on Tuesday morning.
FutureFlight

XTI Reboots Plans for TriFan VTOL Aircraft Family with Off-the Shelf Propulsion

The TriFan 600 is now expected to take until 2027 to enter commercial service, carrying between four and six passengers in various business and airline applications.
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FutureFlight

U.S. Air Force's HSVTOL Challenge Propels Jetoptera Fluidic Propulsion Technology

The start-up believes it can deliver a quantum leap in performance with technology using a small flow of compressed air from a turbo-compressor to suck in a much greater volume of ambient air, creating a vortex that significantly amplifies the airflow.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Flexjet Unveils New Helicopter Interior

Flexjet has unveiled a bespoke interior and paint livery on one of its Sikorsky S-76 helicopters based on the Bentley Bacalar luxury automobile.
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Airports

Brazil Airport Auction May Leave Some Bizav Homeless

Brazil auctioned 30-year concessions for 15 airports on August 18 including the three most vital to business aviation in the country’s two largest cities.
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Charter & Fractional

Tailwind To Launch NY to D.C. Seaplane Service

Tailwind's New York to Washington DC flights will serve College Park Airport in Maryland with Cessna Caravans on amphibious floats.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Delivers King Airs to Forest Service

The U.S. Forest Service will use the new King Air 260s for wildfire mapping missions.
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Charter & Fractional

ACI Jet Celebrates Long-awaited Grand Opening

ACI Jet started with a tiny building and has grown into a multi-location FBO, charter/management, and maintenance provider.
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Airports

Minneapolis GA Airport Opens New Runway

Minneapolis-area Lake Elmo Airport has inaugurated its new 3,500-foot Runway 14/32, which replaces the previous 2,850-foot airstrip.
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Maintenance and Modifications

NIAR Werx To Add Airbus A321 Conversions

The A321 cargo conversion project is an extension of a partnership between National Institute for Aviation Research and Erickson Precision Ventures.
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Accidents

Civil Aviation Sees Big Drop in Accident Rate in 2021

The International Civil Aviation Organization reports a 9.8 percent drop in the rate of accidents and a 66 percent decline in fatalities last year.
Safety

AviationManuals Updates SAFA Inspection Guidance

AviationManuals says it has seen a marked increase in use of its SAFA manuals as Europe expands ramp inspections.
Charter & Fractional

Magellan Adds Membership Program, Jet Card Benefits

Magellan Jets is adding several benefits and a new membership program as corporations face uncertainties in their travel plans.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

CHC Helicopter Restructures Finances

CHC Group's debt restructuring will provide more than $100 million in new capital and liquidity for the company.
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CrewBlast Rolls Out Subscription Service for Operators

CrewBlast's new subscription service will provide operators unlimited access for their staffing needs.
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Age 67 or Bust?

Should the airlines should raise the mandatory pilot retirement age past 65?
FutureFlight

Harbour Air’s All-Electric Beaver Performs First Point-to-Point Test Flight

The first eBeaver flew a 45-mile trip between Vancouver and Victoria, Canada, in 24 minutes.
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FutureFlight

Xwing Says Cargo Operations Are the Fast-track to Autonomous Commercial Flights, But Passenger Acceptance Is a Long Way Off

The company has acquired three cargo delivery operators as it seeks to demonstrate that its technology can support flights without a pilot on board that could make services far more cost-efficient.
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FutureFlight

EHang Reports Progress on EH216 eVTOL Certification and Income from Preorders

New customers for the two-passenger, autonomous eVTOL aircraft include China's Tianxingjian Cultural Tourism Investment and Development and Prestige Aviation in Indonesia.
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Airlines

UK Software Startup Helping Pilots Fly More Efficiently

Virgin Atlantic has saved some 1,000 tonnes of fuel over six months thanks to a new behavioral economics and data science app from London-based Signol.
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FBOs

Federal Court Issues Ruling in Massachusetts Airport Dispute

A federal court has issued the latest ruling in a long-running FBO dispute at Masschusetts' Norwood Memorial Airport.
Accidents

Co-pilot Jumps Without a Parachute, Dies

After damaging the landing gear during a landing attempt, the co-pilot of a CASA 212 results in co-pilot's airborne suicide.
Charter & Fractional

XO Sees Growth in Memberships, First-time Fliers

XO saw a significant surge in shared charter flights during the first half of the year.
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Charter & Fractional

Aero Raises $65M for Expansion

Aero offers semi-private charter flights to three destinations in North America and three in Europe.
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Infrastructure Could Be AAM's Greatest Challenge, Say Experts

The complex infrastructure requirements required for the widespread adoption of advanced air mobility could be the sector's greatest challenge.
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Sustainability and Environment

Aviation Groups Cheer SAF Credit Law Signing

Aviation groups including NBAA and NATA are applauding President Biden’s signing into law of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 yesterday.
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