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Accidents

Accidents: August 2022

Preliminary and final accident reports, August 2022
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Alto Aviation Introduces Fix For Obsolete Cabin Switches

Alto Aviation has introduced a new passenger control replacement program for older aircraft equipped with non-serviceable Baker DECU switch panels.
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Maintenance and Modifications

AAR Expands Maintenance Training Fellowship Program

AAR guarantees employment for students who graduate in good standing.

ALPA Questions Credibility of Pilot Shortage Claims

ALPA says the data shows that there are more pilots available now even as carriers scale back operations.
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Accidents

Investigation Into Ohio Hangar Foam Fatality Continues

Officials in Ohio are continuing their investigation into the cause of a fatal accidental hangar foam discharge at Wilmington Air Park.
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Regulations and Government

Helo Schools Agree To Pay $7.5 Million False Claim Settlement

Universal Helicopters and Dodge City Community College are alleged to have violated Veterans Affairs benefit rules.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Continues Doc Consolidation with AD Transfer

The FAA decommissioned the AD databases on the Regulatory Guidance Library on August 16 and moved them to the comprehensive DRS site.
Aircraft

Eviation’s Electric Aircraft Set To Fly Soon

Eviation is still on track to perform the first test flight of its all-electric Alice within the next five weeks.
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Regulations and Government

Australia Launches General Aviation Safety Campaign

Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority has launched a general aviation pilot safety campaign in cooperation with other agencies and associations.
Regulations and Government

Another Fatal Crash As Hansen Helo Trial Resumes

Prosecutors allege Hansen executives formed Pacific Spotters to continue 'fraud scheme.'
Training and Workforce

CAE Enhanced Recurrent Brings Scenario-based Training to Bizav

CAE's enhanced recurrent training uses data from a variety of sources to bring more realism into simulator-based business aviation training scenarios.
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ATC

100 years of air traffic control

While the precise date for the founding of air traffic control services remains in dispute, the period of 1920-1922 is when ATC began.
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Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Australia Expands Mx Capabilities

ExecuJet MRO Services Australia provides heavy and line maintenance for most current and out-of-production Dassault Falcon jet models.
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Argus: Flight Activity Returning to Normal Patterns

Flight activity should stay strong and above 2021 levels, but follow normal patters typically found around the end of the year, Argus said.
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Rotorcraft

Artemis To Fly Aboard Norwegian SAR AW101

Technology that transforms cell phones into rescue beacons to be demonstrated in upcoming search and rescue exercise.
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Charter & Fractional

Threshold Aviation Acquires Another Hangar

Threshold Aviation Group, an aviation services provider based at California’s Chino Airport has acquired an additional 50,000-sq-ft hangar.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Heads Up Technologies Acquires STG Aerospace

Aircraft lighting, cabin management systems, and flight deck safety products manufacturer Heads Up Technologies has acquired STG Aerospace.
Charter & Fractional

Star Jets Posts Record Quarter

New York-based charter broker and jet card provider Star Jets International expects demand for private jet travel "to grow for many years to come."
Accidents

Bill Would Give NTSB Charge over Civil Space Accidents

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership reintroduced a bill to ensure NTSB oversight of commercial space accident investigations.
Regulations and Government

FAA Document Fraud Case Ends with Guilty Plea

A 30-year-old man with a a history of criminal behavior has pleaded guilty to making numerous false statements on documents to the FAA.
Avionics

FreeFlight Shipping Newly TSO’d Radar Altimeters

FreeFlight Systems' 5G-tolerant radar altimeters meet the performance standards for airborne low-range radar altimeters.
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Airports

Mims: Airports Have Rare Opportunity To Leap Forward

FAA Deputy Administrator Mims noted $25 billion in funding available and focus on infrastructure, saying airports have a "once-in-generation" opportunity.
Aircraft

American Airlines Places Deposit to Secure 20 Boom Overtures

A contract between Boom Supersonic and American Airlines covers a firm order for 20 Overtures and options on another 40.
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FutureFlight

American Airlines Places Deposit On Supersonic Airliner Order

The planned Overture supersonic airliner is expected to carry between 65 and 85 passengers on flights of up to 4,250 nm and at speeds of up to Mach 1.7.
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FutureFlight

Eviation's Alice Electric Aircraft Still on Track for First Test Flight This Summer

After multiple program delays and a substantial redesign, Eviation says its all-electric Alice aircraft will make its long-awaited first flight this summer. It was named for Lewis Carroll's Victorian novel Alice in Wonderland.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Future of Air Mobility Accelerator Program Aims to Support SME Innovators

The UK's Connected Places Catapult is looking to involve up to 12 small- and medium-sized enterprises in the 2022 Future of Air Mobility Accelerator program, whose backers include Supernal, GKN, Heathrow Airport, and the UK CAA.
FutureFlight

Air Mobility Airo Group Prepares for Initial Public Offering

Airo subsidiary Jaunt recently signaled its intention to set up a second production line for its Journey four-passenger eVTOL air taxi in India.
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Sustainability and Environment

House Clears Way for SAF Blender's Tax Credit

House approves SAF blender's tax credits as part of passage of Inflation Reduction Act.
Fuel

AEG Fuels Announces Branded Dealer Network

Miami-based fuel provider AEG Fuels has introduced its own branded dealer network.
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Accidents

NTSB: Pilot Incapacitated Before Fatal Citation V Crash

The NTSB found that the sole-occupant pilot killed in a January 2021 Citation V crash lost control of the twinjet after becoming incapacitated.