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GJC: Industry Remains Strong Despite Economic Concerns

New and returning users, flourishing new and used aircraft sales, and strong values are steering bizav through economic uncertainties in Q2, GJC said.
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Avionics

Australia Offers VFR Pilots ADS-B Avionics Subsidy

The Australian government is offering up to AUS$5,000 to help offset costs of installing ADS-B equipment in crewed VFR aircraft.
Regulations and Government

Investigator: Hansen Helicopters Fleet 'Not Airworthy'

The Hansen Helicopters trial in Guam saw the final prosecution witness testify about the company's many accidents.
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Nascar's Dale Earnhardt Jr. is NBAA-BACE Keynote

During BACE, Earnhardt is slated to speak to his leadership lessons as a third-generation Nascar champion, as well as lessons from the Citation 680 crash.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

SmartSky Adds STC for Cessna Citation X Bizjet

The STC was awarded following the installation and testing of SmartSky Network's hardware on a flyExclusive Citation X.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bluetail Builds Records Scanning Through Crowdsourcing

Bluetail is recruiting A&Ps from across the U.S. to perform mobile scanning of business aircraft records.
FutureFlight On The Radar

ASTM International Publishes First Standards for Vertiport Design

The U.S.-based industry standards group has taken five years to develop specific guidance about how to design vertiports and vertistops for new VTOL aircraft.
FutureFlight On The Radar

Researchers Devise New Method to Extend the Lifespan of Lithium-Ion Batteries

A new South Korean study could pave the way for electric aircraft to make longer flights and require less frequent battery replacements.
FutureFlight

Ryse's Ultralight eVTOL Aircraft for Farmers Makes First Piloted Test Flights

A new eVTOL aircraft designed with farmers in mind has successfully performed its first piloted test flights.
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FutureFlight

Eve to Conduct UAM Simulation Out of Chicago Vertiport Using Helicopters

Blade Air Mobility helicopters will fly between Chicago and two suburban heliports as part of the Eve UAM simulation.
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Aircraft

Wisk Prepares to Unveil Full-scale Autonomous eVTOL Air Taxi

Wisk Prepares to Unveil Full-scale Autonomous eVTOL Air Taxi
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Airlines

U.S. Regional Airline ExpressJet Declares Bankruptcy

A day after ceasing operations, ExpressJet filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Aircraft

XTI Reboots Plans for TriFan Family

Changes at XTI Aircraft have prompted a new approach to the TriFan family, with plans for an off-the-shelf engine and delay in deliveries.
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Sustainability and Environment

Oregon FBO First in State to Offer SAF

Hillsboro Aviation near Portland, Oregon, is the first service provider in the state to offer continuous supplies of sustainable aviation fuel.
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Airlines

Air Astana Resumes Growth after Pivot from Russia

After suspending six lucrative routes to Russia in March, Air Astana has turned its attention to domestic and alternative international markets.
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With Inventories Down, Preowned Sales Drop

Jefferies is seeing a 33 percent year-over-year decline in preowned business jet sales as inventories continue to dwindle and prices strengthen.
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Aircraft

Compass Call Gulfstream on Track for Service in 2023

The G550 business jet platform is taking over the communications intelligence and jamming role from the EC-130H Hercules.
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FBOs

California FBO Latest To Earn IS-BAH Stage 3

Bakersfield Jet Center in California is the latest FBO to achieve Stage 3 registration under the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling.
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GAO: FAA Can Do More To Address Laser Strikes

Reported laser strikes increased nearly 42 percent from 2020, and the GAO is concerned about incomplete FAA reporting of these incidents.
Engines

Precision Aviation To Acquire PTB Group

Precision Aviation Group's acquisition of PTB Group will expand its markets in turboprop engines as well as supply chain services.
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Pilot John Expands North Carolina Distribution Center

The additional square footage in North Carolina will help Pilot John International meet rising demand.
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Rotorcraft

Czech Republic Takes More Viper and Venom Helicopters

The UH-1Y Venoms and AH-1Z Vipers will bolster the Czech fleet as the nation's Soviet-era helicopters are gifted to support Ukrainian forces.
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FutureFlight

FAA Accepts Reliable Robotics' Certification Basis For Pilotless Technology

The FAA has accepted Reliable Robotics' certification basis for the advanced navigation and autoflight system, which should receive supplemental type certification next year.
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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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