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Bids for Aerion Assets Now Due on September 7

Under a Florida insolvency proceeding, Aerion's assets will go to auction on September 16 with bids due by September 7.
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Accidents

Piper Lined Up for Wrong Runway before Las Vegas Midair

The fatal July 17 midair collision between a Cessna 172 and Piper PA-46 JetProp occurred as both aircraft were on short final for Runway 30R.
Maintenance and Modifications

Crew Chiefs Looks To Serve Pre-buy Bizjet Market

Crew Chiefs also will oversee OEM completions, aircraft refurbishment.
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Aircraft

Italy's Air Corporate To Add Challenger 3500 to Fleet

Air Corporate SRL is to become the first operator in Europe to offer the Bombardier Challenger 3500 for charter.
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Regulations and Government

EBAA Clarifies Delay in New Pax Entry Requirements

EBAA is providing guidance on passenger entry requirements that will phase in beginning in May 2023.
Avionics

Satcom Direct Keeps Bandeirante Connected

The first-ever Plane Simple Ku-band satcom installation for a turboprop will be in an Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
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FutureFlight

Horizon Breaks Free from Astro To Step Up Work on Cavorite eVTOL Aircraft

Astro Aerospace acquired Horizon in June 2021 but was not able to proceed with a planned Nasdaq market listing.
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FutureFlight

Vertical Completes VX4 eVTOL Prototype, Plans to Begin Test Flights This Summer

The company just released its first half-year earnings report for 2022.
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FutureFlight

NASA Partners with Zipline to Bring Advanced Air Mobility to the U.S.

NASA is partnering with the San Francisco-based drone operator Zipline to help shape the future of advanced air mobility in the United States. 
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FutureFlight

NASA Steps Up Urban Air Mobility Automation Trials in Vertiport Lab

The U.S. agency believes that automation is the key to making the new mode of air transportation efficient and profitable.
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Aircraft

Are Boeing’s Max 10 and 777X Still The Right Aircraft For the Post-Covid Air Transport Market?

Are Boeing’s Max 10 and 777X Still The Right Aircraft For the Post-Covid Air Transport Market?
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White House Summit Brings AAM Into National Focus

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy hosted a daylong summit on the challenges and opportunities of integrating eVTOLs and UAS.

AOPA Notches 200th You Can Fly Flying Club

Over the past decade, AOPA has provided resources to and supported the formation of 200 flying clubs as part of an effort to foster the GA community.
Charter & Fractional

Summer Charter Inquiries Heat Up at Luxaviation

Luxaviation is seeing 1,000 or more charter inquiries a day from clients seeking summer travel.
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AINsight: Forecasting Wx Easier Than the Aircraft Market

Forecasting the weather is more accurate than trying to predict the future of the preowned business aircraft market.
Airports

AEPM Seeks To Turn Red Carpet into a Flying Carpet

AEPM's investment at Guarulhos Airport could signal a move to accommodate eVTOL operations.
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Aircraft

Plane Aviation Back at LABACE, and So Is Cirrus

Among the returning LABACE exhibitors this year is Cirrus Aircraft distributor Plane Aviation.
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Manufacturer Focus Shifts To Sustainable Aviation Imperative

Companies such as Rolls-Royce, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Collins, and CAE, to name a few, are forging ahead with sustainable technologies.

ABS Jets: Veni, Vidi, and Arriving at LABACE 2022

After years of visiting the show, ABS Jets is exhibiting at LABACE for the first time.
ATC

Supply Issues Prompt Delay in Canada ADS-B Mandate

Nav Canada has rolled back the implementation date for mandatory ADS-B Out in Canadian Class A and B airspace.
Avionics

Astronautics Completes Headquarters Relocation

All of Astronautics divisions are now co-located at the same facility for the first time in the company's more than 60 year history.
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Aircraft

Business Jet Performance Boosts Embraer 2Q Results

Embraer's business jet division shined in the second quarter of 2022, the OEM noted in its earnings call.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Challenger 3500 Deliveries To Begin Shortly

Bombardier's president and CEO Eric Martel said deliveries of the Challenger 3500 is on pace for this quarter with all key certifications in hand.
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Avionics

Elliott Aviation Retrofits Autoland into TBM 940s

Under the HomeSafe retrofit program, Elliott Aviation completed autoland installations into 29 TBM 940s.
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Rotorcraft

China Certifies AC352 Super-Medium Twin Helo

The AC352—the Chinese-manufactured variant of the Airbus Helicopters H175—has been awarded airworthiness certification from the CAAC.
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Rotorcraft

XTI Pushes Back TriFan 600 Service Entry

Colorado-based XTI has slipped the entry-into-service schedule for its under development TriFan600 into 2027.
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Aircraft

Orders Boost Bombardier Backlog to $14.7 Billion

Bombardier is planning for a 15 to 20 percent increase in production next year, but Martel says ramp-up will be a caution pace given supply chain concerns.
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Argus: Europe Saw July Bizav Record, North America Down

North America's July business aviation activity saw its first year-over-year decline since February 2021 according to the latest data from Argus TraqPak.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Delivers 400th Model 505

With deliveries of the first Bell 505 beginning in 2017, the company has announced the milestone 400th delivery of the model to a customer in the UK.
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Airlines

IATA Sees Airline Passenger Traffic Bouncing Back Strong

June 2022 showed strong recovery in international revenue passenger kilometers, even though staff shortage disruption has hit markets such as the UK.