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Jordan Buys AESA-equipped F-16 Fighters

The delivery of F-16 Block 70s will significantly improve the RJAF’s capability, although the numbers are half of what was originally expected.
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Aircraft

Regulatory Scrutiny Still Slowing Boeing’s Certification Efforts

Boeing works to gain regulatory approval for the 737 Max 10 ahead of introduction of new U.S. aircraft safety and certification legislation on January 1.
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Avionics

Wireless Carriers Agree To Extend 5G C-Band Mitigations

Mitigations to prevent 5G C-band interference will continue while airlines retrofit fleets with filters, new radar altimeters.
Aircraft

Tamarack Completes King Air 350 Winglet Flight Eval

Tamarack Aerospace hopes to complete certification of its King Air 350 Performance Smartwing in the next 1 1/2 to 2 years.
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Regulations and Government

New York Lawmakers Take Fresh Aim at Helicopters

State bill would outlaw all "non-essential" helicopter traffic in New York City.
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Sustainability and Environment

FAA Proposes Fuel-efficiency Rules for Turbine Airplanes

The FAA released proposed rulemaking this week to establish FAR Part 38, fuel-efficiency metric requirements for certain large subsonic jet and turboprops.
Maintenance and Modifications

Avcon Strengthens ISR Work with New Aircraft, Expansion

Avcon ISR Solutions’s mainstay platform has been the Beechcraft King Air series for special mission applications, but that's changing.
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Aircraft

Cirrus Delivers First Aircraft to United's Flight School

Cirrus Aircraft will deliver a total of 25 SR-Series Trac20 piston singles to United Aviate Academy.
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Girls In Aviation Day Opens Eyes on Caribbean Island

The Caribbean's first Girls in Aviation event served up an introduction to the industry for 30 attendees, as well as some unexpected surprises.
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Safety

NTSB's Graham Urges Collaboration on Small Operator SMS

NTSB member Michael Graham expressed concern about a perception of SMS being overly burdensome for small operators and says that view needs to change.
Safety

AINsight: Marketing Aviation Safety

A safety management system for operators not only can reduce risk but also expand business opportunities.
Charter & Fractional

Cockrell Resources Changes Name to Houston JetDirect

The name change to Houston JetDirect is intended to emphasize its aircraft management and charter operations.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

LCI Delivers Pair of Air Ambulance Leonardo AW169s

Helicopter leasing firm LCI has delivered two new Leonardo AW169 Helicopters to their joint venture and now has a fleet of more than 140 helicopters.
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NBAA Honors Rep. DeFazio with American Spirit Award

NBAA recognized Rep. DeFazio, the chair of the House T&I Committee who is retiring, for his leadership in aviation issues.
Aircraft

C-390M Chosen for Netherlands Airlifter Replacement

The Dutch choice of the C-390M over the C-130J Super Hercules is a significant boost for Embraer’s military transport program.
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FutureFlight

UK Adopts EASA's Special Conditions Approach to Certifying VTOL Aircraft

The UK Civil Aviation Authority's deferral to EASA's standards marks a turnaround in post-Brexit policy after the country left the EU, thereby ending its membership in the European regulatory agency.
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FutureFlight

How Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Could Transform Caribbean Island-hopping Flights

Ampaire aims to have a supplemental type certificate to convert the Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprop aircraft by 2024.
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FutureFlight

New German Airline Evia Aero Plans Hydrogen Islander Operations

The operator is joining Cranfield Aerospace Solutions' Project Fresson to develop supplemental type certificates to convert piston and turboprop aircraft to hydrogen power.
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Aircraft

Second Beechcraft Denali Completes First Flight

Textron Aviation said that its Beechcraft Denali flight test program has accumulated more than 250 flight hours, so far.
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NATA Conference Delves into Future of Fuels

At NATA's leadership conference, Rep. Sam Graves spoke of the importance of getting lead out of avgas, warning of EPA pressures and public perception.
Safety

Bombardier Safety Standdown Set for November in Wichita

Bombardier today announced that it set November 8 to 10 as the dates for its 25th annual Safety Standdown.
Charter & Fractional

Vista Finalizes Jet Edge Acquisition

Vista Global's VistaJet and XO branded fleet expands by 100 aircraft with the closing of its Jet Edge acquisition.
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Aircraft

Kremlin Steps Up Domestic Aircraft Output As Sanctions Bite

The Russian government this week ordered the country's aerospace groups to increase production of civil aircraft to an additional 1,000 units by 2030.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Pauses Ops for Safety Summit

This is the sixth consecutive year that Jet Linx has held its company-wide safety summit.
Sustainability and Environment

Avfuel Commits To 1B Gallons of SAF from Alder Fuels

Avfuel has struck a deal to purchase one billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel from biocrude specialist Alder Fuels over the next 20 years.
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House Passes Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Bill

The House this week approved a bill to establish a $25 million pilot project to foster development of advanced air mobility infrastructure.
Maintenance and Modifications

C&L Aviation Wraps Up Series of Building Projects

The new facility will address the increasing demand C&L Aviation Group has been seeing for regional and corporate aircraft interior refurbishment.
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Business Aviation Bounced Back Strong From Covid, But Now Faces New Headwinds

Business Aviation Bounced Back Strong From Covid, But Now Faces New Headwinds
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Flying Colours Appoints Thurman GM of St. Louis MRO

Flying Colours has promoted Joe Thurman to general manager at its Spirit of St. Louis, Missouri location.
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Avionics

Garmin Celebrates 25,000 Flight Deck Milestone

In 2003, Garmin unveiled the G1000 integrated avionics suite, changing the way pilots fly.
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