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Maintenance and Modifications

Safety Bulletin Addresses Cowl Latches on Textron Jets

An FAA safety bulletin warns about safety hazards associated with quarter-turn engine cowl fasteners on Textron Aviation-manufactured jets.
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Charter & Fractional

SpeedBird Seeks More Pilots as Charter Fleet Expands

SpeedBird looks to add 50 pilots and 12 additional aircraft by year's end.
FutureFlight

Ampaire Steps Up Plans To Help Airports Prepare for Electric Aircraft

The company's partnership with sustainable infrastructure specialist Black & Veatch will also cover the expansion of the sustainable aviation fuel supply chain.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

New Index Identifies Likely Early Leaders in Race To Provide Advanced Air Mobility Ground Infrastructure

SMG Consulting is taking an objective look at prospects for establishing vertiports and other facilities, and the group says there is a lot more work to do.
Regulations and Government

AINsight: CBD Revisited

Despite medical claims, pilots should avoid CBD products entirely.
Airports

Facing Legal Action, East Hampton Moves To Close Airport

Facing a court-issued temporary restraining order on its plan to make East Hampton Airport private, the town has decided to begin its closure entirely.
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U.S. Air Force Stands Up F-35 Aggressor Squadron

The U.S. Air Force is harnessing the capabilities of the F-35A to help train combat units that may encounter fifth-gen opponents in future air wars.
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Accidents

Attorneys Want More FAA Oversight of Helitours

Hawaii aviation attorney says 'FAA is not doing its job.'
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Airlines

Pilots Call on Wizz Air to Put Safety over Profits

Following recorded comments from Wizz Air CEO József Váradi complaining of flight disruptions caused by staff shortages, pilots' unions strike back.
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Rotorcraft

Norway Cancels NH90 Helicopter Orders, Seeks Refund

Norway cancels orders, cites 20 years of frustration with NH90 helicopter program.
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IADA Accepts 10 New Companies to Membership

The 10 new products and services member companies have been vetted by the International Aircraft Dealers Association.

Collins Brings 3D Printing Capability to its NC MRO

The new additive manufacturing center opened in Monroe, North Carolina with two 3D printers and plans to add more in the future.
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Aircraft

Aeroflot To Order 300 Russian-made Airliners

MC-21 and SSJ100 programs will get a major boost from an impending order from Russia’s flag carrier.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bizjet Mobile Launches First Low-cost Certus Satcom

Bizjet Mobile’s new Certus BizjetInternet system is the lowest-cost aviation satcom that works on Iridium’s Certus network.
Charter & Fractional

Clay Lacy Adds Six Large-cabin Jets to Charter Fleet

The aircraft will be based in the New York and Northern and Southern California markets.
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WingX: Bizjet Activity Continues Pre-pandemic Bounce

While slightly softer than a week earlier, the first days in June showed a 10 percent in crease in global business jet operations from 2021.
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Bizav Contract Crew Staffing Firm Continues Ascent

CrewBlast continues to experience record growth, with its pilot/flight attendant database expanding by nearly 140 percent over the past two months.
Aircraft

GAO: Delay Risks Remain for New Air Force Ones

Converting a pair of existing 747-8 airliners to presidential duty presents a host of expensive problems.
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Middle East Adds Mx Support for Falcon 2000s

Dassault Aviation-owned ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East has been approved by India’s DGCA for line and base maintenance on Dassault Falcon 2000s.
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Airports

Airports Group Plans Vertiports with eVTOL Developers

Corporacion America Airports this week signed partnership with Eve and Vertical Aerospace to developer plans for eVTOL air taxi ground infrastructure.
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NOAA Approves ACR Portable 406-MHz Beacons

ACR Electronics' ResQLink 410 and ResQLink View personal locator beacons with Return Link Service have been approved by the NOAA and Cospas-Sarsat.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bogus Parts Could Indefinitely Ostracize Russian Air Transport

Russia's aviation regulator is facilitating the use of unapproved parts, compromising asset values and longer-term relations with the global industry.
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FutureFlight

Eve Teams with Airports Group To Develop Vertiport Network

Corporacion America Airports operates 53 airports in six countries across three continents. These include Argentina, Uruguay, Italy, and Brazil, where the company runs airports in the capital, Brasilia, and Natal.
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FutureFlight

Falcon and Eve Plan To Launch eVTOL Services in Dubai

The United Arab Emirates-based operator says questions need to be resolved about how eVTOL aircraft will perform in the region's high temperatures.
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FutureFlight

Wisk Expands Autonomous eVTOL Operations Plans to Australia

Brisbane in the state of Queensland is a likely early adopter of eVTOL air services, with plans underway for ground infrastructure.
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FutureFlight

Electra and Airflow Join Forces to Bring eSTOL Aircraft Family to Market

The merged company will focus on hybrid-electric propulsion to start, but wants to eventually build hydrogen-powered aircraft.
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Airports

GlobalAir Upgrades Airport Resource Center

The online GlobalAir Airport Resource Center has been updated to make the airport and FBO resource easier to use.
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Falcon and Eve Plan To Launch eVTOL Services in Dubai

Falcon Aviation signed a letter of intent to buy 35 of Eve's aircraft as they lay the groundwork to launch operations in Dubai.
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ATC

Canada Adopts an Intelligent Approach for Aircraft Arrivals

Toronto Pearson is the first North American airport to be equipped with the Intelligent Approach digital time-based aircraft separation tool.
Engines

Rolls-Royce, Purdue Agree to $75M Research Deal

Purdue called the 10-year, $75 million deal with Rolls-Royce the largest involving an industry partner in its history.