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Aircraft

Air Greenland To Acquire Vertical Aerospace VX4s from Avolon

Avolon and Air Greenland partner to bring zero-emissions air travel to the region.
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NAA Awards Wally Funk with Stinson Trophy

The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) presented Wally Funk with the 2021 Katherine and Marjorie Stinson Trophy at the WAI Conference.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Canada Revises Proposed Aircraft Luxury Tax

Canada has stepped back from its previous position that could have seen virtually all private aircraft purchased taxed as luxury “personal” aircraft.
Regulations and Government

General Aviation Orgs Mark Passing of Rep. Don Young

Young, a long-time member of the House General Aviation Caucus, was the chamber's oldest and longest serving lawmaker when he died March 18.
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Lead Aircraft Selected for Special Olympics Airlift

Coca-Cola Consolidated's Cessna Citation XLS+ has been designated Dove 1 as part of Textron Aviation's Special Olympics Airlift.
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Training and Workforce

Advisory Board Calls for Measures To Narrow Aviation's Gender Gap

The Women in Aviation Advisory Board made 55 recommendations on cultural change, recruitment/retention efforts, and data collection to close gender gap.
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Avionics

Universal Weather Connects with Honeywell Forge

Flight planning and trip support data from Universal Weather and Aviation soon will be integrated into Honeywell’s Forge flight management platform.
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Accidents

China Eastern Grounds 737-800s Following Crash

A crash on Monday of a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 in southern China prompted the airline to ground the rest of the type in its fleet.
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Engines

Air bp To Supply Rolls-Royce with SAF

Air bp has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to furnish the UK-based engine maker with sustainable aviation fuel to power its engine testing programs.
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WAI Conference Honors Female Aviation Pioneers

The 33rd Women in Aviation International conference concluded with the culmination of a dinner banquet honoring the WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame inductees.
FutureFlight

New Aviation Technology Prompts Insurance Providers To Recalibrate Risk Assessments

Specialist insurance group Global Aerospace formed its Emerging Technology Unit to address the need to cover advanced air mobility products and operations.
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FutureFlight

Joby Secures FAA Approval of First Systems and Compliance Review

FAA's systems and compliance review of Joby’s eVTOL aircraft keeps it on pace to receive type certification ahead of entry-into-service in 2024.
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FutureFlight

Sustainability Group Acciona Commits to Strategic Investment in Eve's Urban Air Mobility Plans

The $30 million strategic investment is set to be made once Eve completes an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange following a business combination with Zanite Acquisition Corp.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Iceberg Short-Selling Report Targets Lilium Mainly over Battery Claims for Ducted Fan eVTOL Design

The March 14 report argues that Lilium is losing ground in the race to launch eVTOL commercial operations and also that it has overstated the solidity of announced aircraft sales to date.
Aircraft

Large Used Bizjets Lead 12-month Increases in Values

A Sandhills Global report also shows year-over-year valuation increases across all other bizjet categories.
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Training and Workforce

AINsight: Navigating Schedules and Contract Pilots

As flight demand increases, corporate flight departments with lean staffing struggle to provide employees with schedule flexibility.
Airlines

EASA Reports GNSS Jamming/Spoofing amid Ukraine Conflict

A Safety Bulletin issued by EASA indicates that satellite navigation system degradation in four specific regions began on the day of the Ukraine invasion.
Rotorcraft

China Orders Six More Leonardo AW189s

Leonardo will deliver six AW189s to China’s Rescue and Salvage Bureau of Ministry of Transport
Safety

AviationManuals Reaches Record Number of Subscribers

AviationManuals also starts 2022 with robust growth in new clients and revenue.
FutureFlight

Delta Air Lines Agrees to Back Airbus Plans For Hydrogen-powered Airliners

Under a memorandum of understanding, Delta Air Lines will participate in Airbus-lead research and development work aimed at getting a hydrogen-powered airliner into service in 2035.
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Aircraft

Unleaded Avgas Effort Kicks Into Gear

The Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions initiative held a meeting March 16-17 to advance the elimination of lead from avgas.
Aircraft

Delta Air Lines, Airbus To Partner on Hydrogen Power

An MOU announced Thursday calls for Delta and Airbus to collaborate on the introduction of a hydrogen-powered airliner in the U.S. by 2035.

WAI 2022 Opens with Focus on Workforce

WAI 2022 opened on Thursday with near-record attendance as potential employers look to fill many openings.
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Aircraft

Textron Buying Pipistrel To Boost Electric Aviation Plans

Textron will make further investments in European electric aircraft maker Pipistrel, which will be the foundation for its new eAviation division.
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Aircraft

Novakovic: Gulfstream Will Weather Russia Sanctions

Gulfstream Aerospace will be able to manage through the Russia sanctions, but sister company Jet Aviation will be slightly more affected.
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Aircraft

Deutsche Aircraft’s 328eco Gets Boost from Norway

Norway’s North Energy Cluster will create the SAF infrastructure to help realize Deutsche Aircraft’s ambitions to develop a new D328 regional airliner.
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Embraer Launches Educational Partnership Program

Embraer today launched its first U.S.-centric educational partnership program to promote aviation career paths.
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Airports

New Jersey Airport Offers Plot for Development

The South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) has issued an RFP to develop a 400-acre plot of land at Atlantic City International Airport.
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Aircraft

Dassault Wraps Up Falcon 6X Cold-weather Testing

Dassault Aviation remains on track for 6X certification later this year.
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FutureFlight

North Energy Cluster Partnership Boosts Deutsche Aircraft's Plans For Green 328eco Airliner

Norway’s North Energy Cluster is working with Deutsche Aircraft to make available new e-fuels that they say will deliver lower carbon emissions than existing sustainable aviation fuels.
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