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Safety

IBAC To Award Duo of Scholarships

The International Business Aviation Council is offering two scholarships for its ISBAO and ISBAH workshops through Women in Corporate Aviation.
Charter & Fractional

XO To Offer Shared Flights to SXSW Festival

Attendees to the upcoming South by Southwest Festival can arrive at the event via crowd-sourced flights on XO jets.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Satcom Direct Moves Tax Tracking to MySky

In an announcement made by the companies on Monday, Satcom Direct has transitioned its Tax Reporting Service to the AI-powered financial platform MySky.
Aircraft

NetJets Set to Offer Fractional Shares in Lilium's eVTOL

The proposed partnership with NetJets marks a shift in business model for eVTOL aircraft developer Lilium, which is recruiting operating partners.
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Regulations and Government

Stakeholders Gather To Impact Vertiport Design Standard

The FAA's vertiport advisory circular is expected ahead of eVTOL passenger service.
Rotorcraft

Genesys Unveils New Control Panel, Autopilot Options

Genesys Aerosystems has unveiled a new control panel and announced development of a fourth axis for its autopilot system.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Enumerates Benefits of Signature ERO Deal

The Signature Aviation engine repair and overhaul acquisition expanded StandardAero's helicopter MRO capabilities.
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Training and Workforce

VRM Switzerland Delivers First U.S.-based H125 VR Trainer

VRM Switzerland has delivered the first Airbus H125 VR trainer in the U.S. to Colorado Highland Helicopters.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aviation Battery Systems Adds to Line of StartStick GPUs

Aviation Battery Systems' new StartStick 20 portable GPU will be on display at the company's booth this week at Heli-Expo
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Rotorcraft

Aviation Search Group Places More Than 700 Helo Pilots

Texas-based Aviation Search Group specializes in executive and technical placements for the aviation industry.
Rotorcraft

ForeFlight Enhances Features for Helicopter Pilots

Helicopter operators have access to many new features available in the ForeFlight moving-map app.
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Rotorcraft

Alpine Looks To Use Nanocomposites for Helo Parts

The nanocomposite technology Alpine Advanced Materials is using was originally developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works.
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Avionics

Guatemalan Air Force Fields Upgraded Bell 212

Central American Aviation Services (CAAS) has upgraded the Guatemalan Air Force’s first Bell 212 with Archangel Systems heading sensors.
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Rotorcraft

Rotortrade Opens in Florida

Chris Marsh will head Rotortrade's new Fort Pierce facility.
Rotorcraft

JSFirm: 'Everyone Is Hiring' in Aviation

Aviation jobs website sees a 30-percent increase in job postings compared to pre-Covid numbers.
Rotorcraft

Blueberry Moves $80M Worth of Helicopters in 2021

Blueberry Aviation provides helicopter sales and consulting services.
Rotorcraft

Metro Aviation Delivers Two EC145s to Flight For Life

Metro Aviation has delivered the first two EC145 air medical helicopters to Flight For Life, which will replace aircraft at its Wisconsin bases.
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Aircraft

Jaunt's eVTOL Plans Boosted by LTTS Engineering Alliance

Jaunt, which is working to certify its five-seat Journey eVTOL aircraft by 2026, is establishing design and production facilities in Canada.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Airbus Revamps HCare Support and Services Portfolio

The overhaul also includes a new cost-sharing approach to fund for certain upgrades of legacy models, such as H120 avionics.
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Rotorcraft

First Arrival Heralds 'Dallas Comeback' for Heli-Expo

HAI's James Viola, Airbus Helicopters' Romain Trapp, and others kickoff Heli-Expo fly-in with a Super Puma Arrival.
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Rotorcraft

IBAC Updates IS-BAO Helo Practices, Moves into RPAS

IBAC adapted certain best practices in its IS-BAO standard to better fit helicopter operations and expanded the breadth of the program to include RPAS.
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Rotorcraft

Leonardo's 'Agusta' Luxury Branding Takes Shape

Agusta seeks to recapture a stylish cache.
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Engines

Spain Selects P&WC Engines for 36-Helicopter Order

Spain's government has selected Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW206B3 engine for its order of Airbus H135 light-twin helicopters.
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Avionics

GPMS Receives Approval for Foresight MX HUMS on MD530s

GPMS International received an STC for Foresight MX on the MD530 and plans to obtain STCs for Airbus, Bell, and Sikorsky helicopters later this year.
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FutureFlight

Former Airbus Leader Set To Head eVTOL Pioneer Volocopter

Until July 2021, Dirk Hoke was CEO of Airbus Defence & Space and in September 2022 he will succeed Florian Reuter as CEO and managing director of Volocopter.
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Ed Bolen Reflects on the Evolution of the Business Aviation Industry - AIN’s 50th Anniversary

Ed Bolen Reflects on the Evolution of the Business Aviation Industry - AIN’s 50th Anniversary
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Argus: Bizav Activity Continues Covid Rebound

Global bizav flight activity was up more than 40 percent year-over-year in February, according to industry data analyst Argus.
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FBOs

Virginia FBO Joins Fly Louie Preferred Network

Richmond Executive Aviation at Virginia’s Richmond Executive Airport is the latest service provider to join the Fly Louie preferred FBO network.
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Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Upgrading Sheriff's Helo for Hot/high Ops

StandardAero's upgrades will allow the Pinal County Sheriff Department to operate its Bell UH-1H in hot and high environments with greater lift capability.
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Regulations and Government

Helicopter OEMs Suspend Russian Activities

Ukraine sanctions freeze helicopter OEMs sales, support activities in Russia
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