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Maintenance and Modifications

C&L To Distribute Concorde ERJ-135/145 Battery

C&L Aerospace signs distribution agreement with Concorde Battery Corp.
Aircraft

Bidding Process Reopens for Piaggio Aerospace

Piaggio Aerospace extraordinary commissioner Vincenzo Nicastro has reopened the bidding process for the sale of the Avanti Evo manufacturer.
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Aircraft

South Korea To Sell Missiles to UAE in $3.5 Billion Deal

Korea Aerospace will convert four Dassault aircraft to improve air force reconnaissance.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

EASA's New Aviation Safety Plan Covers eVTOL Technology and Operations

The latest edition of EASA's European Plan for Aviation Safety covers the regulator's key strategic objectives over the period 2022-2026, when the first eVTOL aircraft are due to enter service.
FutureFlight

Blainjett Says Its Variable Pitch System Gives eVTOL Developers New Propulsion Options

The Delaware-based start-up's Dynamic Variable Pitch technology is being evaluated for Horizon Aeronautics' Hoverbike and for a drone being developed by Praxis Aerospace Concepts.
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FutureFlight

Lockheed Martin Backs Hybrid-electric eSTOL Aircraft Developer Electra

The U.S. defense and aerospace group has not disclosed how much it invested in the start-up during a Series A funding round.
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Airlines

Wireless Carriers Agree To Another 5G Delay

As international carriers cancel U.S.-bound flights out of safety concerns, Biden pledges "permanent" solution.

Asset Insight: Demand Favors Low-time Bizjets

Aging aircraft sellers are 'encountering remarketing' challenges.
Sustainability and Environment

Ross Aviation Joins the SAF Set

Ross Aviation's FBO at California's Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport is now the latest to offer continuous supplies of sustainable aviation fuel.
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FBOs

Cutter Aviation Consolidates at Texas Airport

Less than a month after purchasing an FBO at Texas' Georgetown Executive Airport, Cutter Aviation has done it again.
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Aircraft

Vertical Flight Society Grows Alongside eVTOL Industry

Growth in the emerging eVTOL industry is spilling over to the Vertical Flight Society, which saw its company membership increase by 20% last year.
Aircraft

Priester Adds Five Bizjets to Managed Fleet

The additional aircraft brings its managed and on-demand charter fleet to 75.
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Safety

Phoenix Air Gets First IS-BAO Remote-piloted A/C Nod

The International Business Aviation Council has issued its first IS-BAO Remote Piloted Aircraft System to Phoenix Air Unmanned.
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IS&S Appoints New CEO after Founder's Death

IS&S president Shahram Askarpour joined the company in 2003.
Airlines

U.S. Airlines Call for 'Immediate' Halt to 5G Rollout Plans

An Airlines for America letter to the FAA, FCC, and the White House warns of catastrophic consequences of 5G implementation on January 19.
Aircraft

Airbus To Lead Creation of Aircraft Lifecycle Center in China

A new facility in Chengdu, China, to dismantle and recycle aircraft will open by the end of 2023.
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Regulations and Government

FAA COO Bristol To Retire

Bristol has nearly 30 years of federal service and is retiring after serving as the FAA's COO for nearly eight years.

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Sets Her Leadership Team

Dana Schulze, the former director of the Office of Aviation Safety for the NTSB, is now the agency's managing director.
FutureFlight

China's AutoFlight Establishes European Subsidiary To Advance eVTOL Plans

AutoFlight Europe is based in the southern German city of Augsburg, which has a rich aerospace heritage. The company is to be led by former Airbus executive Mark Henning.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Avsurance Turns 30, Sees Record Year

Avfuel’s in-house aviation insurance subsidiary, Avsurance, celebrated its 30th anniversary with its best year ever in terms of assets covered.
Aircraft

Falko, Embraer Eve To Develop eVTOL Operator Network

Leasing group Falko Regional Aircraft plans to add up to 200 four-passenger Embraer Eve eVTOLs and also develop an operator network for the aircraft.
Sustainability and Environment

LanzaJet Receives $50 Million To Complete New SAF Plant

Sustainable fuel technology company LanzaJet has received a $50 milllion investment from the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Employee Pleads Guilty To Role in Capitol Riot

FAA employee Kevin Strong was charged and arrested days after the Capitol riot.
Sustainability and Environment

4Air Enables 1M Tonnes of CO2 Offsets/Reductions in 2021

In its first year of operation, 4Air has enabled the offset or reduction of one million metric tons of CO2 and facilitated 250,000 carbon-neutral flights.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Canada Luxury Tax Still Looms over Biz Aircraft

Canada's proposed luxury tax on new general aviation aircraft sales has been delayed.
Aircraft

New Fuel Cell Venture Launched For 90-Seat Hydrogen Airliner

The UK's Electric Aircraft Group says its hydrogen-powered airliner will be able to carry 90 passengers on sectors of up to around 1,200 nm from 2030.
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Aircraft

Altea: Business Aircraft Seller's Market To Continue

Business aircraft brokerage and consultancy Altea expects the preowned market to continue to tilt in the seller’s favor for now.

Legendary Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee Dies at 102

Brig. Gen. McGee, who passed away at 102 on January 16, had flown 409 combat missions, received multiple honors, and touched many lives.
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Aircraft

FAA Clears Nearly Half of U.S. Airliners To Operate in 5G Areas

In addition to airplane types, U.S. authorities approve two radar altimeter models for operation in areas of potential 5G interference.
Airlines

FedEx Proposed Anti-Missile Systems for A321s

The FAA issues a notice of proposed special conditions to allow FedEx to install anti-missile systems on Airbus A321s.