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Fleet Expansion and MRO Complicate Emirates' Future Plans

Emirates believes most of its A380s will be flying again by next summer.
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Engines

Mubadala’s Aerospace Portfolio Hits at Least $8 Billion in Value

Mubadala unit Sanad sees the size of its own portfolio increase to $1.2 billion.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Flydubai Renews Cost-per-hour Contract with AAR

A five-year agreement extends AAR's rotable component services for Flydubai, which began in 2016.
Aircraft

Storm Warning Comes from UK in Form of Project Tempest

The Tempest fighter is just part of a Future Combat Air System being designed by an international team led by BAE Systems.
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Aircraft

Russia Sees Middle East as a Primary Market for New Airliners

Continuing economic sanctions by the West has raised the possibility of Russian aircraft sales to Iran and Syria, in particular.
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Aircraft

Dubai Airshow Points to Industry Resuscitation

The 2021 Dubai Airshow is the first major international airshow calendar event to take place since 2019.
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Aircraft

Will Dubai Get Back On the Advanced Air Mobility Map?

New eVTOL aircraft could enter service from 2024, but cities like Los Angeles and Singapore appear to be ahead of Dubai in adopting electric aviation.
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FutureFlight

Private Flight Booker Flapz Pitches for Role in eVTOL Air Taxi Market

Online charter booking portal Flapz is partnering with urban air mobility infrastructure developer Varon Vehicles to promote the new mode of transportation across Latin America.
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Regulations and Government

After Early Covid Hit, Business Aviation Became a Big Part of the Solution

After Early Covid Hit, Business Aviation Became a Big Part of the Solution
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Aircraft

Embraer E2: Profit Hunter

Embraer E2: Profit Hunter
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Watch Gogo Experts Install the First Gogo 5G Tower

Watch Gogo Experts Install the First Gogo 5G Tower
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FutureFlight

U.S. House of Representatives Passes Advanced Air Mobility Act

The new legislation was welcomed as a boost for the new sector by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
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FutureFlight

Veteran Airframer Seeks Leading Role Weaning Airliners Off Fossil Fuel

The team that built the CRJ regional jet family is now focused on how legacy aircraft can be converted to hydrogen propulsion through partnerships with innovators like ZeroAvia.
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FutureFlight

Air Traffic Management Specialist D3 Rebrands as Skyroads

The German start-up has been demonstrating a prototype of the traffic management system it is developing to support various advanced air mobility applications, including eVTOL air taxi services.
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FutureFlight

Overair Expands Headquarters for Next Stage of Butterfly eVTOL's Metamorphosis

The California company has doubled the size of its facilities near John Wayne/Orange County Airport to make space for construction of a full-scale prototype that will start flight testing in 2023.
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FutureFlight

UK Consortium Proposes Ammonia-based Propulsion System for Aircraft

Reaction Engines and the Science and Technology Facilities Council have venture capital backing for the project announced during the United Nations COP26 climate change conference.
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Safety

BACE Helped BBD Leaders To Resume In-person Standdown

Bombardier's 2021 Safety Standdown—the 25th edition—attracted 200 in-person attendees and another 1,100 participants from 20 countries via webcast.
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Aircraft

AINsight: Aircraft Buying Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Aircraft buyers should be focused on finding the right aircraft and doing proper due diligence instead of racing to meet a deadline to capture a tax play.
Accidents

Tamarack Disputes NTSB Accident Report

Tamarack Aerospace is disputing the NTSB’s final report on fatal crash of a Citation CJ2+ which went down soon after takeoff in Indiana in November, 2018.
Regulations and Government

U.S. House Passes Advanced Air Mobility Bill

The Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act would establish an interagency government working group to help facilitate AAM.
Aircraft

Qatar Airways Reintroduces A380s as 19 A350s Sit Grounded

The Qatari national carrier plans to return five Airbus A380s to service to compensate for capacity lost to the grounding of 19 A350s.
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Avionics

NAA and Garmin Celebrate Collier Trophy Award

At the Ritz-Carlton in Arlington, Virginia, aviation dignitaries gathered to celebrate the awarding of the Collier Trophy to Garmin's Autoland system.
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Gulfstream Tallies Quartet of City-pair Speed Records

Gulfstream added four new city-pair speed records to its trophy shelf following trips to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month by its G600 and G700 jets.
FBOs

Carver Aero's Two New FBOs Join the Avfuel Network

Carver Aero’s two newest FBOs, in Janesville, Wisconsin and Sugar Grove, Illinois, are the latest members of the Avfuel branded dealer network.
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Sustainability and Environment

Swiss Researchers Say They Can Produce SAF from Air

Researchers in Switzerland say they have developed technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel using nothing but air and sunlight.
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Regulations and Government

OSHA Sets January 4 for Large-company Vaccine Mandate

OSHA is providing a little more time and medical and religious exemptions from vaccine requirements, but will require masking.
Aircraft

Wright Takes BAe 146 Fast-Track to Electric Airliner Market

The electric propulsion innovator intends to convert 100-seat BAe 146 regional airliners to serve busy scheduled routes of up to an hour's flight time.
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Training and Workforce

Bombardier Greets First Apprentice Program Graduates

This morning, Bombardier honored the first batch of apprentices to complete a vocational training program it developed with Texas State Technical College.
FBOs

FBO Leaders Call Electric the Fuel of the Future

Electric is coming but infrastructure issues must be addressed, said Clay Lacy Aviation's Cutshall, speaking at NATA's Aviation Business Conference.
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Bizav Faces Grave Risks without Sustainability Efforts

Citi's Ford von Weise warns that lending will be restricted and more regulations will be implemented if bizav doesn't move toward sustainability.
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