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Bizav Groups Pay Tribute to the Late Bob Dole

Bizav groups noted Dole's advocacy for the aviation industry during his life long dedication to public service and veterans.

Preowned Bizjet Inventory Now at 3.2% of Active Fleet

The overall number of preowned business jets for sale last month fell by 53 percent from a year ago, according to data from Jefferies and Amstat.
Regulations and Government

ACA: UK CAA Seeks Comments on Flight Cost-sharing Rules

The UK Civil Aviation Authority is now taking comments about its newly released consultation for proposed amendments to current cost-sharing flight rules.
Aircraft

Yingling Gets Into Beech 1900D Cargo Conversions

The Wichita-based FBO and MRO is converting Beech 1900Ds from passenger to cargo operations for Alpine Air Express.
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Senate Confirms Sullenberger as U.S. Rep to ICAO

Sullenberger brings 20,000 flight-hour experience to his new role representing the U.S. before ICAO.
Aircraft

UK Reveals Plans For Hydrogen-powered, Long-haul Airliner

The Aerospace Technology Institute says the 279-passenger, intercontinental design is the first of three liquid hydrogen-powered airliner concepts.
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Rotorcraft

Perot Donates Bell 407 To Dallas Police

Texas real estate developer Ross Perot, Jr. has donated a Bell 407 GX to the Dallas police department.
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Safety

Safety Standdown Celebrates 25th Anniversary

For a quarter-century, the Bombardier Safety Standdown has helped promote aviation safety.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Global 5500 Walkthrough of the Flight Deck and Cabin

Bombardier Global 5500 Walkthrough of the Flight Deck and Cabin
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Avionics

Garmin Smart Glide and Smart Rudder Bias Wins Top Flight Award for Technology

Garmin Smart Glide and Smart Rudder Bias Wins Top Flight Award for Technology
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FutureFlight

Australian Operator Plans eVTOL Aerial Tours of Great Barrier Reef

Helicopter operator Nautilus Aviation says it will add 10 of Eve Urban Air Mobility's four-passenger eVTOL aircraft to its sightseeing fleet in 2026.
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Rotorcraft

Saudis Place Order for 26 More Airbus Helicopters

The Helicopter Company (THC) of Saudi Arabia has ordered 20 light twin H145 D3 five-bladed models and six ACH160 medium twins from Airbus.
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Partners In Aviation Joins IADA

Now a member of IADA, Partners In Aviation plans to educate the association about its structured co-ownership model niche.
Aircraft

France Lands Large Emirati Rafale and Caracal Order

While the UAE awaits the outcome of its intended purchase of F-35s from the U.S., the air force has ordered 80 Rafales.
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Avionics

Genesys Surpasses 1,000th S-TEC 3100 Autopilot Shipment

Genesys Aerosystems has now delivered more than 1,000 S-TEC 3100 autopilots since starting production of the avionics unit in April 2018.
Aircraft

AINsight: Wealth and New Attitudes Toward Air Travel

The return of corporate clients, who have largely been sidelined by the pandemic, will help to rebalance the preowned business aircraft market.

Argus: Bizav Ops Mark Record Month, Day in November

Despite the typical cooling in operations from October, bizav operations in November were up year-over-year globally and set records in North America.

EAA Membership Surpasses 250,000 Mark

Approaching its 70th anniversary, EAA has seen its membership grow by 25 percent over the past five years, surpassing the 250,000 mark.
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Aircraft

First NetJets 7500 Is Bombardier's 1,000th Global

NetJets took delivery of the first of an order for 20 Bombardier Global 7500s on December 2.
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Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet MRO Plans Expanded Malaysian Facility

ExecuJet MRO Services' new facility at Subang Airport in Malaysia is expected to be completed in 2023.
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Aircraft

NASA Mars Ingenuity Wins Top Flight Award for Best New Rotorcraft

NASA Mars Ingenuity Wins Top Flight Award for Best New Rotorcraft
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FutureFlight

VertX Aero Prepares To Open Dedicated eVTOL Pilot Training Center

The facility in Ireland will include an eVTOL aircraft flight simulator using virtual and augmented reality technology. It's part of the new venture's plans to provide airline-grade training for eVTOL flight crew.
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FutureFlight

U.S. Commuter Airline Orders 20 of Regent's All-Electric Seagliders

Southern Airways Express intends to operate the 12-passenger Viceroy model and the 100-seat Monarch on routes in the New York and New England region, and also in the southeastern U.S.
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FutureFlight

Taking the Controls of Joby's eVTOL Aircraft Simulator

Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief of FutureFlight sister publication AIN, has flown multiple aircraft types over the years, and he jumped at the chance to check out Joby's eVTOL vehicle in the company's simulator.
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FutureFlight

EHang Says EH216 eVTOL Certification Is Gaining Momentum with Increased Flight Trials

EHang reported that as of the end of November, it has conducted more than 20,000 test flights in its two-seat, autonomous eVTOL vehicle, including recent public demonstrations in locations such as Bali.
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FutureFlight

Vertical Heading to Wall Street Soon, with Broadstone Shareholders Set To Vote on Merger

Broadstone Acquisition shareholders will meet on December 14 to vote on a proposed combination with eVTOL aircraft developer Vertical Aerospace, leading to a New York Stock Exchange listing.
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FutureFlight

FAA Issues Airworthiness Certificate, Clearing Archer's Maker eVTOL for Takeoff

Archer expects to conduct an initial hover flight with its two-seat Maker eVTOL technology demonstrator before the end of December as it aims to bring its larger four-passenger model to market in 2024.
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Flying Art Car Draws a Crowd in Miami

Aeromobil's flying car mades its American debut at Art Basel Miami
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Charter & Fractional

Helijet Taps Blade as Flight Booking Platform

Under a new agreement, global air mobility platform Blade will have exclusive rights for booking Helijet's scheduled helicopter flights.
Regulations and Government

U.S. Shortens Covid Testing Timelines for Intl Flights

U.S.-bound passengers, regardless of vaccine status or nationality, must test negative for Covid-19 within one day of travel under new White House rules.