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Aircraft

Super Hornet Eliminated from Canadian Fighter Competition

The announcement leaves the Lockheed Martin F-35 and Saab Gripen as the last remaining contenders for Canada's Future Fighter Capability Project.
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Aircraft

Daher Hands Over 300th Kodiak

Designed initially to operate to remote locations, the Kodiak fleet, which has reached 300, now is operating in a range of applications worldwide.
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Aircraft

Jetcraft Outlook: $57B in Used Bizjet Sales over 5 Years

Some 12,261 preowned business jet sales transactions worth $57.2 billion are expected over the next five years, according to a forecast from Jetcraft.
Regulations and Government

House T&I Committe Chair Peter DeFazio To Retire

House T&I Committee chair Peter DeFazio, who is retiring, made a mark as a strong and outspoken aviation safety advocate over his 36-year tenure.
Engines

Pratt & Whitney Launches Improved GTF for A320neo

The newly announced GTF Advantage will cut fuel burn by another 1 percent over the current version of the engine used in the Airbus A320neo.
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Aircraft

China Signals Imminent Return to Service of 737 Max

The Civil Aviation Administration of China has issued an AD for 737 Max operators that could return the model to Chinese skies early next year.
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Aircraft

Transport Canada Certifies Falcon 6X's PW812D Engine

Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW812D turbofan will provide the Falcon 6X with a range of 5,100 nm at Mach 0.85.
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Rotorcraft

Beijing Police Orders First Leonardo AW189s for China

Leonardo has sold its first super-medium AW189 helicopters into the Chinese market.
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Aircraft

Hands On: Flying the Joby Simulator

AIN editor-in-chief Matt Thurber felt instantly comfortable flying the Joby eVTOL aircraft flight simulator.
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation King Air 360 Wins Top Flight Award for Best New Turboprop

Textron Aviation King Air 360 Wins Top Flight Award for Best New Turboprop
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Aircraft

New Business Jet: HondaJet Elite S - AIN Top Flight Awards

New Business Jet: HondaJet Elite S - AIN Top Flight Awards
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FutureFlight

Saudi Tech City Neom Set To Become Urban Air Mobility Incubator

Volocopter and government-backed Neom have launched joint venture to develop urban air mobility across a vast new residential and industrial zone in northwestern Saudi Arabia.
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Charter & Fractional

GrandView Tackles Fatigue, Increases Pay for Pilots

GrandView Aviation implements a fatigue management program for pilots and is increasing their pay as it wrestles with 'incredible' charter demand.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Adds Sales Rep for Ecuador, Peru

Grupo Aeronáutico, Gulfstream's new authorized sales representative for Ecuador and Peru, has provided a range of services throughout Latin America.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Helicopter lessor LCI Acquires Nova Aviation Capital

LCI's Nova acquisition boosts its twin-engine rotary fleet to more than 140.
Aircraft

Bombardier Jumps In on CL604 Fusion Upgrades

Bombardier announced this week two simultaneous Collins Pro Line Fusion installs on the Challenger 604 at its Dallas and Hartford service centers.
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Avionics

AEA: Avionics Shops See Wage, Rate Hikes with Upswing

Most repair shops expect business to improve or at least stay the same and are raising wages and hiking rates, according to an AEA survey.
Avionics

Nomad Technics Becomes Collins Aerospace Dealer

Nomad's authorized dealership designation with Collins Aerospace increases the Basel, Switzerland-based MRO provider's service offerings.
Aircraft

Italy’s ITA Converts 28-aircraft Airbus MOU to Firm Order

Launching service on October 15 with former Alitalia airplanes, ITA plans to take the first of the new Airbus jets by the end of the first quarter of 2022.
Safety

EBAA Shifts Safety Summit to Virtual Format

EBAA pointed to rising Covid-19 cases for its decision to move its annual Safety Summit to a virtual format.
Aircraft

UAL To Carry Pax on 737 Max 8 Flight Using 100 Percent SAF

United Airlines flies passengers on a Max 8 flight using 100 percent drop-in SAF.
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Aircraft

AIN Announces 2021 Top Flight Award Winners

The second annual AIN Top Flight Awards honor excellence and innovation in business aviation and related fields.
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People in Aviation

Hervé Laitat is CEO of AllianceJet, Vinayak Hegde was promoted to president of Wheels Up, Philippe Carette is president of Inmarsat's aviation business.
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Accidents

Accidents: December 2021

Preliminary and final accident reports, December 2021
FBOs

Above and Beyond

AIN recognizes FBO employees who go 'Above and Beyond.'
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FutureFlight

Ascendance Reveals New Design for Atea Hybrid-Electric VTOL Aircraft

The revised version of the five-seater features additional in-wing ducted fans and an extra horizontal propeller, as well as improved access to the passenger cabin.
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Charter & Fractional

Airshare Looks To Open MRO Services to Outsiders

Fractional and managed aircraft company Airshare plans to expand its maintenance services in Wichita to non-fleet aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

With Move, Duncan Offers Airframe Mx at Teterboro

Duncan Aviation moved its Teterboro satellite operation to Meridian's FBO.
Aircraft

Embraer To Team with Pratt & Whitney on Unblended SAF Trials

Pratt & Whitney and Embraer have signed an MOU calling for the use of 100 percent SAF in a E195-E2.
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Air Partner Names Mark Aldridge Chief Marketing Officer

Air Partner's Aldridge has four decades of marketing experience, including 11 years at Heathrow Airport operator BAA.