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Aircraft

Middle East MRO Spend To Fall by Almost a Third on Covid-19

Qatar Airways doubles capacity of engine production facility to allow cut in annual MRO costs
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Rotorcraft

Bell Looks To Replicate Earlier Middle East Success Stories

Bell sees flight training, law enforcement, HEMS, VVIP, and general aviation customers as areas of focus.
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Aircraft

Russia Signals Ambition To Overturn UAE F-35 Sale

The new single-engine “Checkmate” fighter appears for the first time outside Russia at Dubai 2021.
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FutureFlight

Pipistrel To Supply Electric Propulsion for Airflow's eSTOL Proof-of-Concept Aircraft

The Slovenian electric aviation pioneer makes the world's first type certificated all-electric aircraft and is developing a family of 19-passenger regional aircraft called the Miniliner.
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FutureFlight

Archer Moves Maker eVTOL Demonstrator to Flight Test Site

The California company, which says it expects the first hover flight of the two-seat vehicle to happen during December, reported its first set of quarterly earnings since its initial public offering in September.
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FutureFlight

Universal Avionics to Supply Vision Systems for CityHawk eVTOL Aircraft

Urban Aeronautics is completing a Series A funding round to support efforts to bring its redesigned hydrogen-electric eVTOL vehicle to market.
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Sustainability and Environment

Gulfstream Signs WEF Statement To Boost SAF Use, Supply

Gulfstream has signed the World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow 2030 Ambition Statement, which seeks to boost jet biofuel use and supply.
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up's Loss Widens as It Wrestles with Supply

Wheels Up recorded a nearly $60 million loss despite a 55 percent gain in revenue in the third quarter of 2021.

Coradine Rolls Out LogTen for Apple Watch

LogTen will enable pilots log their trip end-to-end on the watch and update information to other devices.
Accidents

MD-87 in Runway Excursion Accident Had Jammed Elevator

The MD-87 involved in the October 19 runway excursion accident following a rejected takeoff at Houston Executive had jammed elevators, the NTSB said.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Sees Environmental Progress over Past Year

In the year since the launch of NetJets’ global sustainability program, the fractional provider has achieved some milestones.
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Safety

Industry Orgs Urge NEC To Delay 5G Deployment in C-Band

The industry appeal for deployment of 5G in C-Band followed an FAA bulletin calling for testing and reporting of possible interference of radio altimeters.
Avionics

AEA: Genav Avionics Sales Continue To Rise

The general aviation avionics industry has seen more than $1.7 billion in sales during the first three-quarters of 2021, a 5.4 percent rise year-over-year.
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Sustainability and Environment

Clay Lacy Sees Slow, but Growing Interest in SAF

Clay Lacy began offering SAF in April as part of an larger effort to take a more sustainable approach throughout its business.

NBAA To Accept Sustainable Accreditation Apps in January

NBAA hopes to provide accreditations for its first tranche of Sustainable Flight Departments in August.

Carbon Offsets Remain Critical To Neutrality for Now

4Air president Kennedy Ricci noted that carbon offsets are not the end goal, but an important tool to tacking sustainability now.
Engines

Engine Parts Specialist Volo Aero Makes Dubai Debut

Massachusetts-based Volo Aero MRO, which has received AS9110:C quality system certification, is making its debut as an exhibitor at the Dubai Airshow.
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Aircraft

Covid-19 Spurs Boom in P2F Conversions

More and more passenger airliners have undergone conversion to freighter aircraft in response to the acute air cargo capacity crunch.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Sees Middle East New and Preowned Aircraft Boom

Bombardier Expects the Global 7500 and Challenger 3500 business jets to prosper in the Middle East region.
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Aircraft

Airbus Steadfast in Goal To Build a Zero-emissions Airliner

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is exploring multiple angles and technological paths to decarbonize flight.
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Aircraft

Dubai South FBOs See Big Expo 2020 Traffic Boost

Dubai South-based FBO/MRO firm DC Aviation Al Futtaim expects a large number of delegations to reverse plans not to travel to Dubai.
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Airports

Bizav Group Sees Dubai Airshow as Signposting Wider Recovery

International cooperation on illegal gray market charter has been stepped up, with leadership shown by the Middle East Business Aviation Association.
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FutureFlight

Volocopter Flies 2X eVTOL at South Korean Urban Air Mobility Event

The 2X is a pre-series version of the two-seat, all-electric VoloCity vehicle that the German company intends to bring into commercial service in 2023.
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FutureFlight

Hyundai Relaunches Urban Air Mobility Division as Supernal

The U.S.-based subsidiary is one of 50 business units of the South Korean automotive group working to advance Hyundai's ambitions to be an intermodal transportation solutions provider.
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Sustainability and Environment

Bizav Ups Sustainability Goals as Europe Eyes Mandates

GAMA's Marc Ehudin described business aviation's new sustainability goals as Europe, the UK, and the U.S. discuss mandates, incentives.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

CBAA Continues Pushback on Luxury Tax Proposal

The Canadian Business Aviation Association goes on offense to combat the Canadian government's proposed luxury tax on private aircraft.
Charter & Fractional

Companies Deny FAA Allegation of Illegal Charter

Campbell Oil and its related Executive Aircraft Services “strongly disagree” with an FAA notice that proposes a $1.38M penalty for alleged illegal charter.
Sustainability and Environment

COP26 Conference Sees Debut of Pro-SAF User Group

At the UN climate conference this week, an aviation industry users group was formed to promote investment and use of sustainable aviation fuel.
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ATC

FAA: Remote Tower at Leesburg ‘Operationally Viable’

The FAA declared the Saab remote tower system at Virginia’s Leesburg Executive Airport “operationally viable,” authorizing ATC services to continue there.
Engines

ZeroAvia Logs More Commitments for Hydrogen Conversions

Leasing group Rose Cay and Irish freight airline ASL both say they will convert twin-turboprop aircraft such as the ATR 72 to hydrogen-electric propulsion.
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