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Airlines

IATA Reports Growing Passenger Frustration with Covid Rules

Passengers are increasingly willing to fly but are hampered by the patchwork of confusing and inconsistent restrictions for cross-border travel.
Airlines

IATA Survey Shows Growing Passenger Frustration with Covid Rules

Passengers are increasingly willing to fly but are hampered by the patchwork of confusing and inconsistent restrictions for cross-border travel.
Aircraft

Jet2 Adds 15 More Neos to Deal for 36 Signed in August

Contracts covering 51 A320neos make Jet2 a new Airbus customer and call for first delivery in 2023.
Maintenance and Modifications

C&L Adds Legacy 500 Inventory to Growing Parts Store

C&L acquired a Legacy 500 parts inventory from a teardown project, bringing 1,000 line items to the MRO's parts warehouse.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Agreement Expands Duncan's Mx Approvals

Duncan Aviation's three primary MROs can now perform authorized maintenance on nearly all Bombardier jets.
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Avionics

AEA Critical of Proposed AC from New Zealand

The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) has taken issue with the new Advisory Circular 66-1 proposed by the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand.

NBAA, Blade Partner To Offer Helo Shuttles During BACE

Helicopter shuttle flights between the Las Vegas Convention Center and Henderson Executive Airport will be offered for $99 for NBAA-BACE attendees.

Citation Pilot Association To Gather in SoCal

For the first time in the event’s 12-year history, the Citation Jet Pilots Association will hold its annual convention later this month in California.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Western Aircraft Wraps Up First Phase of $17M Expansion

Western Aircraft's second-phase expansion at Boise Airport is expected to be completed by the end of 2021.
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FBOs

Texas FBO Makes Delayed BACE Debut

Among the companies making their NBAA-BACE debut this year is US Trinity Aviation, a new FBO at Texas’s Denton Enterprise Airport.
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Safety

USAIG Adds Black Swan Crisis Management Benefit Option

Black Swan emergency response planning and crises management services are now available as part of the USAIG Performance Vector suite.
Maintenance and Modifications

Flying Colours Touts its GlobalEye, Q400MR programs

Canadian MRO sees growing demand for conversions/special missions interiors
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Airports

Jetex Sees U.S. Business Double in 2021

The company will announce a new Caribbean FBO location here at the convention.
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Avionics

Hands On: Cessna Citation XLS with Garmin G5000 Avionics

The G5000 avionics upgrade for the Citation Excel/XLS turns older versions of this jet into a modern airplane.
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Aircraft

40 Years On, Pre-BBJ 737 Still Going Strong

One of the first Boeing 737s specifically designed as a VIP transport straight off the production line is still in service, and still looking good.
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Aircraft

Tour the Bombardier Global 7500 Business Jet

Tour the Bombardier Global 7500 Business Jet
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Unveils New G800 and G400 Jets

Gulfstream Unveils New G800 and G400 Jets
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Aircraft

AerCap Boss Calls on OEMs, Lessors To Keep Buoying Airlines

AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly expects that aircraft leasing companies will have to do “some more heavy lifting" to help airlines as they recover from Covid-19.
Avionics

Honeywell Sings New Tune with Anthem Avionics

Honeywell has unveiled its next-generation avionics platform—Anthem—the first “cloud-connected” avionics suite designed to serve all aviation segments.
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Safety

JSFirm: Testing, Vaccines Not Required by Most Av Employers

JSFirm sample of aviation companies found that a 83 percent do not require Covid-19 vaccination.
Airports

Chicago Executive Airport Debuts U.S. Customs Facility

Officials in Illinois today celebrated the opening of a new, dedicated U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility at Chicago Executive Airport.
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Sustainability and Environment

New Report Calls for Net-Zero Aviation by 2050

The Air Transport Action Group issued a declaration today stating that global civil aviation operations will achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Avionics

Metro STCs Garmin GTN 650/750 Xi in Airbus EC145

Metro Aviation has received FAA STC avionics approval for installation of the Garmin GTN 650/750 Xi, certified for SPIFR, in the Airbus EC145.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Rolls Out SmartShield Warranty Program

SmartShield also provides protection for Gogo Avance and ATG users who exceed their data allotment.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Viasat Expands Ka-band Connectivity in Brazil

Satcom provider Viasat also plans to expand Ka-band coverage in parts of Europe and the Middle East.
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Names Vinayak Hegde as President

Hegde came to Wheels Up in May and has more than 20 years of experience in technology, marketing, and product development.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Large Jet Portfolio Gets Bigger, Longer with G400, G800

Gulfstream Aerospace has unveiled the G400 and G800, which will bookend each side of its large-cabin jet family and expand that line to six aircraft.
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FutureFlight

GKN Confirms Plans To Develop Ducted Electric Fan To Power Regional Airliner

GKN Aerospace's global technology center in Sweden is working with the country's Royal Institute for Technology to design a new type of ducted electric fan propulsion system.
FutureFlight

Brazilian Private Aviation Operator Plans Latin American Air Taxi Network With 100-eVTOL Order For Eve

Avantto already operates business jets made by Eve's parent company Embraer and is now working with the group to develop an urban air mobility ecosystem across Latin America.
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FutureFlight

Vertical Recruits Chief Test Pilot To Start Flight Tests with VA-X4 Prototype in 2022

The UK-based start-up has previously said it expected to start flight testing before the end of 2021 as it aims to complete type certification in 2024.
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