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Aircraft

Brazil Tax Agency Orders Auction of Falcon 2000

A Dassault Falcon 2000, one of nine business jets seized in 2012 on charges of evading import tax, goes to auction December 15 in Brazil.
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Aircraft

NASA Supersonic Demonstrator Heads To Final Assembly

The NASA/Lockheed Martin X-59 supersonic research aircraft recently was removed from the jig and is undergoing testing for final assembly.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Aviation Mx Pros Renews Mexican Repair Station Approval

AMP will continue to provide full-suite airframe and engine maintenance and repair services to XA, XB, and XC Mexican-registered aircraft.
Engines

Duncan Provo To Perform Honeywell AS907 Line Service

Honeywell AS907-series engines are found on Bombardier Challenger 300/350, Gulfstream 280, Embraer Legacy 450/500, and Cessna Citation Longitude twinjets.
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Safety

ACSF Looks To Offer FDM Program for Smaller Ops

ACSF is beta testing a flight data monitoring program that could help small and medium-size operations remain proactive on safety management.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Opens Line Mx Station in Dubai

With a new Dubai line maintenance station, Bombardier sees "significant future growth opportunities" in the Middle East.
Airlines

UK Boosts Regional Aviation as EU States Eye Short-Haul Limits

The European Regions Airline Association has criticized proposals to ban short-haul flight by some EU countries as the UK funds regional service.
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Charter & Fractional

Priester Aviation Joins JSSI Parts Acquisition Program

Priester Aviation is offering a parts-procurement program through JSSI Parts & Leasing for its managed aircraft customers.
Charter & Fractional

ACA Resumes In-person Broker Training

The Air Charter Association resumes in-person Air Charter Broker Qualification Training after a two-year hiatus.
ATC

T&I Leadership Seeks Pause in 5G C-band Deployment

Reps. DeFazio and Larsen are calling on the FCC to put off on 5G deployment in C-band until the FAA confirms it will not interfere with radio altimeters.
Sustainability and Environment

NBAA Advises Operators on EASA Enviro Registry Mandate

NBAA was told that a number of operators still must register for the EASA environmental registry and that time is running short with a year-end directive.
FBOs

Jetex, Eve Partnering on eVTOL Ecosystem

Business aviation support group Jetex is joining a list of prospective partners working with Embraer Eve to prepare the ecosystem to support eVTOL ops.
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Rotorcraft

Latest Ka-32 Makes First Flight

Updated Russian coaxial helicopter aimed at firefighting market.
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FutureFlight

Joby Charts Its Timeline for eVTOL Type Certification and Service Launch

Type certification for its four-passenger eVTOL should begin in earnest in 2022 when the FAA confirms the means of compliance, allowing full testing of all systems and components and the complete prototype.
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FutureFlight

AutoFlight Lands $100 Million Investment in V1500M Passenger eVTOL Vehicle

German technology investment group Team Global led a Series A funding round that will support the Chinese start-up's efforts to bring a four-passenger eVTOL aircraft to market in 2024.
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FBOs

Aero Centers To Open Spokane, Washington FBO

FBO chain Aero Centers has received permission to establish a facility at Washington’s Spokane International Airport.
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Aircraft

Dubai’s Five Group Orders First Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty

Dubai-based real estate, hospitality, investment, and philanthropy group Five has purchased what will be the first-ever VIP-configured A220.
Aircraft

Airbus Inks Second Deal for New A350F Freighter

CMA CGM Group signs a memorandum of understand covering four A350Fs.
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Training and Workforce

Fly 7 Obtains Swiss Nod for Frasca PC-12 NGX Trainer

Beginning in January, Fly 7 will offer initial PC-12 NGX training and its newly approved device will be available for European commercial carrier s.
Accidents

NTSB To Codify Spacecraft Mishap Investigative Steps

The U.S. NTSB is proposing to add a Subpart F (Commercial Space Investigations) to its Part 831 regulations covering accident investigation.

Duncan Expands ACA Ionization STCs to Falcons

Duncan Aviation has developed Aviation Clean Air Ionization STCs for Dassault's 7X, 2000/2000EX, and 900/900EX business jets, including all EASy variants.
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Accidents

NTSB: Aircraft Accident Fatalities Decreased in 2020

Fatalities from general aviation aircraft accidents decreased overall last year amid broad pandemic-induced reductions in flight activity, the NTSB said.
Regulations and Government

AINsight: The Shot Felt Round the World

Covid vaccine mandates could exacerbate the business aviation industry's talent and supply chain shortage.
FutureFlight

Rolls-Royce Claims World Speed Record for Electric Spirit of Innovation Flight

Working with battery developer Electroflight and motor and controller maker Yasa, the aero engines group converted an NXT Next kitplane to achieve speeds matching the world's fastest single turboprop aircraft.
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FutureFlight

Fraundorfer Presents Its Tensor 600X Gyroplane

The German company expects to adopt its two-seat Tensor 600X to hydrogen or electric power.
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FutureFlight

Thales and Diehl Sign Up as CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL Program Partners

The avionics groups will jointly provide flight control computers for the four-passenger eVTOL aircraft that Airbus aims to bring to market in 2025.
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FutureFlight

Marry Tesla to Uber and You Get eVTOL Transportation as a Service, Say UAM Pioneers

Senior executives from eVTOL aircraft developers Joby and Archer, and also would-be early urban air mobility adopter United Airlines, shared their vision in a Northwestern University webinar.
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FutureFlight

Former Bombardier President Fred Cromer Joins Flight Autonomy Pioneer

Cromer also ran airliner leasing group ILFC and served as CFO with regional airlines Continental Express and Express Jet.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Bags New Orders At European Rotors

Bell announced orders for seven new aircraft at the recently concluded European Rotors conference in Cologne.
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Aircraft

Indonesia Signs Up for A400M Airlifters

Having discussed the issue for some time, the Indonesian air force has ordered the A400M, and holds an option to come back for more.
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