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Aircraft

Bombardier Begins Smart Link Plus Box Installs

The installations begin following FAA certification of the Smart Link Plus box for Challenger 300 and 350 twinjets.
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FutureFlight

DHL Signs Up As Launch Customer For All-Electric Alice Freighter

The package delivery group plans to use the Alice eCargo aircraft for feeder services in the U.S. from 2024 as part of its long-term plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions from its operations.
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FutureFlight

With Merger and Wall Street Flotation Close, Joby Opens DC Office

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on August 5 is expected to approve Joby's planned merger with special purpose acquisition company Reinvent Technology Partners.
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St. Louis Hangar Complex Hits the Auction Block

On August 20, an 11-acre private hangar complex at Spirit of St Louis Airport will be auctioned off.
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Airports

Teterboro Airport To See 24-hour Closure This Weekend

New Jersey business aviation hub Teterboro Airport will be closed for fixed-wing aviation traffic for 24 hours starting at noon on Saturday, August 7.
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Rotorcraft

Opener Readies BlackFly eVTOL for Sales This Fall

Opener will offer single-seat eVTOL as Part 103 Light Sport aircraft.
Charter & Fractional

GrandView Continues Fleet Growth, Levels Up on IS-BAO

GrandView Aviation fleet now totals 12 Phenom 300s.
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FBOs

Fourth Ross Aviation Location Joins Air Elite Network

Ross Aviation Lincoln (formerly Silverhawk Aviation) is the latest FBO to join the Air Elite Network.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Maintenance Pavilion Landing at NBAA-BACE 2021

This year’s NBAA-BACE will feature a Maintenance Pavillion that provides maintenance vendors with an opportunity to exhibit their products and services.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Delivers Air Ambulance Sovereign

Amref Flying Doctors operates a fleet comprising Cessna Citation twinjets and a Beechcraft King Air.
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Aircraft

Pilatus Takes PC-24 on Video Tour

The three-part video series is an attempt to bring the aircraft to customers while travel restrictions remain ongoing.
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Regulations and Government

Infrastructure Package Calls for $25B More for Aviation

The comprehensive infrastructure package sets aside $5 billion for air traffic control infrastructure and $20 billion for airports.
FBOs

Georgia FBO Joins the Avfuel Network

Flightways Columbus, the lone FBO at Georgia’s Columbus Airport (KCSG) is now the newest member of the Avfuel branded dealer network.
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Episode 30: QF30 and the Mysterious Explosion | AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck Podcast

Episode 30: QF30 and the Mysterious Explosion | AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck Podcast
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Airlines

Deloitte Predicts Cautious Recovery in Business Air Travel

U.S. corporate airline travel is recovering, according to Deloitte's study, but there could be lasting changes in demand following the Covid pandemic.
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Aircraft

Bell Unveils Military HSVTOL Vehicle Concepts

Bell’s vision is for a family of military air vehicles that can achieve speeds beyond those offered by the company’s current tiltrotor technology.
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Aircraft

Jet It Brings a Fractional-share HondaJet to EAA AirVenture

Jet It Brings a Fractional-share HondaJet to EAA AirVenture
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Aircraft

Norse Atlantic Inks Lease Deal With BOC Aviation for Six 787s

The Norwegian start-up has secured 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners as it prepares to launch low-cost transatlantic services.
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Airlines

Norwegian Air Shuttle Founder Launches Low-Cost Airline

New long-haul, low-cost carrier Norse Atlantic Airways plans to launch flights between Europe and the U.S. in December using Boeing 787s.
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Safety

NBAA Outlines Top Safety Concerns

NBAA's Safety Committee updated its top safety concerns as it highlights key areas that it will focus on during the upcoming year.
Regulations and Government

Inhofe Pledges Continued Fight Against Ligado Order

Sen. James Inhofe took to the Senate floor to reiterate opposition to the Ligado order and highlight similar stances within the Biden administration.
FBOs

Hangar Developer Sky Harbour To Go Public

Private aircraft hangar developer Sky Harbour Group will become a publicly-traded company through an agreement with Yellowstone Acquisition Company.
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Aircraft

Analysis: Bombardier Dominates Russia, CIS Markets

Bombardier's Global and Challenger models account for 30 percent of the Russia/Commonwealth of Independent States business jet fleet.
Aircraft

Brazil's Azul Joins Carriers Planning eVTOL Service

Azul has agreed to buy 220 all-electric Lilium Jets, but it is not the only airline with intentions to operate eVTOL aircraft in commercial service.
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Satcom Direct Completes MySky Data Integration

Under the partnership, Satcom Direct's SD Pro can be used to access operational data and MySky-powered spend management data.
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Aircraft

Product Support Survey 2021, Part 1: Aircraft

Dassault Aviation held the top spot for business jets
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Rotorcraft

F. Lee Bailey's Enstrom Tenure Creative, Chaotic

Famed trial attorney and aviator F. Lee Bailey guided Enstrom Helicopter through a decade of achievement.
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People in Aviation

Sully Sullenberger selected for ICAO post, Hansueli Loosli takes helm at Pilatus, John Foster is chairman/CEO of Skytech, and APG's Mike Caflisch retires.
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Accidents

Accidents: August 2021

Preliminary and final accident reports, August 2021
FutureFlight

Brazilian Airline Azul Plans eVTOL Flight Network with 220 Lilium Jets

Azul has provisionally agreed to buy 220 of Lilium's six-passenger eVTOL aircraft for $1 billion and is working with the manufacturer to launch commercial services from 2025.
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