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Maintenance and Modifications

A&P Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Parts Certification

David Alexander Barcena certified commercial aircraft parts as ready for service using tags from his former employer.
Maintenance and Modifications

AeroParts Now Forms Partnership with PartsBase

A new agreement enables APN customers to have their published parts appear higher in the PartsBase ranking in the parts locator system.
Aircraft

Wichita Firm Looks To Improve Caravan with Wheel Pants

Whind LLC says its Cessna Caravan wheel pants will improve cruise speed and reduce emissions.
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Maintenance and Modifications

GA Telesis MRO Services Adds Radome Testing Facility

Radome testing on a variety of business and commercial airframes will be conducted at GA Telesis MRO Services Group's Florida facility.
FBOs

MRO Insider Extends Quoting Platform Reach to FBOs

Operators, schedulers, and dispatchers can now use MRO Insider to request fuel pricing, ground transportation, and hangar rental quotes.
Accidents

Boeing To Face Shareholder Lawsuit over 737 Max Lapses

A Delaware judge has ruled that Boeing’s board must face a shareholder liability claim over the twin crashes of the 737 Max.
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Rotorcraft

Army Accepts First Airbus Helicopters UH-72B

The UH-72B incorporates all the technologies in the latest H145.
Avionics

IS&S Autothrottle Gains EASA, Transport Canada Nods

Innovative Solutions & Support is expanding the overseas markets for its ThrustSense autothrottle system.
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Aircraft

Airbus Sees Strong Order Intake, Delivery Stability in August

While recording its best sales month since January 2020, Airbus saw deliveries reach 40—just two shy of its 2019 figure.

On Air Dining Sees Rebound After Investment, Expansion

The UK-based private aviation caterer and concierge expanded its Farnborough and Stansted operations at the height of the pandemic lockdown.

IBAC To Offer Carbon Credit Exchange Program

IBAC has teamed up with Carbon Trade eXchange (CTX) to offer a real-time, electronic IBAC Carbon Credit Exchange program.
Airlines

British Airways To Burn SAF on Domestic Flights for COP26

The UK subsidiary of IAG has accelerated its sustainability drive with a new program dubbed "BA Better World."
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Engineering and Modifications Icon James Raisbeck Dies

James Raisbeck, 84, who died on August 31, has developed modifications that are found on thousands of aircraft.
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Aircraft

SE Asia Buyer Orders Two JB12 JetPacks

JetPack Aviation's manned VTOL flying machines are gaining new ground with the sale of two JB12s to a Southeast Asian customer.
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Regulations and Government

Canada Prohibiting Passenger Flights from Morocco

Canada, which has some of the strictest Covid-19 travel and border measures in the world, is now prohibiting flights from Morocco.
Regulations and Government

FAA: Laser Strikes on Aircraft Increasing

The frequency of laser strikes on aircraft is a growing problem, according to the FAA.
Aircraft

Boeing Confirms ‘Adjusting Approach’ to FAA’s 787 Feedback

Dreamliner production faces further delays as Boeing continues talks with the FAA.
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Rotorcraft

Milestone Leasing Three AW139s to Thai Aviation

The intermediate twin AW139s will be used by Thai Aviation Services to support an offshore production and exploration contract in the Gulf of Thailand.
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Aircraft

Analysis: Ryanair Holds in Poker Game with Boeing

Ryanair's pricing demands for the 737 Max 10 proved too steep for Boeing.
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Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Expo To Consider State of the Industry

Air Charter Expo conferences at London Biggin Hill Airport will consider the impact of Covid and Brexit and how the industry can be more sustainable.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Inmarsat: The World’s Most Popular Business Aviation Broadband

Inmarsat: The World’s Most Popular Business Aviation Broadband
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FutureFlight

FAA Approves G-1 Certification Basis for Archer's eVTOL Aircraft

Now Archer is working with the U.S. aviation safety regulator to agree on the means of compliance to meet the requirements contained in the G01 certification issue paper.
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FutureFlight

Wright Advances Powertrain Tests For Planned All-Electric Narrowbody Airliner

Wright Electric aims to develop an all-electric airliner with capacity similar to that of 190-seat Airbus A320 twinjets and to have this ready to enter service by 2030.
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FutureFlight

Samad Says Deliveries of eStarling Cargo Aircraft Will Start in Late 2022

The UK company has begun the certification process for its all-electric eStarling Cargo aircraft, which is a scaled-down version of its hybrid-electric five-passenger vehicle.
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FutureFlight

UKRI Invites Entries For Phase 3 of Future Flight Challenge

With UK government funding, the competition is offering grants to support projects aimed at advancing, “integrated aviation systems and underpinning technologies that enable new classes of electric or autonomous air vehicles.”
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Safety

Dassault Picks 10X for First Falcon Smart Throttle Platform

After testing the Smart Throttle on the Falcon 7X, Dassault has selected the 10X as the first that will be equipped with the new safety technology.
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Aircraft

Embraer Delivers Its 1,500th Business Jet

The milestone delivery was an Embraer Phenom 300E to Haute Aviation of Switzerland.
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Safety

Bombardier Announces Dates for Safety Standdown 2021

The Canadian airframer's Safety Standdown is in its 25th year.
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FBOs

Sheltair Expanding at Rocky Mountain Airport

Sheltair, which opened its FBO terminal in Denver a year ago, is adding a second 30,000-sq-ft hangar and office complex.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Partners with Western Tech for Mx Techs

Constant Aviation has expanded its AOG mobile response network by more than 15 percent this year.
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