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Bellawings Takes Delivery of Second Global 7500

HK Bellawings took delivery of its first Bombardier Global 7500 in March.
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Engines

StandardAero Wraps Up Signature's ERO Buy

StandardAero's acquisition of Signature Aviation's engine repair and overhaul business was announced earlier this year.
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Airlines

Porter Airlines to Restart Operations on September 8

With the restart of services from Toronto Billy Bishop Airport, Porter Airlines will resume flights after more than 18 months of Covid-related inactivity.
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Accidents

No Survivors Found from Russian An-26 Crash in Kamchatka

An Antonov An-26 twin turboprop operated by Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise crashed in the sea while on approach to Palana Airport on Russia's Pacific coast.
FBOs

Norwood FBO Up and Running after 11-year Battle

After an 11-year struggle, Boston Executive Helicopter pumped its first fuel into an aircraft as an FBO at Norwood Memorial Airport in Massachusetts.
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Airports

Van Nuys Airport Completes Second Taxiway Rehab

Van Nuys Airport (KVNY), one of the busiest private aviation hubs in the U.S., has completed a 15-month rehabilitation project on Taxiway A.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Unveils 'Certified Preowned' Program

Bombardier's Certified Preowned program will let buyers of Learjets, Challengers and Global aircraft know they have been carefully inspected and updated.
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FutureFlight

How EHang's European Ally FACC Helps Extend Its Reach Beyond China

Austria-based aerostructures manufacturer FACC has been a partner for eVTOL developer EHang since the Chinese company's early days, helping it with manufacturing, certification, and advocacy efforts.
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FutureFlight

Archer Recruits Chief Test Pilot To Define eVTOL Flight-deck Systems

Former Bell and U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Jeff Greenwood is joining eVTOL aircraft developer Archer, and Dave Dennison is coming aboard as the company's vice president of engineering.
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FutureFlight

German Companies Partner To Convert Regional Airliner to Hydrogen Power

Deutsche Aircraft and H2Fly have started a joint project to develop hydrogen fuel cells to convert the Dornier 328 regional airliner to hydrogen propulsion.
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FutureFlight

Flexibility Over Certification Boosts Confidence in Urban Air Mobility Progress

Performance-based Part 23 regulations are opening the door to new urban air mobility technologies but the FAA is holding off on setting blanket standards while it examines the technologies of each company applying for type certification.
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FutureFlight

Volocopter Secures EASA Production Approval Through Acquisition of Manufacturing Partner

Volocopter will soon hold both EASA production and design organization approvals when it completes the acquisition of DG Flugzeugbau, which has been helping it to build eVTOL prototypes for the past 10 years.
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FutureFlight

VoltAero's Hybrid-Electric Cassio Embarks of Tour of French Airports

VoltAero wants to show local business leaders, politicians and aviation officials the benefits it says its hybrid-electric Cassio bring to regional air services.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Joby's Wall Street Manifesto Makes the Case for Its Merger with Spac Pack Reinvent

A newly published Investment Memo from Joby Aviation and Reinvent Technology Partners spells out what they see as the value proposition behind their plans to dominate the urban air mobility market.
FBOs

Jet Aviation Geneva Takes Fueling In-house

Jet Aviation has bolstered its services at Switzerland’s Geneva International Airport with the announcement that it has been granted a fueling concession.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream G550 Production Reaches End of the Line

Nearly two decades after it entered service, Gulfstream's G550 saw its final commericial delivery this week.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AINsight: Are Preowned Biz Aircraft Prices Going Up?

In the business aviation industry, the elephant in the room is preowned aircraft pricing.
Aircraft

Paraguayan Air Force Takes Delivery of Grand Caravans

The Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya will use the Cessna Grand Caravan EXs for humanitarian missions.
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Vulcan Looks To Ease Business Aircraft 'Ownership Journey'

Vulcan, a new business aviation services company, sees opportunity as Covid restrictions are lifted and demand for private aircraft increases.
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IADA Opens Scholarship Applications

The scholarships are open to students who plan to seek careers in business aviation.
Accidents

Pilots of Boeing 737 Cargo Plane Survive Ditching Off Oahu

Transair Flight 810 ditched off the coast of West Oahu following engine trouble soon after takeoff.
Airlines

Satellite Data Reveals How Airlines Still Are Scrambling to Deal With Covid Fallout

Satellite Data Reveals How Airlines Still Are Scrambling to Deal With Covid Fallout
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Sustainability and Environment

Rolls-Royce, Shell Team on Decarbonization Goals

Rolls-Royce and Shell have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that outlines their support for decarbonization of the aviation industry.
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WAI Opens 2022 Scholarship Program

WAI currently is offering 98 scholarships valued at nearly $500,000 but expects that number to grow over the coming weeks.
Aircraft

Embraer Delivers First Duet Limited-edition Phenom 300E

Embraer handed over a Phenom 300E that is one of what would be only 10 limited-edition copies that is part of a Duet pairing with Porsche.
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Aircraft

Third Dassault Falcon 6X Joins Flight-test Fleet

The third flight-test Falcon 6X took to the skies on June 24, edging Dassault Aviation’s 5,500-nm jet closer to 2022 certification.
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Airlines

Saudi Arabia Weighs Launch of New ‘National' Airline

Impact of the move to launch a new airline on the kingdom’s existing aviation sector remains unclear.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Snags 10-aircraft, $452M Deal

Bombardier's latest announced contract, from an undisclosed customer, for 10 business jets valued at $451.8 million is its largest for the year.
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FBOs

Paragon FBO Network Grows in Europe

The Paragon Network has expanded its European footprint with the addition of Magnum FBO, which operates facilities in Austria and Slovakia.

New Report Says It's 'Party Time' for Bizjets

A new report from investment bank Cowen said a number of factors are "creating the strongest bizjet environment since 2007."
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