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Airlines

Brazil’s Gol To Acquire ATR Operator MAP

Now Brazil’s number-two airline, Gol will gain 26 slots at Congonhas Sao Paulo Airport with its purchase of MAP.
Regulations and Government

Aviation Groups Protest FAA Flight Training Stance

The groups are urging the FAA to rethink its recent guidance on compensation for flight training in warbird and other aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Airbus Helicopters To Acquire German MRO, Supplier

ZF Luftfahrttechnik is an MRO provider to Germany's armed forces helicopter fleet and supplier of the Airbus H135 main gearbox.
Safety

Garmin Enhances Risk/hazard Reporting in FltPlan SMS

FltPlan safety management system now offers more categories for risk/hazard reporting and presents data in an easier-to-use format for aviation managers.

Calhoun: Aerion Investment Outpaced Benefit to Boeing

Boeing president and CEO Dave Calhoun discussed why his company has remained committed to the UAM market rather than the supersonic market.
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Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Offers Corridor Comm Portal for Mx Customers

The ServiceEdge web portal was developed by West Star Aviation with Camp Systems’ Corridor aviation service software.
Safety

Safety Auditor Offers Vaccination Prize

Aviation Safety Asia is offering fully vaccinated business jet operators a chance to win a safety audit worth $15,000.
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Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet MRO Africa Gains FAA Part 145 Approval

ExecuJet MRO Services' Africa facility is based at Lanseria International Airport near Johannesburg, South Africa.
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FBOs

Yingling Continues Growth with Rising MRO Demand

Yingling Aviation at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport is adding 50,000 sq ft of hangar and office space.
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Engines

Safran Arrano Helicopter Engine Gets FAA Nod

Safran Arrano engine approval brings FAA certification closer for Airbus Helicopters H160.
Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Retires Last Open Skies Aircraft

Boeing OC-135Bs performed the Open Skies surveillance mission from 1993 until the U.S. withdrew from the treaty in 2020.
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FutureFlight

Electra Confirms Design for Hybrid-Electric STOL Regional Aircraft

The U.S. company now intends to show the design for a seven-passenger short takeoff and landing aircraft to prospective customers as it prepares to bring it to market by 2026.
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FutureFlight

Electric Aircraft Developers Now Have Battery Options With Epic Family Rollout

Electric Power Systems has launched its new Epic family of batteries which can support a wide array of all-electric and hybrid-electric vehicles.
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FutureFlight

Lilium Selects Honeywell To Supply Fly-by-wire Flight Controls and Avionics for eVTOL

The German startup agreed the partnership with Honeywell after a two-year competitive bidding process and the U.S. company is making an undisclosed direct investment in Lilium.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Indians and Brazilians Identified as Most Likely Advanced Air Mobility Early Adopters

McKinsey surveyed 4,800 consumers in the U.S., China, Brazil, India, Germany, and Poland about their attitudes toward riding in eVTOL aircraft and receiving cargo deliveries that way.
FutureFlight

JetPack Commits to Running Speeder Utility VTOL Vehicle on "Fuel from Air"

JetPack Aviation is partnering with Prometheus Fuels to make fuel produced by reclaiming atmospheric carbon available for its Speeder VTOL aircraft and also its "personal turbine" JetPacks.
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FutureFlight

Alaskan Regional Airline Signs Launch Commitment for Airflow's Hybrid-electric STOL Aircraft

Ravn Alaska has signed a letter of intent under which it would add 50 of Airflow's new eSTOL aircraft to its Anchorage-based fleet from 2025.
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AINdebrief Episode 41 | June 7, 2021

Fleet Orders Pile Up for Embraer Eve eVTOL
Aircraft

Boeing Sees Positive Net Orders in May as 787 Deliveries Stall

The U.S. airframer saw orders outpace cancellations by 20 airplanes while it delivered 17 jets during the month of May.
FBOs

ExecuJet Adds Israel FBO

The Luxaviation Group subsidiary ExecuJet has expanded its Middle East service footprint to include Israel.
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FBOs

Signature Aviation Now Under New Ownership

The world's largest FBO operator was sold five months after the successful bid was placed.
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Airlines

Eurocontrol Calls SAF Distribution ‘a Crucial Issue’

Europe’s air traffic management agency has released a snapshot of airports that provide SAF on the continent.
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Aircraft

Southwest Airlines Adds to Max 7 Orderbook

A conversion of options on another 34 Boeing 737 Max 7s raises Southwest’s firm order total for the smallest Max variant to 234.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Edge Secures $150M from KKR as it Unveils AdvantEdge

Jet Edge will use its $150 million credit facility from KKR to build out its AdvantEdge program, develop new digital products for clients, and add staff.
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Charter & Fractional

ACS Revises Biz Travel Forecast Higher after Strong Q1

UK-based broker Air Charter Service also sees stronger demand for leisure travel on business jets.
Avionics

CMC Certifies Smart Multifunction Display

CMC's MFD-4068 Smart Multifunction Display features an open-architecture software design.
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Charter & Fractional

Charter Business Sees Growth in Wake of Abraham Accords

With the UAE and Bahrain having signed accords with Israel, rapprochement could also follow with Morocco and Sudan.
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Rotorcraft

DOD IG Report Critical of 'Dusting' Protestors with Helos

This latest incident fuels the debate on the proper use of law enforcement helicopters.

Icon Shareholder Suit Claims IP Expropriation to China

A group of minority shareholders have filed a lawsuit against majority shareholders saying they are attempting to move Icon Aircraft IP to China.
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FBOs

PE Firm KKR Buying Atlantic Aviation for Nearly $4.5B

After a 17-year ownership span, Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. has agreed to sell Altantic Aviation and its 69 FBOs to private equity firm KKR.
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