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Garmin to Provide Avionics For Converted D328eco Airliner

Deutsche Aircraft's D328eco regional airliner will have new Pratt & Whitney PW127S engines running on sustainable aviation fuel, and Garmin G5000 avionics.
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Accidents

NTSB Begins Probe into Fatal Citation Accident

Two NTSB investigators are in Smyrna, Tennessee, investigating a fatal crash of a Cessna Citation I/SP that killed all seven on board.
Aircraft

Kodiak 100 Expands Airborne Flying Service's Medical Ops

Airborne Flying Service is leasing two Kodiak 100s from the non-profit American Heritage organization for air medical services in the South Central U.S.
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Airports

Central Florida Airports Settle Name Dispute

Orlando Melbourne International Airport will be renamed, settling a years-long dispute, with the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.
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Rotorcraft

VAST Seeks To Harmonize Helicopter Safety Sharing

The Vertical Aviation Safety Team's mission is to build on industry best practices and the latest international standards.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet MS Adds Detailing through Agreement at Côte d'Azur

The Allen Groupe will provide aircraft detailing services to Avia Solutions Group’s Jet Maintenance Solutions under a new agreement.
Charter & Fractional

Directional Aviation Division Halo To Buy 200 Eve eVTOLs for UAM Network

Halo, the new urban air mobility operational launched by business aviation group OneSky Flight, has placed an order for 200 eVTOLs from Embraer Eve.
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Avionics

Bizjets ID’d To Qualify for En Route CPDLC Trials

Aircraft that qualify for U.S. en route CPDLC trials are listed in a document published by L3Harris.
Charter & Fractional

KlasJet Takes On 'Most Demanding' Repatriation Mission

Charter operator transports Covid-19 positive workers from Ghana to South Korea in five-day, 10-flight mission.
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People in Aviation

Jay Yu is investor in Fewber Global, Keith Cochran is president and CEO of Kulr Technology, and Desiree Ward became president of Jet Access Aviation.
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Accidents

Accidents: June 2021

Preliminary and final accident reports, June 2021

Hard Insurance Market Not Entirely Due to Pandemic

Catastrophic losses are a major factor in driving up reinsurance rates.
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Sustainability and Environment

CoSAFA: Making Sense of It All

With the production, availability, and adoption of sustainable aviation fuel rising, how to keep its environmental accounting straight is a concern.
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Aircraft

OEMs All in on SAF Development

Of all sustainability efforts underway, SAF appears to hold the most immediate promise of curbing CO2.
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Accidents

Helo Safety Experts Stress IIMC Avoidance Over Recovery

Webinar participants stress the need for better preflight and enroute weather decision-making.
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Airlines

SAF central to Europe’s ReFuelEU plans

The ReFuelEU legislative proposal would include a blending mandate on all flights departing from European airports.
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Sustainability and Environment

Promise of SAF Lies With Its Scalability, Cost Effectiveness

Government support and stakeholder partnerships will prove critical in ensuring the fuel becomes maintstream.
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FutureFlight

Halo Agrees to Buy 200 Eve eVTOL Aircraft For Urban Air Mobility Network

The deal with Embraer is the biggest placed so far in the urban air mobility sector and represents the launch order for the Brazilian manufacturer's four-passenger eVTOL aircraft.
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FutureFlight

Archer Hits Back at Wisk with Counterclaims of Interference and Unfair Competition

Archer has asked a U.S. District Court to dismiss Wisk's intellectual property lawsuit, arguing that Wisk's eVTOL aircraft is based on a patented design.
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Aircraft

Brazil To Cut KC-390 Airlifter Order

Brazil has opted to reduce its current order for 28 KC-390 tanker/transports, citing pandemic-related budgetary issues.
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Pandemic Lessons: Ontic Looks To Reinforce Supply Chain

Ontic weathered pandemic restrictions by already having a built-in base of localized suppliers but still encounters concerns around small shops.
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Avionics

Merlin Developing Drop-in Autonomy Kit for King Airs

Merlin Labs will convert up to 55 Beechcraft King Air twin turboprops operated by Dynamic Aviation for autonomous flight
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Skandia Offers Soundproofing Kit for Bombardier Globals

Illinois-based Skandia offers more than 80 airframe-specific soundproofing kits.
FBOs

NATA's Attempts End To Overturn NFPA 407 Decision

NATA’s final petition attempt to overturn the decision to enforce new NFPA 407 requirements for automatic fuel overfill protection systems was dismissed.
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Safety

IBAC Sets IS-BAH Standards Board for 2021/2022

The IS-BAH Standards Board welcomes three new members.
Accidents

AINsight: A Frictional Tale about Checklist Use

Checklist usage, a foundation to both good airmanship and safety, could have potentially prevented a June 2019 King Air accident.

Elusive Funding Unravels Expansive Ambitions at Aerion

Aerion appeared to have a lot of momentum with seasoned veterans, strong suppliers, and a headquarters site but was unable to convince financial markets.
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Aircraft

Jet Aviation Delivers First VIP-completed BBJ Max

Jet Aviation has redelivered the first-ever BBJ Max to an undisclosed customer.
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Maintenance and Modifications

NIAR's Werx Organization Leverages Engineering, Mod Capabilities

The National Institute for Aviation Research's Werx lab is partnering with Dynamic Aviation on modification of three 737s for a special-missions program.
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Aircraft

Croatia Selects Rafale for Fighter Requirement

The selection of second-hand Rafales brings an end to a long-running search by Zagreb for a MiG-21 replacement.
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