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Boeing Max Operators Start Work on Electrical Fixes

The FAA approved a pair of Service Bulletins detailing repair procedures for the Boeing 737 Max’s electrical bonding panels.
Regulations and Government

Senate Panels Approves AAM Working-group Bill

The Senate Commerce Committee approved a number of bills of note to aviation on May 12, including one calling for an AAM working group.
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Avionics

Collins Expects Full Bizav Bounceback by Early 2022

The aircraft systems group has stepped up investment in product improvements and sees growing demand for new installations of cabin and cockpit systems.
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Charter & Fractional

Charter Broker Luna Jets Sees Stronger-than-expected 2020

Geneva-based charter broker Luna Jets is seeing a strong start to 2021 following a stonger-than-expected 2020.

NBAA-BACE 2021 Showing Strong Early Response

NBAA is encouraged by early metrics for NBAA-BACE, including bookings for 90 percent of planned exhibit space.
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Safety

European Regulators, Industry Take On Pilot Fatigue Issues

Concerned about fatigue-related risks inherent to business aviation, regulators and industry groups in Europe are eying new regulations and best practices.
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Aircraft

Alaska Airlines to Add E-Jets, Maxes for Post-Covid Expansion

Seventeen E175s will enter service with partners Horizon Air and SkyWest starting in 2022 and 13 more 737 Max 9s will enter the mainline in 2023 and 2024.
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Aircraft

Hermeus Lines Up HQ, Assembly Factory in Atlanta

After receiving agreements from the U.S. Air Force and NASA, Hermeus has secured a facility to be the site of assembly of hypersonic aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

True Blue Inverters Approved for Select Gulfstreams

The True Blue Power TI1204 1,200-watt inverter provides 400 Hz of power to emergency systems in the event of an aircraft power failure.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Delivers 300th Jet Ranger X

The first Bell 505 was delivered in 2017. Today 300 aircraft are in operation across six continents.
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Sustainability and Environment

Another California Destination Opens the SAF Tap

California’s Truckee Tahoe Airport District is the latest location in the state to offer a continuous supply of sustainable aviation fuel.
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Accidents

Airbus To Appeal New Charges Stemming from 2009 A330 Crash

The Paris Court of Appeals on Wednesday referred the case stemming from the 2009 Air France crash of an Airbus A330 to the French criminal court.
Engines

Duncan Expands Engine Mx Capabilities in Lincoln

Duncan Aviation's expanded engine maintenance capabilities come with the addition of Honeywell TFE731 Heavy and HTF7000 Series Minor authorizations.
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FBOs

Rise Aviation Breaks Ground on Texas FBO

Rise Aviation, the lone FBO at North Texas Regional Airport 60 miles north of Dallas, has broken ground on its new terminal.
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Safety

Collins Aerospace Building Ram Air Turbine Wind Tunnel

The company is expected to complete the $18 million facility in 2022.
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Avionics

Collins Delivers Avionics for NASA's Supersonic X-59

Based on the Collins Proline Fusion, the X-59 avionics were designed to account for the aircraft's lack of forward-looking windows.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Constant's Orlando Paint Ops To Tackle More Jets

The facility will now be able to accommodate business jets as large as the Gulfstream G650 and Dassault Falcon 7X.
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Aircraft

Airbus Resumes Work on New A320 Line in Toulouse

A modernized assembly line will allow for more capacity flexibility for the Airbus A320 and A321.
Aircraft

New Aircraft Programs Aim for Improving Market

New aircraft from Dassault, Gulfstream, and Textron Aviation should be ready by the time the business aviation market takes off again.
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FutureFlight

CAE to Provide Engineering Simulator for Jaunt's eVTOL Aircraft

The training and simulation group is to design and develop the Jaunt Aircraft Systems Integration Lab to accelerate design and development work on the flight deck and aircraft systems.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Morgan Stanley Downgrades Early Estimates of Urban Air Mobility Market Size

A report from the investment bank says a tougher-than-anticipated path to regulatory approval and service entry for eVTOL aircraft means investors will have to be more patient about the scale and pace of financial returns.
Aircraft

Airshare Moving Upmarket with Challenger 350s

Kansas City-based Airshare today placed a firm order for three super-midisize Bombardier Challenger 350s, with options for 17 more.
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FutureFlight

Collins Steps Up Involvement as Advanced Air Mobility Enabler

The avionics and aircraft systems group is active in two European programs focused on how eVTOL aircraft can be safely and efficiently integrated into existing airspace.
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FutureFlight

Venture Capitalist Sees Biden and Buttigieg as Advanced Air Mobility Backers

Up.Partners has invested in the sector and feels that it is set to attract plenty more capital, especially with more support from the U.S. government.
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Sustainability and Environment

Neste Going Forward with SAF Refinery Expansion

Major sustainable fuel producer Neste has finally greenlit a long-discussed quarter-billion-dollar expansion project at its Rotterdam refinery.
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Airports

Munich Airport Greenlights Green Fuel

Starting on June 1 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will be available at Germany’s Munich Airport.
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Rotorcraft

Rotor Leaders Stress Digital, Performance Advances

Tomorrow's rotorcraft could have systems updated in flight.
Avionics

AEA: Avionics Sales Soften, but Recovery Underway

Worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales in the first quarter fell 13.9 percent year-over-year, to about $568.8 million, AEA said.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Collins Upgrades Venue Cabin Management System

Collins Aerospace's graphical user interface on the Venue cabin management system has been simplified through a new upgrade.
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Regulations and Government

NBAA, GAMA Caution Treasury Dept on Bizav Privacy

NBAA and GAMA submitted joint comments to a Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposal on reporting rules for LLCs.