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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.
Aircraft

Max Delivery Halt Tempers Boeing’s April Total

Along with delivering 17 airplanes during April, Boeing saw its third straight month of positive net order totals.
FBOs

Colonial Pipeline Attack Spurs Bizav Concerns

The continuing cyberattack on the Colonial Fuel Pipeline is raising some concerns among the business aviation industry.
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Margrit Waltz To Mark 900th Ferry Flight in a TBM 940

Margit Waltz has ferried aircraft since 1976 and has reached the 900 milestone with the delivery of a Daher TBM 940 from France to the Muncie Aviation.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Plans Private Terminal at Miami-Opa Locka

The Jet Linx private terminal at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport will be its 20th such terminal in the U.S.
Aircraft

ST Engineering, Temasek To Form Freighter Leasing JV

The 50-50 joint venture between ST Engineering and Tamasek will focus on narrowbody P2F conversions.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters H145 Simulator Lands in U.S.

A Thales Airbus Helicopters H145 simulator has been installed at Helisim’s simulation center on the Airbus campus in Grand Prairie, Texas.
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Airlines

Dubai South Sees 236% Rise in Bizav Movements in Q1

Lack of commercial carrier movements serving India and Europe has increased Dubai's attractiveness as a business aviation hub.
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Charter & Fractional

Philippines Hospital Launches Medical Flight Service

With local operator Inaec Aviation, Ascent is providing The Medical City hospital group in the Philippines with flights for patients, staff and cargo.
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Aircraft

Covid Creates Conditions for Aircraft Brokers to Prosper in Africa

Late 2020 and early 2021 see significant uptick in activity, as first-time buyers enter the market.
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Fuel

U.S. Pipeline Closure Could Disrupt Jet-A Supply

Ransomware attack on Colonial pipeline could wreak havoc on U.S. East Coast aviation operations.

EBACE Connect To Feature Erik Lindbergh, OEM Leaders

Erik Lindbergh will be the first-day keynote, wile OEM leaders will participate in a town hall during EBACE Connect.