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Maintenance and Modifications

Yingling Approved for Goodrich Deice Installations

The FBO and MRO provider at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport has been named by Collins Aerospace as an authorized Goodrich De-icer Service Center.
FBOs

Second FBO Landing at Florida's Lakeland Airport

Florida’s Lakeland Linder International Airport will have a second FBO late next month with the opening of Aero Center Lakeland.
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Engines

StandardAero Awarded Cert for LRUs, Accessories Repair

The company's Accessories Center of Excellence facilities are certified by Honeywell and Triumph Group for repair of helo and turboprop engine LRUs.
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet MRO Services Expands into New Zealand

The country's Civil Aviation Authority has awarded Part 145 approval to ExecuJet MRO Services facilities in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Deliveries, Orders Soar in First Quarter

Gulfstream deliveries improved by five units to 28 in the first quarter, while orders outpaced shipments.
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AINdebrief Episode 37 | April 27, 2021

What It Was Like Attending Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo in Pandemic Times
Avionics

Garmin Adds GWX 8000 StormOptix to Weather Radar Palette

The company has announced the GWX 8000 StormOptix weather radar, available in four sizes for Part 23 and 25 business jets.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik and Airbus Team Up on A330 Cargo Mod

An agreement to develop an STC for A330 passenger-to-cargo conversions calls for Lufthansa Technik to supply mod kits and Airbus to provide technical data.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Maintenance Solutions Expands European Foothold

The Lithuanian MRO provider has established a line maintenance station in Nice, France, and plans to expand to London early this fall.
Airports

Industry Groups Launch Training Course on Runway Ops

The course focuses on ICAO's new methodology for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions.
FutureFlight

L3Harris Enlists Bye's eFlyer 800 Into Military ISR Service

The electronic-warfare specialist intends to convert the new all-electric aircraft for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations.
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Aircraft

Phenom Demand Pushes Up Embraer Bizjet Shipments

Embraer delivered 13 executive jets in the first quarter, compared with nine a year earlier when rolling shutdowns were complicating shipments.
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Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Aims To Be Carbon-neutral by 2025

VistaJet is aiming to be the first carbon-neutral business aviation operator by 2025 and is also pushing the broader industry to step up its climate goals.

Former NTSB Member and FAA Official Robert Francis Dies

Robert Francis, who died on April 17, was involved in the ValuJet, and TWA 800 accident investigations while as an NTSB board member.
Aircraft

Demand Pushes First Wing's Charter Fleet Additions

The Indianapolis-based Part 135 operator adds Cessna Citation Bravo and Excel twinjets to its fleet.
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation Appoints Eastern Canada Caravan Dealer

Eastern Canada has traditionally been a strong market for the Cessna Caravan, according to Textron Aviation.
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Avionics

Project Vertex Taps Helo Flightlab for Autonomy Trials

Airbus is using its H130 Flightlab helicopter to evaluate new cameras, sensors, tablets and head-mounted displays for autonomous flight development work.
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Rotorcraft

EASA Approves VR Device for Helicopter Flight Training

EASA approves VRM's VR flight simulation training device for the Robinson R22.
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FutureFlight

In a Phoenix Laboratory, Honeywell Is Putting Leading-edge Advanced Air Mobility Technology to the Test

The company plans to enlarge the lab, to allow for the development of more flight-control and propulsion technologies.
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FutureFlight

Airbus Aims To Expand Scope for Autonomous Flight

Through the new Vertex project, initial flight testing starts this year on the Flightlab helicopter as the company prepares for a full demonstration in 2023.
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Avionics

Collins Aero Tests Iridium Certus High-gain Antenna

Collins Aerospace's higher-bandwidth Iridium Certus satcom system will be ready to enter service next year after reaching another critical milestone.
Charter & Fractional

New Customers Bolster Air Partner's Jet Card Sales

In the past two months, UK-based Air Partner has received more than $1.4 million in jet card deposits from new customers in the UK and U.S.
Airlines

IATA Welcomes Plan to Open EU Borders to U.S. Travelers

The plan draws applause from IATA, but the group continues to caution against excluding unvaccinated travelers from crossing borders.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Introduces Joint Aircraft Ownership Program

Owners in the program will fly only on the jet they purchase a half-ownership interest in and with the same flight crew.
Rotorcraft

ASG: Dozens of Helicopters in Storage, Crates in China

China is still dominating sales of helicopter but more than 80 are in crates or in storage, raising concerns about the viability of the market, ASG said.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Fitting Helicopter Flightlab With Autonomous Capability

Airbus plans complete demonstration of autonomous helicopter Flightlab in 2023.
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Airports

Clermont-Ferrand Is First French Airport To Offer SAF

France’s Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport is now the first in the country to supply sustainable aviation fuel.
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Avionics

JetTech Moves Citations into the Modern Age

JetTech's avionics upgrades for older CitationJets enable modern capabilities such as touchscreens and LPV approaches.
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FutureFlight

Jetoptera Touts Fluidic Propulsion System as Quieter, More Efficient Alternative to Electric Power

The company's own aircraft prototype features a distinctive box-wing design combined with a canard that has already been evaluated in a wind tunnel.
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Sustainability and Environment

Atlantic Aviation Adds SAF in Aspen

Atlantic Aviation announced it is now carrying sustainable aviation fuel at its Aspen-Pitkin County Airport FBO in Colorado.
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