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Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Notches AFAC Approvals in Houston, East Alton

With the recent recertifications of its Houston and East Alton locations, West Star has repair station approvals at four locations from the Mexican AFAC.
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Maintenance and Modifications

C&L Launches Aircraft Maintenance Apprenticeships

C&L Aviation Services' first class of six apprentice maintenance technicians will start in April.
Aircraft

Air Force Awards Gulfstream $696M in Support Contracts

The contracts will support the fleet of C-20G, C-37A, and C-37B Gulfstream aircraft used by the U.S. military.
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Aircraft

GE Reaches $30 billion Deal To Sell Gecas to AerCap

A Gecas-AerCap combination would result in a combined portfolio of more than 2,000 aircraft, 900 engines, and 300 helicopters.
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Charter & Fractional

UK Bizav Provider Looks for Second-half Charter Rebound

Dominvs Aviation also noted a strong start to 2021 in business aircraft sales.
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FutureFlight

Existing Power Grids May Struggle to Support New Electric Aircraft

Experts are calling on the advanced air mobility sector to urgently address how it will meet its power needs at existing airports and new urban vertiports.
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FutureFlight

U.S. Air Force Contracts with Jump Aero for Navaid/ILS Calibration Tasks

The company will use its JA1 sub-scale eVTOL technology demonstrator to calibrate navigation aids and instrument landing systems at airports.
FutureFlight On The Radar

SEC Filing Spells Out the Basis for Archer's $1.1 Billion Merger with Atlas SPAC

S-4 form filed a month after the deal's announcement gives clues regarding the valuation of the eVTOL aircraft developer.
FutureFlight On The Radar

Joby and Xwing Make the Cut In Fast Company's Ranking of Most Innovative Companies

The eVTOL aircraft developer and autonomous flight technology pioneer respectively took the number six and eight slots in the transportation category.
FutureFlight

Whole Aircraft Recovery Parachute Tested for Bye's eFlyer 2 Model

Parachute developer Aviation Safety Resources used barrels of water to simulate the eFlyer's weight in drop tests from a helicopter.
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FutureFlight

Rolls-Royce to Provide Propulsion for Vertical's Improved VA-X4 eVTOL

The renamed model is expected to have increased range of 120 miles and faster speed of over 200 mph.
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FutureFlight

Archer Confirms Miami Mobility Plans, Recruits Uber Elevate Pioneers

The eVTOL aircraft developer says urban air mobility services are set to launch in the South Florida city in 2024 with flights priced at rates comparable to those for ridesharing car service.
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FutureFlight

EHang Says Longer-Range eVTOL Aircraft Could Fly Soon

Meanwhile, the Chinese company is facing at least four class-action lawsuits in the U.S. from disgruntled investors.
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Rotorcraft

Babcock Offshore Posts Larger 2020 Loss

Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore said it had a pre-tax loss of $30.285 million.
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Obit: Michael O'Leary, AEA's Longest Serving Chairman

Michael O'Leary, who served as AEA chairman from 2002 to 2009, died at the age of 69 from Covid-19 complications.

UK Bizav Hits the Skids, but Outlook Bright

The UK’s business aviation sector is experiencing the most challenging period in its history due to the impact both of the pandemic and Brexit.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

SD Starts In-flight Testing of New Ku-band Satcom Antenna

Satcom Direct has begun inflight testing of its Plane Simple tail-mounted Ku-band antenna system, one year after the launch of the purpose-built unit.
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Aircraft

Boeing Gets Boost from Improving Order, Delivery Performance

The year-to-date net order count turned positive for Boeing in February while 2021 deliveries have risen to 48.
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Obit: Gary Hodak Spent Decades as Avionics Specialist

Gary Hodak, whose avionics and completions career spanned nearly 40 years, died at 69 from Alzheimer's.

Embraer Founder Ozires Silva Receives Guggenheim Medal

Ozires Silva helped establish Embraer in 1969 to produce a project that ultimately became the Bandeirante regional turboprop twin.
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Charter & Fractional

NovaJet Adds Waterloo Charter Base

NovaJet's new base at Waterloo International Airport in Canada will be served by a Learjet 45XR.
FBOs

Titan Aviation Fuels Breaks Out of Its Shell

Titan Aviation Fuels will officially rebrand its 550-member Shell FBO network to its own independent, full-service Titan Fuel brand.
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Airlines

Singapore Airlines To Pioneer IATA Travel Pass Deployment

SIA passengers flying from Singapore to London from March 15 to 28 can opt to use Travel Pass to verify health status.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Lufthansa Technik Suffers Steep Losses on Pandemic Woes

The MRO arm of the Lufthansa Group attributes its product and customer diversity and investments in digital platforms for its ability to counter Covid-19.
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Garmin Autoland Joins Finalists for NAA Collier Trophy

NAA has selected seven finalists for the 2020 Collier Trophy, including the Garmin Autoland systems, as well as the Bell V-280 Valor.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation's King Air 90, Citation Sovereign End Their Rule

Waning demand and new models and variants prompt Textron Aviation to end the production runs of the King Air C90 GTx and Citation Sovereign+.
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Regulations and Government

NBAA, AOPA Raise Concerns about Intentional GPS Jamming

NBAA and AOPA asked the FAA and DOD to update them on efforts to mitigate the impact of intentional GPS jamming events.
Regulations and Government

Covid Aid Bill To Provide Billions in Aviation Relief

Set for final passage this week, the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan includes $26 billion in aviation-targeted measures and billions in general aid.
Accidents

Olivier Dassault Killed in Helicopter Accident

Dassault Aviation board member Olivier Dassault was the son of the company's former chairman and CEO Serge Dassault and grandson of founder Marcel Dassault
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Aircraft

U.S. and EU Declare Truce over Boeing and Airbus Subsidies

U.S. and European Union trade representatives have been given four months to try to find compromise in the long-running dispute over aerospace subsidies.
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