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U.S. Major Airlines Agree on Voluntary Contact Tracing

Airlines for America members agree to ask inbound international passengers to provide five data points.

Indonesia Confirms Interest in F-15EX and Other New Assets

Indonesia’s air force hopes to acquire a new fleet of multi-role fighters, along with tankers, transports, UAVs, air defense radars and AEW aircraft.
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Aircraft

Court Converts One Aviation Bankruptcy Case to Liquidation

Albuquerque, New Mexico-based One Aviation will now be liquidated after several failed reorganization attempts.

Foley: 2021 MRO Biz To Remain on Par with 2020

Industry analyst does see some upside later in 2021, but expects MRO business to remain flat with 2020 levels for the time being.

AINsight: An Awakening

The pandemic has been an awakening for business aviation, alleviating the pilot shortage and bringing in first-time aircraft buyers.
Rotorcraft

U.S. Army Retires Bell TH-67 Trainers

The Bell 206 derivative served as the U.S. Army's primary training helicopter since 1993.
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Maintenance and Modifications

QTA Develops Repair for HTF7000 TR Door Corrosion

The QTA HTF7000 repair, which involves reinforcing the thrust reverser doors with graphite doublers, received both FAA and EASA approvals.
Training and Workforce

Legacy Flight Training Adds Piper M600/SLS Simulator

Piper Aircraft M600 factory training provider Legacy Flight Training has added a Frasca M600/SLS simulator at its Vero Beach, Florida learning center.
Regulations and Government

Baldwin Offers New Safety Tool Free To All Clients

Baldwin Safety and Compliance is now offering its Internal Evaluation Program to clients at no cost.
Aircraft

Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft Joins the U.S. Air Force

The Beechcraft AT-6E is being procured to advance the U.S. Air Force’s efforts to improve the counter-terrorism capability of partner air forces.
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FutureFlight

U.S. Air Force AFWERX Taps Jaunt to Lead eVTOL Noise Research

The Air Force Research Laboratory contract is the third to be awarded to the eVTOL aircraft developer in as many weeks.
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FutureFlight

Astro Aerospace Agrees to Buy eVTOL Developer Horizon Aircraft

The acquisition, for an undisclosed amount, is set to be complete in the second quarter of 2021, and Astro also plans an initial public offering to raise further capital.
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FutureFlight

EHang Fires Off Further Rebuttals in Investor Relations War with Wolfpack

EHang's stock price has taken a battering since Wolfpack Research accused the eVTOL aircraft developer of deceiving the market.
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FutureFlight

Honeywell's Simplified Flight Deck Could Fast-track eVTOL Pilot Training

The avionics group is developing less complex, uncluttered flight displays as part of the simplified vehicle operations concept needed to support advanced air mobility.
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FutureFlight

Covid-battered Balance Sheet Doesn't Deter Airbus from Pursuing Hydrogen Goals

The European aerospace group is not expecting its core air transport business to recover until 2023 at the earliest.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet It Grows Footprint with Canadian Expansion

As part of the expansion to Canada, Jet It has aligned with Skyservice Business Aviation for aircraft management and operations there.
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Rotorcraft

NASA Helicopter Lands On Mars

NASA's Ingenuity micro copter was parachuted onto the planet’s surface from the belly of the Perseverance rover.
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Aircraft

Brazil Withdraws WTO Subsidy Complaint Against Canada

Embraer welcomed a Brazilian decision to turn its attention away from a WTO process in favor of a broader effort to address aircraft subsidies.
Aircraft

Russian business aviation fleet set to grow in years to come

Russian business aviation fleet set to grow in years to come
Aircraft

Surf Air Mobility Acquiring Electric Aviation Pioneer Ampaire

The company will offer its hybrid-electric retrofits to operators of existing aircraft such as the Twin Otter and Grand Caravan, as well as for new models.
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Charter & Fractional

Part 135 Operator All In Jets Up for Auction

Aircraft charter operator All In Jets, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last August will be hitting the auction block.
Regulations and Government

FAA's Dickson Returns for Another NBAA Town Hall

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson will join NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen in a virtual town hall the association is hosting on March 3.

NATA Pushes for Greater GA Role in Vaccine Distribution

A small but growing number of Part 135 operators have jumped into Covid-19 vaccine distribution efforts but more can and needs to be done, NATA said.
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Aircraft

Jetcraft Sees Trend of New Bizjets Hitting Used Market Sooner

Business jet broker Jetcraft sees trend of some buyers wanting to upgrade their aircraft more quickly.
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Rotorcraft

Blade Expands Helicopter Rideshares into Chicago

Blade Urban Air Mobility announced that it would base helicopters at Vertiport Chicago.
Aircraft

AINdebrief Episode 34 | February 18, 2021

Bombardier To Cease Learjet Productio‪n‬
Aircraft

Airbus Sees an Uncertain Path to Air Transport Recovery

Covid hit the civil side of Airbus's balance sheet hardest in 2020, but the European group said results would have been worse without prompt action.
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FutureFlight

Flight Marketplace Surf Air Mobility Set to Acquire Electric Aviation Pioneer Ampaire

Surf Air Mobility wants to offer more environmentally sustainable hybrid-electric aircraft through its platform for booking scheduled and on-demand trips.
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ATC

Air Nav Provider Applies Aireon ADS-B in North Atlantic

With the new Aireon system, Isavia ANS’s ground-based air traffic surveillance will be enhanced in an area connecting Europe and North America.
Aircraft

De Havilland To Pause Dash 8 Line, Seeks New Production Site

Market conditions force De Havilland Aircraft of Canada to suspend production of the Dash 8-400.
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