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Safety

AINsight: Don’t Be Too Slow on the Draw during Takeoff

An emerging safety threat identified through incident investigations and flight data analysis points to lower-than-prescribed rotation rates during takeoff
Aircraft

Bombardier Now a 'Pure Play' Business Aviation Company

After the sale of its transportation unit to Alstom, Bombardier—as a standalone business aviation company—is left with $4.7 billion in debt.
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Aircraft

Draken Europe Starts Operations

Having bought Cobham Aviation Services in September, Draken has formally rebranded its UK-based activity.
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Aircraft

New ASTM Standard Addresses Small Airplane Load Data

The new standard developed by ASTM International's GA aircraft committee will be used by OEMs, MROs, and regulators.
Avionics

TSO Granted for Tail-mounted ADS-B Transponder

The FAA has issued TSO authorization for the uAvionix tailBeaconX ADS-B Out transponder.
Avionics

FreeFlight Unveils Radar Altimeters that Mitigate 5G Effects

New radar altimeters from FreeFlight Systems are designed to withstand interference from 5G products.
FutureFlight

Blue Bear to Lead UK's INCEPTION Electric Propulsion Project

The program has received a government grant worth almost $4 million, following recent support for hydrogen propulsion projects.
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FutureFlight

Jaunt Sets Its Sights on Latin America with Infrastructure Partner Varon

The partners may put their first set of vertiports in Colombia, with commercial operations possibly starting in 2026.
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FutureFlight

GKN Leads UK Group Developing Hydrogen Propulsion For Sub-Regional Aircraft

Initially, H2GEAR will power aircraft with up to 19 seats, but it could be further developed for larger airliners later.
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FutureFlight

Venture Capitalist Makes the Case For Bets On Advanced Air Mobility

Cyrus Sigari told the Vertical Flight Society's Electric VTOL Symposium that the time is right to back new aircraft developers and service providers.
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FutureFlight

Lilium Enlists Ferrovial to Grow Its Air Mobility Network Across Florida

Lilium has previously announced plans for a first vertiport to be built at Lake Nona near Orlando.
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FutureFlight

Airflow Will Use Cessna 210 as a Technology Demonstrator for Its eSTOL Freighter

The aircraft will serve middle-mile freight distribution routes of between 50 and 300 miles when it enters service in 2025.
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FutureFlight

$22 Million Funding Round Boosts Wingcopter's Drone Delivery Plans

Its drones are delivering medications in Malawi and will soon be delivering Covid vaccines elsewhere in Africa and also in Southeast Asia.
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FutureFlight

Swansea University Extends Its Collaboration For Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft

Faradair aims to have a prototype of the BEHA aircraft built by 2024.
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FutureFlight

New Numbers Show Strong Business Case For Advanced Air Mobility In Vancouver

Vancouver, on Canada's Pacific Coast, already has 54 heliports and is viewed as a likely early-adopter city for advanced air mobility.
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Aircraft

PSA Airlines Grounds Most of CRJ Fleet

A “standard” inspection of nose-gear doors ordered by the FAA forced PSA to remove most of its CRJs from service, disrupting American Airlines' network.
Airports

Florida Capital Airport Suffers Minor Tornado Damage

Tallahassee International Airport, which serves Florida’s capital, closed briefly Tuesday after a minor tornado swept across the Panhandle region.
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Rotorcraft

Bell's 4Q Helo Deliveries Slip, but Recovery Expected

Bell delivered 19 fewer commercial helicopters in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Maintenance and Modifications

Atlas-equipped CitationJet Wins in Head-to-head Fly-off

A fly-off between a Cessna CitationJet equipped with Tamarack Aerospace’s Atlas Active Winglet system and a stock CJ yielded some interesting results.
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Charter & Fractional

ASL Establishes Fractional Program with Vision Jet

ASL Group will use its first Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet G2 to establish a fractional aircraft program under its Blue Sky Club aircraft membership program.
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Aircraft

Oliver Wyman Gauges Covid’s Damage to Future Airliner Fleets

A 10-year fleet forecast by Oliver Wyman projects a 40 percent shortfall in widebody production compared with previous projections.

Boom Expands Leadership Team

Boom brought in Kathy Savitt as president and CCO, Joe Massaquoi as CFO, and three more board members as it accelerates activities.
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Charter & Fractional

New Fliers Boost Sentient Jet's 2020 Card Sales

Sentient Jet CEO Andrew Collins said with the addition of new fliers last year, retention becomes a key strategy in 2021 and beyond.
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Aircraft

Lilium To Expand Planned Florida eVTOL Network

Lilium is partnering with infrastructure group Ferrovial to build a network of vertiports across Florida to support commercial eVTOL aircraft operations
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Engines

GKN Leads Hydrogen Propulsion Plan For Sub-Regional Aircraft

GKN and other UK partners have received government backing for their H2GEAR hydrogen propulsion system that could eventually power larger airliners.
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Sustainability and Environment

New Company To Help Bizav Reach Environment Goals

4AIR, a new company aimed at helping aircraft operators and customers offset or reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide has launched.
FBOs

Atlantic To Expand Chicago-area FBO

Atlantic Aviation has embarked on a nearly $11 million expansion project on its FBO at Chicago Executive Airport.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Begins Booking Challenger 300/350 HMU Installs

Bombardier is offering the Smart Link Plus units for free and will begin installation work beginning mid-year, starting with the Challenger 300 and 350.
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Rotorcraft

Erickson: Wildfires Are Going To Get Worse

Helicopter services company Erickson responding to growing wildfire threat.
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Aircraft

Boeing Moves 777X EIS Target to Late 2023

Along with a delay to the 777X, Boeing’s 787 delivery pause will last into late in the first quarter.
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