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VoltAero Choses Final Assembly Site for Cassio Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

VoltAero will build the Cassio aircraft at a new purpose-built factory at Rochefort Airport in the southwest of France, with the support of program partners including Safran, Sonaca, and Aero Composites Saintonge.
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FutureFlight

Military Approval for Kitty Hawk's Heaviside eVTOL Clears the Way for Agility Prime Contract

Kitty Hawk will now be able to generate revenues from flight trials using its Heaviside eVTOL aircraft for research and development work under the U.S. Air Force's Agility Prime program.
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FutureFlight

Urban Aeronautics Switches to Redesigned Hydrogen-powered CityHawk eVTOL Aircraft

The Israeli company plans to produce a new CityHawk technology demonstrator by early 2022 that features a significantly revised fuselage design and a hydrogen-electric propulsion system.
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pauses Light Jet Sales as Flight Demand Booms

NetJets has “temporarily paused” fractional share sales and leases for the Citation XLS and Phenom 300, and sales of all jet cards, due to high demand.
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FBOs

FBO To Bring Customs to Florida's Vero Beach

Corporate Air, an FBO at Florida’s Vero Beach Regional Airport, will break ground next month on a 4,000-sq-ft U.S. Customs inspection facility.
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Training and Workforce

FAA Approves RealSimGear Simulator as BATD

The basic aviation training device approval for RealSimGear flight simulators opens opportunities for pilots to train and stay current.
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Airlines

Pandemic Accelerates Move Toward Digital Training Methods

Post-Covid aviation training will place a larger focus on digital methods as opposed to conventional classroom training, a new survey reveals.
FBOs

Dassault's Geneva FBO Joins the Paragon Network

Dassault Aviation Business Services at Switzerland’s Geneva Airport is the latest addition to the Paragon Network of elite FBOs.
Regulations and Government

French Court Acquits Pilots in 'Air Cocaine' Case

The pilots of Dassault Falcon 50 F-GXMC—which was loaded with 1,500 pounds of cocaine—were acquitted on appeal by the French court of Aix-en-Provence.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

FCC Certifies SmartSky Tower Radiohead

The tower radiohead certification by the FCC is another milestone toward SmartSky's commercial service launch later this year.
Training and Workforce

Sheltair To Support ERAU's Project Liftoff

Sheltair has committed to supporting Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's future aviation industry leadership program.
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Accidents

Another Firefighting Bell 212 Down

The sole occupant pilot survived the crash of a firefighting Bell 212 into California's Lake Shastina.
Aircraft

Boeing Rolls Out Norway’s First Poseidon

The first of five P-8A Poseidons is scheduled to take to the air for the first time before the end of July.
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Charter & Fractional

Luxaviation Belgium Reports Rebound of Business Activity

Luxaviation Belgium is seeing demand grow for intra-Europe charter flights as well as interest from potential aircraft buyers.
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Regulations and Government

AINsight: Do LLCs Shield Aircraft Owners from Liability?

LLCs are not iron-clad in protecting aircraft owners from all liabilities, but they often makes sense as part of an overall aircraft ownership structure.
FBOs

Carver Aero FBO Group Expands into Wisconsin

Iowa-based FBO chain Carver Aero has acquired the Janesville Jet Center, the lone service provider at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport.
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New Tool Helps FAA Track Space Vehicles in Airspace

A recently implement Space Data Integrator prototype is providing near real-time data to FAA's command center, enabling it to track space vehicles.

NATA Renews Meetings on Illegal Charter

After a hiatus spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic, NATA is resurrecting meetings to campaign against illegal charter.
Aircraft

Ryanair CEO Sings Praises of Newly Delivered Max 8-200s

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will take delivery of 10 more Max ‘Gamechanger’ aircraft this month as traffic recovers across Europe.
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Training and Workforce

Wichita Gets First Collegiate Pilot Training Program

WSU Tech will offer a degree-based professional pilot training program beginning this August.
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Safety

AviationManuals Pairs SMS Software, Doc Services

The pairing of the SMS software with manual services in an all-in-one content platform represents a "fundamental change" for AviationManuals, it said.
Maintenance and Modifications

Nextant Joins Constant Aviation at Orlando Facility

Nextant is adding an office at the Florida facilities of parent Constant Aviation, growing the companies' structural repair and engineering capabilities.
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Aircraft

Airbus Delivers 77 Airliners in June

Europe’s dominant airframer sees deliveries accelerate as pandemic effects begin to wane.
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Sustainability and Environment

Million Air Burbank Now Stocking SAF

Million Air has become the latest FBO chain to offer continually available sustainable aviation fuel, starting with its Burbank, California location.
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Airlines

IATA To Update its Long-term CO2 Reduction Target

The airline trade body points to CORSIA and SAF as key short-term solutions to address airlines’ CO2 emissions.

WingX: Fourth of July Brings Big Boost to Bizav Ops

Business aviation activity jumped during the Fourth of July holiday, soaring past the 2019 total by 44 percent in the U.S, WingX reported.
Rotorcraft

CAE, Volocopter Collaborate on eVTOL Pilot Training

Volocopter and aviation training group CAE are partnering to develop, certify, and deploy a pilot training program to support commercial eVTOL ops.
Regulations and Government

Bell 212 Crash Prompts Emergency AD

The FAA is mandating replacement of certain main rotor hub strap pins on Bell 204, 205, and 212 helicopter models following fatal crash in Canada.
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Unveils New Partnerships ahead of Going Public

Shareholder vote to combine Wheels Up and special purpose acquisition company Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle is set for July 12.
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Airlines

Network Airlines Lobby To Keep Slot Rule Waivers in Place

As authorities consider reimposing “use it or lose it” rules, carriers again consider the possibility of operating “ghost flights” to keep their slots.
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