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New Brazilian Frax Firm Amaro Takes First Pilatus PC-24

Brazilian fractional provider Amaro Aviation took delivery of its first Pilatus PC-24, which will be based at São Paulo Catarina International Airport.
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AOPA's Aviation Curriculum Receives STEM Accreditation

The STEM accrediting organization bestowed two "Trustmarks" recognizing AOPA's aviation curriculum meets a range of criteria for student development.
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Airports

California Airport To Begin Overnight Runway Closures

California’s San Luis Obispo Regional Airport (KSBP) has launched a rehabilitation program on its primary runway 11/29.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

It's Never Too Early To Start Planning To Train eVTOL Aircraft Pilots

Aviation training group CAE is urging eVTOL aircraft manufacturers and operators to urgently develop plans and infrastructure to train eVTOL aircraft flight crew.
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CAE and Volocopter Launch Collaboration To Train eVTOL Aircraft Pilots

Aviation training group CAE will help eVTOL developer Volocopter prepare a training program to operate its aircraft in commercial services, which are scheduled to start in 2024.
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FBOs

Speedboat Maker StanCraft Opens Upgraded Idaho FBO

StanCraft Jet Center, one of two FBOs at Idaho’s Coeur d'Alene Airport-Pappy Boyington Field has opened its permanent facility.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Aviation Qualifies Sherwin-Williams Paint System

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings’ Skyscapes Next Generation exterior basecoat and clearcoat system can be used on Cessna, Beechcraft, and Hawker jets.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Aviation Blade Services Inks New S-70 Support Deal

Aviation Blade Services has a new partnership agreement to support the main and tail rotor blades on Taiwan's S-70/UH60s.
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Malaysia Performs First Falcon 2000 C-check

The Dassault Falcon 2000 and its variants are the most popular Falcon model in the Asia-Pacific region, according to ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Insider Event To Highlight Bizav '#PitchAv' at BACE

MRO Insider is hosting a "#PitchAv" competition at BACE to foster innovation in business aviation.
Aircraft

Pilatus Refines PC-24 with New Cabin, Avionics Features

Pilatus has announced a slew of new cabin and avionics features for its PC-24 twinjet based on customer feedback from 50,000+ hours of fleet operations.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Jet East Opens Las Vegas Mx Facility, Plans Hiring Fair

The Las Vegas opening comes after Jet East's acquisition by Gama Aviation in January.
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Airlines

IATA Calls for Clarity from Governments as Airlines Bleed Cash

During IATA’s media day on Wednesday, association director general Willie Walsh said European airlines will take a cautious approach to adding capacity.
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FAA Taking Case-by-case Approach to UAM Certs

While EASA released proposed means of compliance for the special condition for VTOL vehicles, FAA will assess the emerging technologies individually.
Maintenance and Modifications

Van Horn Developing AStar Tail Rotor

Van Horn expects its new tail rotor system for the Airbus AStar helicopter family to be available next year.
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Engines

Safran Moves Ahead with SAF Testing For Helicopter Engines

Safran’s helicopter engine division is reporting advances in its adoption of sustainable aviation fuel.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Building Systems Integration Lab

Bell's SIL will support the Army's future vertical lift programs.
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Accidents

U.S. Bizjet Accidents Rise Steeply in 1H21

Accidents and fatalities involving U.S.-registered business jets more than doubled from a year ago as mishaps surged in the second quarter.
Aircraft

Bellawings Takes Delivery of Second Global 7500

HK Bellawings took delivery of its first Bombardier Global 7500 in March.
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Engines

StandardAero Wraps Up Signature's ERO Buy

StandardAero's acquisition of Signature Aviation's engine repair and overhaul business was announced earlier this year.
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Airlines

Porter Airlines to Restart Operations on September 8

With the restart of services from Toronto Billy Bishop Airport, Porter Airlines will resume flights after more than 18 months of Covid-related inactivity.
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Accidents

No Survivors Found from Russian An-26 Crash in Kamchatka

An Antonov An-26 twin turboprop operated by Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise crashed in the sea while on approach to Palana Airport on Russia's Pacific coast.
FBOs

Norwood FBO Up and Running after 11-year Battle

After an 11-year struggle, Boston Executive Helicopter pumped its first fuel into an aircraft as an FBO at Norwood Memorial Airport in Massachusetts.
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Airports

Van Nuys Airport Completes Second Taxiway Rehab

Van Nuys Airport (KVNY), one of the busiest private aviation hubs in the U.S., has completed a 15-month rehabilitation project on Taxiway A.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Unveils 'Certified Preowned' Program

Bombardier's Certified Preowned program will let buyers of Learjets, Challengers and Global aircraft know they have been carefully inspected and updated.
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FutureFlight

How EHang's European Ally FACC Helps Extend Its Reach Beyond China

Austria-based aerostructures manufacturer FACC has been a partner for eVTOL developer EHang since the Chinese company's early days, helping it with manufacturing, certification, and advocacy efforts.
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Archer Recruits Chief Test Pilot To Define eVTOL Flight-deck Systems

Former Bell and U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Jeff Greenwood is joining eVTOL aircraft developer Archer, and Dave Dennison is coming aboard as the company's vice president of engineering.
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FutureFlight

German Companies Partner To Convert Regional Airliner to Hydrogen Power

Deutsche Aircraft and H2Fly have started a joint project to develop hydrogen fuel cells to convert the Dornier 328 regional airliner to hydrogen propulsion.
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Flexibility Over Certification Boosts Confidence in Urban Air Mobility Progress

Performance-based Part 23 regulations are opening the door to new urban air mobility technologies but the FAA is holding off on setting blanket standards while it examines the technologies of each company applying for type certification.
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Volocopter Secures EASA Production Approval Through Acquisition of Manufacturing Partner

Volocopter will soon hold both EASA production and design organization approvals when it completes the acquisition of DG Flugzeugbau, which has been helping it to build eVTOL prototypes for the past 10 years.
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