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Rotorcraft

Airbus Marks Firsts with H145 Sale to ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil acquires two copies of the Airbus H145 for a liquefied natural gas project in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Sustainability and Environment

New Bill To Incentivize SAF Expansion

Offered by Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.), a new bill would call for new regulations, grants, and tax credits to increase the availability of SAF.
Sustainability and Environment

World Fuel Rolls Out New Jet Fuel Carbon Offset Program

World Fuel Services has rolled out an enhanced carbon offset program that makes it easier for flight departments and FBOs to meet their carbon targets.

WAI To Hold 2021 Conference Virtually

Details will be forthcoming, WAI said, but added the virtual 2021 conference will include all of the content that the in-person conference.
Avionics

Ontic Adds To Legacy Instrument Manufacturing

Ontic acquires manufacturing rights to four aircraft instruments from Flightline Electronics.
Charter & Fractional

FXAir Opens NYC Headquarters

The new office in Midtown Manhattan puts FXAir near many of its current and prospective clients.
Rotorcraft

Blade India Launches Mumbai-Pune Service

Blade India using Bell 407 and Airbus H130 aircraft to slash travel times.
Accidents

NTSB: Spatial Disorientation Triggered Aeromed Fatal

Helicopter spun near the runway and impacted terrain at night, in fog.
Rotorcraft

Russian Helicopters Delivers First Ansat to Europe

Russian Helicopters has made its first European delivery of an Ansat light twin.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce To Begin Unblended SAF Tests

Rolls-Royce is launching testing of 100 percent SAF in one of its Trent engines.
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FutureFlight

Uber Elevate Executive Describes How Safety Culture For Urban Air Mobility is Taking Root

The company's head of aviation safety says its culture rejects the "move fast and break things" stereotype of high-tech start-ups.
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FutureFlight

Japanese Officials Back Plans For Urban Air Mobility Revolution in Osaka

The Osaka-Kansai Japan World Expo in 2025 is seen as a platform for rolling out larger-scale air mobility operations.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Canadian Group Builds a Strong Case For Advanced Air Mobility

The new Advanced Air Mobility consortium has published detailed reports to support the economic, environmental, and social case for eVTOL aircraft operations in cities like Vancouver.
Rotorcraft

Bell Teams with Germany's RAS for 505 Sales

Bell has appointed Rheinland Air Service (RAS) as the first authorized German dealer for the Bell 505 turbine light single.
Aircraft

Court Clears Eclipse Sale to AML, but Citiking Appeals

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge singed off for One Aviation's Chapter 11 exit via asset sales to AML Global Eclipse and Nautical Hero Group.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Zooms Along on G700 Flight-test Milestones

The Gulfstream G700 has completed most of the required tests for certification and now is conducting avionics trials.
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Airlines

IATA Unveils Travel Pass To Facilitate Covid Test Acceptance

IATA says governments must urgently lift quarantine restrictions based on a harmonized approach to Covid testing because airlines can't wait for vaccines.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bluetail Establishes Records-scanning Network

Bluetail's new scanning centers are secure and follow aviation regulations.
Aircraft

Aerion Teams with Spire Global on Boomless Cruise

Spire Global will provide detailed weather forecasting that will be used to optimize flight planning as part of Aerion's AS2 "Boomless Cruise" technology.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Low-cost Connectivity Sees Boost in Activity

BizjetMobile is experiencing a boost in messaging activity on its Iridium-based connectivity systems.
Rotorcraft

Brazil Heli Show Joins Forces with Yachts Event

Heli Show, Brazil’s first in-person aviation fair this year, was held through Saturday as part of the São Paulo Boat Show.

NBAA Moves Flight Operations, Leadership Events Online

Forced to cancel the 2021 Schedulers & Dispatchers and Leadership events, NBAA scheduled a virtual Flight Operations Conference and Leadership Summit.
Avionics

AMAC Logs 30th JetWave Install

Switzerland-based AMAC Aerospace recently logged its 30th JetWave Ka-band high-speed connectivity installation.
Aircraft

Now on Flying Testbed, GE Catalyst Nears Ground Testing

GE Aviation expects to begin ground testing of the Catalyst turboprop engine on a King Air flying test bed in early December.
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Regulations and Government

Av Orgs Urge Lawmakers To Shield Aeronautical Spectrum

Fourteen aviation groups sent a joint letter to key House and Senate leaders concerned that an FCC decision puts aeronautical operations at risk.

AINdebrief Episode 29 | November 23, 2020

FAA Unground the Boeing 737 Max; Gulfstream Sees Better Days Ahead; and Hermeus Gets Funding for Hypersonic Business Jet
Accidents

Los Angeles Drone Pilot Faces Year in Prison

The pilot of drone that hit an LAPD helicopter is facing federal charges for the unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft.
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NBAA Announces First 2021 Virtual Events

With the Covid pandemic still inhibiting the staging of industry events, NBAA has announced two new virtual meetings for the first quarter of 2021.
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Making the 'Handshake Connection'

One of the mainstays of business aviation is enabling personal, face-to-face handshake connections, but Covid-19 changed that and the industry adapted.

Gulfstream Seeing Sales Momentum, Hope with Vaccines

The rebound that began in the third quarter is continuing, new customers are emerging, and vaccines are bringing optimism, Gulfstream execs say.
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