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Maintenance and Modifications

Traxxall Introduces Next-gen Mx Tracking Program

Traxxall 360 streamlines workflows with a more intuitive interface that is customizable and is faster, more robust, and more secure, Traxxall said.
Maintenance and Modifications

Aircraft Specialties Opens New, Larger Building

The 42,000-sq-ft facility replaces Aircraft Specialties' previous home for the past 34 years.
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Airlines

IATA Points to Labor as Big Item for Possible Cost Reductions

The trade body warns that unit costs will have to be cut by 30 percent to match expected decline in unit revenue and reach break-even in 2021.
Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Unveils the Private World

Global private lift provider VistaJet has unveiled a new collection of private and secure high-end vacation destination partnerships.
Rotorcraft

First Airbus H145s for Ecuador

Following an unhappy experience with the Dhruv, the FAE is receiving H145s equipped for military, search and rescue, and disaster relief operations.
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ATC

Nav Canada Reports Another Year-end Net Loss

Nav Canada, the private company that operates the country’s ATC system, reported a net loss of $584 million in Fiscal Year 2020.

NBAA Joins Relay in the Sky Health Care Tribute

NBAA was among a number of GA organizations that support the Relay in the Sky Tribute to health care professionals that involved flights across the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Logs First European Atlas Winglet Install

Tamarack Aerospace has performed the first European Atlas active winglet installations on a pair of Cessna Citation CJs at its new London facility.

ASG: Genav Growth in China Continues To Slow

Asian Sky Group reports continued slowing of GA operations and fleet growth, but says flight hours have shown resiliency.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Unveils Plans for Australian Service Center

Bombardier's 50,000-sq-ft service center at Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne, Australia is expected to become operational in 2022.
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Long-time Gulfstream Exec Joe Anckner Flies West

Joe Anckner, who passed away on October 18, spent 44 years at Guflstream, selling more than 200 of the OEM's jets in more than 50 countries.
Aircraft

Rolls-Royce and Tecnam Develop Electric Commuter Airliner

Tecnam's nine-passenger, all-electric P-Volt is set to enter commercial service during the second half of the 2020s, according to the Italian manufacturer.
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Airlines

Global Leaders Fear Toll of Economic Duress on Aviation Safety

At the recent Flight Safety Foundation's IASS, safety leaders expressed concern about headcount cuts and supply chain disruptions that could harm safety.
Airlines

U.S. Airlines 'Fighting For Survival' From Covid's Effects

Covid-19’s impact on the U.S. domestic airline industry was the topic of a panel discussion during the 2020 International Air Safety Summit.
FutureFlight

New UK Government Funding Offered for Carbon-reducing Aviation Technology

The UK's Aerospace Technology Institute is preparing to consider a fresh round of applications for R&D funding from smaller aviation businesses.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream To Consolidate Long Beach Operations

Gulfstream will move maintenance work to Van Nuys, California, and completions to Appleton, Wisconsin, and Savannah, Georgia.
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FutureFlight

Falck Plans to Use eVTOL Aircraft for Emergency Response by 2025

The Danish emergency response and healthcare group is already employing drones to support operations worldwide.
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FutureFlight

Uber Elevate Remains Optimistic About 2023 UAM Service Launch

The company's leader said the partners necessary to begin the service continue to make progress despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Sustainability and Environment

New Airline Agreements Keep the SAF Flowing

ANA and Alaska Airlines are among the latest to announce sustainable aviation fuel-related deals.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Selects Training Sites for King Air 360

FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training is now offering Beechcraft King Air 360 flight and maintenance training.
ATC

Impact Finding Paves Way for New Florida ATC Procedures

The FAA issued a "Finding of No Significant Impact" for new ATC procedures at 21 South Florida airports, clearing the way for implementation next year.

EBAA: Bizav Traffic in Europe ‘Not As Bad As Expected’

Post-Covid business aircraft traffic in Europe “returned to some kind of normal” in August but has since dipped below 2019 levels.
Aircraft

HJG: Gulfstream Preowned Supply Nearing All-time High

Hagerty Jet Group found that most Gulfstream models were nearing an all-time high in available inventory and prices were falling even with stable activity.

Spirit Aero Proceeds With Bombardier Deal for Less Cash

Spirit AeroSystems will acquire the outstanding equity of Short Brothers and Bombardier Aerospace North Africa for $275 million in cash.
Rotorcraft

Vanderbilt LifeFlight Is Air Medical Program of Year

Tennessee’s Vanderbilt LifeFlight has been named the air medical program of the year by the Association of Air Medical Services.
Aircraft

3Q 2020 Saw a New Low in Airliner Orders and Deliveries

UK industry group ADS says Covid testing for airline passengers is the only way to rebuild consumer confidence and reverse decline in the aviation sector.
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Airlines

South African Airways’ Fate Tied to International Partner

A study presented to the government recommends Ethiopian Airlines as the most palatable potential partner for South African Airways.
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Aircraft

The Learjet 75 Liberty is now in service

The Learjet 75 Liberty is now in service
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FutureFlight On The Radar

ASTM International Workshop Will Cover Means of Compliance for eVTOL Aircraft Certification

The November 2 event will provide a forum for developers of these aircraft to address how gaps in consensus safety standards are now being filled.
FutureFlight

Tecnam Teams With Rolls-Royce To Develop the P-Volt Electric Commuter Airliner

The Italian light aircraft manufacturer says it already has letters of intent from several airlines for the all-electric P-Volt.
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