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Sustainability and Environment

NY North Shore Helo Route Extended to 2022

The FAA has extended the rule requiring pilots operating civil helicopters under VFR to use the New York North Shore helicopter route to Aug. 5, 2022.
Aircraft

Vertical Aerospace Set To Unveil Fixed-wing eVTOL Design

Vertical Aerospace this week teased eVTOL watchers with a short animation of what appears to be a new tiltwing eVTOL with four propellors.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Opens New Manufacturing Tech Center in Texas

Bell's manufacturing technology center is a roadmap to future factories.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Astronics Antenna Performs in LuxStream Test Flight

Astronics's tail-mounted Ku-band antenna exceeded expectations during a test flight of the Collins Aerospace LuxStream broadband connectivity solution.
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Regulations and Government

Colorado Adds Wx Cameras to 130 Mountain AWOS Sites

Pilots can now visually observe weather in the Colorado Rockies from 52 new aviation weather cameras installed on a network of 13 mountain AWOS sites.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Metrojet Keeps Busy with Engine Swaps, Disinfections

Metrojet has performed multiple engine changes on a variety of Gulfstream aircraft.
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Regulations and Government

Baker, Bolen Join Forces on Opposition to PRD Proposal

The NBAA and AOPA leaders highlight the challenges of the FAA's electronic Pilot Records Database proposal.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Responds To Legacy 500 AOG Event

Duncan Aviation's Lincoln Rapid Response Team answered the Embraer Legacy 500 AOG call.
Aircraft

Daher Taps Elliott Aviation for HomeSafe Retrofits

Daher has selected Elliott Aviation to perform retrofit installs of HomeSafe emergency autoland systems on TBM 940s eligible for the upgrade.
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NATA Initiative To Put GA Contributions in Local Focus

NATA is lining up a series of local focus groups to highlight the benefits of general aviation and airports to local communities.
FBOs

World Fuel Network Adds Major-market FBOs

World Fuel Services has added new dealer FBOs in the Houston and Chicago areas.
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Aircraft

MagniX Sees Regional Operators as Electric Aviation Pioneers

Electric propulsion specialist MagniX is stepping up flight testing of electric versions of the Cessna Caravan and DHC-2 Beaver.
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Aircraft

Final Captive Test for U.S. Air Force’s Hypersonic Weapon

The Lockheed Martin AGM-183A "Arrow" hypersonic missile could be fielded as early as 2022 if development proceeds successfully.
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Aircraft

Challenger 350 Performance that is nothing short of extraordinary

Challenger 350 Performance that is nothing short of extraordinary
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Rotorcraft

Bell Opens Wichita Facility

Bell's new Wichita facility was previously occupied by sister company Textron Aviation.
Aircraft

France Takes Delivery of First ISR King Air 350

The Armée de l’Air is expected to receive eight special-mission King Air 350s for a range of reconnaissance duties.
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Accidents

Air India Express 737 Crashes At Calicut Airport

India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation confirmed that an Air India Express aircraft broke into two pieces after skidding off the end of the runway.
Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Begins F-16 AESA Multi-ship Trials

The U.S. Air Force plans to equip around 350 of its F-16s with SABR radar to see them through into the 2040s.
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AINsight: Market-maker vs Marketplace

A marketplace fosters right pricing, right representation, and right dialog around the preowned business aircraft offerings.

Argus: July Bizav Flights Off 20%, but Strengthening

Business aviation activity continues to show signs of rebound, growing each month, but in July flights were still down 20 percent from 2019, Argus said.
Accidents

NTSB Cites Pilot Actions in Atlas Crash

The crash of an Atlas Air 767 in 2019 resulted from inadvertent activation of the airplane's go-around mode and the pilots' incorrect response.
Aircraft

AINdebrief Episode 20 | August 8, 2020

Covid Lowers Aircraft Emissions, WingX Bizav Data, Beechcraft King Air 360, Aspen Avionics Joins Airo, Bombardier 2Q, FAA Releases 737 Max Recert Road Map
Safety

FAA Seeks Penalties for Boeing South Carolina Work

The FAA is proposing to assess Boeing $125 million in civil penalties for alleged interference with FAA designees.
Avionics

BAE Prepares for Fly-by-Wire Tests on eVTOL Aircraft

BAE Systems believes that fly-by-wire flight controls will be critical to the success of eVTOL aircraft and is working with several prospective partners.
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Safety

Other Voices: The Link Between Diversity and Aviation Safety

Technological improvements and advanced systems create safer aircraft. But what creates a safer pilot?
FutureFlight

MagniX Advances Three Electric Aircraft Programs with Sights Set on 2022 Service Entry

MagniX is focusing its electric propulsion efforts on electrifying the Caravan and Beaver aircraft, as well as on Eviation's new Alice design.
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FutureFlight

Jump Aero Pushes the Case For eVTOL Emergency First-Response Use Over Air-Taxi Operations

Jump Aero says it is developing a single-seat eVTOL to be self-piloted by paramedics, but it has so far declined to release any projected performance details.
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Aircraft

Airbus Boosted by Deliveries Increase and New Orders

In July, Airbus achieved four new narrowbody sales, representing its first orders in three months.
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Breaks Ground on Temp Facility in Florida

Leonardo broke ground this week on its U.S. Navy TH-73A temporary support facility at the Peter Prince Airport in Milton, FL.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Introduces New Jet Card for Businesses

Jet card and private jet management provider Jet Linx has rolled out a new jet card membership program aimed at businesses.
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