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Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Announces Grants To Build Ranks of AMTs

Funding for the FAA's AMT grant program lasts through 2023.
Airlines

IATA Sounds Alarm over Capacity To Distribute Vaccines

The air cargo industry must work with governments to prepare for distributing billions of doses of Covid-19 vaccine worldwide.

Government Watchdog Questions FAA's BasicMed Oversight

The DOT Office of Inspector General recommended that the FAA improve its processes for verifying BasicMed eligibility and safety monitoring.
Maintenance and Modifications

Foresight MX HUMS Approved for AStars

GPMS has received FAA Supplemental Type Certification approval for its Foresight MX health monitoring system on the Airbus AS350.
FBOs

Sheltair Opens New Facility at Its First Western FBO

With the opening of its new FBO at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, Sheltair has introduced its first location west of the Mississippi.
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Airlines

Wizz Air CEO Predicts a ‘Rollercoaster’ Covid-19 Recovery

József Váradi, head of Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air, slams a second wave of travel restrictions across Europe.
Aircraft

Boeing Slows 787 Deliveries Amid New Production Problems

Quality assurance personnel have identified new production issues involving the Dreamliner’s horizontal stabilizer.
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Aircraft

F1 Team Now Drives and Flies with Honda

With its recent acceptance of a HondaJet Elite, Italian F1 team Scuderia AlphaTauri is now powered by Honda on the track and in the air.
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Rotorcraft

FlightSafety To Support U.S. Navy's TH-73A Training

FlightSafety International has been awarded a contract to support of the U.S. Navy’s advanced helicopter training system.
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Charter & Fractional

LunaJets Predicts Tough Corporate Travel Season

The industry's "wake-up call will be painful" following a rebound in private aviation led by summer leisure travel, according to LunaJets.

Bombardier Appoints New GMs in Fort Lauderdale, Tucson

Marc Beaudette moves from Tucson to help steer Bombardier's center transition in Miami, while Michel Menard joins from StandardAero for the Tucscon role.
Airlines

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Marks First A321neo Delivery

The joint venture between Wizz Air and Abu Dhabi-based ADQ hopes to launch operations on October 1.
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FutureFlight

Lilium Works With German Airports to Establish Air Mobility Network

The company has partnered with Dusseldorf and Cologne-Bonn airports to explore ways to integrate its planned eVTOL air taxi services with existing air, road, and rail infrastructure.
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FutureFlight

Hyundai Joins General Aviation Manufacturers Association

Hyundai Motor Group's Urban Air Mobility division announced plans to develop an eVTOL aircraft in January 2020.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Erickson Acquires Type Certificate for Bell 214

Bell has begun type certificate (TC) transfer for the model 214ST and B/B1 helicopters to Erickson.
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Aircraft

USAF Issues Contracts for Supersonic Air Force One

Exosonic and Hermeus have been awarded contracts for faster-than-the-speed-of-sound aircraft by the USAF Presidential and Executive Directorate.
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European Bizav Traffic Sees Uptick in August

European business aviation activity saw a strong rebound in August, with traffic levels up by three percent over the same period in 2019.
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Malaysia Wins Bermuda Cert for Dassault Jets

ExecuJet Malaysia officials said a "significant number" of business jets operate in Asia with Bermuda registration.
Charter & Fractional

Victor Names Edwards, Farley Co-CEOs

Toby Edwards and James Farley, both longstanding employees, were promoted to co-CEO, while Clive Jackson becomes executive chairman.

AINsight: How Is It Translating?

Preowned business aircraft brokers are seeing a surge of first-time buyers, but these purchasers are also aware of current market conditions.
Aircraft

Judge Allows ‘Unusual’ One Aviation Sale to Proceed

One Aviation can proceed with an expedited sale of its assets to a new buyer, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge ruled on September 3.
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Safety

NBAA To Host Virtual Safety Week

Virtual Safety Week will feature NBAA's popular safety programs traditionally held in tandem with the association's annual convention.
Airlines

Virgin Atlantic Completes Recapitalization, More Layoffs to Come

A U.S. court officially recognized the English High Court’s approval of Virgin Atlantic’s restructuring plan.
Charter & Fractional

EBAA Renews Calls For Transparency in Charter Contracts

EBAA's September 3 webinar focused on what changes might be needed for aircraft charter, sales and acquisitions, as well as finance.
Aircraft

Connect Skies Broker To Focus on Sustainable Aircraft

Veteran broker Gabriella Somerville is launching Connect Skies to promote more sustainable business aircraft and charter operations.
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FutureFlight

Connect Skies Aims to Make Business Aviation More Sustainable

Connect Skies is a new UK-based venture being launched by veteran aircraft and charter broker Gabriella Somerville.
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FutureFlight

Honeywell's New Lab Gives UAM Aircraft Developers Hands-on Experience of Flight Controls

Honeywell has equipped a research and development lab in Phoenix with a replica cockpit for a generic urban air mobility aircraft.
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FutureFlight

Pipistrel Unveils Nuuva Family of Hybrid-Electric Cargo UAVs

The Nuuva V300 is for heavier, long-range missions, while the smaller V20 UAV is for light courier, last-mile services.
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FutureFlight

Piper Sues eVTOL Startup Archer Aviation For Alleged Trademark Infringement

Archer Aviation launched its eVTOL program in May 2020, but has yet to announce a name for the four-seat, fixed wing model.
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Airports

Virginia Airport Issues Hangar RFPs

Seeking to bolster the hangar space at Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia, the city of Manassas has issued a pair of RFPs.