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Airlines

EasyJet to Slash Staff by 30 Percent

The British Air Line Pilots Association issued an angry reaction to EasyJet’s Thursday announcement of workforce cuts.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Desert Jet Center

Desert Jet Center recently opened its state-of-the-art permanent base at California's Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport.
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FutureFlight

Lilium Hopes To Resume eVTOL Flight Testing in Coming Months

The German company says it is still on track to start operating its five-seat all-electric aircraft in air taxi operations from 2025.
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FutureFlight

EASA Proposes eVTOL Certification Means of Compliance

EASA's Special Condition VTOL certification requirements include an Enhanced category for commercial operations in urban environments.
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FutureFlight

EHang's 216 eVTOL Cleared for Supply Flights in China

EHang is using its 216 autonomous eVTOL aircraft to carry freight for a hotel operator in southern China with approval from the CAAC.
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ForeFlight Adds Internet Traffic and Multitasking

ForeFlight Adds Internet Traffic and Multitasking
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Aircraft

Textron’s Cessna SkyCourier Aircraft Makes Its First Flight

Textron’s Cessna SkyCourier Aircraft Makes Its First Flight
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Charter & Fractional

How Private Charter Operator AirX Dealt With the Covid Shock

How Private Charter Operator AirX Dealt With the Covid Shock
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Maintenance and Modifications

Covid-19 Forces Mx Schools To Seek New Ways To Instruct

With stay-at-home directives forcing their facilities to close, aircraft maintenance schools look to technology to continue instruction despite barriers.
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Regulations and Government

Brazil Bizav Sees Long Recovery, but Also Opportunity

Webinar hosted by Airport Infra Expo explores Covid-19 challenges and opportunities for business aviation in Brazil.
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Aircraft

Boeing Resumes 737 Max Production

A return to production of the 737 Max marks the start of a process expected to result in a 31-aircraft monthly production rate by next year.

SAE's AeroTech Joins Forces with ASM's AeroMat

Beginning in 2022, SAE's AeroTech will be cominbed with ASM's AeroMat, providing a single forum highlighting a range of aircraft and materials innovations.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

New Venture Jettisons Parked Offshore Helos

A new venture has been formed to help lenders to the offshore rotorcraft industry dispose of under-utilized assets.
Aircraft

EHang's 216 eVTOL Cleared for Supply Flights in China

EHang is using its 216 autonomous eVTOL aircraft to carry freight for a hotel operator in southern China with approval from the CAAC.
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Aircraft

Boeing Prepared to Start Involuntary Layoffs

Boeing CEO David Calhoun said the company will begin involuntary layoffs of 6,770 U.S. employees this week.
Aircraft

GAMA: 1Q genav Deliveries See Covid-19 Impact

Though the first quarter of the year started well for general aviation manufacturers, as the Covid pandemic took hold, deliveries fell.
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Aircraft

JSSI: Bizav Flight Ops Reach Record Low in April

JSSI's latest Business Aviation Index reports that business aircraft averaged 5.9 hours for the month in April and utilization dropped 77.5 percent y-o-y.
Avionics

AEA: Avionics Sales Drop Nearly 9% in First Quarter

Worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales in the first quarter amounted to about $660.4 million, an 8.8 percent year-over-year decrease.
Maintenance and Modifications

AIM, Fulcrum Labs Recognized for Mx Training Successes

AIM and Fulcrum Las were honored for a collaboration that has helped boost FAA exam pass rates to more than 95 percent.
Maintenance and Modifications

Aery Wins Upgrade Contract for VIP B777, B787

Aery Aviation is installing a new fresh, bottled galley potable water system on a client's VVIP Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft.
Aircraft

C&L Aerospace To Distribute Artex Survival Products

The agreement allows C&L Aerospace to distribute more than 50 different ARC Artex line items.
Avionics

ForeFlight App Adds Multitasking

With iOS multitasking, ForeFlight adds new utility to its electronic flight bag app.
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Russia Intercepts P-8, Sends MiG-29s and Su-24s to Libya

Tension is heightening in the Mediterranean as Moscow seeks to extend its influence in North Africa.
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Regulations and Government

RIP SAFA: Euro Ramp Safety Inspections Have New Acronym

The European Union's Safety Inspection of Foreign Aircraft has become the EU Ramp Inspection Program, or RIP.
ATC

SpaceX Launch Prompts Space Coast TFRs

The planned launch of a SpaceX rocket with a crewed Dragon capsule has prompted a pair of TFRs that will close off sections of Central Florida’s airspace.
Safety

Online Audits Offer Pandemic-era Solution

When the coronavirus pandemic shut down most travel, business aviation safety experts had to figure out a new way to conduct audits.
Charter & Fractional

Charter Provider Waltzing Matilda Sees Business Pick Up

Waltzing Matilda Aviation chief executive says he expects low-pricing currently offered by some charter operators to be a short-lived phenomena.
Safety

Aviation Orgs Call on FCC To Reverse Course on Ligado

Ten aviation organizations petitioned the FCC, urging it to reconsider an approval of a Ligado network that uses frequencies near those used by aviation.
ATC

Nav Canada Proposes Steep Hikes in ATC User Charges

Nav Canada wants to hike user service charges by an 29.5 percent due to lower air traffic volume and a resulting decrease in collected fees.
Aircraft

First ACJ320neo Encounters Covid Headwinds

Acropolis Aviation's ACJ320neo "was just picking up a head of steam" when it was sidelined by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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