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Bye's eFlyer 2 Aircraft Will Feature ASR's Parachute Recovery System

Aviation Safety Resources is to develop a three-parachute recovery system for Bye Aerospace's eFlyer 2 electric aircraft.
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Honeywell Promotes Efficiencies of Blockchain

Honeywell's GoDirect Trade parts marketplace has expanded as customers see efficiencies through blockchain technology.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Launches Powerplant Apprenticeship Program

Duncan Aviation's powerplant apprenticeship program follows the establishment last year of a similar program dedicated to airframes.
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Aircraft

Boeing Registers 43 Max Cancellations in July

The commercial aircraft order backlog at Boeing fell by 56 airplanes as the company collected no orders during the month of July.
Rotorcraft

Robinson Delivers 1,000th R66 Turbine Helicopter

The R66 fleet surpassed 1.2 million flight hours as Robinson delivered the 1,000th example.
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Aircraft

Second Cessna SkyCourier Completes First Flight

The first conforming production flight test Cessna SkyCourier flew for one hour 35 minutes on its inaugural flight.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Next Aircraft Interiors Expo To Include Bizjet Focus

After a Covid-induced postponement this year, Aircraft Interiors Expo will resume next year with the debut of a new business jet interiors focused zone.
Airports

FAA Upholds Airport Funds Use for HTO Lawsuits

Denying an appeal from NBAA and local aviation advocates, the FAA reaffirmed that East Hampton can use airport funds for legal fight over HTO restrictions.
Engines

QTA Delivers 200th Composite Jet Engine Inner Barrel

Quiet Technology Aerospace has delivered its 200th inlet cowl upgrade that features a carbon-fiber replacement inner barrel.
Aircraft

Rwanda To Receive Special-mission Cessna Caravans

The sale of two Cessna Grand Caravan EXs to the Rwanda Defense Force is made possible through U.S. government grant aid funding.
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Airports

MBAA Calls For Removal of Boston Logan Ramp Limitations

The Massachusetts Business Aviation Association (MBAA) has been working to reopen full access for business aviation operators at Signature Boston Logan.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Finds New Wear Problems with Trent XWB-84

Premature wear on Rolls-Royce XWB-84 engines powering Airbus A350s appears unrelated to the long-standing problems associated with the Trent 1000.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Cabinet Finishes, Graphics Focus of Duncan Webinar

Duncan Aviation webinar will emphasize the benefits of high-quality cabinet finishes and graphic options for business aircraft owners.
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.