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Training and Workforce

RFDS Selects FlightSafety's MissionFit Training Device

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations will use the FlightSafety MissionFit Flight training device for Pilatus PC-12 NG training.
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Blade To Go Public Through Experience Acquisition

The acquisition by Experience is anticipated to result in $400 million in gross proceeds that Blade will use to expand markets and increase infrastructure.
Airlines

AirAsia India in Peril as IndiGo Boosts Market Share

Covid effects have led to talks between AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes and the Tata Group over the Malaysian group’s stake in AirAsia India.
Aircraft

Airbus Unveils ‘Podded’ Engine Design for ZEROe Program

A new design featuring six eight-bladed pods mounted beneath the aircraft wing represents Airbus’s latest effort to “scale up” hydrogen-powered engines.
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Aircraft

First MC-21 Powered by Russian Engines Takes Flight

The MC-21-310 narrowbody flew for one hour and 25 minutes following its first takeoff from Irkutsk.
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Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Conducts Advanced Connectivity Trials

For the first time the F-22 and F-35 fifth-generation fighters “talked” to each other securely via datalink.
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Avionics

Garmin Adds Smart Rudder Bias to Piston Twins

Smart Rudder Bias is the newest addition to the Garmin Autonomi family and brings new safety features to piston twins.
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Aircraft

Ampaire’s Electric EEL Tests Prepare the Way For Greener Airliner Services

Ampaire’s Electric EEL Tests Prepare the Way For Greener Airliner Services
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FBOs

NATA Continues Hangar Foam Revision Quest

The second draft meeting for NFPA's 409 aircraft hangar fire protection code is slated for February.
Aircraft

Top Analysts See Widening Airbus-Boeing Divide amid Covid

Teal Group vice president Richard Aboulafia and AeroDynamic Advisory director Kevin Michaels believe narrowbody trends favor Airbus.

Argus: Bizav Ops Continue Declines in November

Business aviation operations were down 16.4 percent year-over-year in November, representing a flattening of recovery, according to Argus.
FBOs

Sheltair Orlando Welcomes New Bizav Tenant

GPI Geospatial occupies the third floor of the FBO's four-story terminal at Orlando Executive Airport and hangars its three aircraft there.
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Rotorcraft

FAA's Dickson Warns 'Disruptions' Could Affect Safety

FAA administrator Steve Dickson describes risks resulting from changes caused by the pandemic.
Rotorcraft

HAI, FAA Call for Voluntary Rotorcraft Safety Retrofits

HAI president and FAA administrator call for retrofit of crash resistant fuel systems, seats, and structures in legacy helicopters.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Eurodrone Looks to Development and Production Contract

The four-nation program for a MALE UAV is awaiting a contract to launch the development and production of 60 air vehicles for service-entry in 2028.
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FutureFlight

U.S. Air Force Approves Joby's eVTOL Aircraft For Military Flights

The announcement, during the AFWERX Accelerate conference, marks the first-time an eVTOL aircraft has received U.S. military airworthiness approval.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Greenlights Pfizer Covid Vaccine for Pilots, Controllers

The FAA on December 12 determined that pilots can receive the Covid-19 vaccine under the conditions of their FAA-issued airman medical certification.
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AINdebrief Episode 30 | December 11, 2020

VBACE, Airbus Plans Hydrogen-powered Aircraft, Aerion Builds Backlog and New HQ, FAA and the Covid-19 Vaccine, Dassault Falcon 6X Rolls Out
Rotorcraft

Manila Inducts Black Hawks, Considers Second Batch

The Philippines Air Force has begun operating the Black Hawk, having received its first batch of six in November.
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Avionics

Garmin Upgrades GTN Xi Navigators

New features for the Garmin GTN XI navigators are available with a software update.
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Regulations and Government

AINsight: Update on FAA Policies During the Pandemic

The FAA’s medical policies during the Covid-19 pandemic remain a moving target, but with vaccines we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Security

DFJ Reports Cyberattack Soon After Embraer's Attack

Dassault Falcon Jet has isolated systems to protect them in the wake of the cyberattack that occurred a few weeks after Embraer suffered a cyberattack.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Builds on Forge Applications

The latest capabilities to Honeywell's Forge flight management platform include enhanced network monitoring and more individualized features.
Regulations and Government

FAA Warns of CO2 Hazards as Airlines Prep To Move Vaccines

A Safety Alert for Operators outlines steps to consider when transporting large volumes of dry ice.
Aircraft

Airbus Enhances Safety for Boom and Drogue Refueling

Automatic refueling for boom receivers is slated for certification trials next year, while probe receivers are getting a new traffic light system.
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FutureFlight

MagniX Takes Its Electric Caravan to Australia With Local Partners

The company is working with Sydney Seaplanes and Dante Aeronautical to get its converted Caravan aircraft approved in Australia.
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FutureFlight

EcoPulse Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Completes Preliminary Design Review

The design is based on Daher's existing TBM family of light aircraft and is being prepared for a first flight in 2022.
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Airlines

ICAO Stops Short of Branding Testing a Panacea for Airlines

Airline groups expressed encouragement over language in the UN aviation body’s manual for testing and cross-border risk management.
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Aircraft

Dassault’s New Falcon 6X Business Jet Rolls Out In Bordeaux

Dassault’s New Falcon 6X Business Jet Rolls Out In Bordeaux
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Safety

Covid Is No Hoax, and No Joke Either

An AIN editor shares his experience with the disease.
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