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Maintenance and Modifications

Parking An Airplane? Here's What You Need To Know

Experts discuss the maintenance owners and operators need to do before—and while—parking or storing an airplane during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Aircraft

JetNet iQ: Covid-19 Could Halve 2020 Bizjet Deliveries

Business jet deliveries this year could be down by 12.5 percent to almost 50 percent year-over-year due to the Covid-19 crisis, according to JetNet iQ.
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Regulations and Government

How Data May Help Make Sense of Covid-19's Impact on Business Aviation

How Data May Help Make Sense of Covid-19's Impact on Business Aviation
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Wing Drone Delivery Service Helping Deliver Critical Supplies During Covid-19 Crisis - AIN

Wing Drone Delivery Service Helping Deliver Critical Supplies During Covid-19 Crisis - AIN
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Take a Tour of AIN’s New Tablet App

Take a Tour of AIN’s New Tablet App
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Fuel

Avfuel Begins PPE Production for Local Hospitals

Avfuel's Avtank division has dedicated its 3D printers to producing vital personal protection equipment for donation to local hospitals.
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Safety

Aircraft Decontamination Firm Expands Services

John F. Kennedy International Airport-based Aqueous Solutions has expanded its Covid-19 cleaning and disinfection services to nationwide customers.
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Regulations and Government

Aviation Orgs Warn of Danger of Trust Fund Depletion

Nineteen organizations urged House and Senate leaders to take action to preserve the aviation trust fund, which is in danger of becoming insolvent.
Accidents

Accidents: May 2020

Preliminary and final reports
Aircraft

Boeing Sees Q1 Deliveries Fall by Two-Thirds

Commercial airplane deliveries at Boeing’s Puget Sound-area and South Carolina plants decline to 50 in this year’s first quarter from 149 a year earlier.
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Rotorcraft

Used Helo Market Rises in Q1, but Drop Expected in Q2

Aero Asset report expects preowned helicopter first quarter 2020 sales gains to reverse from effects of Covid-19 and oil price decline.
Sustainability and Environment

FAA Supersonic Proposal Draws Environmentalist Ire

NBAA welcomed the release of the supersonic NPRM as a positive, but the Center for Biological Diversity fears it could be disastrous to the environment.
Engines

FAA Issues Jet Fuel Biocide SAIB

After several engine incidents traced to the sometimes improper use of jet fuel biocides, the FAA has issued an SAIB regarding their usage.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

NBAA Webinar Explores Covid-19's Impact on FAA Registry

All documents that are mailed to the FAA Civil Aviation Registry are subject to a 72-hour quarantine, webinar panelists noted.
Airlines

IATA’s Outlook Dims for 2020, Sees $314 Billion Revenue Hit

The International Air Transport Association reported a steeper drop in air travel and prospects of a deeper recession than previously expected.
Aircraft

First Flight for Luxembourg’s A400M

Luxembourg’s sole A400M is due to be handed over next year for service with a binational unit based in Brussels, Belgium.
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Regulations and Government

Covid-19 Brings Changes To HEMS Aircraft, Crews

Covid-19 forces helicopter operators and regulators to make significant changes to air ambulance transports.
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Airports

Two More U.S. Airports Suffer Tornado Damage

As storms swept through the South on Easter Sunday, tornadoes touched down at two regional airports, causing damage to hangars and aircraft.
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Airlines

China Southern Prepares Move to Daxing International

Authorities expect Daxing Airport to host an average of 75 flights per day and an estimated daily volume of 8,000 passengers between April 12 to May 2.

Pandemic Spurs Massive Aviation Changes

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on aviation is difficult to measure, but clearly enormously significant.

Global Jet Capital's Bob Fox Flies West

Bob Fox, who died March 19 at the age of 61, had an aviation career that spanned four decades, including the past three with Global Jet Capital.
Airlines

Emirates To Restart Operations at Dubai's Terminal 3

Dubai’s state-owned carrier said it would start new repatriation flights on April 15.
Fuel

Lack of Flying Leads To Jet-A Oversupply

With reduced demand canceling countless commercial flights, the supply of jet fuel is increasing as available storage space declines.
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Embraer Strikes Deal on Furloughs, Job Protections

Three unions representing employees in the state of São Paulo approved a plan encompassing furloughs, reduced hours, and pay cuts but guaranteed jobs.

Device Enables Multiple Patients To Use One Ventilator

An engineer at Safe Flight Instrument came up with the design of the Quad/Vent Splitter to assist in the treatment of Covid-19 patients.
Charter & Fractional

Treasury Department Eases Aid Path for Small Carriers

The Treasury Department is not requiring financial instruments to compensate taxpayers for small passenger carriers to obtain payroll assistance.
Aircraft

Boeing to Institute Partial Reopening in Washington State

The resumption of operations at Boeing’s plants in Washington state include defense program activities and support of 737 Max storage.
Aircraft

Wing Drone Deliveries Support Social Distancing

Wing's 10-pound drone delivers three-pound packages containing items such as medications on round trips of up to 12 miles at speeds of up to 70 mph.
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Airports

What Happens if Air Traffic Controllers Can’t Work Due to COVID-19? - AIN

What Happens if Air Traffic Controllers Can’t Work Due to COVID-19? - AIN
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AINdebrief Episode 3 | April 10, 2020

AINdebrief looks at bizav traffic drops due to Covid-19, defending the bizjet, air catering considerations, Leonardo completes Kopter acquisition.