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FreeFlight Adds Digital-to-Analog Radar Alt Convertor

FreeFlight Systems has unveiled a digital-to-analog convertor that allows replacement of legacy radar altimeters with a lighter-weight digital system.
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Approves SkyWay Group's SkyStep for Citations

SkyStep is now EASA and FAA certified for Citation models 500, 501SP, 550, 551SP, S550, 560, 525A, and 525B.
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Safety

Corporate Angel Network Nets $275k in Virtual Auction

The Corporate Angel Network’s (CAN) Fund an Angel Virtual Auction raised more than $275,000 through sponsorships, auction items, and donations.
Airlines

Emirates Retires First A380 from Fleet

The first A380 to retire from Emirates Airline ended its career with a flight to Tarbes, France.
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Airlines

New UK Airline Flypop Set To Launch India Service in 2021

A UK government funding program is could help new airline Flypop get off the ground with services to India from late 2021.
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FBOs

Clay Lacy To Open East Coast FBO

Clay Lacy Aviation has received permission from the Connecticut Airport Authority to expand its East Coast operations facility into a full FBO.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

AMAC Keeps Busy with Multiple VIP Mx Projects

AMAC Aerospace is keeping busy with many VIP airliner and maintenance projects.

Bizav Flight Hours Make Third-quarter Recovery

According to Jet Support Services' quarterly Business Aviation Index, business aviation activity has recovered to 78.4 percent of 2019 levels.
Accidents

Accidents: November 2020

Preliminary and final accident reports
Avionics

People in Aviation: November 2020

Bob Stangarone takes the helm of the New England Air Museum, while Glenn Hogben is now joint deputy chair of the Air Charter Association.
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Safety

Torqued: Can the FAA Win Back the Aviation Safety Gold Standard?

Is the FAA still tops when it comes to safety oversight, after the Boeing 737 Max crisis?
FutureFlight

Joby Files a Flurry of eVTOL Technology Patent Applications

The company now has almost 60 U.S. patents either granted or pending, with six new applications having been filed last month.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Vancouver's Pioneers Make the Case For Inclusive Advanced Air Mobility

A new white paper from the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium makes the case that Vancouver is an ideal launch pad for this new mode of air transportation.
FutureFlight

Korean Company Invests in Bye Aerospace and New Envoy Aircraft

Little is known about the plans for Korean startup Aerospace9, which has been recently founded by IT entrepreneur Seunghyuk Cha.
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FutureFlight

VoltAero Recruits Aerostructures Group Sonaca for Cassio Production

The airframe for the Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft will be more aerodynamic than the current Cassio 1 testbed.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Funds Second Phase of Cybersecurity Assessment

Astronautics Corporation has received additional FAA funding to continue with phase two of its Aircraft Systems Information Security/Protection study.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Increases Ranges of G500, G600

Gulfstream Aerospace has increased the range of the G500 and G600 based on real-time operations.
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Aircraft

Embraer Steps Up Plans for New Regional Turboprop Airliner

The Brazilian airframer is working with prospective partners on a plan to bring a new twin turboprop into service by 2027.
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Rotorcraft

Military Programs Drive Bell's Third Quarter Higher

Bell's commercial helicopter business was challenged by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Regulations and Government

No New Aviation Items Added to TSB 2020 Watchlist

Canada’s Transportation Safety Board did not add any new aviation items to its 2020 Watchlist, but runway overruns and incursions, among others, remain.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Rosen To Introduce Larger, Improved Cabin Displays

Rosen Aviation has signed a new partnership with Japan-OLED which will pave the way for it to begin providing new large format OLEDs
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Spirit Closes on Sale of Bombardier Assets

Spirit will gain work on the Airbus A220 wing as well as additional work on Bombardier's business jets from the $865 million acquisition.
Aircraft

Mitsubishi Suspends Development of SpaceJet M90 Airliner

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said it may resume work on the long-delayed narrowbody airliner when the air transport market recovers.
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Safety

AINsight: Travel in the Time of Coronavirus

Traveling internationally is impossible, or is it? AIN editor-in-chief Matt Thurber gives it a try.
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AINdebrief Episode 26 | October 30, 2020

Canada forms Advanced Air Mobility Consortium; Third-quarter results for Gulfstream, Textron Aviation, Boeing, and Airbus; Mitsubishi Aircraft Shelves Spac

CBAA Joins SAF Coalition

The Canadian Business Aviation Association is the newest member of the Business Aviation Sustainable Fuel Coalition.
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Rotorcraft

Trump's S-76B For Sale

N76DT, s/n 760351 is listed by Aero Asset with a price of “make offer,” but is believed to have a market value near $800,000.
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Charter & Fractional

JSX Establishes New Routes, Ends BFI-OAK Service

JSX to begin Dallas-Houston service beginning on November 20.
Rotorcraft

Russian Helicopters Launches Indonesian Test Program

Russian Helicopters has launched an operations pilot test program for its Mi-8/171 twin in Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan.
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Rotorcraft

CAAM Debuts with Bell as Launch Member

This week saw the official launch of the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM) Coalition, with Bell Textron as a founding member of the group.
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