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A Business Jet Heritage

Comlux Aviation is innovative and responsive—and its capabilities are likely more wide-ranging than you realize.
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Airports

ICAO App Offers Up-to-date Airport Status

The International Civil Aviation Organization is keeping operators informed on airport movements with a new app.

WingX: Worldwide Bizav Flying Falls 30% in March

Worldwide business aviation departures fell 30 percent year-over-year last month as the Covid-19 crisis took hold, according to data from WingX Advance.

CAN Volunteers Step Up for Cancer Patients Amid Covid-19 Crisis

Continued participation in the Corporate Angel Network is critical, the organization said, because those seeking flights are in urgent need of treatment.
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Rotorcraft

Air BP Providing Free Fuel To UK Air Ambulances

Responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, Air BP is providing free jet fuel for a number of UK air ambulance helicopter services.
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Airlines

UAE Approves Passenger Flights on Emirates Starting April 6

Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum confirmed plans for a “limited number” of passenger flights out of Dubai International Airport.
Aircraft

Boeing To Unveil Voluntary Layoff Plan

The CEO of U.S. aerospace giant Boeing warned of unforeseen “challenges” spawned by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Let's All Pitch in To Spread the Truth About Our Industry

Too often, business aviation as an industry doesn't step forward to correct misinformation.
Accidents

Accidents: April 2020

Preliminary and final reports
Safety

Torqued: Too Big To Revoke?

Aviation safety depends on affirmatively knowing whether an aircraft is safe to fly. This is true for operations of all sizes.
Regulations and Government

NATA, NBAA Seeks Clearer Guidance for CARES Act Aid

NATA and NBAA wrote Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin for guidance that would more clearly apply to general aviation operations seeking CARES Act aid,

Textron Equips Med Providers With N95 Mask Donation

In all, the Wichita airframer has donated 7,500 N95 masks and other personal protection equipment in the past two weeks.
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Airlines

Virus Crisis Halts Recovery from Lean Years in Latin America

The spread of Covid-19 has hit airlines in Brazil and Colombia particularly hard.
Airlines

Emirates Moves All Cargo Ops to Dubai International

Dubai’s state-owned carrier Emirates has supplemented its SkyCargo operation with Boeing 777 passenger airplanes.
Safety

NBAA Event Addresses Flight Ops Mission Readiness

NBAA’s News Hour webinar on March 31 addressed how companies can maintain flight department readiness
Maintenance and Modifications

AMAC Takes On VIP 747-8 Refurbishment, New Mx Projects

AMAC Aerospace's Basel facility has been busy with projects involving VIP 747-8s and 737s, along with a Global 6000
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Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Sees 'Boon' of Mx Activity in Recent Weeks

A lull in business jet flight activity has meant a short-term upswing in business for the MRO provider's three U.S. facilities.
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Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Completes 24-year C Inspection on Falcon 900EX

Completed at West Star Aviation's East Alton, Illinois facility, the 24-year 4th C inspection on a Falcon 900EX encompassed most of the aircraft.
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes Noise Standards for Supersonic Aircraft

The FAA has developed a notice of proposed rulemaking that would establish subsonic landing and takeoff cycle standards for supersonic aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

IS&S Autothrottle Certified for PC-12 in Canada

The IS&S autothrottle is gaining new certifications in turboprop aircraft.
FBOs

FBO Survey Report: 2020

Customer service matters, and the top FBO's among AIN's readers know how to deliver.
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Aircraft

Here's What It Will Take to Make Urban Air Mobility a Reality - FutureFlight

Here's What It Will Take to Make Urban Air Mobility a Reality - FutureFlight
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FutureFlight

Software Errors Caused Kitty Hawk's Heaviside Prototype to Crash Land

NTSB accident reported found that software script used during battery recharging of the Heaviside electric aircraft interfered with flight controls during a test flight.
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FutureFlight

Covid-19 Prompts Airbus to Close Voom Helicopter Rideshare Program

Voom was launched in 2017 as part of the effort by Airbus's A3 (A Cubed) division to develop eVTOL aircraft for urban air mobility operations
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Engines

Engine Extension Programs an Option To Costly Overhauls

MROs and others respond to segment of aircraft whose values don't justify the costs of turbine engine overhauls.
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Avionics

Appareo Unveils Stratus Insight EFB App

The new Insight app from Appareo gives pilots a clearly spelled out transcription of ATC communications.
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Airlines

U.S. Senators Call on Airlines to Issue Ticket Refunds

Congressional Democrats cite the airlines’ “moral responsibility” to pay back customers and repatriate U.S. citizens.
Safety

Parked Aircraft Prompt FAA Caution on Airport Ops

Airlines are parking up to half their aircraft, creating an unusual operating environment at airports, the FAA is advising in a safety alert.
Charter & Fractional

Study Examines Bizav Audit Programs

A study from CItadel Consulting, commissioned by Wyvern, found Wyvern's Wingman program to adhere most closely with the ICAO source documents.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Makes Special Delivery Run for Mount Sinai

A pair of NetJets Bombardier Global 6000s flew to China to pick up surplus N95 masks and other medical equipment for Mount Sinai Health System.
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