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IATA: Surge in 2020 Aircraft Deliveries will Challenge Capacity

The global airline body urges regulators to take a “harmonized approach” on the return to service of the Boeing 737 Max.
Airlines

Azul's ‘Optimized’ Routes Cut CO2 by 471 Tonnes per Month

Brazil's airspace control organization has implemented 22 route changes proposed by Azul.
ATC

Aireon To Expand Aircraft Surveillance in Africa

Aireon to expand its space-based ADS-B surveillance in collaboration with the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar.
Rotorcraft

Congress Could Trigger Closure of 80% of U.S. Air Med Bases

"Patient protection" legislation could decimate U.S. air medical industry.
Avionics

Garmin Certifies G1000 NXi for Embraer Phenom 100s

The G1000 NXi upgrade is now available for the Phenom 100 and will be offered for the Phenom 300 next year.
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Aircraft

Burkina Faso and Ireland Sign Up for C295

Although the orders only cover three aircraft, the addition of Burkina Faso and Ireland brings the total number of C295 operators to 33.
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Charter & Fractional

Delta Private Jets To Combine with Wheels Up

Delta Air Lines announced it will purchase a stake in private aviation provider Wheels Up.
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Aircraft

Embraer’s E175-E2 Airliner Makes First Flight - AIN

Embraer’s E175-E2 Airliner Makes First Flight - AIN
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FutureFlight

Study Predicts Almost Half a Million Urban Air Taxis in Service by 2040

It seems hard to fathom that the emerging urban air mobility sector can deliver 430,000 new aircraft by 2040.
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FBOs

FBO Profile: Colorado Air and Space Port

While it may gaze towards the stars, the Colorado Air and Space Port is ready, willing and able to provide service for the Denver-area's business aviation.
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ATC

NBAA Advises Using Both Existing, New Privacy Programs

The FAA is releasing a Privacy ICAO Address program this month to address a gap in the existing Limiting Aircraft Data Displayed program.

AIN Mourns Passing of Contributor and Podcast Host Pete Combs

Combs succumbed to lung cancer December 12 at the age of 60
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Regulations and Government

AINsight: Diabetes and Flying

The FAA is now allowing pilots with insulin-dependent diabetes to fly in commercial ops, but it requires a special-issuance medical and ongoing testing.

Increasing Aircraft Uptime

Three ways that keeping your aircraft digitally connected to your maintenance and ground teams can increase its uptime without compromising safety.

WWII Commemoration Committee Kicks Off Fundraiser

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, plans are underway for a flyover in Washington and other celebrations there and in Hawaii.
Aircraft

FAA: Windshield Could Fail On Certain Gulfstream Jets

The affected aircraft include Gulfstream III, IV/IV-SP/G450, V/G550, and G650/650ER twinjets.
Rotorcraft

Study: 430,000 Urban Air Taxis By 2040

A new Frost & Sullivan study predicts urban air taxis will begin operations in 2022 and grow to a worldwide fleet of 430,000 by 2040.
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Safety

Baron Launches Weather API for Aviation Website

Website provides for developer integration of weather data into mobile devices.
Accidents

IATA Preliminary Data Reveal Airline Safety Improved in 2019

Most regions experienced a decline in the number of accidents and the global fatal accident rate so far this year stands at six.
Aircraft

Airbus Wins Qantas’s Project Sunrise Competition

The European airframer will supply a longer-range version of the A350-1000 for flights between Sydney and London and New York.
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Aircraft

Embraer E175-E2 Begins Flight-test Campaign

Embraer's E175-E2 made its first flight today from the company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil, kicking off a 24-month flight-test campaign.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

PrecisionHawk Raises $32 Million More

Drone services and analytics company PrecisionHawk has raised $32 million of new investment to finance new artificial intelligence tool.
Airlines

Wizz Air To Launch Low-Cost Unit in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Airport will see the launch of two low-cost carriers, helping to draw more point-to-point traffic.
Rotorcraft

Bell Delivers First of 12 Jet Ranger X Helos to Horizon

The UAE's Horizon International Flight Academy took delivery of the first of 12 Bell 505s this week.
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Engines

EASA Approves Safran Aneto on Leonardo AW189

EASA has granted type certificate approval for installation of the Safran Aneto 1K engine in the Leonardo AW189 super-medium twin helicopter.
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Avionics

Thales, StandardAero Team on Light Helo Autopilot

StandardAero and Thales signed an agreement to jointly develop and certify an advanced autopilot system for several light helicopters, including the AS350.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Opens New MRO at Van Nuys Airport

The 66,000-sq-ft Gulfstream MRO facility includes a 43,000-sq-ft hangar.
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Bizav Flight Activity Remains Down in Europe

WingX reported November business jet departures in Europe dipped 3.2 percent year-over-year, while flights are off by 12 percent versus November 2008.
Aircraft

Aerion Adds GKN, Aernnova to AS2 Supply, Design Base

GKN will provide the empennage and electrical wiring and interconnection systems (EWIS) and Aernnova will develop the mid-fuselage for the Aerion AS2.