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EASA Director: Align UAM Noise, Safety Levels

EASA executive director Patrick Ky told the European Parliament's transport committee that stakeholders need to agree drone noise and safety levels.
Rotorcraft

Offshore Helo Services Company PHI Exits Bankruptcy

The Louisiana-based helicopter services company emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with new equity capital, $225 million loan.
Maintenance and Modifications

SierraTrax Launches New Maintenance Marketplace

The exclusive service allows maintenance providers to bid on anonymous aircraft inspection tasks presented through the company's customer database.
Safety

NTSB Forum To Spotlight Alaska Part 135 Ops

Part 135 operations in Alaska were involved in 207 accidents resulting in 80 fatalities between January 2008 and June 2019.

Three Ways Passenger Expectations Are Changing the Flying Experience

Airlines are scrambling to provide the best in-flight experience that will lure passengers to their aircraft seats.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Dassault's Trappier Reflects on Bumper Falcon Sales Since Flat 1H

Unveiling its first half performance, Dassault Aviation CEO put the focus on the in-development 6X for boosting Falcon sales.
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Aircraft

Uber Seeks More eVTOL Partners for Ride-share Program

Uber may soon add to the six eVTOL developers who are seeking to provide aircraft for its ride-share air taxi program, which it wants to start from 2023.
Aircraft

TsAGI Shows Off Refined SSBJ Design at MAKS Show

Some 50 years after it worked on its first supersonic, TsAGI is looking to the second generation SSBJ.
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Rotorcraft

U.S. Military Helos Mobilize To Help Bahamas

U.S. military helicopters flying medevac, SAR missions in the Bahamas following Hurrican Dorian.

Rosanvallon Stepping Down; Betbeze Named DFJ CEO

While welcoming Betbeze’s appointment, Eric Trappier recognized the tremendous contribution Rosanvallon has made to the company and the industry
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Aircraft

MAKS 2019: Refined MiG-35 Gets New Missiles and Avionics

RAC MiG continues to develop the MiG-29 airframe with an eye on further export orders, notably from India for both the air force and navy
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NBAA To Honor Ross Perot Jr. with Meritorious Award

Perot was co-pilot of the first round-the-world trip in a helicopter, drove efforts in the development of Alliance airport, and provided humanitarian aid.
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Aviation's Zurich Service Center Marks 50 Years

The service center was acquired from Jet Aviation in December 2012.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas BBJ MRO Specialist Sees Rising Trend

King Aerospace Commerical Corp is seeing the a rise in work assignments for the bizliners rise over the past three years.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Highlights New Miami Center at M&O USA

The event, held August 27-29, drew 125 customers and operators and included educational sessions and updates on key programs.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airplus, Hensoldt Sign New Distribution Agreement

Under the agreement, Airplus will distribute Hemsoldt's new lightweight crash recorders.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

FAA Approves IEAG's STC For JetWave on Global Variants

Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group also announced it has received IS-BAO Stage 3 accreditation.
FBOs

Duncan Offers Fueling Equipment Calibration Services

The company now offers a full slate of calibration services aimed at helping FBOs achieve ATA 103 compliance.
Accidents

Ky Warns Max Crisis Could Alter FAA-EASA Relationship

The EASA director affirms de-alignment concerns expressed by Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury.
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NBAA Activates Emergency Response Database

The organization has released its HERO (Humanitarian Emergency Response Operator) database to groups coordinating disaster response.
Aircraft

Russia Presents Nearly Silent Hydrogen Model at MAKS 2019

The technology exists, but there are plenty of obstacles to widespread use, claim analysts.
Rotorcraft

Ansat Aurus VVIP Helicopter Unveiled at MAKS 2019

Russian Helicopters has developed both a VIP version and a cold-weather version.
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Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Association Offers Broker Training Program

The multi-session program will be spread throughout the next year and include practical on-airport training.
Security

Eurocontrol Cautions for Step-change in Cyber-attacks

More than 30 cyber-attacks on aviation have gone publicly reported in the first half of this year.
Avionics

AEA Revamps Online Jobs Board

AEA member companies can post open positions free of charge.
Aircraft

GKN Aerospace Begins Restructuring Exercise

The UK company will combine its four divisions into a single operating entity.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Owners Need Brexit Plan for Their Aircraft

Aircraft owners in the British Isles may need to consider whether to import aircraft to the “new EU” where they operate there regularly.
Airports

Volocopter, SkyPorts To Open Vertiport in October

Volcopter and SkyPorts say the world's first vertiport is set to open on October 21 for flight trials in Singapore
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Rotorcraft

VIP-configured Mi-38 Wins Russian Civil Aviation Nod

The Russian agency signed off on major certificate changes for the VIP version of the helicopter, which was certified in 2015.
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Aircraft

AeroMobil Set To Unveil 6.0 eVTOL Aircraft Design

Flying car developer AeroMobil is fast-tracking a design for a flight-mode-only eVTOL aircraft designated as the 6.0