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AINsight: Good Advice Keeps Good Buyers from Buying

An unbalanced preowned business aircraft market is likely to keep good buyers on the sidelines as they wait for lower prices and customary processes.
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Launches Helicopter Division

Flexjet will fly Sikorsky S-76s in the Northeastern states and Florida.
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Rotorcraft

Germany Chooses Chinook for Heavylifter Requirement

After many years of deliberation, Germany has selected the CH-47 over the CH-53K, citing greater interoperability with NATO allies.
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Rotorcraft

UK Orders CHC To Offload Babcock Helicopter Business

UK authority brands CHC's 2021 acquisition of Babcock's offshore helicopter business anti-competitive.
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Sustainability and Environment

UK SAF Project Selects Engineering Firm

Industrial engineering solutions firm Worley has received a contract to provide engineering and design services for a renewable energy project in the UK.
Training and Workforce

NGPA Doubles Aviation Scholarships

The National Gay Pilots Association is offering $300,000 in aviation scholarships this year, doubling last year’s amount.
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Security

CBP Rolls Out Biometric Scanning at All U.S. Intl Airports

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has introduced biometric facial comparison technology at all international airports across the United States.
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Training and Workforce

Desktop Sim Developer Addresses Bizjet Market

Until recently, the fidelity of desktop simulators of business jets has been lacking, but that has changed with release of the HotStart Challenger 650.
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Training and Workforce

Virtual reality—The Future of Flight Training

Airlines and commercial operators could reduce expensive new-hire simulator training time using virtual reality technology.
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Safety

Travel Medical Emergencies: Expect the Unexpected

In a panel discussion at NBAA's Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, several industry members shared experiences and advice on medical emergencies.
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Rotorcraft

Piasecki Enters Hydrogen Helicopter into eVTOL Race

Piasecki's new eVTOL and UAS designs build on legacy research vehicles.
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Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Taps New Tech for Training

FlightSafety International is putting virtual, mixed, and augmented reality technology to use for modern training programs.
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Training and Workforce

CAE Puts VR To Work in Pilot Training

CAE's virtual and mixed reality training systems provide more efficient and realistic simulator scenarios.
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Rotorcraft

Leonardo Sending Trio of AW139s to Australia

CHC Australia will operate Leonardo AW139s for Emergency Rescue Helicopter Service.
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FBOs

APP Jet Center Adds Second Florida FBO

APP Jet Center has acquired the recently-divested Atlantic Aviation FBO at Florida's Witham Field in Stuart, giving it five locations nationwide.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Premiair To Install, Maintain Wipaire Floats for Caravan

Premiair’s Wipaire installation and maintenance authorizations may be expanded to include other aircraft models.
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Rotorcraft

Bristow Narrows Annual Loss

Bristow Group reported a net loss of $15.8 million on $1.1 billion in revenues for the 2022 fiscal year.
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Engines

StandardAero Expands Mobile Engine Support in EMEA

The engine support expansion comes after StandardAero's acquisition of Signature Aviation's engine repair and overhaul business.
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Regulations and Government

Bahamas Delays Indefinitely New Customs Protocol

The Bahamas had plans to apply its Click2Clear customs program to private pilots beginning May 30, but agreed to delay at the request of AOPA.
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Rotorcraft

Babcock Takes First H160s for French Navy

Helicopter operator Babcock will lease 10 Airbus H160 helicopters to the French Navy.
Sustainability and Environment

Textron Aviation Achieves NATA Sustainability Standard

The Wichita airframer has certified all 20 of its service centers under the NATA Sustainability Standard for Aviation Businesses.
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Sustainability and Environment

Embraer Goes On Green Power in 2024

Embraer will run its Brazilian operations on 100 percent renewable electricity starting in 2024.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X Accumulates 1,000 Hours

The newest member of the Rolls-Royce Pearl family is progressing toward service entry aboard the Falcon 10X in 2025.
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Maintenance and Modifications

TransDigm Completes Dart Acquisition

Helicopter aftermarket manufacturer Dart acquired by TransDigm for $360 million.
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Rotorcraft

First Woman Pilots AW609 Tiltrotor

Emirati Sheikha Mozah bint Marwan Al Maktoum is the first woman to fly Leonardo's AW609 civil tiltrotor.
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Aircraft

Romanian LanceR Fighters Handed a Year's Reprieve

Delays in acquiring Norwegian F-16 fighters have led to Romania rescinding its decision to ground the MiG-21 LanceR fleet.
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Avionics

ForeFlight Enables Per-leg Altitude Adjustments

A long-awaited new feature in ForeFlight (Pro Plus versions and above) enables per-leg altitude adjustments in flight plans.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Issues ATC Notice for Annual Oshkosh AirVenture

One of the big changes this year is the prohibition of aircraft camping at Appleton International Airport.
Charter & Fractional

StackAero Looks To Enhance Charter Broker Ops

Stack.aero has developed a business operations system for charter brokers and operators to streamline their operations.
Accidents

AINsight: Is It Time for Cockpit Video Recorders?

Cockpit image recording systems have been a hot-button topic for more than 20 years, but the time for the FAA to require them might have arrived.