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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Avsurance Turns 30, Sees Record Year

Avfuel’s in-house aviation insurance subsidiary, Avsurance, celebrated its 30th anniversary with its best year ever in terms of assets covered.
Sustainability and Environment

EPA Eyes 2023 for Leaded Fuel Endangerment Finding

The EPA has responded to a renewed push to ban leaded fuel, saying it has completed its analysis and could issue an endangerment finding in 2023.
Airlines

Pieter Elbers To Step Down as CEO of KLM Next Year

Ebers’s departure comes as Air France-KLM seeks to foster a deeper integration of the Franco-Dutch group.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Continues Service Center Expansion

Gulfstream works to open service centers in Forth Worth and in Mesa, Arizona.
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FBOs

Jetex Forms JV on Berlin FBO

Global aviation services provider Jetex has signed a joint venture agreement with Berlin-Neuhardenberg Airport (EDON) to develop an FBO on the field.
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation Delivers King Air 350CER to Marines

The delivery is the ninth Beechcart King Air 350CER to the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Aircraft

Cirrus Announces 2022 G6 SR-series Improvements

Cirrus Aircraft announced its 2022 SR-series model improvements at its Cirrus CX customer experience convention in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Avionics

Industry, FAA Scramble To Clean Up FCC 5G 'Mess'

"Flight cancellations and operational disruptions will be a reality," ALPA warns.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AINsight: Who Gets To Fly on the Company Jet?

As companies lift restrictions on travel via business aircraft amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the time is right to reconsider aircraft use policies.
Safety

ADS Taps Orbcomm AIS Data To Display Ship Positions

Aeronautical Data Systems and Orbcomm have partnered to provide AIS ship-position information to ADS Ergo app users.
FBOs

More Improvements on Tap for Domodedovo FBO

Independent ground handling provider UTG Group will be making several improvements to the business aviation center at Russia’s Domodedovo Airport.
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Aircraft

New Tu-160M Missile Carrier Makes First Flight

Russia is building up its strategic missile-carrying force by placing Tupolev's mighty Tu-160M “Blackjack” back into production.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Selects GKN as G400, G800 Supplier

GKN Aerospace continues a nearly 30-year relationship with Gulfstream through aa new supplier agreement.
Aircraft

Embraer Seeks Trademarks for Energia Aircraft Family

Recent trademark applications confirm that Embraer is pressing ahead with its plans to bring a family of nine to 50-seat aircraft to market.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Releases 1,500 Notams To Address 5G Disruptions

The FAA has released a raft of notams ahead of the January 19 launch of AT&T and Verizon’s new 5G networks.
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Aircraft

Trainer Leasing Firm FlytFinance Launches

Flight schools can lease new training airplanes from FlytFinance.
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Aircraft

Hungary to Upgrade Saab Gripen Fighters

Modifications to Hungary’s Gripens will allow them to fire new weapons, such as the IRIS-T and Meteor air-to-air missiles.
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Airlines

U.S. Regional Airlines Bear Brunt of Schedule Disruptions

While flight cancellations taper, the U.S. regional airline industry continues to face severe staffing shortages.
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Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Installs Prizm Lighting System in Falcon 7X

Installation of the Prizm system requires removal of an aircraft's interior.
Aircraft

First flights in the past 50 years (January and February)

These aircraft took to the skies for the first time during January and February, from 1972 through 2021
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Aircraft

Embraer Selling Évora Aerostructures Units to Aernnova

Embraer is selling its Évora, Portugal-based metal and composite aerostructures subsidiaries to Aernnova for $172 million, with closing expected by April.
Accidents

All Survive Pennsylvania HEMS Crash

EC-135 was attempting emergency landing
Cabin Interior and Electronics

VIP Completions' GIV Refurb Includes Alto Audio System

VIP Completions also performed a complete refurbishment of the Gulfstream GIV-SP.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Delivers Refurbed 'Eye-catching Wild' Challenger

An Australian-purchased Bombardier Challenger 604 underwent a transformation at Duncan Aviation's Battle Creek, Michigan facility.
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Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Approves Avcon Caravan Aircraft Sensor Platform STC

Avcon's modification is designed to be produced as a kit for minimal downtime.
Regulations and Government

The Problem With 5G

While it appears the airlines and telcos have cut a deal on 5G C-band roll-out, biz and rotorcraft appear out in the cold.
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Accidents

U.S. Fatal Bizav Accidents Double in 2021

U.S.-registered business jets and turboprops, which flew significantly more in 2021 than in 2020, also experienced more fatal accidents last year.
Aircraft

Boeing Doubles Delivery Total in 2021, Net Orders Reach 535

A record year for freighter orders partially offset Boeing’s dismal showing in passenger widebodies, but it still came a distant second to rival Airbus.
FBOs

Infrastructure Investment Firm Buys APP Jet Centers

APP Jet Center, and its three FBOs and hangar infrastructure, has been acquired by middle-market investment firm Ridgewood Infrastructure.
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Aircraft

Turboprop Values Climb as Inventory Thins

Overall turboprop inventory is down 56.6 percent year-over-year, according to Sandhills Global aviation market report.