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FBOs

Florida Air Charter Provider Buys Michigan FBO

Florida-based air charter provider Premier Private Jets has entered the FBO arena with its purchase of Oakland Air at Oakland County Interntional Airport.
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Rotorcraft

Columbia and Aurora Team On Vision System

Columbia Helicopters and Boeing’s Aurora Flight Sciences team to develop vision system for daylight firefighting.
Airports

ForeFlight Introduces Taxi Routing on Airport Map

ForeFlight Introduces Taxi Routing on Airport Map
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Aircraft

eVTOLs Are Magnets for Investors, but Will They Be Cash Cows?

eVTOLs Are Magnets for Investors, but Will They Be Cash Cows?
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Avionics

Hands On: Garmin inReach Mini Iridium Satcom

For low-cost airborne connectivity, a portable Iridium satcom like this one offers a useful alternative.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Aero-Dienst Opens Oberpfaffenhofen Airport Mx Station

Aero-Dienst's Oberpfaffenhofen Airport maintenance station is in a new 7,400-sq-ft hangar.
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Aircraft

Boeing To Open More 737-800BCF Conversion Lines

A contract with Costa Rica’s COOPESA calls for Boeing to open two more conversion lines for the BCF next year.
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Rotorcraft

With Halo Buy, Directional Eyes Urban Air Mobility Ops

Directional Aviation’s OneSky Flight has acquired Halo Aviation, adding another helicopter operation and laying the foundation for urban air mobility ops.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Aviation Mx Industry Looks for Post-pandemic Recovery

Concerns of a technician shortage are renewed, however, according to an Aeronautical Repair Station Association survey.
Aircraft

Second Dassault Falcon 6X Joins Flight-test Campaign

With two flying Falcon 6x twinjets, Dassault expects to add a third fully completed copy to the flight program by this summer, on pace for a 2022 TC.
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Charter & Fractional

Wisk To Operate Autonomous eVTOL Air Taxis for Blade

Wisk Aero will supply and operate up to 30 of its eVTOLs for Blade Urban Air Mobility’s passenger transportation network.
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Maintenance and Modifications

F/List Secures EASA Part 145 Approval for Upholstery Shop

EASA granted Part 145 approval for F/List's recently acquired upholstery facility in Erfurt, Germany.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Heli-One Adds AW139 Main Gearbox Expertise

The additional capability from Leonardo comes after Heli-One added AW139 intermediate gearbox and tail gearbox capability last year.
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Safety

FlightSafety, Flight Research Team on Upset Training

FlightSafety International and Flight Research have partnered to provide upset recovery training.
FBOs

Pittsburgh-area FBO Rebrands

Following its acquisition by the ownership group of Jets.com, Pittsburgh Jet Center at Zelienople Municipal Airport will change to Private Jet Center.
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Airlines

IATA’s Walsh Calls for End to ‘Price Gouging’ on Covid Testing

An IATA study shows that cost of an air ticket could almost double due to Covid testing requirements.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet Aviation Secures FAA Part 125 Certificate

The FAA Part 125 certificate enables Jet Aviation to operate aircraft seating more than 20 passengers for charter.
FBOs

Ross Aviation Acquires Nebraska FBO

Ross Aviation has expanded with the purchase of the Silverhawk Aviation FBO at Nebraska’s Lincoln Airport.
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Aircraft

Egypt Orders 30 More Rafale Fighters

The new deal will bring Rafale deliveries to Egypt from France to 54 aircraft, making it the most important export customer to date.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Deliveries Flat but Revenues Up in Q1

Earnings increased, but the company faces a debtor complaint over the sale of non-core units.
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Aircraft

Pilatus Aircraft Hands Over 1,800th PC-12

Pilatus Aircraft last week handed over the 1,800th PC-12 turboprop single, just three months after delivering its 100th PC-24 twinjet.
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Engines

Dubai Conference Considers Hydrogen's Pros and Cons

Major technical, safety, and prototype challenges need to be overcome to establish the feasibility of hydrogen fuel for aviation.
Accidents

Accidents: May 2021

Preliminary and final accident reports, May 2021
Engines

The Case For Hydrogen Powered Aircraft Gains Momentum

Pioneers are working on plans for hydrogen-powered aircraft, ranging in size from 6 to 200 seats, some of which could enter service as soon as 2025.
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Engines

Aircraft Engine Makers Mostly Agnostic on Hydrogen

Pratt & Whitney, along with rivals such as GE, Rolls-Royce, and MTU, see multiple paths to air transport's green future, with hydrogen only one of these.
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Aircraft

Cessna Citation Longitude: Pilot Report

The Cessna Citation Longitude is an excellent performer in the super-midsize business jet market.
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FBOs

FBO Survey Report: 2021 The Rest of the World

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

UK's Farnborough Keeps Top Spot in AIN FBO Survey

London-area Farnborough Airport continued its decade-plus reign as the top FBO outside of the Americas according to the results of AIN’s annual FBO survey.
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FBOs

Avfuel Gains First Central American FBO Customer

Avfuel announced that LAATS FBO, at Guatemala’s La Aurora International Airport is first Central American FBO to join its branded dealer network.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Unveils Unlimited Streaming, Data Plan

Gogo is also offering to Avance L5 customers two new high data plans.