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Regulations and Government

Covid Bill Bringing Key Relief To Aviation Industry, Leaders Say

Wednesday's final passage of the American Rescue Plan is unleashing $26 billion in specific aid for aviation.
Sustainability and Environment

New Carbon Fiber Recycling Path Identified

Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed a new method that they say will allow the reclamation of unrecyclable carbon fiber parts.
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Rotorcraft

Rotortrade Posts 'Resilient' 2020 Results

International helicopter reseller Rotortrade said it completed 27 transactions last year.
Aircraft

FAA Awards Type Certification for King Air 260

With FAA type certification in hand, Textron Aviation says it looks to begin customer deliveries of the King Air 260 in the coming weeks.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet It Founders Launch European Sister Jet Club

The European launch of fractional ownership program Jet Club comes after its U.S. sister brand recorded 400 percent year-over-year growth.
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Charter & Fractional

UK Bizav Provider Looks for Second-half Charter Rebound

Dominvs Aviation also noted a strong start to 2021 in business aircraft sales.
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Aircraft

GE Reaches $30 billion Deal To Sell Gecas to AerCap

A Gecas-AerCap combination would result in a combined portfolio of more than 2,000 aircraft, 900 engines, and 300 helicopters.
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Aircraft

Air Force Awards Gulfstream $696M in Support Contracts

The contracts will support the fleet of C-20G, C-37A, and C-37B Gulfstream aircraft used by the U.S. military.
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Maintenance and Modifications

C&L Launches Aircraft Maintenance Apprenticeships

C&L Aviation Services' first class of six apprentice maintenance technicians will start in April.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Notches AFAC Approvals in Houston, East Alton

With the recent recertifications of its Houston and East Alton locations, West Star has repair station approvals at four locations from the Mexican AFAC.
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Aircraft

New Irkut Management Sends MC-21 into Colder Climes

The MC-21 narrowbody gets set for cold-weather trials in northern Russia.
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Avionics

SmartSky Grows Patent Portfolio as Service Launch Looms

SmartSky Networks has now amassed more than 200 patents as the company prepares for commercial launch of its air-to-ground broadband connectivity service.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Stevens Aerospace Named Authorized Prizm LED Installer

The Prizm LED Cabin Lighting System provides business jet owners and operators a lower cost of ownership, Stevens Aerospace says.
Aircraft

First Flight for Dassault Falcon 6X

Dassault Aviation test pilots Bruno Ferry and Fabrice Valette took off for the first flight in Falcon 6X serial number 1.
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Avionics

Land-DAR Eases Arrivals with Altitude Callouts

A new lidar-based altitude callout system is designed to help pilots know how high their aircraft is from the ground during landing.
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Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Flies First F-35 for Denmark

Denmark has 27 of the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing versions on order and expects to deploy them from 2023.
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Rotorcraft

Leonardo Delivers First Trekker in Indonesia

Customer FlyKomala will use the aircraft there to carry out a range of missions including passenger transport.
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Airlines

DOT Clears Neeleman’s Breeze Airways for Launch

Breeze Airways will begin service by the middle of the year flying Embraer E-Jets.
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Charter & Fractional

NovaJet Adds Waterloo Charter Base

NovaJet's new base at Waterloo International Airport in Canada will be served by a Learjet 45XR.
Aircraft

Boeing Gets Boost from Improving Order, Delivery Performance

The year-to-date net order count turned positive for Boeing in February while 2021 deliveries have risen to 48.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

SD Starts In-flight Testing of New Ku-band Satcom Antenna

Satcom Direct has begun inflight testing of its Plane Simple tail-mounted Ku-band antenna system, one year after the launch of the purpose-built unit.
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Rotorcraft

Babcock Offshore Posts Larger 2020 Loss

Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore said it had a pre-tax loss of $30.285 million.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Opens New Private Terminal in San Antonio

The new facility replaces the company's facility which has been in operation at SAT since 2011.
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Aircraft

U.S. and EU Declare Truce over Boeing and Airbus Subsidies

U.S. and European Union trade representatives have been given four months to try to find compromise in the long-running dispute over aerospace subsidies.
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Accidents

Olivier Dassault Killed in Helicopter Accident

Dassault Aviation board member Olivier Dassault was the son of the company's former chairman and CEO Serge Dassault and grandson of founder Marcel Dassault
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Regulations and Government

Covid Aid Bill To Provide Billions in Aviation Relief

Set for final passage this week, the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan includes $26 billion in aviation-targeted measures and billions in general aid.
Regulations and Government

NBAA, AOPA Raise Concerns about Intentional GPS Jamming

NBAA and AOPA asked the FAA and DOD to update them on efforts to mitigate the impact of intentional GPS jamming events.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation's King Air 90, Citation Sovereign End Their Rule

Waning demand and new models and variants prompt Textron Aviation to end the production runs of the King Air C90 GTx and Citation Sovereign+.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Lufthansa Technik Suffers Steep Losses on Pandemic Woes

The MRO arm of the Lufthansa Group attributes its product and customer diversity and investments in digital platforms for its ability to counter Covid-19.
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Airlines

Singapore Airlines To Pioneer IATA Travel Pass Deployment

SIA passengers flying from Singapore to London from March 15 to 28 can opt to use Travel Pass to verify health status.