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Maintenance and Modifications

API Names Volare Aviation Authorized Winglet Installer

Named an authorized API Blended Winglet installer in Europe, Oxford, UK-based Volare Aviation completed its first retrofit on a Hawker 800XPi.
Aircraft

ExecuJet Haite Marks Milestone Legacy 650 Inspection

ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services China completed the country's first 96-month inspection of an Embraer Legacy 650.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Finishes 4Q Strong, but 2020 Deliveries Down

Gulfstream Aerospace finished the fourth quarter on a strong note, but aircraft deliveries for the full year still slipped by 15.7 percent, to 127 jets.
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Aircraft

Boeing Moves 777X EIS Target to Late 2023

Along with a delay to the 777X, Boeing’s 787 delivery pause will last into late in the first quarter.
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Rotorcraft

Erickson: Wildfires Are Going To Get Worse

Helicopter services company Erickson responding to growing wildfire threat.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Begins Booking Challenger 300/350 HMU Installs

Bombardier is offering the Smart Link Plus units for free and will begin installation work beginning mid-year, starting with the Challenger 300 and 350.
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FBOs

Atlantic To Expand Chicago-area FBO

Atlantic Aviation has embarked on a nearly $11 million expansion project on its FBO at Chicago Executive Airport.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopter Deliveries Dip 9.6% in 2020

Airbus Helicopters maintained a 48 percent share of the worldwide civil and parapublic market in 2020.
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Rotorcraft

Vertical Flight Society Moves Annual Show Online

The Vertical Flight Society saw its membership rise during 2020 and has announced a new partnership with the U.S. Army to support skills training.
Aircraft

Greece Finalizes Rafale Fighter Purchase

The Greek government has now signed the anticipated contract for the urgent acquisition of 18 Dassault Rafale fighters.
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Airlines

Europe CO2 Emissions from Aviation Drop 57% in 2020

The Covid crisis resulted in aviation emissions falling by more than half last year, according to Eurocontrol.
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Charter & Fractional

FAA Proposes $1M Penalty for Illegal Charter Ops

Weathervane Aviation Services in Massachusetts operated 1,400 illegal charter flights, the FAA alleges.
Regulations and Government

Nuke-sniffing Helicopter Deployed to Tampa

A Bell 412 will conduct radiation mapping and sensing flights over the site of Super Bowl LV.
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Regulations and Government

FAA: Real-time Special Use Airspace Alerts Coming

FAA will develop the capability for automated real-time broadcasts in the cockpit of the status of military operations areas, other special-use airspace.
Aircraft

Russia Certifies HondaJet Elite

The HondaJet is now type certified in 13 countries.
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Rotorcraft

Offshore Wind Needs New Helicopters Worth $1 Billion

A new report predicts that the helicopter fleet servicing the offshore wind electricity market will increase by 100 by 2030.
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FBOs

Jetex To Manage Falcon Aviation FBO in Dubai

Jetex has signed an agreement to manage the Falcon Aviation FBO and hangar at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport.
Aircraft

Partners Aim To Start CR929 Manufacturing This Year

Disagreements over sales responsibility arrangements for the Sino-Russian CR929 widebody appear settled as CRAIC readies to start building subassemblies.
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Avionics

King Air C90, E90 Approved for GFC 600 Autopilot

The new autopilot brings modern flight control features to the King Air C90 and E90.
Airlines

Pratt ‘Flips’ Frontier Airlines with GTF Order

Frontier Airlines chooses Pratt & Whitney PW1100Gs to power 134 Airbus jets scheduled for first delivery next year.
Charter & Fractional

Vista Global's Charter Operations Finish 2020 Strong

The holding company of VistaJet and XO says it is entering the new year with "robust liquidity" and "broad access to capital."
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ATC

New Procedures in Las Vegas To Take Effect Next Month

Ahead of implementing routes on February 25 as part of the the Las Vegas Metroplex Project, the agency is adjusting five procedures.
Rotorcraft

Optionally Piloted K-Max To Begin Testing by Midyear

Kaman's optionally piloted vehicle module for the K-Max helicopter will enter ground and flight testing during the first half of 2021.
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Regulations and Government

CDC Mandate Poses Questions for Bizav

A webinar focuses on ramifications of a decision to require recent negative Covid-19 test results from all air passengers entering the U.S.
Regulations and Government

Treasury Department Begins Processing PSP Requests

The Treasury Department has begun sending agreements to Part 135 carriers that applied for PSP support to cover worker compensation, NATA said.
Rotorcraft

"Defiant X" Enters U.S. Army FLRAA Derby

Sikorsky and Boeing unveiled a slicker version of their SB-1 “Defiant” for the U.S. Army's $40 billion future long range assault aircraft competition.
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Avionics

Hawker 800XP Flies with InSight Flight Deck

The Universal Avionics Hawker 800XP InSight flight deck upgrade adds new life to a popular business jet.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack-equipped CitationJet To Race Stock Aircraft

Tamarack Aerospace is sponsoring a fly-off between a Cessna CitationJet modified with the company’s active winglets, and an unmodified CitationJet.
Accidents

Drone Injures Helicopter Crewmember

Drone pierces windshield of Chilean Navy UH-57B, injuring front seat crewmember.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Groups Urge Coordination for European Drone Integration

A cross-section of aviation groups issued an open letter to EU member states, urging further collaboration in a number of areas for drone integration.