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Bell Moves Commercial Business into New Center

Formerly the American Airlines building, Bell's Commercial Business Center will house about 600 employees.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Completes Commercial Aviation Sale to Intelsat

Following the sale, Gogo will operate exclusively within the business aviation market.
Fuel

Infrastructure, Scaleability Make SAF an Expensive Option

Sustainable aviation fuel is still three to five times more expensive than fossil fuels.
Airlines

Singapore-Hong Kong Travel Bubble Delayed until 2021

A rapidly deteriorating Covid situation in Hong Kong prompted authorities to delay implementation of a travel bubble for the second time.
Aircraft

Global 6500: The All-Weather Performer

Global 6500: The All-Weather Performer
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Safety

Torqued: Safety Culture Matters More than Ever in Aviation

Safety culture matters more than ever in aviation
Aircraft

First Praetor 600 Joins Flexjet's European Fleet

The super-midsize aircraft will be part of Flexjet's Red Label fractional ownership program in Europe.
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Charter & Fractional

Ascent Global To Expand Charter Biz with Acquisition

Ascent Global Logistics plans to start Rambler Air early next year to build on its charter brokerage in Alaska.
Rotorcraft

Brazil's Federal Police Orders Six Leonardo AW119Kxs

Brazil’s Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF) has ordered six AW119Kx turbine single-engine helicopters.
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Safety

American Airlines Begins Trials for Covid Vaccine Transport

Flights between Miami and South America conducted by American Airlines’ cargo operation to simulate Covid vaccine transport began in mid-November.
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Charter & Fractional

Charter Operator Ventura Air Adds Bizjets, Staff

Ventura Air Services CEO 'optimistic' about charter industry's and company's growth despite pandemic.
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Rotorcraft

Five-bladed Airbus H145 Gets FAA TC

Airbus’s new five-bladed H145 helicopter has received FAA type certification (TC) with the first U.S. delivery slated to occur early next year.
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Regulations and Government

Air Methods Settles Suit Over Crumbling Pitot Tubes

Air ambulance provider Air Methods will pay $825,000 to settle Justice Department suit alleging it flew a helicopter with crumbling pitot tubes.
Fuel

Onsite Diesel Exhaust Fluid Test Kit Available Soon

New Jersey-based Acustrip has developed the first onsite test kit to detect the presence of DEF in jet-A.
Avionics

Thales, StandardAero Fly AStar with 4-Axis Autopilot

Thales and StandardAero anticipate FAA STC approval of the four-axis AStar autopilot by mid-2021.
Rotorcraft

HAI Commits To In-person Heli-Expo 2021

The Helicopter Association International said it will hold its annual Heli-Expo trade show next March in New Orleans.
Airlines

Airlines and Airports Call for Extended Slot Rule Flexibility

The Worldwide Slot Board says air transport cannot recover from the Covid-19 pandemic without changes to "use-them-or-loose-them" slot allocation rules.
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Charter & Fractional

Bizav Flight Activity Decline May Be Stabilizing

Latest data from WingX's Global Market Tracker shows recent flight activity to have been 19 percent down on 2019.
Rotorcraft

Germany Orders NH90 Sea Tiger Helicopters

The shipborne Sea Tiger helicopter will defend the German navy’s frigates against both submarine and surface attack.
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Aircraft

Brazil Follows FAA in Lifting 737 Max Grounding

Brazil's ANAC aviation authority is adopting FAA's airworthiness directive to allow the Boeing 737 Max airline to resume operations.
Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Begins B-1B External Carriage Weapons Tests

Boeing B-1Bs bombers are slated to become carriers for large hypersonic missiles such as the Lockheed Martin AGM-183A ARRW.
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Aircraft

EASA Issues Proposed Conditions for 737 Max Return to Service

The European agency published a proposed airworthiness directive that includes conditions beyond those issued by the FAA last week.
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Maintenance and Modifications

JSSI – Aviation support and service evolution

There’s no doubt that 2020 has been a challenging year for aviation. COVID-19 has had a fundamental impact on all aspects of the industry
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Regulations and Government

FAA, EC Sign New Pilot Licensing, Training Annexes

The agreements expand authorizations regarding pilot certification and flight simulation devices.
Airlines

IATA Opens Aviation Carbon Exchange To Facilitate Offsets

JetBlue Airways is the first carrier to purchase carbon offset credits through IATA's new trading platform.
Airlines

IATA Calls for Rapid Covid Tests as Europe Struggles

The association says the tests must replace quarantines and that slot allocation waivers must be extended to allow for a slow air transport recovery.
Training and Workforce

CAE To Buy TRU's Canadian Operations

The agreement to purchase TRU Simulation + Training's operations in Montreal, France, and Malaysia marks CAE's second acquisition in two weeks.
Rotorcraft

Milestone Notes Firsts in S-92 Delivery to Caverton

The S-92 delivery marks the sixth helicopter Caverton is leasing from Milestone Aviation Group.
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Avionics

BendixKing AeroCruze Autopilot Adds Further Approvals

Owners of aircraft equipped with BendixKing KFC 150 and 200 autopilots can upgrade to the AeroCruze 230 touchscreen autopilot.
Avionics

Genesys Displays Approved for AStar Upgrades

The FAA has certified the Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 and IDU-450 EFIS displays for AStar helicopters.