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Regulations and Government

NBAA Asks IRS To Avoid Double Taxation on Commuting

NBAA is concerned that the IRS is eliminating a deduction on certain transportation benefits even though the employee must report those benefits as income.
Aircraft

Citation Latitude Marks Five Years, 240 Deliveries

NetJets accounts for half of Textron Aviation's 240 Cessna Citation Latitude deliveries over half a decade.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Considers Shedding Its ITP Aero Unit

As ITP Aero weighs on Rolls-Royce, the UK engine maker considers its divestiture.
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Sustainability and Environment

Bizav Industry To Hold Online SAF Summit Next Month

The Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel will sponsor its first two-day online summit next month.
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Avionics

Avidyne FMSs Integrate with Appareo Insight EFB

Avidyne's Atlas and Helios flight management systems can share information with Appareo's Insight EFB app.
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Aircraft

Thailand To Choose Beechcraft Light Attack and Trainer Aircraft

Although not confirmed by the manufacturer, it seems that Thailand has selected the Beechcraft T-6 and AT-6 to answer training and light attack needs.
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Charter & Fractional

U.S. DOT To Ban Charter Flights to Cuba

Effective October 13, charter flights between the U.S. and Cuba are expected to be prohibited, with limited exceptions.
Airports

NATA GA Airports Initiative Reaches Colorado

NATA held focus groups in four communities and reached seven airports in Colorado during its initial tour under General Aviation Advancing America.
Maintenance and Modifications

Van Horn Receives STC/PMA for Upgraded Bell 206B Blades

Van Horn Aviation's newly approved Bell 206B main rotor blades have different carbon fiber ply counts and orientations, providing for a smoother ride.
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Charter & Fractional

Vertical Aerospace Unveils VA-1X Fixed Wing eVTOL

The all-electric VA-1X aircraft is expected to enter service in 2024 and will be able to carry four passengers up to 100 miles at speeds of around 150 mph.
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Maintenance and Modifications

MDHI Center Completes 5,000-hour Overhaul on MD 902

MDHI's factor service center's work on the CoxHealth MD 902 Explorer including a 5,000-hour airframe overhaul, inspections, repairs and modifications.
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Maintenance and Modifications

CAE Expands Online Mx Training for Bizjets

CAE's business jet maintenance training includes several different aircraft platforms from Bombardier, Dassault, and Gulfstream.
Engines

Hartzell Engine Tech Receives FAA ODA Approval

Hartzell Engine Technologies said FAA Organization Designation Authorization enables it to bring new products to market faster and at a lower cost.
Accidents

Kobe Crash Copter Company Blaming ATC

Island Express Helicopters is blaming the fatal crash of its S-76 on air traffic controllers.
Airlines

Delta To Furlough Nearly 2,000 Pilots

As the U.S. government’s coronavirus relief act expires, Delta Air Lines moves to shed more cockpit crewmembers.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Alto Logs 100th Cadence Modules Set Installation

Alto Aviation's Cadence Switch Series is designed to replace broken, obsolete, and unserviceable CMS switch panels.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Bizav Reaches Avance Installation Milestones

Gogo Business Aviation's Avance L5 connectivity system has been installed on 1,000 business jets.
Engines

Self-charging Diamond Batteries Set To Power Aircraft

NDB says its self-charging nano diamond batteries will be far more efficient than current technologies and will not require any supporting infrastructure.
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Accidents

NTSB Illuminates Pilot Performance in AW139 Fatal

The Leonardo AW139 crashed on July 4, 2019 shortly after lifting off from a private helipad in the Bahamas.
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Fuel

NBAA Seeks Training To Guard Against DEF Contamination

NBAA welcomed proposed FAA guidance on DEF contamination but believes it could go further to safeguard against such incidents.
Airports

American Airlines Says It Will Cut 19,000 More Jobs

Some 17,500 furloughs and 1,500 management firings will take effect on October 1 at American Airlines if the U.S. Congress does not extend Covid relief.
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Airlines

Virgin Atlantic Creditors OK £1.2B Restructuring Plan

All four classes of creditors vote in favor of Virgin Atlantic recapitalization.
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Aircraft

XOJet Aviation Giving 16 Twinjets a Makeover

The project involves new interiors for some of XOJet Aviation's Challenger 300s as well as new liveries for them and some Citation Xs.
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Rotorcraft

K-Max Leaps From Unmanned to Autonomous Operations

Near Earth Autonomy and Kaman Aerospace have developed an intelligent autonomy system for the K-Max helicopter.
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Rotorcraft

More Singapore Chinooks Go to Australia as Training Expands

The Singaporean training detachment at Oakey in Queensland is scheduled to receive the bulk of the new CH-47F helicopters that are to be delivered shortly.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Agencies Issue Advisory on Drone Mitigation

A new advisory issued jointly by four U.S. federal agencies provides "legal landscape" on drone mitigation technology.
Aircraft

Transport Canada Ready To Fly Boeing Max Validation Flights

Canadian aviation authorities will fly to Seattle for engineering simulator evaluations ahead of flight validations on the Boeing 737 Max airliner.
Security

FAA To Evaluate Drone-mitigation Technology

The FAA will evaluate at least 10 drone mitigation technologies/systems at its William J. Hughes Technical Center in New Jersey.
Regulations and Government

U.S. EPA Publishes Aircraft Emissions Proposal

EPA sets an October 19 deadline for comments on its greenhouse emissions standards for large turbine aircraft.
Regulations and Government

Higher Nav Canada User Fees Coming September 1

Nav Canada increased terminal fees by 30.8 percent, en route by 26.4 percent, and North Atlantic Track by 48.5 percent.