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Robinson Delivers 1,000th R66 Turbine Helicopter

The R66 fleet surpassed 1.2 million flight hours as Robinson delivered the 1,000th example.
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Aircraft

Boeing Registers 43 Max Cancellations in July

The commercial aircraft order backlog at Boeing fell by 56 airplanes as the company collected no orders during the month of July.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Launches Powerplant Apprenticeship Program

Duncan Aviation's powerplant apprenticeship program follows the establishment last year of a similar program dedicated to airframes.
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Aircraft

Final Captive Test for U.S. Air Force’s Hypersonic Weapon

The Lockheed Martin AGM-183A "Arrow" hypersonic missile could be fielded as early as 2022 if development proceeds successfully.
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Aircraft

MagniX Sees Regional Operators as Electric Aviation Pioneers

Electric propulsion specialist MagniX is stepping up flight testing of electric versions of the Cessna Caravan and DHC-2 Beaver.
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FBOs

World Fuel Network Adds Major-market FBOs

World Fuel Services has added new dealer FBOs in the Houston and Chicago areas.
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Aircraft

Daher Taps Elliott Aviation for HomeSafe Retrofits

Daher has selected Elliott Aviation to perform retrofit installs of HomeSafe emergency autoland systems on TBM 940s eligible for the upgrade.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Responds To Legacy 500 AOG Event

Duncan Aviation's Lincoln Rapid Response Team answered the Embraer Legacy 500 AOG call.
Regulations and Government

Baker, Bolen Join Forces on Opposition to PRD Proposal

The NBAA and AOPA leaders highlight the challenges of the FAA's electronic Pilot Records Database proposal.
Maintenance and Modifications

Metrojet Keeps Busy with Engine Swaps, Disinfections

Metrojet has performed multiple engine changes on a variety of Gulfstream aircraft.
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Regulations and Government

Colorado Adds Wx Cameras to 130 Mountain AWOS Sites

Pilots can now visually observe weather in the Colorado Rockies from 52 new aviation weather cameras installed on a network of 13 mountain AWOS sites.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Astronics Antenna Performs in LuxStream Test Flight

Astronics's tail-mounted Ku-band antenna exceeded expectations during a test flight of the Collins Aerospace LuxStream broadband connectivity solution.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Opens New Manufacturing Tech Center in Texas

Bell's manufacturing technology center is a roadmap to future factories.
Aircraft

Vertical Aerospace Set To Unveil Fixed-wing eVTOL Design

Vertical Aerospace this week teased eVTOL watchers with a short animation of what appears to be a new tiltwing eVTOL with four propellors.
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Aircraft

Challenger 350 Performance that is nothing short of extraordinary

Challenger 350 Performance that is nothing short of extraordinary
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Rotorcraft

Bell Opens Wichita Facility

Bell's new Wichita facility was previously occupied by sister company Textron Aviation.
Aircraft

France Takes Delivery of First ISR King Air 350

The Armée de l’Air is expected to receive eight special-mission King Air 350s for a range of reconnaissance duties.
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Avionics

BAE Prepares for Fly-by-Wire Tests on eVTOL Aircraft

BAE Systems believes that fly-by-wire flight controls will be critical to the success of eVTOL aircraft and is working with several prospective partners.
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Safety

FAA Seeks Penalties for Boeing South Carolina Work

The FAA is proposing to assess Boeing $125 million in civil penalties for alleged interference with FAA designees.
Aircraft

AINdebrief Episode 20 | August 8, 2020

Covid Lowers Aircraft Emissions, WingX Bizav Data, Beechcraft King Air 360, Aspen Avionics Joins Airo, Bombardier 2Q, FAA Releases 737 Max Recert Road Map
Accidents

NTSB Cites Pilot Actions in Atlas Crash

The crash of an Atlas Air 767 in 2019 resulted from inadvertent activation of the airplane's go-around mode and the pilots' incorrect response.
Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Begins F-16 AESA Multi-ship Trials

The U.S. Air Force plans to equip around 350 of its F-16s with SABR radar to see them through into the 2040s.
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Accidents

Air India Express 737 Crashes At Calicut Airport

India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation confirmed that an Air India Express aircraft broke into two pieces after skidding off the end of the runway.
Safety

Other Voices: The Link Between Diversity and Aviation Safety

Technological improvements and advanced systems create safer aircraft. But what creates a safer pilot?
Aircraft

Summer Demand Drives Bizav Recovery, but Not Everywhere

European business aviation activity has heated up since the start of summer, but worldwide flight hours have fluctuated as Covid continues to drag demand.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Voting Now Open in Private Aviation Design Competition

A mix of leading business aircraft manufacturer design and completions specialists are competing in the 2020 International Yacht & Aviation Awards.
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Maintenance and Modifications

GDC Delivers VIP Boeing 777 to Head of State Customer

The Boeing 777-300ER features a lightweight interior, full connectivity and a crew rest areas plus "fly-away kits" for repairs away from base.
Maintenance and Modifications

JF Service Adds Gulfstream Maintenance In Latvia

Russia-based Jet Flight Service has received EASA approval to work on Gulfstream jets at its MRO base in Riga, Latvia
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Maintenance and Modifications

Aviaa Adds New World Aviation to MRO Support Network

New World Aviation provides support for a wide range of business aircraft from its headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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Aircraft

Lufthansa Warns of Low Yields as Capacity Expands

The number of flights in European airspace are nearing 50 percent of 2019 levels, driven mainly by low-cost carriers operating short-haul leisure flights.
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