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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

StormBreaker Set For Super Hornet

The GBU-53 is currently the only weapon in the U.S. inventory that can hit moving targets at night and in visually-obscured conditions.
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Regulations and Government

Hawaii Pols Seek End to Part 135 Exemptions

Sens Schatz, Hirono introduce legislation to mandate 135 for air tour, skydiving ops.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant Busts 200 Knots

The compound Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant helicopter broke the 200-knot speed barrier earlier this month.
Engines

GE Tackling Environmental Challenges with Affinity Engine

GE Aviation remains on track to meet the timeline for Aerion's AS2 supersonic jet, while also ensuring that its Affinity engine can run on biofuel.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Waives Winglet Install Fee To Boost Sales

The Tamarack Aerospace Group discount on Atlas active winglets installation is available through the end of June.
Aircraft

Gulfstream To End G550 Production

Gulfstream is nearing the end of the line for its workhorse G550 with the announcement that it taken the last order for the long-range twinjet.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Precise Flight Expands Bird Strike System STC

Precise Flight's Pulselite bird strike prevention system STC has been expanded to include Bell 429 and 505 helicopters.
Aircraft

Supersonic AS2 Is Just a Starting Point for Aerion

As it eyes the future of speed in its product lines, Aerion has captured orders valued at more than $3 billion for its initial product, the AS2.
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Charter & Fractional

NATA Webinar Addresses Range of Charter Industry Issues

Illegal charters, new users of charter, insurance issues for Part 135 operators were among the topics discussed during a NATA webinar on Wednesday.
Aircraft

Senators Accuse FAA of Dodging Calls for 737 Max Documents

Senate Commerce Committee chairman Roger Wicker grilled FAA Administrator Steve Dickson on what the senator called a lack of cooperation by the agency.
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Charter & Fractional

Charter Execs See Only Temporary Surplus in Pilot Pools

While the number of available pilots will continue to increase with airline furloughs, charter execs say during an NBAA webinar the situation is temporary.
Aircraft

Embraer Wins Major Financing Commitments

Brazilian export bank BNDES and other financial institutions have committed to provide up to $600 million in debt financing.
Charter & Fractional

Magellan Jets Launches Membership Program

Boston-based air charter broker Magellan Jets has launched a membership program, expanding its previous on-demand and jet card offerings.
Maintenance and Modifications

Yingling Aviation Finds Growth Following MRO Expansion

A new hangar and paint facility are helping to drive more MRO projects at Yingling Aviation while helping to blunt the effects of Covid-19.
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Airlines

IATA Reticent on Covid Testing for Passengers

The International Air Transport Association has raised concerns over cost, speed, scalability, and accuracy of current Covid 19 testing.
FBOs

Signature Rolls Out New Worldwide Covid Standards

Signature Flight Support, the world’s largest FBO chain, has launched SignatureAssure, its Covid-19 response program.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Sees Rising Demand for Aircraft Readiness

Duncan Aviation said its Rapid Response Team is busier by the week as operators seek to prepare their aircraft for operation after sitting idle.
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Trekker Sales Top 70

Leonardo has sold over 70 of its AW109 Trekker skid gear light twins, including to a helicopter EMS services in Normandy, France.
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Aircraft

Gameco Inaugurates Boeing 737-800 Freighter Conversion Line

China’s Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company has opened the sixth 737-800BCF conversion line in the People’s Republic.
Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Operators Face Covid Market Uncertainty and Regulatory Complexity

Air Charter Operators Face Covid Market Uncertainty and Regulatory Complexity
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Rotorcraft

Bristow and Era Complete Helicopter Operations Merger

New Bristow CEO Chris Bradshaw says industry consolidation "long overdue."
Rotorcraft

Hill Dems Call For Helos To Have TAWS, Flight Recorders

A bill to mandate HTAWS and flight recorders for large helicopters was introduced by House and Senate Democrats.
Regulations and Government

Police Aviation Under the Gun

New political and budget pressures could ground some police helicopters in the U.S.
Avionics

Honeywell Focuses New Unit on UAS and UAM Sectors

The new Honeywell business unit will offer avionics, power, air traffic management, and other systems for new aircraft in the UAS and UAM sectors.
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Aircraft

Embraer to Reintegrate Commercial Aviation, Slattery To GE

Embraer will reverse its “carve out” of Commercial Aviation while division CCO Arjan Meijer assumes the chief executive’s role from John Slattery.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Siemens Offers UV Light as Cabin Disinfection Solution

The UV light system has been proven to kill a wide range of viruses and bacteria, and is believed to be effective against Covid-19.
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Aircraft

Jetcraft, JSSI To Offer Buyers Unscheduled Mx Plan

The program will provide a six-month unscheduled maintenance plan from JSSI that's cost-free to buyers of an aircraft through Jetcraft.
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Engines

GE Aviation's Joyce To Retire after 40 Years with the Company

GE Aviation’s retiring CEO David Joyce will relinquish his duties to former Embraer Commercial Aviation chief executive John Slattery on September 1
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Regulations and Government

Senate Panel Moves To Pause Ligado Cellular Network

The Senate Armed Services Committee approved language to block Defense Department spending to support Ligado's plans for use of the L-band spectrum.
Aircraft

Mitsubishi Aircraft Triggers M90 Management Shakeup

Chief development officer Alex Bellamy will leave Mitsubishi Aircraft as the company names a new chief engineer for the M90.