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Airbus Aims To ‘Significantly’ Cull Aircraft Inventory by Year-end

Europe's dominant OEM counted 145 unshipped airplanes in inventory at the end of June because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Aircraft

EHang Selects Main eVTOL Factory Site

The city government of Yunfu in Guangdong province is investing $6 million in EHang's factory, which will open with annual capacity to build 600 aircraft.
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Regulations and Government

Swiss Air Traffic Down Nearly 60 Percent in 1H 2020

Statistics released today by Switizerland's air navigation service provider reveal the impact of the Covid pandemic on the country's air travel.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

IRS NPRM To Clarify Aircraft Management Taxes

The much-anticipated IRS proposal follows directives from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which exempted certain management fees from commercial FETs.
Aircraft

Boom, Rolls-Royce Ink Overture Collaboration Pact

Teams working on the proposed Boom supersonic airliner have begun studying whether they can apply an existing engine architecture from Rolls-Royce.
Rotorcraft

Pandemic Pounds New Helicopter Deliveries

While deliveries of new civil helicopters collapsed, OEMs were buoyed by their military business.
Training and Workforce

SimVenture Flyers Get a Taste of Oshkosh Operations

While this year's EAA AirVenture show was canceled, there was a way for pilots to try their hand at flying into a simulated version of the iconic airfield.
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Aircraft

Covid Crisis Hits GippsAero

The Australian aircraft manufacturer has seen sales and deliveries of its GA8 Airvan dry up during the pandemic.
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Charter & Fractional

Directional Aviation Launches Premium Air Charter FXAir

Directional Aviation has launched FXAir as a premium product that “redefines and rescopes on-demand air charter.”
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Maintenance and Modifications

Covid-19 Impact on Mx Will 'Haunt Aviation,' ARSA Says

Aggregate employment at Aeronautical Repair Station Association member companies responding to a survey fell nearly 27 percent in six months.
FBOs

New Hampshire FBO Wraps Hangar Renovation Project

Port CIty Air, the lone FBO at New Hampshire's Portsmouth International Airport, has finished a $270,000 resurfacing project in its hangars.
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Aircraft

Boeing Sees More Rate Cuts, 747 Production Ending in 2022

Boeing has begun studying consolidating 787 production into one site as output across its product line further slows.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Constant's AOG Teams See Surge In Work

Constant Aviation's increased AOG work comes as idled business aircraft return to service.
Aircraft

Gulfstream 2Q Deliveries Up, but Sales Dogged by Covid

In the second quarter, Gulfstream handed over 32 airplanes—one more than a year ago—but sales remained "difficult" due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.
Airlines

JetBlue Applying UV Light To Help Kill Covid Virus in Cabins

Honeywell has delivered eight of its new UV Cabin System to New York-based LCC JetBlue.
Regulations and Government

FAA Striving For Balance in Supersonic Regs

A key FAA official said the agency calls supersonic technologies a priority but said that noise, emissions, and harmonization issues need to be addressed.
Aircraft

NASA X-Plane Provides New Vision

The NASA X-59 will fly with an eXternal Vision System in lieu of a forward-facing window.
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Aircraft

First Five Rafales Depart for India; More A330s for France

Nearly four years after contract signature, the first five Dassault Rafales for India are due to touch down in the country.
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Avionics

Astronautics RoadRunner EFI Approved for Medium Bells

STC validations from EASA, Transport Canada, and Mexico’s AFAC are expected shortly.
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Airlines

IATA Laments Unexpectedly Weak Traffic Improvements in June

The resurgence of Covid cases in the U.S. and in some parts of Europe has dampened expectations for traffic improvements this year.
Safety

NATA's Ground Handling Safety Symposium Goes Online

NATA has decided to turn its popular ground handling safety symposium into an online-only event this year in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Aircraft

Second-quarter Airliner Deliveries Sink to Historic Low

UK industry group ADS reports that Airbus and Boeing delivered 94 airplanes combined in the second quarter.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Reinstates Europe Fleet, Plots Path for Growth

NetJets is reinstating most of its fleet in Europe and all NetJets Europe pilots and cabin crew who were furloughed in April.
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Aircraft

Sabrewing Aims To Start Flight Tests for Rhaegal eVTOLs

Type certification plans for the first Rhaegal eVTOL aircraft have been pushed back into the first quarter of 2022.
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Training and Workforce

DOT Names 20 Industry Reps for Aviation Jobs Task Force

NBAA's Jo Damato is among the 20 appointees to a new DOT task force that will work to encourage high school students to pursue aviation careers.
Aircraft

Spirit Aero To Expand Work on Aerion Supersonic AS2

Under a new MoU, Spirit AeroSystems will design and build the Aerions AS2 forward fuselage, building on an earlier agreement covering preliminary work.
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FBOs

Pennsylvania Airport Debuts New Hangar

Lehigh Valley International Airport has wrapped up a two-year construction project, adding an additional 54,000 sq ft of aircraft storage space.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Hits Triple Digits on G700 Flight Testing

Gulfstream Aerospace has taken its G700 past its maximum cruising speed and altitude as part of its new flagship's flight test program.
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FBOs

Oshkosh Airport Breaks Ground on New GA Terminal

Home to EAA's annual AirVenture fly-in, Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin has begun work on a new GA terminal.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Broadens Structural Repair Support

Bombardier's Customer Response Center teams will work with The Mobile Repair Team to offer enhance structural repairs for its worldwide fleet.