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Training and Workforce

NetJets Adopts Advanced Qualification Training Program

NetJets is the first charter provider and fractional-share operation to work with the FAA to launch an AQP.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Develops A/C System for Future Flyers

Honeywell's new MicroVCS offers lower maintenance and reduced weight for electric aircraft air-conditioning needs.
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Charter & Fractional

XOJet Implements Full-scale Virus Countermeasures

XOJet Aviation has implemented a series of countermeasures to protect passenger and crew heath and safety as it has kept flying throughout the pandemic.
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Aircraft

Canada Cleared for Upgrade of 36 Boeing CF-18 Fighters

The Royal Canadian Air Force is upgrading nearly half of its Hornet fleet while it waits for a new fighter.
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Regulations and Government

UK Bizav Steps Up Fight for Quarantine Exemption

BBGA says the UK goverment has ignored its proposals for safety measures it believes could avoid the need for a damaging quarantine.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Seeks To 'Unravel' Covid Exemptions

Another short-term extension of the medical deadlines is in the works, but FAA's Dan Elwell says the agency is hoping to "unravel" these leniencies soon.
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Approves Five-blade Airbus H145

Customer deliveries of the new Airbus Helicopters H145 D3 will begin later this summer.
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Rotorcraft

HAI Members Pledge 'Covid Clean'

The Helicopter Association International's "Covid Clean" program seeks to reassure rotorcraft customers.
Safety

Covid Cabin Cleaning Choices Confusing

Aircraft operators have much to consider when it comes to which methods they should use when it comes to Covid-19 disinfection.
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Aircraft

Flying the New Embraer Phenom 300E

Flying the New Embraer Phenom 300E
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Regulations and Government

AINsight: To Be Or Not To Be at NBAA-BACE 2020?

With 109 days left until the scheduled opening of NBAA-BACE 2020 in Orlando, Florida, many are trying to decide whether or not to go in this Covid era.
Maintenance and Modifications

Flightdocs Merges with Aircraft Technical Publishers

The Flightdocs-ATP combination creates a company offering an array of aircraft maintenance services and data.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

IATA Demands More Concessions on ATM Fees and Slot Rules

IATA says Europe's airlines have yet to see the worst of the traffic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, with more jobs and heavier losses to come.
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Airlines

Qantas Halts All Intl Flights As Australia Stays Closed

Australia's borders will remain closed to most international visitors through 2021, with the exception of trips to and from New Zealand.
Aircraft

GE Aviation Still Plans Denali Engine Delivery in 2020

GE Aviation still expects to deliver clean-sheet Catalyst turboprop engine for the Textron Aviation Cessna Denali this year.
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Airlines

IAG Pulls Plug on Low-cost Subsidiary Level Europe

Level Europe operated low-cost short-haul flights from bases in Vienna and Amsterdam with Airbus A320 family aircraft.
Aircraft

Preowned Business Aircraft Values Fall 15% in Covid Era

Average preowned business aircraft values have fallen 10 to 15 percent so far during the pandemic, with some individual makes and models down 20+ percent.
Aircraft

HyPoint To Provide Hydrogen Fuel Cells for CityHawk eVTOL

Hydrogen fuel weighs less than jet fuel and for the CityHawk eVTOL it will deliver range of us to around 125 miles when it enters service from around 2028.
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Regulations and Government

Under Continued Scrutiny, FAA Moves To Improve Cert

The FAA is moving forward on certification improvement efforts, including an ODA oversight office and the hiring of new technical staff.
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.