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Maintenance and Modifications

Latest IBA Data Sees Airline MRO Spend Cut in Half in 2020

With 800 airliners to be withdrawn from fleets worldwide, and with more than half of these permanently retired, MRO demand is down, according to IBA.
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Rotorcraft

USAIG Safety Bucks Fully Cover Airbus Helo IIMC Course

Aircraft insurer USAIG customers can now use their $2,500 Safety Bucks To Cover Airbus Helicopters' IIMC Course.
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Aircraft

Cirrus Launches Vision Jet Owner Management Program

Cirrus Aircraft's new VisionAir program for Vision Jet owners with pilot, maintenance, and other aircraft management services.
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation Launches New Flagship King Airs

Textron Aviation announced the King Air 360/360ER, an upgrade of the 350/350ER that includes autothrottles, digital pressurization, and a redesigned cabin.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aspen Avionics Joining New Aerospace/Defense Group

Airo Group is consolidating a number of aerospace and defense companies in a bid to develop a new publicly traded company.
Aircraft

Embraer Rolls Out Medevac Phenom 300

Embraer has introduced the Phenom 300MED, a medevac-equipped version of its popular light jet.
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FBOs

Phoenix FBO Contracts for On-site Covid Testing

Swift Aviation, based at Phoenix Sky Harbour Airport is offering its employees free onsite rapid Covid testing, to circumvent local testing logjams.
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Accidents

Accidents: August 2020

Preliminary and final reports
Cabin Interior and Electronics

New Year Ushers in Cabin and Connectivity Improvements

Manufacturers of airborne connectivity and cabin equipment continue to add functionality thanks to improvements in technology.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Embraces Virtual Reality to Design Helicopters

Bell is using augmented and virtual reality, computer gaming technology, to develop new aircraft.
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Aircraft

Product Support Survey 2020, Part 1: Aircraft

Readers rate Dassault tops for jet support
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Aircraft

Embraer Consolidates Business Jet Product Line

The manufacturer has quietly consolidated its product line to focus on its Phenom light jet and Praetor midsize jet offerings.
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Aircraft

Canada’s Future Fighter Selection Enters the Final Straight

The long-running saga of what will be Canada’s next fighter could be decided in 2022 following the submission of bids from the three competitors.
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Accidents

EASA Review Notes Rise in Nonfatal Accidents and Incidents

There were no fatal accidents involving European aircraft operators in 2019, but higher than average nonfatal accidents and serious incidents.
Aircraft

Spike Building Team for Supersonic Jet

The addition of John Thomas brings a depth of industry knowledge as Spike vies to make its vision of a supersonic jet a reality.
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Aircraft

Emergency First Response Could Boost Urban Air Mobility

Some eVTOL aircraft pioneers see first-response emergency services as a strong early use case for urban air mobility operations.
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Regulations and Government

EASA Issues Covid-19 Op Recommendations for Airports

With many ground service providers seeing cutbacks in service resulting from Covid, EASA has issued recommendations to airports to ensure safety.
Rotorcraft

One in Five S-92 Helicopters Parked

Some 39 Sikorsky S-92s, comprising 19 percent of the global market, remain parked during the downturn.
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Aircraft

Jetfly Adds PC-12 NGX, Fifth PC-24 to Fleet

Jetfly Aviation marks the largest Pilatus fleet in Europe with 47.
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Sustainability and Environment

Dip in Flight Activity Cut CO2 Emissions By 70 Percent in Europe

Data gathered from Spire's satellites showed a 43 percent reduction in flights, resulting in a cut in carbon dioxide emissions of just over 70 percent.
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Charter & Fractional

European Charter Provider Caters to Athletes

As sporting competitions return slowly in Europe, charter operator KlasJet is offering specially catered meals for its athelte customers.
FBOs

Signature Expands European Network with TAG FBO Buy

Signature Flight Support has filled a major gap in its network with the purchase of TAG Aviation's FBOs in Geneva and Sion Switzerland.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Introduces New Global Parts Hub

Located near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Gulfstream's new distribution hub holds $23 million in parts inventory.
Safety

EPA: Curis System Is Effective against Covid

The Curis System hydrogen peroxide fogger has been named to the EPA's List-N for use in Covid-19 disinfection.
Aircraft

FAA Proposes Design Changes for Service Return of Max

The release of a proposed airworthiness directive is a key step in bringing the Max back to service, Boeing and the FAA agree.
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Aircraft

Russia Moves Forward on Supersonic Development

Russia has opened a design competition as Tupolev and TsAGI progress on supersonic projects.
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Aircraft

Virgin Galactic Unveils Plans for Mach 3 Commercial Jet

Virgin Galactic completed its mission concept review and signed a non-binding agreement with Rolls-Royce as it lays out plans for a supersonic aircraft.
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Rotorcraft

Torqued: It Shouldn’t Take an Act of Congress To Mandate Safety Improvements

Changing regulations takes a long time, and there ought to be a simpler way to create mandates for safety improvements.
Accidents

AINsight: Do I Need To Go Around?

NTSB docket on a 2019 crash of a Citation Latitude paints a detailed account of an unstable approach that led to a botched landing and runway excursion.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

GECAS Slashes Milestone's Value by $729M

GECAS has written down the value of its Milestone Aviation helicopter leasing unit by $729 million.