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IBAC Offers Remote Auditing, Workshops for IS-BAO

IBAC's online workshops and temporary remote auditing options have been developed as a means to comply with IS-BAO and IS-BAH registration.
FBOs

Harrods Temporarily Closing London FBO/MROs

Harrods Aviation is temporarily closing its FBO/MROs at London Luton and Stansted bases in response to the UK government’s Covid-19 guidelines.
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Aircraft

Marines F-35C Squadron Declared ‘Safe For Flight’

The award of its SFFOC certificate means that VMFA-314 has completed its type transition phase and can independently work up to operational capability.
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Avionics

ForeFlight 3D Preview Labels Now Live

The ForeFlight EFB app is now available in Version 12.2, which includes new features such as 3D Preview fix markers and labels.
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Regulations and Government

Watchdog: FAA Registry Open to Fraud, Abuse

The Government Accountability Office found the FAA's self-verification system has made it vulnerable to criminal activity.
Aircraft

Strike Called To Protest Airbus Reopening of Spanish Plants

Spain's CGT union calls for a walkout at five Airbus plants starting March 30.
Aircraft

Spirit Suspends Boeing Production at Wichita, McAlester Plants

Wichita-based Spirit Aerosystems sent employees home for at least 14 days as it halts 737 fuselage production.
Airlines

India Halts All Domestic Passenger Flying

An order issued by the Indian government to stop all domestic passenger flights followed a shutdown of train operations.
Aircraft

Bombardier To Briefly Suspend Most Aircraft Production

The action comes in response to recent mandates from the governments of Quebec and Ontario to slow the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Regulations and Government

Genav Steps Up Push for Assistance in Relief Bills

GA groups are stressing need for small airport assistance, excise tax relief, airspace access, and other help as Congress debates stimulus package.
Regulations and Government

Hawaii and Florida Quarantine New Arrivals

Hawaii and Florida have taken further action to temper the Covid-19 outbreak by issuing mandatory 14-days quarantines for certain new arrivals.
Airlines

IATA Warns Passenger Revenues 'Have Fallen Off a Cliff'

The international airline trade body calls on governments to urgently help bridge the industry’s liquidity problems.
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Regulations and Government

ATC-Zero: What That Means for Business Aviation

An NBAA webinar spelled out what ATC-Zero means and how closures of air traffic control facilities affect business aviation operators.
Aircraft

Deadline Extended for Piaggio Aero Sale

Formal notifications of interest in acquiring the Italian companies—what officials call an “expression of interest—will be accepted until May 4.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Sees Big Demand for MicroShield Applications

MRO provider Constant Aviation and its authorized partners have applied the MicroShield 360 treatment to 250 aircraft since March 9.
Rotorcraft

How Garmin’s GFC 600H Flight Control System Makes Flying a Helicopter a lot Easier - AIN

How Garmin’s GFC 600H Flight Control System Makes Flying a Helicopter a lot Easier - AIN
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Rotorcraft

Maryland PD Marks 50 Years of Medevacs

The Maryland State Police Aviation Command marked the 50th anniversary of its first civilian medevac mission.
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Rotorcraft

Blade Offers Delivery Service During Covid-19 Crisis

Blade is offering delivery service from New York City to the surrounding areas including the Hamptons during the Covid-19 crisis.
Safety

Universal Leverages Bizav Network for Masks, Test Kits

Universal Weather & Aviation assists in the delivery of one million masks and half a million Covid-19 test kits to the CDC.
Rotorcraft

Covid-19 Grounds Helitour Operators

The Covid-19 crisis has shut down helitour operations from New York to Hawai.
Aircraft

IADA Notes March Surge in Bizav Aircraft Transactions

International Aircraft Dealers Association accredited-dealers have assisted in the purchase or sale of 54 business aircraft in a 19-day period this month.
Airlines

Singapore Airlines Group To Cut 96 Percent of Capacity

The move to suspend most flights at SIA Group follows similar actions by major Gulf-region carriers Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways.
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Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Opting To Ferry Pilots Aboard Own Fleet

Under its Project Lift initiative, Flexjet will shuttle pilots from one of seven hub locations to their flight assignment destination.
Aircraft

SkyCourier Completes Initial Ground Engine Tests

It's the fourth milestone in Textron Aviation's SkyCourier development program, the prototype of which is expected to achieve first flight this year.
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Aircraft

Airbus Reopens French, Spanish Plants

Airbus has finished four days cleaning and conducting health and safety checks at its factories in France and Spain.
Aircraft

Lilium Raises $240M More for Its eVTOL Program

The further $240 million in funding raised by Lilium for its eVTOL aircraft development suggests that investors are not deterred by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Training and Workforce

CAE Issuing Temp Layoffs, Cutting Salaries

CAE executives, expecting the Covid-19 crises to last for some time, are taking a series of measures to prepare, from layoffs to lower investments.
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Engines

GE Aviation To Cut 10 Percent of Workforce

The moves, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, is expected to save the company $500 million to $1 billion.
Aircraft

Boeing To Suspend Production in Puget Sound Area

U.S. aerospace giant Boeing is suspending production activities at its Renton, Everett, Auburn, and Frederickson facilities.
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Airlines

Emirates To Suspend Passenger Services by March 25

The Dubai-based air transport giant will shut down passenger flying while imposing a 25 to 50 percent salary cut.
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