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Hyundai and Uber Announce eVTOL Air-taxi Partnership

Uber says South Korean automaker Hyundai will be able to build eVTOL aircraft on a more cost effective scale than its other partner companies.
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Aircraft

Jump Aero To Develop an Emergency Medical Service eVTOL Aircraft

Jump Aero, launched by Terrafugia founder Carl Dietrich, wants to develop an eVTOL aircraft specifically to support emergency medical services.
Avionics

Collins Providing HUD VR Trainer for FAA Research

FAA will research pilot-HUD interface, pilot performance, and crew workload using Collins Aerospace's head-up display virtual-reality training device.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

SmartSky Ups Funding, Delays Network Launch to 2Q20

In-flight connectivity service provider SmartSky Networks has received $25 million more in funding and delayed commercial network launch to mid-2020.
Airlines

Shell, World Energy to Partner on SAF for Lufthansa

The German flag carrier will fly three SAF-powered routes from San Francisco.
Aircraft

Airbus To Offer Electronically Dimmable Aircraft Windows

Gentex’s electronically dimmable windows now come as standard equipment on the Boeing 787 family and will be available on Airbuses.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Looks To Future with Formalized Apprenticeships

The 24-month program offers apprentices a paying job and formalized training to receive their FAA certification.
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Aircraft

Falcon Deliveries Flat at Dassault; 6X Remains on Track

Dassault Aviation delivered 40 Falcon business jets last year, one fewer than in 2018, while it continues apace on the Falcon 6X program.
Accidents

Boeing Recommends Sim Training Requirement for Max

The U.S. manufacturer cites its “unstinting commitment” to the Max’s safe return to service as it changes its position on simulator requirements.
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FBOs

ABS Jets Gets OK for FBO Services in Slovakia

ABS Jets is expanding its services to full-scale FBO operations at Bratislava Airport in Slovakia with recent airport authority approval.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Unveils Eye-catching Paint Job

Duncan Aviation refurbished one of its company-owned jets from the inside out. The result: an eye-popping airplane that serves as a flying billboard.
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Airlines

Suleimani Killing Raises Security Fears Over Iraq Flights

Three airlines have already suspended flights into Iraq after U.S. forces killed Iranian general Qassem Suleimani at Baghdad Airport.
Aircraft

Turkish Police Confirm Arrests in Ghosn Escape Case

Turkish police have arrested a fifth MNG Jet employee over the escape of fugitive Carlos Ghosn using two aircraft operated by the company.
Rotorcraft

HAI Names Senior FAA Safety Exec Viola as CEO

Viola, who becomes the next HAI CEO on January 16, helped launch the USHST and was a former special ops MH-6 and MH-47 pilot.
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Avionics

Feds Approve AEA's Avionics Tech Apprenticeship

The program is "another tool" for AEA member repair shops to train their own avionics technicians.
Maintenance and Modifications

New SierraTrax Service Shops Mx Rates for Customers

SierraTrax's Maintenance Marketplace service aims to find the lowest maintenance rates for its customers.
Airlines

Airline Concerns Grow over Brazil Consumer Lawsuits

Brazilian websites are "weaponizing" jurisprudence of the airline industry.
Aircraft

NetJets Receives Its First Citation Longitude

Fractional provider NetJets has agreed to take up to 175 Cessna Citation Longitudes, the first one of which has been delivered.
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Rotorcraft

Bell AerOS Shows How Urban Air Mobility Flies

Bell is demonstrating how a smart city of the future could incorporate urban air mobility vehicles running under autonomous control.
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Airlines

JetBlue Pledges to Offset Carbon Emissions for All U.S. Flights

Air France and British Airways last week started compensating for CO2 emissions from flights within France and the UK by investing in green projects.
Aircraft

Max Crisis Leads to Layoffs at Spirit AeroSystems

The Boeing narrowbody’s largest supplier ceased building 737 components on January 1.
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Rotorcraft

Erickson Flying Six Air Cranes on Australian Fires

Erickson is flying six of its S-64 Air Cranes on Australia's record-setting wild fires.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Indonesia Launches Domestically-built Armed UAV Program

Indonesia’s first large UAV is due to fly for the first time this year, with production planned to get under way in 2024.
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Aircraft

F-35 Deliveries Exceed 2019 Target

2019 saw a considerable ramp in F-35 production compared with 2018 as the program works towards hitting its peak delivery rate in 2023.
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Aircraft

MNG Jet: Employee Acted Alone in Arranging Flights for Fugitive Ghosn

MNG Jet alleges that one of its employees acted alone in falsifying records to conceal that Carlos Ghosn used two of its jets to escape from Japan.
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Aircraft

Piaggio Wins Avanti Evo+ Order for the Italian Air Force

The nine-aircraft Avanti order from the Italian air force is a major boost for the financially-troubled aircraft manufacturer.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Berry Aviation Expands Mx Capabilities with New Hangar

The Texas company opened a 31,000-sq-ft maintenance hangar following FAA and EASA Part 145 repair station certification.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Releases Plans for Super Bowl Flight Restrictions

The FAA is planning flight restrictions and a reservation program in the South Florida area for Super Bowl LIV.
Airports

FAA To Hold Info Session on New TEB RNAV Approach

The FAA is looking to implement a new offset RNAV approach to Teterboro Airport's Runway 19, to ease noise impact.
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Aircraft

Russian Government Bank Funds SSJ100 Shipments to Aeroflot

After the Kremlin loosened purse strings, an initial batch of Sukhoi SSJ100s is on its way to entering service with Russia's Aeroflot.
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