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Textron Sees Mixed Deliveries, Lower Profit in Q4

Waning demand for legacy Citation jets and price inflation contributed to a 21 percent profit drop at Textron Aviation in the fourth quarter.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Donates Global 7500 FTV To Local College

The Global 7500 donation to Centennial College comes as the school renames its program to The Bombardier Centre for Aerospace and Aviation.
Aircraft

Avionics Failures Trigger Legacy 450 Expedited Landing

The Canadian-registered aircraft suffered loss of the captain's navigational information and autopilot and pressurization controls.
Rotorcraft

Bell Rounds Out Heli-Expo with Orders, New Distributor

Centaurium Aviation sees “great potential” for Bell line in Switzerland.
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Rotorcraft

Enstrom, Botswana Ink 480B Order

Enstrom Helicopters received orders for three 480B helos from Botswana for Q2 delivery.
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Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Closes on Delta Private Jets Combination

The deal combines the two private aviation membership companies that will total nearly 200 aircraft and more than 8,000 members and customers.
Aircraft

Sales, Deliveries, Revenues Soar at Gulfstream

Fourth-quarter sales soared 54 percent year-over-year at Gulfstream Aerospace, resulting in the second-best quarter ever.
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Aircraft

Amid Big Losses, Boeing To ‘Reassess’ NMA, Cut 787 Rate

Boeing CEO David Calhoun calls for a methodical approach to returning the company to financial health.
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Rotorcraft

GE Aviation Expands TrueChoice Service to T700 Engines

TrueChoice Flight Hour for commercial T700 helicopter engine is a comprehensive service for maintaining commercial operations.
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Aviation Relocating Most Of Its HQ to Florida

The charter operator is moving to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and plans to eventually settle into a new, 40,000-sq-ft building there.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Opts for Lynx TCAS, ADS-B on H135/H145

Lynx NGT-9000R+ displays traffic and position information on the Helionix flight deck suite saving weight and space.
Rotorcraft

Heli-One Adding New AW139 Services at Canadian Facility

Heli-One is working with Leonardo Helicopters to establish intermediate and tail gearbox (IGB, TGB) service and repair capability.
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Rotorcraft

AGS Opening Brazil Helicopter 'Ecosystem'

Logistics firm AGS opening Brazil helicopter “ecosystem”
Airlines

European Airlines Suspending Flights to China on Virus Scare

British Airways became the first European airline to halt services to mainland China, with immediate effect.
Maintenance and Modifications

Donaldson Progresses on AW169 Inlet Filter

Donaldson expects to receive EASA approval on its inlet barrier filter for the AW169 by early 2021.
Aircraft

E-Jet Pitch Control Problem Prompts NTSB Recommendations

U.S. transportation safety authorities call for closer attention to wire chafing in the E-Jets’ control column.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Helo Lessor LCI Adds Investors, AW139

Helo Lessor LCI signed partnerships with Invesco, Santander backing and announced the addition of a Leonardo AW169 to its fleet.
Avionics

PS Engineering Unveils New Audio Control Panel

Tennessee-based PS Engineering now has a dual head control for its MultiTalker series of audio contol units.
Rotorcraft

Hirschberg: eVTOL Is Urban Moonshot

Vertical Flight Society's executive director sees big potential for urban air mobility—eventually.
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Rotorcraft

Broker Rotortrade Reports 30 Sales in 2019

Broker Rotortrade closied 30 sales in 2019, and two EC225 orders from Air Greenland in 2020.
Rotorcraft

Kopter Adds SH09 Orders at Heli-Expo

Kopter announced its first order from the Philippines and additional purchase options from Rainier Heli International.
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Rotorcraft

Axnes Announces New PNG Mobile Intercom Base Station

The new NVG-compatible device offers remote radio asset keying and an optional internal Li-Ion battery.
Maintenance and Modifications

Flightdocs Brings Maintenance Tracking to a Higher Level

Flightdocs charges an annual subscription per aircraft in different tiers, from Robinson helicopters to a Boeing 777.
Avionics

VR-Tech Picks Thales FlytX Avionics Suite

A single-touchscreen avionics system, the Thales FlytX suite, will be installed in the Russian VRT500 single-engine helicopter.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Erickson Bringing Sikorsky’s Matrix Tech to Firefighting Fleet

Erickson and Sikorsky team to bring Matrix autonomous technology to Erickson’s firefighting S64 fleet.
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Safety

AINsight: Don't Underestimate External Pressure

External pressure is unavoidable-for a host of reasons—and pilots must learn to deal with it.
Avionics

Honeywell Brings Focus On Connectivity To Heli-Expo

The Phoenix-based manufacturer has made several improvements to its Sky Connect satcom system.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Low-Cost, Flexible Foresight Mx HUMS Expands Applications

GPMS says its Foresight Mx HUMS technology works well for light helicopters and new electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Colllins Sees Success with Goodrich Hoists

Goodrich Hoist & Winch, part of Collins Aerospace since its merger with UTC Aerospace in 2018, has pioneered the Human External Cargo (HEC) hoist category.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Sterling Expands Services with Engineering Division

Sterling opened the division late last year to provide services including engineering, supplemental type certificate (STC), and manufacturing support.