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Maintenance and Modifications

SierraTrax Launches New Maintenance Marketplace

The exclusive service allows maintenance providers to bid on anonymous aircraft inspection tasks presented through the company's customer database.
Rotorcraft

Offshore Helo Services Company PHI Exits Bankruptcy

The Louisiana-based helicopter services company emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with new equity capital, $225 million loan.
Aircraft

EASA Director: Align UAM Noise, Safety Levels

EASA executive director Patrick Ky told the European Parliament's transport committee that stakeholders need to agree drone noise and safety levels.
Avionics

Matthew Greene Steps In as President at Safe Flight

Matthew Greene is third generation to take a leadership role of the family-owned business that his grandfather, Leonard Greene, founded in 1946.
Airlines

Cathay Shares Drop After Third Executive Resigns

Upheaval persists as political protests in Hong Kong continue.
Training and Workforce

CAE Beefs Up Presence in Asia

New centers in Bangkok and New Delhi come as Boeing’s latest forecast predicts a requirement for 266,000 new pilots in Asia Pacific over the next 20 years.
Regulations and Government

FAA: International Panel Nears Release of Cert Findings

The Joint Authorities Technical Review (JATR) panel is taking additional time to complete its work, but is expected to release findings in coming weeks.
Aircraft

Can a New Generation of Electric Aircraft Provide the Spark to Regenerate Aviation?

More than 150 new aircraft, most of them electrically-powered and many of them to be flown autonomously, are vying to radically reshape aviation's future.
Aircraft

Duncan Obtains SmartSky STC for Challenger 600 Series

Duncan Aviation hopes to complete SmartSky STCs for other Bombardier and Dassault business jet models next year.
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Aviation's Zurich Service Center Marks 50 Years

The service center was acquired from Jet Aviation in December 2012.
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Aircraft

MAKS 2019: Refined MiG-35 Gets New Missiles and Avionics

RAC MiG continues to develop the MiG-29 airframe with an eye on further export orders, notably from India for both the air force and navy
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Rotorcraft

U.S. Military Helos Mobilize To Help Bahamas

U.S. military helicopters flying medevac, SAR missions in the Bahamas following Hurrican Dorian.
Aircraft

TsAGI Shows Off Refined SSBJ Design at MAKS Show

Some 50 years after it worked on its first supersonic, TsAGI is looking to the second generation SSBJ.
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Aircraft

Uber Seeks More eVTOL Partners for Ride-share Program

Uber may soon add to the six eVTOL developers who are seeking to provide aircraft for its ride-share air taxi program, which it wants to start from 2023.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Dassault's Trappier Reflects on Bumper Falcon Sales Since Flat 1H

Unveiling its first half performance, Dassault Aviation CEO put the focus on the in-development 6X for boosting Falcon sales.
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Safety

NTSB Forum To Spotlight Alaska Part 135 Ops

Part 135 operations in Alaska were involved in 207 accidents resulting in 80 fatalities between January 2008 and June 2019.
Avionics

Product Support Survey: Part 2, Avionics

Last year’s leaders hold their positions in the avionics and cabin electronics categories.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Balloon-launched UAV Tops 98,000 Feet

Stratodynamics plans to drop its HIdron glider from 114,000 feet soon
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Rafael Moves into the UAV World

The forthcoming acquisition of Aeronautics Ltd brings with it a portfolio of unmanned air platforms, including aerostats
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Rotorcraft

Kamov Ka-62 Makes Flying Debut at MAKS 2019

The model has been through a series of launches and relaunches, but is now ready for public display.
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Aircraft

AeroMobil Set To Unveil 6.0 eVTOL Aircraft Design

Flying car developer AeroMobil is fast-tracking a design for a flight-mode-only eVTOL aircraft designated as the 6.0
Rotorcraft

VIP-configured Mi-38 Wins Russian Civil Aviation Nod

The Russian agency signed off on major certificate changes for the VIP version of the helicopter, which was certified in 2015.
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Airports

Volocopter, SkyPorts To Open Vertiport in October

Volcopter and SkyPorts say the world's first vertiport is set to open on October 21 for flight trials in Singapore
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Owners Need Brexit Plan for Their Aircraft

Aircraft owners in the British Isles may need to consider whether to import aircraft to the “new EU” where they operate there regularly.
Aircraft

GKN Aerospace Begins Restructuring Exercise

The UK company will combine its four divisions into a single operating entity.
Avionics

AEA Revamps Online Jobs Board

AEA member companies can post open positions free of charge.
Security

Eurocontrol Cautions for Step-change in Cyber-attacks

More than 30 cyber-attacks on aviation have gone publicly reported in the first half of this year.
Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Association Offers Broker Training Program

The multi-session program will be spread throughout the next year and include practical on-airport training.
Rotorcraft

Ansat Aurus VVIP Helicopter Unveiled at MAKS 2019

Russian Helicopters has developed both a VIP version and a cold-weather version.
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Aircraft

Russia Presents Nearly Silent Hydrogen Model at MAKS 2019

The technology exists, but there are plenty of obstacles to widespread use, claim analysts.