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Charter & Fractional

Dominvs Launches Business Aviation Arm

London-based group has formed a business aviation subsidiary with Chris Mace, founder of SaxonAir, who is the CEO.
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Aircraft

KlasJet Adds Two Boeing 737s for VIP Charter

Avia Solutions subsidiary added two Boeing 737VIPs, taking fleet to seven.
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ATC

Europe's Galileo GNSS Malfunction Was 'Major Incident'

Outage originated in ground infrastructure and the system took six days to recover to operational status, prompting a full inquiry.
Training and Workforce

L3Harris Opens New London Training Center

The center marks further growth as L3Harris seeks to improve everything to help airlines, from airport scanners to pilots to data analytics.
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AI Is Opportunity Not Threat, Says Thales

Thales says artificial intelligence should be TrUE—TRansparent, Understandable and Ethical—and Sustainable.
Aircraft

VoltAero Cassio Set To Make First Hybrid Flight

VoltAero will bring its "Iron Bird" to Le Bourget while its Cessna 337-based flight test aircraft is prepared for its first hybrid flights.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Invests in Future Tech

UK engine manufacturer is moving ahead to ready next-gen large engine while also ensure it can “go electric” or more electric where required.
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Meggitt Restructures To Refocus on Aerospace Growth

Group has reinvented itself this year while also moving to align better with customer and market needs in the future.
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Bizav Traffic in Europe Plummets in April

Large jets seem to have led the year-over-year trend down based on April data.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Satcom Direct Introduces SD Xperience to Europe

U.S. company says its bundled, tailored connectivity package makes life easier for aircraft owners and operators.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Provides Foreflight Users with Airborne GPS Data

ForeFlight has a new source of GPS data that can negate the need for having a separate GPS receiver and aerial on aircraft in North America.
Avionics

Universal Avionics Tapped for Falcon 900B Retrofit

Dassault Falcon upgrade will make it compliant with various avionics/ATC mandates.
Aircraft

Pilatus: Half of New Tranche of 80 PC-24s Already Sold

Swiss OEM says additional PC-24 slots selling out fast, production ramping up.
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Rotorcraft

SEA Prime: Malpensa Prime is 'Natural Growth'

The July opening of an FBO at Milan's Malpensa Airport just happens to coincide with Milan Linate closing for three months for runway resurfacing.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

AMAC Unveils Hangar 5 Plan

10-year-old company now has four hangars at Basel and says it is busier than ever, so is adding a fifth hangar in partnership with Bombardier.
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Regulations and Government

Bellawings First To Obtain Cayman AOC

Hong Kong-based Bellawings has become the first operator to gain an AOC in the Cayman Islands.
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ATC

RocketRoute Now Works With Honeywell Datalink Lite

Honeywell has introduced Datalink Lite for "business and general aviation operators who fly less frequently," but who want some of the benefits.

CEPA Conference Goes Virtual To Help Save Planet

With EBACE's main theme this year being sustainable fuel, CEPA chose its moment to announce its own conference would be "virtual."
Engines

StandardAero Bolsters Capabilities at Fleetlands

StandardAero's UK south coast facility has increased capacity to support TFE731 engines, making life easier for European operators.

AsBAA Chairperson Jenny Lau To Step Down

The past two years has seen AsBAA opening new chapters across the region, setting up new events, and tackling key issues.
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Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Debuts G650 LCY Steep Approach Course

The London City course is available at FlightSafety's learning centers around the world.
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Avionics

FlightSafety Adds FalconEye to Dassault Sims

FSI is adding Dassault’s new combined vision system to Falcon family simulators in Paris, Dallas and Teterboro.
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Engines

Business Aircraft Operators Need To 'Demand' Biofuel

The Technical Panel at the SAJF Farnborough event on May 18 proved illuminating, focusing on calls for operators to lead the way.
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ATC

Down-Route Demos Flight Planning Integration

Under new ownership, Down-Route says its expense management and reservation app can now be integrated into flight planning software systems.
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Engines

Inflite Becomes Rolls-Royce Authorized Service Center for AE3007

Deal means Inflite will take advantage of its recent acquisition of Excellence Aviation Services.
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Regulations and Government

AviationManuals Launches EFVS Compliance Package

EFVS package provides flight departments with a comprehensive manual and completed LOA application.
Aircraft

Pilatus Reopens PC-24 Order Book after Five Years

While the order book is open again after five years, final certification milestones are falling into place—for use on dirt and grass runways.
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ATC

New SES Plan Rewards Inefficient ANSPs

Aviation associations have highlighted the slow progress despite the clear benefits the Single European Sky could bring.

Clay Lacy Selects FL3XX's Sales and Ops Software

U.S. bizav all-rounder selects Austrian firm to replace legacy system used for sales, operations, dispatch, crew coordination and more.
Environment

CORSIA Offsetting Machinery Starts To Take Shape

AIN provides a brief guide to CORSIA facts and dates for business aircraft operators.