Jerry Siebenmark
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Aircraft

Daher Makes First Kodiak Delivery to French Customer

French Kodiak 100 customer Héli-Béarn will use the turboprop single for skydiving operations.
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AviationManuals, ARC Look to Continue Growth in 2021

Software updates and international sales expansion are part of AviationManuals and ARC Safety Management's 2021 growth plans.
Charter & Fractional

GrandView Aviation Plans Denver Charter Base

GrandView Aviation's plans for base expansion come after the charter operator grew its Embraer Phenom 300 fleet to 10.
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Airports

JSX To Continue Ops Indefinitely at John Wayne Airport

County board directs John Wayne Airport to strike language from FBO leases that would have prohibited JSX from operating there.
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Maintenance and Modifications

True Blue Power Unveils New Li-ion Chargers

True Blue Power designed its new TT28-12 Charger Pro and TT28-2 Charger Mx to simplify lithium-ion aircraft battery charging.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Metrojet Tackles Bizjet Mobile Install on Global 5000

Metrojet Hong King MRO completed the first installation of the Bizjet Mobile System on a Bombardier Global 5000.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

F/List Canada Receives Repair Station Approval

With the Transport Canada Approved Maintenance Organization certification, F/List Canada can expand its operations to include aftermarket refurbishment.
Maintenance and Modifications

Safran's Cassiopée FDM Now Available for Select CJ4s

Safran Electronics & Defense’s Cassiopée flight data monitoring system supports more than 300 global airline, business aviation, and helicopter operators.
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Charter & Fractional

ACS Offers 2021 Predictions for Charter Industry

This year will mark the return of the business traveler, global broker Air Charter Services predicts.
Rotorcraft

Twin-engine Helo Sales Mixed in Fourth Quarter

Aero Asset’s quarterly Helicopter Market Trends report said sales were up from the third quarter of 2020 but lower than the fourth quarter of 2019.
Aircraft

California Charter Firm Expands Fleet with Citation Xs

Premier Air Charter has acquired the leases of four Cessna Citation Xs and looks to add more Bombardier Challengers.
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Security

TSA Asks GA To Be Its Eyes, Ears Around Inauguration

Operators who plan to be in the Washington, D.C., metro area in the next few weeks should expect airspace restrictions, NBAA says.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gama Aviation Acquires Jet East MRO

The combination of Gama Aviation and Jet East Aviation creates an MRO with coast-to-coast operations serving 65 cities in the U.S.
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation Takes Order for King Air with Cargo Door

St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana, ordered the Beechcraft King Air 250C with a factory-installed cargo door for air ambulance operations.
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Maintenance and Modifications

JetSupport Makes Tracks Outside the Netherlands

JetSupport Amsterdam has opened a maintenance facility at Oberpfaffenhofen Airport in southern Germany.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Consolidates MRO Sales Operations

The new organization joins the MRO sales operations of Dassault Falcon Service, TAG Maintenance Services, and the Falcon segment of ExecuJet MRO.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Unveils Fourth-gen Cabin Pressure System

Piaggio Aerospace will use Honeywell's next-generation, digital Cabin Pressure Control and Monitoring System on its forthcoming P.180 Avanti Evo.
Charter & Fractional

TxJet Keeps Flying Lifesaving Missions Despite Covid

TxJet’s sole focus on the transportation of human organs and transplantation teams makes it unique among traditional charter operations.
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Charter & Fractional

Waltzing Matilda Acquires Montana Charter Operator

Waltzing Matilda Aviation in Massachusetts has acquired majority ownership in Exec Air Montana's charter and aircraft management business.
Charter & Fractional

AviationManuals, ARC Unveil Charter Ops Service Package

AviationManuals and ARC Safety Management's suite of services for Part 135 operators is designed to make compliance easier.
Aircraft

IADA Sees Late 2020 Surge in Biz Aircraft Sale Closings

More than half of the 1,011 sales transactions closed by IADA members occurred in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Aviation Expands MRO Footprint with Acquisition

Elliott Aviation has acquired The Maintenance Group, based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Delivers Caravan on Floats to Sundt Air

Sundt Air and its sister company Norwegian Special Mission have a business relationship with Textron Aviation.
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Charter & Fractional

PrivateFly Outlines Brexit Obstacles for UK Flyers

Brexit obstacles include restrictions for some flights by some private aircraft as well as other requirements such as traveling with pets, PrivateFly says.
Charter & Fractional

FXAir Sees Robust First Year, Expects Stronger 2021

FXAir is a premium on-demand charter provider launched this past summer by Directional Aviation.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Completes Houston Hobby Move

Duncan Aviation has had a satellite repair operation at William P. Hobby International Airport in Houston since 1985.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Turbine Engine Specialists Increases Bizjet APU Support

Turbine Engine Specialists has acquired the 36-100 and 36-150 APU rental bank from Honeywell.
Charter & Fractional

Jet It Begins 2021 with Fleet, Western Expansion

Jet It, the North Carolina-based fractional operator, took delivery of six HondaJets in the fourth quarter of 2020.
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Thorne Adds Chairman Title at Gogo

Gogo president and CEO Oakleigh Thorne replaces Ronald LeMay as chairman.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Completes Acquisition of Berlin MRO Facility

The Berlin service center has more than 160,000 sq ft of capacity and employs 240 people.