Jerry Siebenmark
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LGBTQ Aviation Org Calls For More Diversity Training

National Gay Pilots Association's call for continued and expanded diversity training comes during National Diversity Week.
Engines

Alternatives Growing for Expensive Turbine Overhauls

MROs and OEMs find interest in engine programs that offer alternative to overhauls whose cost may exceed the value of their aircraft.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Elliott Builds on Learjet Wi-Fi STC

Elliott Aviation's expanded Wi-Fi STC covers nine additional Learjet models.
Maintenance and Modifications

TechnicAir UK To Offer Authorized Citation, Hawker Mx

Signature TechnicAir's Bournemouth, UK facility has been named a Textron Aviation-authorized service facility.
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Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Unveils New Corporate Membership Program

VistaJet's Dynamic Corporate Membership program is built around heightened health concerns with Covid-19.
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Aircraft

Bombardier's Learjet 75 Liberty Enters Service

Long-time Learjet operator Alex Lyon & Son has taken delivery of the first copy of the upgraded light twinjet.
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Aircraft

King Air 360/360ER Awarded FAA Type Certification

Textron Aviation announced the upgraded Beechcraft King Air model in August.
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets To Add Hangars in San Jose, Denver

NetJets considers Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport in California and Centennial Airport near Denver "business aviation gateways."
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Aircraft

Bombardier Unveils Digital Tools for Customer Outreach

Bombardier's digital outreach includes guided tours this week by appointment of its newest aircraft.
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Aircraft

Embraer Bossa Nova Cabin Wins International Design Nod

Embraer's Bossa Nova interior was first offered on its Praetor 600 super-midsize jet.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Adds Staff, Expands Facilities

Tamarack Aerospace Group is tripling its office space and adding a third hangar at its Sandpoint, Idaho, headquarters.
Avionics

C&L Named Distributor for Thomas Global EFIS Displays

Thomas Global Systems’ TFD-8601 serves as an upgrade for legacy EFD-86 cathode ray tube displays.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bell Continues European Mx Network Build Out

Bell Textron names Intercopter in Taufkirchen, Germany, as an authorized maintenance center (AMC), its third AMC in Europe.
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Aircraft

Product Support Survey 2020, Part 3: Engines

AIN readers rate turbine engine manufacturers’ support
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Maintenance and Modifications

JSSI Parts & Leasing Names New Executives

Ben Hockenberg joins JSSI Parts & Leasing as president while Jim Sellers is promoted to chief commercial officer.
Aircraft

Global AirParts Adds AW139 Helos to Part-out Program

A large fleet of AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopters prompted Global AirParts to add the model to its rotorcraft part-out program.
Aircraft

Third Cessna SkyCourier Joins Test Fleet

Designated as P2 and configured for passengers, the airplane made its first flight yesterday.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier To Gain Ownership of Berlin Service Center

Bombardier plans to acquire the issued and outstanding shares of Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services from Lufthansa Technik and ExecuJet Aviation Group.

Web Manuals Grows Customer Base 25% in 2020

Business aviation, specifically Part 135 operators, as well as drone and air freight companies are largely behind Web Manuals' growth.
Maintenance and Modifications

Firm Uses Web To Update Global 7500 Completions Clients

AP Completion Services has delivered its 11th Bombardier Global 7500 completions project.
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Rotorcraft

U.S. To Deport UK Man Convicted of Aircraft Parts Fraud

Richard Paul Harper, the owner of helicopter sales and repair shop Apple International in Bristol, Tennessee, has been convicted of aircaft parts fraud.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Avance Wi-Fi System OK'd for More Biz Aircraft

Duncan Aviation and Flightstar were awarded STCs for Gogo Avance L5 while Pilatus added L3 as a factory option on its PC-24.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

StandardAero Becomes Prizm LED Lighting Dealer

StandardAero is the 13th dealer for Elliott Technologies' Prizm Aircraft Lighting.
Charter & Fractional

Waltzing Matilda Approved for DCA Charter Flights

Waltzing Matilda Aviation relocated to near Boston to tap into demand for charter flights to the Washington, D.C. area.

Flight Simulator Features 10 Cessna, Beech Airplanes

Ten Cessna and Beechcraft jets, turboprops, and pistons are featured in the latest release of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
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Airports

Signature TechnicAir Establishes Farnborough Mx Base

The facility will provide line maintenance and a mobile service unit.
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Textron Aviation Union Approves Four-year Contract

The agreement covers about 4,500 machinist union members at Textron Aviation.
Airports

With New SNA Lease in Hand, ACI Plans $85M Project

ACI Jet's new FBO at John Wayne Airport includes a new terminal and corporate and T-hangars.
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Charter & Fractional

Vista Global Opens Charter Fleet to Ferrari Racers

Vista Global founder Thomas Flohr is making VistaJet and XO fleets available to all Ferrari race car drivers over the next 12 months.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bell Expands European Mx Foothold

Bell Flight named Aero Club in Poland and Air Service International in Denmark as its two new authorized maintenance centers in Europe.
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