Jerry Siebenmark
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Aircraft

AviationManuals Offers Free Guide on Understanding MELs

The guide is intended to help flight departments better understand where and when a minimum equipment list is required.
Safety

Sustaining Safety Culture Focus of Wyvern Webinar

Andreas Mauritzson of Sun Air Jets says the key to a successful safety management system is one that's "lived" by every employee in every department.
Avionics

Mid-Continent Adds Popular Autopilot Line

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics was named an authorized sales and service center for BendixKing AeroCruze, xCruze autopilots.
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Aircraft

Trimec Aviation Expands Gulfstream Mx Portfolio

Fort Worth, Texas-based Trimec Aviation adds Gulfstream GIV and GIV-SP to its scheduled and unscheduled maintenance capabilities.
Maintenance and Modifications

King Aerospace Adds Hangar to Almost Triple Capacity

Dallas-based King Aerospace said MRO space is at a premium at its Oklahoma facilities.
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Aircraft

Constant Supports Challenger 300s Through Midlife Inspections

The MRO provider expects to handle many more Bombardier Challenger 300 series 7,500-cycle inspections with a large and aging fleet.
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Charter & Fractional

FlyExclusive Expanding International Charter Ops

The March acquisition of Sky Night gave flyExclusive three Gulfstream GIV-SPs and the ability to expand its international flying to Europe and Asia.
Aircraft

Epic Delivers First Two E1000 Turboprop Singles

Epic Aircraft said deliveries of its all-composite turboprop single were partly hampered by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Charter & Fractional

Sentient Sees Rising Demand from Neophyte Bizav Travelers

Since April, half of jet card provider Sentient Jet's sold flight hours have come from travelers who previously haven't flown private.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Covid-19 Forces Mx Schools To Seek New Ways To Instruct

With stay-at-home directives forcing their facilities to close, aircraft maintenance schools look to technology to continue instruction despite barriers.
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Aircraft

C&L Aerospace To Distribute Artex Survival Products

The agreement allows C&L Aerospace to distribute more than 50 different ARC Artex line items.
Charter & Fractional

Charter Provider Waltzing Matilda Sees Business Pick Up

Waltzing Matilda Aviation chief executive says he expects low-pricing currently offered by some charter operators to be a short-lived phenomena.
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant, Nextant Lawsuit Alleges Fraud by Former CEO

Fairgrave Omlie, Constant Aviation, and Nextant Aerospace allege fraud, breach of fiduciary duty by former executive Stephen Maiden.
Aircraft

IADA Webinar: Preowned Bizjet Deals Still Getting Done

The International Aircraft Dealers Association reviewed the preowned business jet industry's activity in a recent webinar.
Aircraft

Talon Air Adds Pair of Gulfstreams to Managed Fleet

The addition of a Gulfstream G550 and Gulfstream GV bring Talon Air's heavy jet total to 13.
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Avionics

Universal Avionics To Close Wichita Operation

Universal Avionics' Wichita repair facility and office was established more than 37 years ago.
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Aircraft

Textron Awarded Contract for Pair of King Air 350CERs

Customs and Border Protection will use the two Textron Aviation Beechcraft King Air 350CERs for ground and maritime patrols.
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Avionics

Uniflight Global Adds Fixed-wing Avionics Offering

Uniflight Global has primarily specialized in helicopter MRO services since its founding.
Aircraft

10-year Phenom Inspections Keep Clay Lacy Aviation Busy

Inspection activity on Embraer Phenoms has prompted Clay Lacy Aviation to add $1.8 million in parts inventory.
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Aircraft

Partnership Proposes Customizable Corporate A220 Cabin

Camber Aviation Management, Kestrel Aviation Management, and Pierrejean Vision have partnered to develop a corporate cabin for the new Airbus A220.
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Aircraft

AirMed Adds Hawker 800XP to Fleet

The 800XP joins two other Hawker twinjets in AirMed International's stable.
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Aircraft

Pro Star Completes Avance L5 Install in PC-24

New Hampshire-based Pro Star Aviation completed the Gogo Avance L5 installation in a Pilatus PC-24 twinjet in less than two weeks.
Safety

GE Partnership Helps ERAU's Flight Analytics, Safety Ed

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has partnered with GE Aviation and selected its flight operations quality assurance program.
Aircraft

Cessna SkyCourier Completes First Flight

The prototype Cessna SkyCourier utility twin-turboprop's first flight lasted two hours and 15 minutes.
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Maintenance and Modifications

ACA Purification System Installed On First Falcon 900

Western Aircraft says Covid-19 has raised interest in ACA Component, which uses bipolar ionization to neutralize pathogens in an aircraft cabin.
Avionics

Duncan Expands Battery Services to More Satellites

Duncan Aviation now offers battery installation and maintenance in Bedford, Massachusetts; Morristown, New Jersey; Fort Worth, Texas; and Atlanta.
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Maintenance and Modifications

San Juan MRO Surrenders Certificate after Investigation

Ecolift Corporation of Puerto Rico surrendered its repair station certificate following numerous allegations by the FAA of unauthorized maintenance work.
Maintenance and Modifications

Av8 Group Ready To Take On More Work with Expansion

Houston-based Av8 Group, a landing gear and component manufacturing specialist, has added 10,000 sq ft to its facilities.
Aircraft

Embraer Bizjet Deliveries Edge Lower in First Quarter

Embraer Executive Jets delivered two fewer business jets in the first quarter of 2020 compared with the same period a year ago.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Regulators Note Loss of Cabin Pressure in Hawker Jets

The cabin pressure SAIB applies to Textron Aviation Hawker 750, 800, 800, 800XP, 850XP, and 900XP series jets, FAA says.