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Accidents

Missing King Air Recovered Off Maui

Three medevac crewmembers died when an air ambulance crashed off Maui in December.
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Regulations and Government

AINsight: How To Protect Owner Privacy in Bizav

Privacy for business aircraft users is important, but far from guaranteed.
Aircraft

Textron Marks Delivery of 3,000th Caravan

Azula Conecta bought the milestone airplane, a Cessna Grand Caravan EX.
Delivery of the 3,000th Cessna Caravan
Airlines

FAA Attributes Failure of Notam IT System to Human Error

IT personnel failed to follow procedure while working on the computer system that generates Notams, according to the FAA.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Bristow Refinances UK SAR Debt

Bristow signs $176 million deal to refinance debt associated with UK SAR contract.
Bristow Bell 525 helicopter
FutureFlight

Jetoptera Makes Progress with Propulsion System for U.S. Military's HSVTOL Aircraft

The U.S. start-up is preparing to conduct wind-tunnel tests with a subscale model of its patented Fluidic Propulsion System. It says the system will support unprecedentedly high speeds, while also delivering reduced noise and emissions.
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Charter & Fractional

Flexjet To Expand Private Jet Terminal Network

Fractional-jet-share provider Flexjet will soon have eight of its own private terminal them in the U.S. after it opens three more.
Flexjet's private terminal at Dallas Love Field
FBOs

Harrods Buys Rival FBO at London Stansted Airport

London-based FBO Harrods Aviation has acquired rival Fayair at Stansted Airport.
Former Fayair facility at London Stansted Airport
Charter & Fractional

Ventura Air Expands Managed Charter Fleet

The Farmingdale, New York aircraft management and charter company has added two Bombardier Challenger 60s and a Cessna Citation XLS.
Bombardier Challenger 604
ATC

NBAA Urges Enhanced Redundancies for Notam System

NBAA said the industry has been pushing for improvements and enhanced redundancies for the Notam system for four years.
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Portside Buys Aviation Scheduling Software Maker SeaGil

Portside has acquired SeaGil Software and its Bart scheduling product suite.
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Airlines

FAA Blames Damaged Database File for Notam System Outage

Investigations into the latest air transport system meltdown in the U.S. begin as traffic flows return to normal after a software glitch grounds flights.
Newark Airport in the New York City area experienced significant disruption.
Airports

Airbus Tests Autonomous Flight Diversions, Taxiway Support

The aircraft maker's DragonFly technology could enable automated diversions in response to medical emergencies and improve safety at busy airports.
Airbus UpNext fitted three external cameras to an A350-1000 for flight testing.
Sustainability and Environment

Milan Linate Airport To Stock Continuous SAF Supplies

SEA Prime, which manages the private aviation infrastructure at Milan's airports, will how have continuous supplies of SAF at Linate.
SEA Prime CEO Chiara Dorigotti
FutureFlight

Parker Meggitt Develops Energy Buffer for Airbus's Hydrogen Fuel Cell Propulsion System

The company aims to have a prototype of its eBuffer system ready to start ground testing in 2023, and another unit ready for flight testing in 2025 with the chosen ZeroE demonstrator aircraft.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Latest FAA Heliport Guidance Does Not Include Vertiports For eVTOL Aircraft

The U.S. air safety agency says that for now the advanced air mobility sector should consult with its Office of Airports and Flight Standards.
FutureFlight On The Radar

Archer Details eVTOL Program Milestones That Will Release Stellantis Funding

An 8K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission explains what the eVTOL aircraft developer must do to access up to $150 million in fresh capital from the automotive group.
Airports

Air Culinaire Caters for Business Aviation Flights in the NYC Area

Air Culinaire Caters for Business Aviation Flights in the NYC Area
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Avionics

Southeast Aero STCs Garmin GI 275 for Part 25 Aircraft

Southeast Aerospace designed an adapter plate for the Garmin GI 275 that it said simplifies installation.
Garmin GI 275 electronic flight instrument
Maintenance and Modifications

ASI Revamps Debonair, Piper Meridian Cockpits

Avionics installer ASI highlighted Garmin avionics upgrades on two high-performance single-engine airplanes.
Upgraded cockpit of a Beechcraft Debonair
Regulations and Government

Graves, Larsen Take Reins of House T&I Committee

Reps. Sam Graves and Rick Larsen bring deep aviation policy backgrounds to their leadership roles on the T&I Committee during an FAA reauthorization year.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee room (Photo: Office of Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana)
Maintenance and Modifications

Av8 Group Expands Landing Gear Overhaul Capacity

The addition of a second coordinate measuring machine system doubles Av8's landing gear overhaul capacity,
Photo of Coordinate Measuring Machine System
Charter & Fractional

FAA Floats SMS Reqs for Aircraft OEMs, Part 135 Ops

An FAA notice of proposed rulemaking would mandate safety management systems at aircraft manufacturers and Part 135 charter operators.
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Sustainability and Environment

PNBAA To Host SAF Educational Webinar on Thursday

The Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association seeks to further educate its members on the benefits of SAF use.
SAF tanker at loading rack.
Rotorcraft

AStar Ground School To Be Offered at Heli-Expo 2023

EuroSafety International will offer an Airbus H125 ground school at this year's HAI Heli-Expo.
Airbus H125 helicopter
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Universal Adds Sites to Customs Reimbursement Program

Over the past year, Universal Weather and Aviation has added 42 U.S. locations to its Customs Reimbursable Services Program.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
ATC

FAA Lifts Grounding Order Following U.S. Notam Outage

Normal airline operations resumed at about 9 a.m. after a failure of the U.S. notam system forced the cancellation of some 850 flights.
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FBOs

Yingling Adds 13th Hangar To Accommodate MRO Demand

The 22,00-sq-ft hangar is the eighth one Yingling Aviation has added in the past three years.
Photo of Yingling Aviation hangar
FutureFlight

LCI To Add Elroy Air Chaparral eVTOL Aircraft to Lease Portfolio

The hybrid-electric aircraft, which could complete certification by the end of 2023, will have a payload of around 500 pounds and a range of 300 nm. It is intended for autonomous or remotely piloted operations.
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Aircraft

Airbus Falls Short of 2022 Delivery Target, Blames Supply Chain

Although supply chain constraints suppressed deliveries, both Airbus and Boeing registered strong sales campaigns last year.
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