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Argus: Global Bizav Flying Activity Stumbles in October

Global business aircraft flight activity dropped in October as traffic slowed in North America and Europe.
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Safety

Jeppesen Planning, Chart Products Suffer ‘Technical Issues’

Reports suggest that Boeing's Jeppesen unit is suffering from a ransomware attack, although this has not yet been confirmed by Boeing.
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FBOs

Galaxy FBO Opens at Addison Airport in Texas

Texas-based Galaxy FBO has increased its footprint in the Lone Star State with the opening of it newest location in the Dallas metro.
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Aircraft

Piper Gets Nods for M600/SLS Unpaved Airfield Ops

An unpaved airfield kit for the Piper M600/SLS has been approved by national aviation agencies in the U.S., Canada, UK, and Europe.
Rotorcraft

Bell Delivers Last Viper Attack Helicopter to Marines

The delivery of the last Bell AH-1Z helicopter to the U.S. Marine Corps marks the end of an era for U.S. forces.
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Aircraft

Thrive Aviation Takes Delivery of Gulfstream G600

The Gulfstream G600 adds long-range capability to Thrive Aviation's mostly Cessna Citation fleet.
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AINsight: NBAA-BACE Takeaways

NBAA-BACE 2022 allowed the business aviation industry to come together face-to-face to address opportunities and problems.
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Aircraft

ANZ To Replace Dash 8s with Green-powered Aircraft by 2030

As part of Air New Zealand's Mission Next Gen sustainability program, the airline hopes to have its first zero-emission aircraft take flight by 2026.
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FutureFlight

Medical Delivery Group Signs Up as U.S. Launch Operator for Aero2 Drone

Air Methods' uncrewed aircraft subsidiary Spright has agreed to buy up to 140 of the Aero2 tiltwing models being developed by Swiss start-up Dufour Aerospace.
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Aircraft

Tour Embraer’s Praetor 600 Jet and Learn How it Serves its Owner

Tour Embraer’s Praetor 600 Jet and Learn How it Serves its Owner
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Maintenance and Modifications

Try the Aircraft Color Visualizer Tool from Sherwin Williams Aerospace Coatings

Try the Aircraft Color Visualizer Tool from Sherwin Williams Aerospace Coatings
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Aircraft

Boeing CEO: No Clean-sheet Aircraft This Decade

Speaking during Boeing’s Investor Day, CEO David Calhoun stressed the need for a more substantial technological leap to justify a new aircraft program.
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Charter & Fractional

Zeusch Aviation Receives Green Light for Charter Ops

Lelystad-based Zeusch Aviation has received its air operators certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Netherlands.
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Bombardier Preps for Delivery Ramp after Softer Q3

Bombardier delivered 25 aircraft in Q3, two fewer than a year ago in part from the ending of the Learjet program, but expects almost twice that in Q4.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

SmartSky Now Available for Cessna Citation X Bizjets

Installations of SmartSky connectivity hardware and software for the Citation X business jet began this quarter at select Textron Aviation service centers.
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Aircraft

Royal Jet Adds 13th Boeing BBJ to Charter Fleet

As the summer heat in the Middle East dies down, the FIFA World Cup and other events are expected to lead to a surge in charter demand.
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Barrington Irving Launching Bizav Training Center

Barrington Irving has teamed up with local officials in Miami and industry organizations to found a training center focused on business aviation.
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Rotorcraft

Autonomous Black Hawk Flies Resupply, Medevac Missions

An autonomous, uncrewed Sikorsky Black Hawk recently flew a variety of simulated military missions.
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets Nears 1,000-aircraft Fleet

NetJets expects to receive more than 100 new jet deliveries by the end of 2023, which would bring its fleet to nearly quadrupal digits.
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Flashback: Defending Your Jet

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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FutureFlight

Aircraft Finance and Leasing Group Signs for Cranfield's Hydrogen-powered Islanders

The Monte group has added Cranfield Aerospace's planned conversion of the Britten-Norman Islander to a prospective portfolio that could also include electrified versions of the Cessna Caravan and the Dornier 228 regional aircraft.
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FutureFlight

Vertiia eVTOL Aircraft's Developers Seek To Maximize Range and Cost-efficient Operations

AMSL is working on a distinctive design that it says will meet the air transportation needs of a large and diverse country like Australia.
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FutureFlight

Merlin Labs Picks CMC's PU-3000 Avionics Computer for Autonomous Flight Solutions

CMC Electronics will supply the avionics computers for Merlin Labs' converted, self-flying cargo carriers.
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FutureFlight

VoltAero Secures €32 Million and Production Partner for Hybrid-electric Cassio Aircraft

Through a Series B funding round, the French start-up has raised cash to support plans for its family of fixed-wing regional aircraft.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

UK Study Charts How eVTOL and eSTOL Aircraft Could Transform Public Transportation

UK Research and Innovation commissioned EAMaven to examine the business case for 20 prospective advanced air mobility routes in 20 British cities and regions.
Maintenance and Modifications

FlyExclusive's MRO Looks for Growth from the Outside

The fractional and charter operation's MRO is looking to bring in more work from aircraft operators outside FlyExclusive.
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Airlines

Airbus Supply Chain Kinks Prompt Wizz Air to Slow Growth

Wizz Air Group CEO Jozsef Varadi expects aircraft manufacturers’ supply chain disruptions to remain a main challenge over the next few years.
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Aircraft

Australia to Replace Aging C-130Js with More Super Hercules

The replacement and expansion of the Super Hercules fleet with a greater number of the same type represents a cost-effective, low-risk approach.
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Maintenance and Modifications

United Launches In-house A&P Training Program

The airline expects to train more than 1,000 people as A&Ps by 2026, with at least half of them women or people of color.
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Accidents

Korean Air Launches Special Safety Audit of A330s

An engine problem on Sunday involving a Korean Air Airbus A330 followed a runway overrun involving another of Korean Air’s A330s on October 23.
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