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Airports

London Biggin Hill Airport Reaping Rewards of Heavy investment

The facility is on track to record its strongest year ever with increased traffic and infrastructure development.
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Aircraft

Hadid Aims To Further Streamline International Trip Planning

A shortage of spare parts, transportation bottlenecks, and labor shortages have all impacted the bizav industry.
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MedAire Brings Live MedLink Experience to BACE

MedAire will allow BACE attendees to listen into live commercial aviation MedLink calls during the convention.
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Aircraft

LHT adds VIP and Government Customers in the Americas Market

Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine have not led to any decrease in demand for LHT’s services.
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Aircraft

What It’s Like to Fly on Xwing’s Experimental Self-flying Cessna Airplane

What It’s Like to Fly on Xwing’s Experimental Self-flying Cessna Airplane
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FutureFlight

NASA Contracts Xwing To Study Safety of Autonomous Flight Operations

Autonomous flight pioneer Xwing is working with NASA to develop a safety management system for increasingly autonomous flight operations. 
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Aircraft

Surf Air Signs $450M Funding Commitment with Jetstream

Jetstream Aviation Capital is providing $450 million in funding for Surf Air Mobility to expand its fleet.
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FutureFlight

American Airlines Places Equity Investment in Universal Hydrogen

The funding supports the airline's science-based targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 and achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050.
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NBAA Returns To Orlando with Resiliency

After a four-year hiatus, NBAA is returning to Orlando, Florida ready to assist the relief effort after Hurricane Ian and with an eye on sustainability.
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Charter & Fractional

Flexjet To Join SPAC and Go Public

Flexjet will merge with a special purpose acquisition corporation and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Aircraft

American Airlines, Delta Commit to Substantial AAM Investments

American Airlines has tendered an equity investment in Universal Hydrogen while Delta Air Lines said it would invest in Joby’s eVTOL project.
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MRO Insider Partners with Thoroughbred Aviation

The partnership between Thoroughbred Aviation and MRO Insider will allow Thoroughbred's clients to enroll in the MRO Insider app.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Foley Warns of Slowing Investments in General Aviation Technologies

As the economy becomes less certain, investors are becoming wary of risking investments in aerospace startups, Brian Foley said.
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Avionics

Garmin Awaits 'Imminent' EASA G5000 Nod for Excel/XLS

Garmin is expecting EASA approval for the G5000 avionics suite in Cessna Citation Excel/XLS, which was certified by the FAA three years ago.
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Charter & Fractional

New Hangar Complex Opens at Van Nuys Airport

Sun Air Jets has expanded its presence at Van Nuys Airport with the opening of 66,000 sq ft of new hangars.
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Airlines

Airbus and Air France Deny Criminal Manslaughter Charges

More than 10 years after investigators reported on the fatal crash of Air France flight AF447, the airline and Airbus are facing manslaughter charges.
FutureFlight

UK Aircraft Modification Group Pivots to Help Bring New Aviation Technology to Market

Marshall Aerospace has formed a business unit called Futureworx that is acting as a systems and service integrator in the advanced air mobility sector, focusing on areas such as autonomous flight and hydrogen propulsion.
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FutureFlight

Delta Backs Joby with Investment and Plans for Airport Rides for Passengers

The U.S. airline will invest up to $200 million in the eVTOL aircraft developer, and its customers will have exclusive access to "home-to-airport transportation" starting in New York and Los Angeles.
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FutureFlight

EU Air Mobility Demonstration in Spain Concludes with EHang eVTOL Flight Tests

The Chinese eVTOL aircraft developer is one of 16 participants in in the European Union’s Air Mobility Urban–Large Experimental Demonstration, which is part of efforts to safely integrate new aircraft into urban airspace.
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FutureFlight

Surf Air Signs $450 million Funding Commitment With Leasing Group Jetstream Aviation Capital

As part of its $450 million finance deal with Surf Air, Jetstream Capital has agreed to buy as many as 250 hybrid and fully electric powertrains.
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FutureFlight

4D Mapping Plots Advanced Air Mobility Routes through Korean City

MintAir and partners have developed a four-dimensional map of Seongnam, a Seoul suburb, to show how uncrewed air vehicles and piloted eVTOL vehicles could safely operate urban and regional flights.
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FutureFlight

FutureFlight Witnesses Eviation's Alice Electric Aircraft Making Its First Flight

The long-awaited start to Alice's flight test campaign last just eight minutes, but the day also brought significant news about reduced range expectations and more time needed to complete type certification.
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Aircraft

Honda Aircraft Announces Upgrades for HondaJet Elite

The upgrades for the HondaJet Elite include increasing maximum takeoff weight.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Breaks Ground on $40M Battle Creek Expansion

Duncan Aviation's Battle Creek expansion of its MRO facility includes a 46,000-sq-ft hangar.
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Safety

ExecuJet's Two Australia FBOs Join the IS-BAH Stage 3 Club

ExecuJet's FBOs in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, represent the global service provider's first two locations to achieve IS-BAH Stage 3 registration.
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Airlines

Pilots Say ‘Broken’ Scheduling Processes Leading to Fatigue

Unions say a surge in pilot fatigue reports over the summer will reoccur when weather worsens and traffic spikes during the next holiday season.
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Airlines

UK Regional Airline Loganair Seeks New Owners

The Scotland-based carrier serves around 40 destinations across the UK and Scandinavia with a fleet of 44 aircraft.
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Accidents

Emergency AD on Otters Follows Fatal Accident

The FAA has issued an emergency AD for visual inspections of the left-hand elevator auxiliary spars on DHC-3 Turbine Otters.
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Charter & Fractional

Deadline Looms for Australia's SMS Rules

Charter and other commercial air transport operators in Australia will need to have safety management systems in place by December 2024.
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Sustainability and Environment

Unleaded Avgas: FAA Approves Fleet, EPA Preps Regs

The FAA authorized all piston aircraft to use unleaded avgas, while the EPA is taking steps to phase out lead in fuels for aircraft with piston engines.