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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

CHC Helicopter Restructures Finances

CHC Group's debt restructuring will provide more than $100 million in new capital and liquidity for the company.
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CrewBlast Rolls Out Subscription Service for Operators

CrewBlast's new subscription service will provide operators unlimited access for their staffing needs.
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Age 67 or Bust?

Should the airlines should raise the mandatory pilot retirement age past 65?
FutureFlight

Harbour Air’s All-Electric Beaver Performs First Point-to-Point Test Flight

The first eBeaver flew a 45-mile trip between Vancouver and Victoria, Canada, in 24 minutes.
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FutureFlight

Xwing Says Cargo Operations Are the Fast-track to Autonomous Commercial Flights, But Passenger Acceptance Is a Long Way Off

The company has acquired three cargo delivery operators as it seeks to demonstrate that its technology can support flights without a pilot on board that could make services far more cost-efficient.
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FutureFlight

EHang Reports Progress on EH216 eVTOL Certification and Income from Preorders

New customers for the two-passenger, autonomous eVTOL aircraft include China's Tianxingjian Cultural Tourism Investment and Development and Prestige Aviation in Indonesia.
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Airlines

UK Software Startup Helping Pilots Fly More Efficiently

Virgin Atlantic has saved some 1,000 tonnes of fuel over six months thanks to a new behavioral economics and data science app from London-based Signol.
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FBOs

Federal Court Issues Ruling in Massachusetts Airport Dispute

A federal court has issued the latest ruling in a long-running FBO dispute at Masschusetts' Norwood Memorial Airport.
Accidents

Co-pilot Jumps Without a Parachute, Dies

After damaging the landing gear during a landing attempt, the co-pilot of a CASA 212 results in co-pilot's airborne suicide.
Charter & Fractional

XO Sees Growth in Memberships, First-time Fliers

XO saw a significant surge in shared charter flights during the first half of the year.
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Charter & Fractional

Aero Raises $65M for Expansion

Aero offers semi-private charter flights to three destinations in North America and three in Europe.
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Infrastructure Could Be AAM's Greatest Challenge, Say Experts

The complex infrastructure requirements required for the widespread adoption of advanced air mobility could be the sector's greatest challenge.
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Sustainability and Environment

Aviation Groups Cheer SAF Credit Law Signing

Aviation groups including NBAA and NATA are applauding President Biden’s signing into law of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 yesterday.
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Accidents

Accidents: August 2022

Preliminary and final accident reports, August 2022
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Alto Aviation Introduces Fix For Obsolete Cabin Switches

Alto Aviation has introduced a new passenger control replacement program for older aircraft equipped with non-serviceable Baker DECU switch panels.
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Maintenance and Modifications

AAR Expands Maintenance Training Fellowship Program

AAR guarantees employment for students who graduate in good standing.

ALPA Questions Credibility of Pilot Shortage Claims

ALPA says the data shows that there are more pilots available now even as carriers scale back operations.
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Accidents

Investigation Into Ohio Hangar Foam Fatality Continues

Officials in Ohio are continuing their investigation into the cause of a fatal accidental hangar foam discharge at Wilmington Air Park.
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Regulations and Government

Helo Schools Agree To Pay $7.5 Million False Claim Settlement

Universal Helicopters and Dodge City Community College are alleged to have violated Veterans Affairs benefit rules.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Continues Doc Consolidation with AD Transfer

The FAA decommissioned the AD databases on the Regulatory Guidance Library on August 16 and moved them to the comprehensive DRS site.
Aircraft

Eviation’s Electric Aircraft Set To Fly Soon

Eviation is still on track to perform the first test flight of its all-electric Alice within the next five weeks.
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Regulations and Government

Australia Launches General Aviation Safety Campaign

Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority has launched a general aviation pilot safety campaign in cooperation with other agencies and associations.
Regulations and Government

Another Fatal Crash As Hansen Helo Trial Resumes

Prosecutors allege Hansen executives formed Pacific Spotters to continue 'fraud scheme.'
Training and Workforce

CAE Enhanced Recurrent Brings Scenario-based Training to Bizav

CAE's enhanced recurrent training uses data from a variety of sources to bring more realism into simulator-based business aviation training scenarios.
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ATC

100 years of air traffic control

While the precise date for the founding of air traffic control services remains in dispute, the period of 1920-1922 is when ATC began.
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Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Australia Expands Mx Capabilities

ExecuJet MRO Services Australia provides heavy and line maintenance for most current and out-of-production Dassault Falcon jet models.
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Argus: Flight Activity Returning to Normal Patterns

Flight activity should stay strong and above 2021 levels, but follow normal patters typically found around the end of the year, Argus said.
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Rotorcraft

Artemis To Fly Aboard Norwegian SAR AW101

Technology that transforms cell phones into rescue beacons to be demonstrated in upcoming search and rescue exercise.
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Charter & Fractional

Threshold Aviation Acquires Another Hangar

Threshold Aviation Group, an aviation services provider based at California’s Chino Airport has acquired an additional 50,000-sq-ft hangar.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Heads Up Technologies Acquires STG Aerospace

Aircraft lighting, cabin management systems, and flight deck safety products manufacturer Heads Up Technologies has acquired STG Aerospace.