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Airlines

Lufthansa Strike Adds to Europe’s Air Travel Chaos

German trade union Ver.di has called on 20,000 Lufthansa ground staff to stage a “warning” strike on July 27 as peak summer travel in Europe is disrupted.
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Sustainability and Environment

NATA, 4Air Introduce SAF Uplift Receipt Program

A new uplift receipt program introduced by NATA and 4Air will allow FBOs to issue customers formal receipts documenting their SAF usage.
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Regulations and Government

Sen. Graham Calls for Increasing Pilot Retirement Age

Sen. Lindsey Graham, backed by a handful of other Republican Senators, have introduced a bill to increase the airline pilot retirement age to 67.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cirrus Aircraft Expands Duluth Paint Facility

Cirrus Aircraft recently opened an expanded aircraft paint and finish facility at its Duluth, Minnesota headquarters.
Aircraft

Piper Adding Rough-field Operations to M600

Piper is celebrating its 85th anniversary and huge demand for its products.
Training and Workforce

Boeing Ups Demand Forecast for Aviation Personnel

Boeing's latest 20-year outlook forecasts demands for 2.1 million personnel in commercial aviation.
Training and Workforce

TRU Gets China CAAC Nod for Cessna Citation M2 Sim

TRU Simulation + Training’s Cessna Citation M2 full-flight simulator has received level-D qualification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Teams With VRM for H145 Simulator

Airbus and VRM Switzerland are co-developing a virtual reality training device for the twin-engine H145 helicopter.
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Avionics

Avidyne Moving Ahead with AI Avionics

Avidyne expects certification next year of its first AI-based avionics, the PilotEye visual traffic detection system.
Aircraft

Airbus Demonstrates A400M Firefighting Capability

Airbus has engineered a fully roll-on, roll-off solution that can turn any A400M into a firefighter without modification.
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FBOs

Virginia FBO Closes after Running Afoul of Airport Standards

Richmond Executive Aviation at Virginia’s Richmond Executive Airport has seen its lease terminated due to failure to adhere to minimum standards.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Honda Aircraft Expands Service Network

Honda Aircraft has appointed four companies in the U.S., UK, and Malaysia as authorized service centers.
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Sustainability and Environment

Gevo Acquires Land for Commercial SAF Facility

SAF pioneer Gevo will establish its first commercial production facility in South Dakota.

Embraer See Mixed Bizjet Deliveries in 1H22

Embraer's Phenom 300 continues to account for most-delivered model.
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Rotorcraft

Saudis Plan Nationwide Air Ambulance Service

Saudi Red Crescent and The Helicopter Company team on national air ambulance service

EAA Legend Tom Poberezny Dies at 75

Poberezny, who died on the opening day of AirVenture, led EAA as president for more than 20 years, steering the creation of the Young Eagles program.
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Aircraft

Daher Unveils Larger, Faster Kodiak 900 Turboprop

Daher's new $3.487 million Kodiak 900, which received FAA certification on July 20, is a stretch variant of the company’s Kodiak 100 utility turboprop.
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Rotorcraft

Leonardo Logs More Helicopter Sales in China

Leonardo has inked sales contracts with Xiangjiang General Aviation Development Company and CITIC Offshore Helicopter Company for deliveries into China.
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Jefferies: Midsize Bizjets Lead Continued Inventory Drop

Available inventory of preowned business jets are down by 39 percent from a year ago with midsize jets leading the decline.
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Avionics

Garmin Pilot App Adds Graphical Weight and Balance

Avionics manufacturer Garmin has released the latest version of its Garmin Pilot iOS app, which now includes graphical weight and balance.
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JSfirm, EAA Host AirVenture Job Fair

Plenty of job openings are available among the companies exhibiting at EAA AirVenture 2022.
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Training and Workforce

Redbird Demos Mixed-reality Flight Simulator

At EAA AirVenture, Redbird Flight is demonstrating a fully immersive desktop-based mixed-reality flight simulator.
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Aircraft

Pipistrel Will Seek To Certify Panthera Single

Textron unit Pipistrel plans to seek EASA IFR certification for its four-seat single-engine Panthera.
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FutureFlight

Hyundai Teams With Rolls-Royce to Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powertrain

The South Korean automotive group is developing an eVTOL aircraft through its Supernal subsidiary.
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FutureFlight

Vertical Approaches eVTOL First Flight as GKN Installs VX4 Wiring

Vertical is working to bring its four-passenger eVTOL aircraft into commercial service in 2025.
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FutureFlight

Lilium Expands eVTOL Operations Plans in Spain, Benelux, and Scandinavia

The German electric eVTOL developer has signed agreements with Helity Copter Airlines, ASL Group, and AAP Aviation to build eVTOL networks in southern Spain, Benelux, and Norway, respectively.
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Engines

Hydroplane Waitlisting Orders for Fuel Cell Powerplant

Hydroplane is bringing its hydrogen fuel cell powerplant to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to assess interest from aircraft builders.
Aircraft

Ampaire Flies Hybrid Electric EEL To Oshkosh

Ampaire's EEL completed the longest flight by a hybrid-electric aircraft when it was flown from California to Oshkosh.
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Aircraft

Elixir Plots Expansion into U.S. GA Market

Elixir Aircraft plans to open a facility in the U.S. as it seeks FAA Part 23 certification of its two-seat single-engine composite airplane.
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Aircraft

Stratos 716X Flight-test Campaign Nears Completion

The Stratos 716X kit-built single-engine jet should be ready for builders to being construction of their kits later this year.
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