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Charter & Fractional

Cockrell Resources Changes Name to Houston JetDirect

The name change to Houston JetDirect is intended to emphasize its aircraft management and charter operations.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

LCI Delivers Pair of Air Ambulance Leonardo AW169s

Helicopter leasing firm LCI has delivered two new Leonardo AW169 Helicopters to their joint venture and now has a fleet of more than 140 helicopters.
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NBAA Honors Rep. DeFazio with American Spirit Award

NBAA recognized Rep. DeFazio, the chair of the House T&I Committee who is retiring, for his leadership in aviation issues.
Aircraft

C-390M Chosen for Netherlands Airlifter Replacement

The Dutch choice of the C-390M over the C-130J Super Hercules is a significant boost for Embraer’s military transport program.
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FutureFlight

UK Adopts EASA's Special Conditions Approach to Certifying VTOL Aircraft

The UK Civil Aviation Authority's deferral to EASA's standards marks a turnaround in post-Brexit policy after the country left the EU, thereby ending its membership in the European regulatory agency.
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FutureFlight

How Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Could Transform Caribbean Island-hopping Flights

Ampaire aims to have a supplemental type certificate to convert the Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprop aircraft by 2024.
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FutureFlight

New German Airline Evia Aero Plans Hydrogen Islander Operations

The operator is joining Cranfield Aerospace Solutions' Project Fresson to develop supplemental type certificates to convert piston and turboprop aircraft to hydrogen power.
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Aircraft

Second Beechcraft Denali Completes First Flight

Textron Aviation said that its Beechcraft Denali flight test program has accumulated more than 250 flight hours, so far.
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NATA Conference Delves into Future of Fuels

At NATA's leadership conference, Rep. Sam Graves spoke of the importance of getting lead out of avgas, warning of EPA pressures and public perception.
Safety

Bombardier Safety Standdown Set for November in Wichita

Bombardier today announced that it set November 8 to 10 as the dates for its 25th annual Safety Standdown.
Charter & Fractional

Vista Finalizes Jet Edge Acquisition

Vista Global's VistaJet and XO branded fleet expands by 100 aircraft with the closing of its Jet Edge acquisition.
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Aircraft

Kremlin Steps Up Domestic Aircraft Output As Sanctions Bite

The Russian government this week ordered the country's aerospace groups to increase production of civil aircraft to an additional 1,000 units by 2030.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Pauses Ops for Safety Summit

This is the sixth consecutive year that Jet Linx has held its company-wide safety summit.
Sustainability and Environment

Avfuel Commits To 1B Gallons of SAF from Alder Fuels

Avfuel has struck a deal to purchase one billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel from biocrude specialist Alder Fuels over the next 20 years.
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House Passes Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Bill

The House this week approved a bill to establish a $25 million pilot project to foster development of advanced air mobility infrastructure.
Maintenance and Modifications

C&L Aviation Wraps Up Series of Building Projects

The new facility will address the increasing demand C&L Aviation Group has been seeing for regional and corporate aircraft interior refurbishment.
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Business Aviation Bounced Back Strong From Covid, But Now Faces New Headwinds

Business Aviation Bounced Back Strong From Covid, But Now Faces New Headwinds
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Flying Colours Appoints Thurman GM of St. Louis MRO

Flying Colours has promoted Joe Thurman to general manager at its Spirit of St. Louis, Missouri location.
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Avionics

Garmin Celebrates 25,000 Flight Deck Milestone

In 2003, Garmin unveiled the G1000 integrated avionics suite, changing the way pilots fly.
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Safety

Venturous Capital Acquires Aviation Safety Firm Wyvern

Private aviation safety risk management company Wyvern has been acquired by U.S.-based private investment firm Venturous Capital.
Aircraft

Otto Reveals Plan for Hydrogen-powered 19-Seat Celera

Otto Aviation has confirmed plans for a 19-seat, hydrogen-powered version of its Celera aircraft that could be operated on flights of up to 1,000 nm.
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Aircraft

Airbus's New Long-Range A321XLR Makes First Flight

The A321XLR single-aisle airliner is intended to serve commercial airline routes as long as 4,700 nm when it enters service in 2024.
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Waguespack Leaving Full-time Role at NATA

Ryan Waguespack, who is pursuing a new opportunity, joined NATA as a senior v-p in 2018 and has spearheaded its fight against illegal charter.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Named Authorized Mx Center for Saft Batteries

The Saft authorization extends to Duncan Aviation’s full-service MRO facilities and several of its satellite shops.
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Regulations and Government

FAA's Nolen Stresses Need To 'Recommit' to Bilaterals

Acting administrator Nolen discussed a range of issues during the FAA-EASA Safety Conference, but emphasized the need for collaboration.
Engines

Rolls-Royce's Engine Mx Program Reaches Milestone

Rolls-Royce has signed the 1,000th CorporateCare Enhanced engine maintenance program contract.
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Aircraft

Spanish Airline Plans Airship Services From 2026

Air Nostrum says it plans to be the launch operator for Hybrid Air Vehicles' 100-seat Airlander 10 airship on domestic routes of up to around 265 miles.
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Conference Stresses Aviation's Vitality in Caribbean

The sixth edition of the Caribavia Conference opened this week in St. Maarten to address the state of the aviation industry in the Caribbean.
FutureFlight

Spanish Airline Prepares To Launch Airship Services in 2026

Air Nostrum says it is investing in airships to help meet its objectives under European Union requirements to achieve a 55 percent cut in emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050.
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FutureFlight

Lilium Looks to New Seats for Big Weight Reduction in eVTOL Aircraft

The aircraft developer says that lighter seats will improve the energy efficiency of its six-passenger eVTOL model, which is now set to complete type certification in 2025.
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