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Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Inks Deal To Acquire Air Partner

Wheels Up has reached an agreement to acquire London-based aviation services provider Air Partner for approximately $107 million in cash.
Aircraft

China Airlines Orders Four Boeing 777 Freighters

The latest order for 777Fs comes just as Boeing announced it would raise 777 production rates from two to three per month.
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Aircraft

Egypt Approved for C-130J Super Hercules Purchase

If the sale of C-130J military transport aircraft goes ahead as planned, Egypt will become the 25th customer for the second-generation Hercules.
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FutureFlight

Charter Booking Platform Flapper Plans To Offer Jaunt Journey eVTOL Aircraft

The companies say they will work together to provide urban air mobility flights across a network of Latin American cities.
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FutureFlight

UK's ATI Publishes Outline Plan for Hydrogen-powered 75-seat Airliner

The Aerospace Technology Institution says UK companies must step up their efforts and investments to exploit opportunities to bring new technology to market.
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FutureFlight

Lilium Starts Next Phase of eVTOL Flight Testing in Spain

The company has appointed a new chief test pilot and is working on its fifth-generation eVTOL design using the Atlas Flight Test Center in southern Spain.
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FutureFlight

JetPack To Train Asian Military Users for JB12 Personal Aerial Vehicle

The California-based company says that this is a breakthrough defense contact for its jet packs, as it steps up work on the Speeder VTOL aircraft.
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Aircraft

Bell Upgrading USAF Osprey Tiltrotor Nacelles

Eyeing long-term maintainability of the USAF Osprey fleet, Bell is swapping out nacelles with ones that are more maintainable, robust.
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Aircraft

FAA Order Affects Boeing 777, 747-8 Ops in 5G Areas

An Airworthiness Directive scheduled for publication on January 27 will limit 777 and 747-8 operations at certain airports.
Sustainability and Environment

FXAir Goes Carbon Neutral

On-demand charter provider FXAir noted that it had offset 40,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide last year, rendering its customer flights carbon neutral.

GAMA Expands Array of Members

Leonardo, Safran Helicopters, and Prime Air are among seven companies joining GAMA at various membership levels.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Shipments Projected To Reach New High in '24

Aircraft deliveries at Gulfstream Aerospace are projected to reach 170 units in 2024, topping the company's previous high of 156 aircraft in 2008.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Posts Big Order Jump in 2021

Despite sales uptick, Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even warns that a pre-pandemic market recovery is still two to three years away.
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Airports

East Hampton Town Board Votes To Make KHTO Private Use

The East Hampton Town board voted unanimously to close down KHTO to public use starting on March 1.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Adds ASG to Authorized Network

ASG, based in Miami, joins 12 other Tamarack authorized service centers in the U.S. and seven others globally.
Avionics

FAA Issues AML-STC for Appareo AIRS-400 Data Recorder

The FAA has issued an approved model list supplemental type certificate for installation of Appareo's AIRS-400 in Part 27 helicopters.
Maintenance and Modifications

SEA To Offer Universal InSight Avionics on Hawker 800s

Working with Universal Avionics, Southeast Aerospace is developing STCs to swap out legacy Hawker 800 avionics with the Universal InSight flight deck.
FutureFlight

Elroy Announces Launch Customers for Autonomous Chaparral VTOL Aircraft

The fully autonomous vehicle is set to be used in a variety of commercial cargo, military, and humanitarian applications, with Elroy now backed by both private and government funding.
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Aircraft

The First ACJ TwoTwenty Arrives at Comlux, and We Preview Luxury Interior Design Options

The First ACJ TwoTwenty Arrives at Comlux, and We Preview Luxury Interior Design Options
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ATC

Nav Canada Conducting ADS-B Trials Under FL290

Nav Canada's ADS-B service trials are underway below FL290 in portions of the Montreal flight information region.
Sustainability and Environment

Clay Lacy Notches First 4Air Facilities Carbon Certification

Clay Lacy Aviation has become the first company to receive a “Facilities Neutral” rating from 4Air, an industry sustainability solutions provider.
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Aircraft

Bye eFlyer 800 Backlog Grows to 135

Bye Aerospace, which confirmed launch of the eFlyer 800 last April, has received purchase and option agreements for 135 of the electric-powered aircraft.
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Mike France To Depart NATA

Mike France, who steered regulatory affairs and then safety and training for NATA, is taking a new role with Magpie Human Safety Systems.
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Inks Deal on Spares Management

Avian Inventory Management will assume purchasing, marketing, and distribution rights for Embraer’s commercial and business aircraft spare parts inventory.
Aircraft

Airbus Launches Cargo Airline With Beluga Fleet

The aircraft manufacturer wants to tap growing demand for moving over-sized freight around the world using five of its A300-based BelugaST transporters.
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JetAviva Promotes Deaton to CEO, Posts Record Sales

JetAviva, which posted 100 transactions and record revenue in 2021, is transitioning leadership with COO Emily Deaton taking over as CEO.
Airlines

IATA Calls For an End to Covid Travel Restrictions

Travel restrictions prompted by the outbreak of Covid's Omicron variant undermined a somewhat encouraging recovery in demand for flights in 2021.
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Charter & Fractional

Vista Global Breaks Records in 2021

The parent of VistaJet and XO saw a jump in flight hours and memberships in 2021.
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FutureFlight

Leonardo Launches Technology Start-up Accelerator Program

The Italian aerospace, defense, and security group plans to support 30 start-ups over the next three years through its new Business Innovation Factory.
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FutureFlight

Boeing Bets Big on eVTOLs, with $450 Million Funding for Wisk Aero

The aerospace and defense group says it is taking a long-term approach to the advanced air mobility sector, opting to back Wisk's plan for fully autonomous eVTOL air taxi services.
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