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Rotorcraft

Russian Mi-171A3 Makes First Flight

New Mi-171 variant designed to serve offshore energy market.
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Regulations and Government

GE Denies Reports of ODA Conflicts in Prague

GE Aviation disagreed with a whistleblower report surrounding its Prague ODA activities, but Congress is upping scrutiny and the FAA limiting delegation.
Aircraft

Airlines Back Embraer eVTOL Subsidiary's Plans to Go Public

With new airline orders in hand, Eve is merging with Zanite and intends to float share on the New York Stock Exchange in the second quarter of 2022.
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Rotorcraft

Coptersafety Gets FAA Part 142 Approval

Coptersafety currently offers FAA-approved programs for the Leonardo AW139.
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Charter & Fractional

PrivateFly Expands Aviator Membership Offerings

PrivateFly will offer fixed hourly rates to its Aviator members for select long-distance pairs from the UK.
Aircraft

UPS Orders 19 More Boeing 767 Freighters

Boeing’s widebody freighter sales tally reached 80 this year with a 19-aircraft order from UPS for 767Fs.
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Airports

Norwood Airport Runway Extension Pushed to 2026

The FAA has delayed for two years a planned runway paving project that will lengthen Norwood (Massachusetts) Memorial Airport’s 4,000-foot Runway 17/35.
Sustainability and Environment

JSSI Puts Sustainability under the Tree This Year

To celebrate the holidays, JSSI is purchasing enough carbon credits to offset several thousand tonnes of carbon emissions on behalf of its clients.
Aircraft

Bizjet Deliveries To Reach Near 700 in 2021

JetNet's forecast of business jet deliveries for 2021 and 2022 remain optimistic, despite clouds on the horizon.
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Aircraft

How New eVTOL Aircraft Could Expand Business Aviation’s Horizons

How New eVTOL Aircraft Could Expand Business Aviation’s Horizons
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Maintenance and Modifications

FlightSafety International Wins Top Flight Award for Maintenance Innovation

FlightSafety International Wins Top Flight Award for Maintenance Innovation
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Avionics

Mexico ADS-B Mandate Takes Effect January 1

Following a one-year delay from the originally scheduled date, ADS-B requirements in Mexico go into effect on January 1.
FBOs

EBAA Postpones AIROPS to April, Citing New Covid Wave

With Covid infection rates again on the rise in Europe, EBAA announced today that it is postponed its annual two-day AIROPS conference to early April.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Edge Adds Transcontinental Challenger Flights

Jet Edge is expanding its transcontinental program for Reserve members who want to fly on its fleet of Bombardier Challenger aircraft.
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Aircraft

Qatar Airways Takes Airbus to Court over A350 Dispute

The High Court in London will hear Qatar Airways’ complaint against what the airline characterizes as lack of response by Airbus to safety concerns.
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Airports

Canada’s TSB Addresses Hazards During Runway Construction

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has issued a recommendation that Nav Canada publish notams with graphic depictions of runway closures.

CrewBlast Launches To Quickly Fill Staffing Needs

The CrewBlast app will push notifications of staffing needs to registered pilots and flight attendants, enabling qualified, available crew to respond.
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Charter & Fractional

GrandView Looks To Increase Jet Card Sales by Year-end

GrandView Aviation is offering fixed rates on 70 routes for its Altitude Plus jet card membership program.
Airlines

Qatar Airways First To Use IATA’s Carbon Exchange Marketplace

The IATA Aviation Carbon Exchange has gained its first signatory, Qatar Airways.
Engines

Aussie Firm Picks P&WC PT6A for Modernized Albatross

Amphibian Aerospace Industries has selected the P&WC PT6A-67F engine for its modernized version of the Albatross amphibious twin.
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MyGoFlight CEO Charlie Schneider Dies after SR22 Crash

Schneider had been traveling on business in a Cirrus SR22 when the aircraft crashed in Knoxville, Tennessee, on December 16.
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FutureFlight

Archer Achieves First Flight with Maker eVTOL Technology Demonstrator

The company confirmed that the Maker's first hover flight was made at an undisclosed test site location on December 16, marking the start of a flight-test program that is due to culminate in type certification in 2024.
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FutureFlight

Ground Infrastructure Experts Wrestle With Vertiport Challenges

Commercial eVTOL aircraft services could require many thousands of vertiports in cities and communities around the world, and that will require a huge planning task, according to companies preparing the way.
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FutureFlight

U.S. Lawmakers Back Government Support for Advanced Air Mobility

A proposed bill in the House of Representatives has won support from industry groups including the National Business Aviation Association and the Helicopter Association International.
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FutureFlight

Bristow Evaluates Overair's Butterfly eVTOL for Advanced Air Mobility Plans

The helicopter operations group has made provisional commitments to add up to 250 eVTOL and eSTOL aircraft to its fleet through agreements with Overair, Eve Urban Air Mobility, Vertical Aerospace, and Electra Aero.
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FBOs

ASL Group Opens New Genav Terminal at Liege Airport

ASL Group, which is now the exclusive general aviation aircraft handler at Belgium’s Liege Airport, has unveiled its newly-built general aviation terminal.
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Rotorcraft

Bristow Teams With Overair on Butterfly eVTOL

Helo operator Bristow has launched a collaboration with Overair, marking its fourth such deal with an aircraft OEM in the advanced air mobility sector.
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ArcosJet: Used Bizjet Prices To Keep Rising in 1H2022

An ArocsJet survey in Europe revealed that the market does not anticipate preowned business aircraft inventory to grow until the second half of 2022.
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Maintenance and Modifications

AINsight: Are We Asking Mx Techs To Do Too Much?

As the list of tasks for aircraft maintenance technicians keeps growing, it might be time for a reboot of roles and responsibilities.
Sustainability and Environment

Sun Air Jets Self-certifies as NATA Green Business

The certification applies to the Part 135 operator's FBO at Camarillo Airport in California.
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