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Aircraft

Bombardier Jumps In on CL604 Fusion Upgrades

Bombardier announced this week two simultaneous Collins Pro Line Fusion installs on the Challenger 604 at its Dallas and Hartford service centers.
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Avionics

AEA: Avionics Shops See Wage, Rate Hikes with Upswing

Most repair shops expect business to improve or at least stay the same and are raising wages and hiking rates, according to an AEA survey.
Avionics

Nomad Technics Becomes Collins Aerospace Dealer

Nomad's authorized dealership designation with Collins Aerospace increases the Basel, Switzerland-based MRO provider's service offerings.
Aircraft

Italy’s ITA Converts 28-aircraft Airbus MOU to Firm Order

Launching service on October 15 with former Alitalia airplanes, ITA plans to take the first of the new Airbus jets by the end of the first quarter of 2022.
Safety

EBAA Shifts Safety Summit to Virtual Format

EBAA pointed to rising Covid-19 cases for its decision to move its annual Safety Summit to a virtual format.
Aircraft

UAL To Carry Pax on 737 Max 8 Flight Using 100 Percent SAF

United Airlines flies passengers on a Max 8 flight using 100 percent drop-in SAF.
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Aircraft

AIN Announces 2021 Top Flight Award Winners

The second annual AIN Top Flight Awards honor excellence and innovation in business aviation and related fields.
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People in Aviation

Hervé Laitat is CEO of AllianceJet, Vinayak Hegde was promoted to president of Wheels Up, Philippe Carette is president of Inmarsat's aviation business.
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Accidents

Accidents: December 2021

Preliminary and final accident reports, December 2021
FBOs

Above and Beyond

AIN recognizes FBO employees who go 'Above and Beyond.'
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FutureFlight

Saudi Tech City Neom Set To Become Urban Air Mobility Incubator

Volocopter and government-backed Neom have launched joint venture to develop urban air mobility across a vast new residential and industrial zone in northwestern Saudi Arabia.
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Aircraft

New Business Jet: HondaJet Elite S - AIN Top Flight Awards

New Business Jet: HondaJet Elite S - AIN Top Flight Awards
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FutureFlight

Ascendance Reveals New Design for Atea Hybrid-Electric VTOL Aircraft

The revised version of the five-seater features additional in-wing ducted fans and an extra horizontal propeller, as well as improved access to the passenger cabin.
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Charter & Fractional

Airshare Looks To Open MRO Services to Outsiders

Fractional and managed aircraft company Airshare plans to expand its maintenance services in Wichita to non-fleet aircraft.
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FutureFlight

With Customer and Partners on Board, Project Fresson Steps Up Hydrogen Commuter Plans

For the UK consortium, converting the venerable Islander to hydrogen power is phase one of an ambitious zero-carbon plan for sub-regional air links to remote communities.
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FutureFlight

Paris Vertiport Prepares To Open for eVTOL Flight Trials

A temporary vertiport at the Paris-area Cergy-Pontoise airport should be operational by the end of the second quarter of 2022, when it will serve as a testbed for the Re.Invent Air Mobility initiative.
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Maintenance and Modifications

With Move, Duncan Offers Airframe Mx at Teterboro

Duncan Aviation moved its Teterboro satellite operation to Meridian's FBO.
Aircraft

Embraer To Team with Pratt & Whitney on Unblended SAF Trials

Pratt & Whitney and Embraer have signed an MOU calling for the use of 100 percent SAF in a E195-E2.
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Air Partner Names Mark Aldridge Chief Marketing Officer

Air Partner's Aldridge has four decades of marketing experience, including 11 years at Heathrow Airport operator BAA.
Regulations and Government

EBAA Urges Governments To Avoid Travel Bans

Urging a risked-based approach, EBAA pointed to WHO guidance that travel bans impose a heavy burden on people with only a possible slight benefit.
Regulations and Government

Next Pilot Records Database Mandate Begins December 7

The December 7 deadline for operators to use the PRD to review pilot records follows an FAA rule released in May establishing the electronic database.
Avionics

Flying Colours To Sell, Install SmartSky Systems

Flying Colours has signed with SmartSky to act as a sales and installation facility for the latter company’s air-to-ground connectivity system.
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Charter & Fractional

FlyExclusive Opens Key Largo Business Center

FlyExclusive's new business center in Key Largo, Florida, is for members of the charter operator's Jet Club program.
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Ahead of Omicron, November Bizjet Activity Up Globally

WingX said global business jet activity in the first three weeks of November rose 57 percent over a year ago.

Wichita Aero Club Honoring Ron Ryan

Ron Ryan, the 11th recipient of the Wichita Aero Club Trophy, founded Ryan International Airlines and was a long-time corporate pilot.
Aircraft

Australia Bids Farewell to the Classic Hornet Fighter

After over 35 years the Boeing F/A-18A/B fighter has bowed out of RAAF service, leaving the F/A-18F Super Hornet and F-35A to provide Australia’s airpower.
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FutureFlight

Heart Appoints Aernnova as Design Partner for ES-19 Electric Airliner

The Spain-based aerostructures group will support Heart in its plans to bring a 19-seat all-electric regional airliner into commercial service in 2026.
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Charter & Fractional

Instajet Offers Route Card for Frequent Travelers

London-based jet card provider Instajet expects to add U.S. domestic routes to the Route Card in January.
Safety

USAIG's Brogan Stresses Role for SMS in Underwriting

USAIG chief John Brogan said underwriters are considering whether a company has SMS when they evaluate risk.
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