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Airlines

Creditors Approve Bid for India’s Jet Airways

Grounded since April last year, debt-laded Jet Airways appears positioned to restart operations early in 2021.
Aircraft

LAX Sightings Are Likely Not Real Jetpacks

Airline pilots claim to have spotted pilots flying in "jetpacks" at thousands of feet near LAX, but could that be possible?
Airlines

New British Airways Boss Pleads for Pre-departure Covid Tests

The UK government is considering introducing a test days after arriving in the country with a shorter self-isolation period of seven days.

Argus: U.S. Bizav Flying Continues Incremental Recovery

Business aircraft flying in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean last month ticked up 1.2 percent from August, but is down 16.6 percent year-over-year.
Airports

District Court Dismisses NBAA Case To Preserve SMO

The U.S. District Court dismissed a case by NBAA and airport advocates to preserve Santa Monica Municipal Airport on procedural and jurisdictional grounds.
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Rotorcraft

AW139 Enlisted To Support Giant Red Sea Project

The Helicopter Company will provide a Leonardo AW139 helicopter and crew to support construction of the Kingdom's massive Red Sea project.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Biggin Hill Facility on Track; GM Appointed

Greg Hoggett has been named general manager of Bombardier Aviation's expanded service center at London Biggin Hill.
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JSfirm Calls Boeing Pilot Outlook Encouraging

The aviation job website JSfirm said the latest Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook underscores the strong demand for hiring will return.
Regulations and Government

New Runway Surface Assessment Format Delayed

ICAO has delayed the applicability date of a new global reporting format for assessing runway conditions and runway condition reports to pilots.
Avionics

Max-Viz EVS STC'd for Airbus AS350 Helicopters

Astronics’s Max-Viz 1200 and 1400 enhanced vision systems have received FAA and Transport Canada approval for installation in the Airbus AS350.
Safety

Sumwalt Stresses Fitness for Duty at NBAA Safety Week

NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt highlighted the need of fitnesses of duty both in the air and on the ground during NBAA's Virtual Safety week.
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Aircraft

Team Tempest Reveals a Different Approach to FCAS

The team tasked with engineering the UK’s FCAS are concentrating on technology and capability development ahead of finalizing platform design.
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Airlines

China’s Domestic Traffic Approaches 2019 Levels

Chinese airlines in September carried 98 percent of the domestic traffic posted during the same month in 2019.
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Airlines

IATA Applauds French Plan To Offer Covid Tests at Airports

The plan for antigen testing to start at Paris airports as soon as next month drew kudos from IATA.
Regulations and Government

AINsight: Getting Back to Business Amid Covid

Despite Covid, some companies are now pushing forward and using their business aircraft more to conduct in-person meetings.
Sustainability and Environment

SAF Future Examined in AIN Webinar

As SAF supplies continue to rise, some see the sustainable fuel in as much as 20 percent of the jet fuel consumed in North America by 2030.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Avance L3 Added as Factory Option on King Air 360

Among the Beechcraft King Air models, the 360/360ER is the first to have Gogo Avance L3 as an option for in-flight connectivity and entertainment.

Bombardier Ramping Up for This Year's Internships

Bombardier is planning to take on 1,000 paid internships this year and recently launched a Women In Engineering internship program that includes mentoring.
Aircraft

Swedish Defense Bill Extends Gripen, Adds New AEW Aircraft

Sweden’s government is planning a major increase in the defense budget that will see the air force keeping JAS 39Cs in service for at least a decade.
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Aircraft

Aerion Teams Up with eSTOL Developer Electra

Aerion signed an MoU naming Electra as a preferred partner for Aerion Connect in the greater New York metropolitan area and other hubs.
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Airlines

British Airways Fined for Failing To Protect Customer Data

The UK's Information Commissioner’s Office imposed its largest penalty ever against BA for processing personal data without adequate security measures.
Aircraft

General Atomics Buying Ruag's German MRO

Ruag International's sale of operations at Oberpfaffenhofen to General Atomics Europe includes its military helicopter MRO and Dornier 228 production.
Aircraft

EASA Chief Expresses Satisfaction with 737 Max Changes

The Boeing 737 Max could be ready to fly in Europe before the end of the year.
Charter & Fractional

UK CAA Prosecutes Pilot for Alleged Illegal Charter Flight

The UK CAA is pressing criminal charges against David Henderson over his role in an alleged illegal charter flight that killed soccer player Emiliano Sala.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

ACJ, Comlux Intro the TwoTwenty “Xtra Large Bizjet”

Newest ACJ offers bizliner size at below large cabin costs
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FutureFlight

Supersonic Bizjet Pioneer Aerion Teams With eSTOL Developer Electra

Aerion envisages eSTOL and eVTOL aircraft transporting passengers to and from its long-range AS2 supersonic jet, which is set to enter service in 2027.
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FutureFlight

Western U.S. Group Forms Alliance to Advance Hydrogen Propulsion

The new Western States Hydrogen Alliance is pushing for increased use of hydrogen fuel cells for multiple modes of transporation, including aviation.
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AINdebrief Episode 25 | October 16, 2020

Bizav OEMs Announce eVTOL News; Aircraft Automation Issues; Falcon 6X To Roll Out in December; NATA Pushes for Anti-human Trafficking Training; Martin True

What’s the Outlook for Business Aircraft Activity Through the End of 2020?

What’s the Outlook for Business Aircraft Activity Through the End of 2020?
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NBAA Show Memories: Jack Olcott

Former NBAA president Jack Olcott remembers the mandate to boost attendance at the general session and the spirit of the 2001 convention.
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