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Airports

GA Leaders: Time Still Exists To Fight for HTO, SMO

Airport advocates in Santa Monica and East Hampton believe there is still time to save their local airports but operators must work with communities.
Aircraft

Philippines Seeks Funds for C-130Js and Huey Servicing

The ability to respond rapidly to both external and internal threats is driving a program to renew the Philippines air force’s transport fleet.
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Aircraft

Honda Aircraft Brings Airshow Experience Online

Honda Aircraft has launched an online airshow that allows visitors to see and experience the HondaJet much in the same way they might at a real live event.
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Avionics

SD Marks 2,000th FlightDeck Freedom Install

Satcom Direct has activated its FlightDeck Freedom datalink service on 2,000 aircraft since launch in 2007.
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Sustainability and Environment

Airbus Signs Partners for Fello’fly Environmental Project

SAS, Frenchbee and three ANSPs agree to participate in Airbus’s latest project aimed at reducing fuel burn.
Avionics

Eagle Creek Takes On Aerial Firefighting Upgrades

Eagle Creek Aviation equipped three Conair Twin Commander 690s with Garmin G950 avionics and tactical radios.
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FBOs

Indiana FBO Changes Hands, Rebrands

Aviation services provider Aero Management Group (AMG) is now the lone full-service FBO at Indiana’s Columbus Municipal Airport (BAK).
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Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Announces Grants To Build Ranks of AMTs

Funding for the FAA's AMT grant program lasts through 2023.
Airlines

IATA Sounds Alarm over Capacity To Distribute Vaccines

The air cargo industry must work with governments to prepare for distributing billions of doses of Covid-19 vaccine worldwide.

Government Watchdog Questions FAA's BasicMed Oversight

The DOT Office of Inspector General recommended that the FAA improve its processes for verifying BasicMed eligibility and safety monitoring.
Maintenance and Modifications

Foresight MX HUMS Approved for AStars

GPMS has received FAA Supplemental Type Certification approval for its Foresight MX health monitoring system on the Airbus AS350.
FBOs

Sheltair Opens New Facility at Its First Western FBO

With the opening of its new FBO at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, Sheltair has introduced its first location west of the Mississippi.
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Airlines

Wizz Air CEO Predicts a ‘Rollercoaster’ Covid-19 Recovery

József Váradi, head of Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air, slams a second wave of travel restrictions across Europe.
Aircraft

Boeing Slows 787 Deliveries Amid New Production Problems

Quality assurance personnel have identified new production issues involving the Dreamliner’s horizontal stabilizer.
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Aircraft

F1 Team Now Drives and Flies with Honda

With its recent acceptance of a HondaJet Elite, Italian F1 team Scuderia AlphaTauri is now powered by Honda on the track and in the air.
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Rotorcraft

FlightSafety To Support U.S. Navy's TH-73A Training

FlightSafety International has been awarded a contract to support of the U.S. Navy’s advanced helicopter training system.
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Charter & Fractional

LunaJets Predicts Tough Corporate Travel Season

The industry's "wake-up call will be painful" following a rebound in private aviation led by summer leisure travel, according to LunaJets.

Bombardier Appoints New GMs in Fort Lauderdale, Tucson

Marc Beaudette moves from Tucson to help steer Bombardier's center transition in Miami, while Michel Menard joins from StandardAero for the Tucscon role.
Airlines

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Marks First A321neo Delivery

The joint venture between Wizz Air and Abu Dhabi-based ADQ hopes to launch operations on October 1.
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FutureFlight

Lilium Works With German Airports to Establish Air Mobility Network

The company has partnered with Dusseldorf and Cologne-Bonn airports to explore ways to integrate its planned eVTOL air taxi services with existing air, road, and rail infrastructure.
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FutureFlight

Hyundai Joins General Aviation Manufacturers Association

Hyundai Motor Group's Urban Air Mobility division announced plans to develop an eVTOL aircraft in January 2020.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Erickson Acquires Type Certificate for Bell 214

Bell has begun type certificate (TC) transfer for the model 214ST and B/B1 helicopters to Erickson.
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Aircraft

USAF Issues Contracts for Supersonic Air Force One

Exosonic and Hermeus have been awarded contracts for faster-than-the-speed-of-sound aircraft by the USAF Presidential and Executive Directorate.
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European Bizav Traffic Sees Uptick in August

European business aviation activity saw a strong rebound in August, with traffic levels up by three percent over the same period in 2019.
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Malaysia Wins Bermuda Cert for Dassault Jets

ExecuJet Malaysia officials said a "significant number" of business jets operate in Asia with Bermuda registration.
Charter & Fractional

Victor Names Edwards, Farley Co-CEOs

Toby Edwards and James Farley, both longstanding employees, were promoted to co-CEO, while Clive Jackson becomes executive chairman.

AINsight: How Is It Translating?

Preowned business aircraft brokers are seeing a surge of first-time buyers, but these purchasers are also aware of current market conditions.
Aircraft

Judge Allows ‘Unusual’ One Aviation Sale to Proceed

One Aviation can proceed with an expedited sale of its assets to a new buyer, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge ruled on September 3.
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Safety

NBAA To Host Virtual Safety Week

Virtual Safety Week will feature NBAA's popular safety programs traditionally held in tandem with the association's annual convention.
Airlines

Virgin Atlantic Completes Recapitalization, More Layoffs to Come

A U.S. court officially recognized the English High Court’s approval of Virgin Atlantic’s restructuring plan.