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Maintenance and Modifications

Van Horn Receives STC/PMA for Upgraded Bell 206B Blades

Van Horn Aviation's newly approved Bell 206B main rotor blades have different carbon fiber ply counts and orientations, providing for a smoother ride.
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Airports

NATA GA Airports Initiative Reaches Colorado

NATA held focus groups in four communities and reached seven airports in Colorado during its initial tour under General Aviation Advancing America.
Charter & Fractional

U.S. DOT To Ban Charter Flights to Cuba

Effective October 13, charter flights between the U.S. and Cuba are expected to be prohibited, with limited exceptions.
Aircraft

Thailand To Choose Beechcraft Light Attack and Trainer Aircraft

Although not confirmed by the manufacturer, it seems that Thailand has selected the Beechcraft T-6 and AT-6 to answer training and light attack needs.
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FutureFlight

Hybrid Air Vehicles Breathes New Life Into Its Multi-Role Airship Program

The UK-based Airlander hybrid airship program received new government funding but needs far more money to achieve a first flight for the long-running program.
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FutureFlight

Vertical Aerospace Unveils Fixed-Wing, Tiltrotor eVTOL

The VA-1X eVTOL will deliver almost three times as much range as the earlier Seraph technology demonstrator that it has replaced.
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FutureFlight

Developer of Diamond Battery Says a Self-Charging Power Supply for eVTOL Aircraft Is Coming Soon

NDB is pioneering the use of nanodiamond batteries that recharge themselves and have almost unlimited life.
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FutureFlight

EHang Discloses Plans For Longer-Range Autonomous Aerial Vehicle

The Chinese company says it is close to unveiling an eVTOL design with a range of more than 60 miles, which is almost three times more than its current 216 AAV model offers.
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Aircraft

XOJet Aviation Giving 16 Twinjets a Makeover

The project involves new interiors for some of XOJet Aviation's Challenger 300s as well as new liveries for them and some Citation Xs.
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Airlines

Virgin Atlantic Creditors OK £1.2B Restructuring Plan

All four classes of creditors vote in favor of Virgin Atlantic recapitalization.
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Airports

American Airlines Says It Will Cut 19,000 More Jobs

Some 17,500 furloughs and 1,500 management firings will take effect on October 1 at American Airlines if the U.S. Congress does not extend Covid relief.
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Fuel

NBAA Seeks Training To Guard Against DEF Contamination

NBAA welcomed proposed FAA guidance on DEF contamination but believes it could go further to safeguard against such incidents.
Accidents

NTSB Illuminates Pilot Performance in AW139 Fatal

The Leonardo AW139 crashed on July 4, 2019 shortly after lifting off from a private helipad in the Bahamas.
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Engines

Self-charging Diamond Batteries Set To Power Aircraft

NDB says its self-charging nano diamond batteries will be far more efficient than current technologies and will not require any supporting infrastructure.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Bizav Reaches Avance Installation Milestones

Gogo Business Aviation's Avance L5 connectivity system has been installed on 1,000 business jets.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Alto Logs 100th Cadence Modules Set Installation

Alto Aviation's Cadence Switch Series is designed to replace broken, obsolete, and unserviceable CMS switch panels.
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Airlines

Delta To Furlough Nearly 2,000 Pilots

As the U.S. government’s coronavirus relief act expires, Delta Air Lines moves to shed more cockpit crewmembers.
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Aircraft

Latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator Flies to Montana for Trials

An Etihad Airways 787-10 will undergo two and a half weeks of environmental testing before flying to Abu Dhabi.
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FBOs

Gulfstream, Jet Aviation Open New Florida Facility

Jet Aviation and Gulfstream have opened their new co-located FBO/aircraft maintenance complex at Florida’s Palm Beach International Airport
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Safety

ARC Offers Upgraded SMS Risk Assessment Tool

The multi-purpose ARCrisk safety management module can be used by flight departments, ground services, maintenance departments, FBOs, and drone operations.
Rotorcraft

Hill Helicopters Developing Turbine Light Single

UK-based Hill Helicopters has unveiled a new light turbine single helicopter design, the HX50.
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FBOs

Bizav Services Company Desert Jet Changes Hands

James McCool, previously a minority owner of California aviation services provider Desert Jet Holdings, has acquired sole ownership of the companies.
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IADA Dealers See Uptick in June-July Aircraft Sales

Fewer business aircraft deals collapsed during the period, the International Aircraft Dealers Association said.
Regulations and Government

Higher Nav Canada User Fees Coming September 1

Nav Canada increased terminal fees by 30.8 percent, en route by 26.4 percent, and North Atlantic Track by 48.5 percent.
Regulations and Government

U.S. EPA Publishes Aircraft Emissions Proposal

EPA sets an October 19 deadline for comments on its greenhouse emissions standards for large turbine aircraft.
Security

FAA To Evaluate Drone-mitigation Technology

The FAA will evaluate at least 10 drone mitigation technologies/systems at its William J. Hughes Technical Center in New Jersey.
Aircraft

Transport Canada Ready To Fly Boeing Max Validation Flights

Canadian aviation authorities will fly to Seattle for engineering simulator evaluations ahead of flight validations on the Boeing 737 Max airliner.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Agencies Issue Advisory on Drone Mitigation

A new advisory issued jointly by four U.S. federal agencies provides "legal landscape" on drone mitigation technology.
Rotorcraft

More Singapore Chinooks Go to Australia as Training Expands

The Singaporean training detachment at Oakey in Queensland is scheduled to receive the bulk of the new CH-47F helicopters that are to be delivered shortly.
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FutureFlight

Ambular Promotes Universal Air Ambulance Concept

An volunteer group called Ambular is designing a dedicated eVTOL air ambulance aircraft and has the support of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
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