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How Kenn Ricci Started His First Company, and Business Aviation Memories

How Kenn Ricci Started His First Company, and Business Aviation Memories
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Aircraft

AINsight: The Appropriate Missed Approach

Missed approaches can come in numerous forms but the pilot must be prepared and manage the aircraft and flight path to ensure safe clearance.
Accidents

Learjet Was Turning to Final Approach Before Fatal Crash

The Part 135 accident occurred during maneuvering for a visual approach.
Aircraft

Sabca Morocco Plant To Build PC-12 Components in 2022

Sabca and Pilatus struck an agreement to build PC-12 wing, fuselage, and flight controls in Casablanca.
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Aircraft

Russian Researchers Mull Stratospheric Supersonic Bizjet

Russion researchers have proposed the stratolet—an intercontinental supersonic aircraft designed for flights in the stratosphere.
Rotorcraft

Covid Drives Spike in Bristow SAR Missions

Bristow says 66 percent of its search and rescue missions in the Gulf of Mexico were Covid-related.
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Rotorcraft

Hill Helicopters Tops 342 Orders

Development of its new turbine single helicopter is "right on schedule," according to Hill Helicopters.
Sustainability and Environment

First Private Aircraft Fueled with SAF in Italy

Italy’s Milan Linate Airport is now the first in the country to fuel a business aircraft with sustainable aviation fuel.
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Airports

Spanish Airport Goes on the Auction Block

Located less than 40 miles from Madrid, Spain’s Ocaña Airfield is available to the highest bidder.
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Rotorcraft

Austria To Replace Alouette IIIs with Leonardo AW169s

Having announced the AW169's selection in 2020, Austria has now committed to the purchase with a government-to-government order from Italy.
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Engines

GE Aviation Looks To Test Catalyst Using 100% SAF

The turboprop Catalyst also shows promise for hybrid-electric power, according to GE Aviation.
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Airports

FAA Investigating Avgas Ban, FBO Lease Lapses

Citing industry complaints, the FAA has opened an investigation into California's Santa Clara County over a ban on 100LL and potential lease lapses.
Maintenance and Modifications

AMAC Looks To New Markets with Gamit Acquisition

Gamit is a provider of material and logistics support, technical services, and online digital records to MROs, airlines, and corporate aircraft owners.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sherwin-Williams Gives Digital Peek at A/C Color Combos

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings unveiled a web-based Aircraft Color Visualizer that enables customers to view color combinations on aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Delivers its First 787-8 VVIP Completion

Jet Aviation's first Boeing 787-8 VVIP completion came in on-time and under-weight despite the inclusion of a number of complex features.
Maintenance and Modifications

RBI Hawker Adds AW139, AW109 Blade Repair Approvals

RBI Hawker's Brisbane facility received Part 145 maintenance organization approval from the Australian CASA in June.
Aircraft

K-State Salina Receives First of 17 New Aircraft

K-State Salina took delivery of its first of five Cirrus SR20 piston singles.
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Avionics

AGCO Plans Purchase of Appareo Systems

AGCO's acquisition of ADS-B avionics manufacturer Appareo should close in January 2022.
Aircraft

Dassault Completes First Round of 6X Cold Soak Trials

Dassault Aviation's 6X performed well as it underwent a series of test sequences in Northern Canada's cold environment.
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Training and Workforce

AINdebrief Episode 45 | December 27, 2021

Flying the Joby eVTOL Simulator
Rotorcraft

Bavarian Police Order Eight Airbus H145s

Bavaria’s new five-bladed Airbus H145D3 helicopters will replace H135s operated by its police force.
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Sustainability and Environment

Atlantic Goes Green in Aspen

Atlantic Aviation introduced a new initiative at Colorado’s Aspen-Pitkin County Airport that will have all fuel bought and used there be carbon neutral.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

New Approach to Emergency Cabin Oxygen Could Cut Fuel Burn

Limitations of current emergency oxygen systems and safety concerns over some countries, like Afghanistan, are forcing airlines to fly longer-routes.
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Rotorcraft

Spain Orders 36 Airbus H135 Helicopters

Spain's government will use new Airbus Helicopters H135s for pilot training and law enforcement.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Milwaukee FBO Joins the Avfuel Network

Spring City Aviation, the lone service provider at Milwaukee’s Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport, has joined the Avfuel-branded dealer network.
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Rotorcraft

Navy Orders 36 More Leonardo TH-73A Trainers

The latest order takes the Navy's TH-73A fleet to 104 aircraft, but the total should reach 130 by 2024.
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Safety

Aviation, Wireless Groups Pledge Cooperation on 5G C-band

A move to cooperate on 5C interference comes after Airbus and Boeing CEOs called on the Biden Administration to delay the rollout of 5G C-band.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Delivers Three Overhauled Bell 412s

The Bell 412 overhauls at Jet Aviation’s Fujairah, UAE operation included five-year inspections, engine upgrades, and new paint.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Completes Fusion Upgrade, Refurb on CJ2+

As part of a multi-shop refresh, Duncan upgraded a CJ2+'s avionics to the Pro Line Fusion suite and also provided paint, interior, and airframe work.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Expands Service Options at Mérignac Center

The French airframer will add more aircraft models for service at Dassault Falcon Service’s maintenance center in Mérignac, France.
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