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Fiat Chrysler Backs Archer's eVTOL Aircraft

The U.S. automotive group will provide composites and engineering support for the four-seat, all-electric eVTOL aircraft, which is due to fly in 2021.
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Airlines

IATA Sees ‘Bleak’ Prospects for Air Transport Amid Quarantines

International Air Transport Association director general Alexandre de Juniac calls on governments to give up aspirations for a ‘zero Covid world.’
Charter & Fractional

AviationManuals, ARC Unveil Charter Ops Service Package

AviationManuals and ARC Safety Management's suite of services for Part 135 operators is designed to make compliance easier.
Charter & Fractional

Waltzing Matilda Acquires Montana Charter Operator

Waltzing Matilda Aviation in Massachusetts has acquired majority ownership in Exec Air Montana's charter and aircraft management business.
Airlines

Boeing Lands 747-8F Order from Atlas Air

Atlas Air places an order for the last four 747-8Fs Boeing plans to produce.
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Sustainability and Environment

Avfuel, Neste Ink SAF Supply Deal

Avfuel has inked a strategic partnership with sustainable aviation fuel provider Neste to create continous SAF supplies for its U.S. customers.
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Accidents

Aviation Groups Release Runway Excursion Reduction Plan

A broad set of recommendations were released January 12 to help preventing runway excursions, the top accident type for all aircraft.
Aircraft

Max Restart Cushions Boeing’s 2020 Delivery Shock

Boeing delivered 157 commercial jets last year, less than half of its 2019 total.
Charter & Fractional

TxJet Keeps Flying Lifesaving Missions Despite Covid

TxJet’s sole focus on the transportation of human organs and transplantation teams makes it unique among traditional charter operations.
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FBOs

Colorado Airport Digs New Hangar Complex, Plans 2nd FBO

Discovery Air, a 29.5-acre business aviation complex at Northern Colorado Regional Airport has broken ground.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Satcom Direct Logs 500th Global Xpress Activation

Satcom Direct has activated its 500th terminal for aerospace customers subscribing to Inmarsat’s Global Xpress network through the Jet ConneX service.
Charter & Fractional

Vaccine Rollout Leaves Open Many Questions

NATA webinar focuses on vaccine priority, expectations.
Charter & Fractional

New Broker RightJet Focuses on Environmental Progress

Dubai-based business aviation services group RightJet has been launched by industry veteran Mark Hardman.
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Accidents

CVR, FDR Signals Detected from Doomed Sriwijaya Air 737

Authorities expect to find no survivors from the Boeing 737-500 that crashed into the Java Sea Saturday.
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Rotorcraft

Leonardo Helicopters Makes Fresh Latin American Inroads

Leonardo Helicopters reports new AW139 and AW169 sales in Colombia, Mexico.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Delivers 505 to Fort Worth PD

More than 300 Bell 505s are currently operating.
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FBOs

Missouri FBO Alpha Air Calls it Quits

Missouri’s Joplin Regional Airport has been reduced to a single FBO with the shuttering of Alpha Air Center.
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Aviation Expands MRO Footprint with Acquisition

Elliott Aviation has acquired The Maintenance Group, based in Atlanta, Georgia.
FBOs

GIP Set To Acquire Signature Aviation in $4.6B Bid

Signature Aviation may soon be under new ownership with news of a cash deal worth more than $4.63 billion from Global Infrastructure Partners.
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Rotorcraft

Blade To Start Westchester County-NYC Helo Service

Helicopter rideshare service Blade partnering with Ross Aviation to build a vertiport at Westchester County Airport in New York.
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Aircraft

IADA Sees Late 2020 Surge in Biz Aircraft Sale Closings

More than half of the 1,011 sales transactions closed by IADA members occurred in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Accidents

Indonesian Air Safety In Spotlight Again After Crash

While authorities caution against speculation about the cause, the crash of Sriwijaya Flight 182 raises the specter of past accidents in Indonesia.
Aircraft

How Autonomous Flight Could Soon Revolutionize Air Cargo Services

How Autonomous Flight Could Soon Revolutionize Air Cargo Services
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Aircraft

First Upgraded Mirage 2000D Fighter Delivered

The first of 55 modified Mirage 2000D multi-role fighters will now undergo tests, working towards a service entry in 2022.
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Accidents

Sriwijaya Air 737 Crashes into Java Sea with 62 Aboard

Jakarta ATC lost contact with a Boeing 737-500 carrying 62 people four minutes after takeoff on Saturday.
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Regulations and Government

UK Requires Negative Covid Test for Arriving Passengers

Starting next week, passengers, but not flight crew, will be required to provide a negative result from a Covid test taken within 72 hours of departure.
Charter & Fractional

UK Operators Stalled by Brexit Blocks on Market Access

UK government negotiators are being urged to negotiate new bilateral agreements with all 27 European Union member states.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Delivers Caravan on Floats to Sundt Air

Sundt Air and its sister company Norwegian Special Mission have a business relationship with Textron Aviation.
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Regulations and Government

Five FAA Officials Resign in Fallout over Capitol Hill Riot

All five senior FAA officials tendering their resignation served under the Trump Administration.
Aircraft

Airbus Meets Revised Delivery Goal for 2020

The European airframer delivered 556 commercial airplanes last year.