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Transport Canada Validates 737 Max Changes

Following Thursday’s validation of design changes to the Max, Canadian authorities expect to issue an airworthiness directive in January.
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Rotorcraft

Bell V-280 Flies with Sling Loads

The Bell V-280 tiltrotor was recently flown with a new tactical common datalink (TCDL) and completed external sling load sorties.
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FBOs

Sheltair Adds Hangar in Ocala

Sheltair has completed construction on a 20,000-sq-ft hangar at Florida’s Ocala International Airport.
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Aircraft

Kansas, FAA Agree To Establish Supersonic Test Corridor

The 770-nm corridor would provide a critical testing site for the emerging group of supersonic aircraft.
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Aircraft

Mountain Aviation Marches Toward 35 Citation X Fleet

Mountain Aviation has taken delivery of its 26th Cessna Citation X.
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FBOs

Avflight Acquires Arizona FBO

Avflight has expanded its FBO chain with the addition of Falcon Executive Aviation, the lone full-service provider at Mesa, Arizona’s Falcon Field Airport.
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FBOs

California FBO Air 7 Joins Air Elite Network

Air 7, an FBO at California’s Camarillo Airport is the latest to join the World Fuel-sponsored Air Elite Network.
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Aircraft

ZeroAvia's Hydrogen Airliner Plans Get $37.7 Million Boost

British Airways, Bill Gates, the UK government and an assortment of venture capitalists are among those supporting ZeroAvia's hydrogen propulsion plans.
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Safety

FltPlan Adds AeroData Runway Analysis Option

FltPlan users have a new option for runway analysis and takeoff and landing performance calculations provided by AeroData.
Aircraft

Ilyushin Il-114-300 Regional Airliner Makes First Flight

The Russian turboprop-equipped version of the Pratt & Whitney-powered Il-114-100 took to the air for the first time from the Zhukovsky airfield.
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Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet MRO Services Plans Malaysian Expansion

ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia is looking to expand its operation at Subang Airport to a much larger facility.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Charter Provider Jung Sky Establishing Mx Department

Former Croatian Airlines technical director Davor Bujan will lead Jung Sky's effort to establish an in-house maintenance department.
FBOs

Lynx FBO Expands in Northeast U.S.

Lynx FBO has acquired Northstar Aviation, the lone service provider at Providence, Rhode Island’s Theodore Francis Green State Airport.
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Safety

Bizav Groups Worldwide Unite in Illegal Charter Battle

Through the creation of a new Air Charter Safety Alliance, a dozen bizav organizations will work together to raise awareness of illegal charters.
Aircraft

Gulfstream's G600 Enters European Market

Gulfstream handed over a G600 to an undisclosed customer in Europe about six months after it had received EASA approval.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Safran Signs China Utility To Engine Support Program

Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a Support-By-Hour contract with State Grid General Aviation Company of China.
Aircraft

Special-mission Gulfstreams Approved for Italy

The two reconnaissance Gulfstreams are believed to be the first of a fleet that could number as many as eight aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan To Open New Flammability Test Lab

Duncan Aviation expects to open the flammability lab at its Battle Creek, Michigan, facility by the end of March.
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Aircraft

China Flight University To Acquire M2 Sim from TRU

The Civil Aviation Flight University of China will use TRU Simulation + Training's Level D simulator to support its fleet of four Cessna Citation M2s.
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Avionics

Garmin Adds Smart Rudder Bias to Piston Twins

Smart Rudder Bias is the newest addition to the Garmin Autonomi family and brings new safety features to piston twins.
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Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Conducts Advanced Connectivity Trials

For the first time the F-22 and F-35 fifth-generation fighters “talked” to each other securely via datalink.
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Aircraft

First MC-21 Powered by Russian Engines Takes Flight

The MC-21-310 narrowbody flew for one hour and 25 minutes following its first takeoff from Irkutsk.
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Aircraft

Airbus Unveils ‘Podded’ Engine Design for ZEROe Program

A new design featuring six eight-bladed pods mounted beneath the aircraft wing represents Airbus’s latest effort to “scale up” hydrogen-powered engines.
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Airlines

AirAsia India in Peril as IndiGo Boosts Market Share

Covid effects have led to talks between AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes and the Tata Group over the Malaysian group’s stake in AirAsia India.
Training and Workforce

RFDS Selects FlightSafety's MissionFit Training Device

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations will use the FlightSafety MissionFit Flight training device for Pilatus PC-12 NG training.
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Avionics

AEA Slides Annual Convention from March to June

Originally slated to take place starting on March 15, 2021, AEA's three-day annual convention is now scheduled for June 22-25 and will remain in Dallas.
Aircraft

ATR Hands Over First New-built ATR 72-600F to FedEx

U.S. express transportation company FedEx will take delivery of 30 ATR 72-600Fs over the next five years and deploy them in Europe and the Americas.
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Airports

JSX Sues John Wayne Airport To Provide Air Service

JSX alleges in a lawsuit that it was informed last month it would not be allowed to operate at the Orange County airport beginning January 1.
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Aircraft

With Products Refreshed, Bombardier To Focus on Mx

Eric Martel reiterated that the company is unlikely to introduce a new aircraft in the next five years but said it is well positioned with current lineup.
Avionics

Icon Offers G3X Upgrade for A5 Amphibian

Icon A5 buyers can now purchase an optional Garmin G3X Touch display and two-axis autopilot.
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