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AINsight: Travel in the Time of Coronavirus

Traveling internationally is impossible, or is it? AIN editor-in-chief Matt Thurber gives it a try.
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Rotorcraft

Sikorsky to Supply Military Helicopters to Greece and U.S. Marines

Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky have landed $730 million of new work in one day through Navair contracts for 10 new “Romeo” and King Stallion helicopters.
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Aircraft

Airbus Says It Is Rebalanced for Covid Market Conditions

Despite declining revenue and earnings in the first three quarters of 2020, Airbus says it is making progress in harsh Covid trading conditions.
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Airlines

APAC Airline Group Sounds Alarm Over Onerous Travel Restrictions

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines reiterated its call for governments to take steps to lift travel restrictions and reestablish global connectivity.
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Rotorcraft

CAAM Debuts with Bell as Launch Member

This week saw the official launch of the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM) Coalition, with Bell Textron as a founding member of the group.
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Rotorcraft

Russian Helicopters Launches Indonesian Test Program

Russian Helicopters has launched an operations pilot test program for its Mi-8/171 twin in Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan.
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Charter & Fractional

JSX Establishes New Routes, Ends BFI-OAK Service

JSX to begin Dallas-Houston service beginning on November 20.
Rotorcraft

Trump's S-76B For Sale

N76DT, s/n 760351 is listed by Aero Asset with a price of “make offer,” but is believed to have a market value near $800,000.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan's Rapid Engine Response Team Sees Milestone

The team, which now encompasses 16 bases nationwide, has completed its second decade.
Charter & Fractional

ACA Creates Under-35 'Next Generation' Group

The Air Charter Association's under-35 "NextGeneration" group will help showcase and encourage the future workforce of the industry across a range of jobs.
Aircraft

Gulfstream 3Q Deliveries Find Post-Covid Foothold

Third-quarter aircraft deliveries at Gulfstream Aerospace continued to edge closer to pre-Covid levels, but were still down 15.8 percent from a year ago.
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Regulations and Government

FAA FSDOs Move into Virtual Plane

The FAA is conducting more business virtually in Covid-19 era: 5,000 Zoom meetings a day.
Regulations and Government

Nearly 80 Organizations Urge Congress To Halt Ligado Network

A letter from 80 organizations appeals to key U.S. Senate leaders to ensure the FCC reconsiders its approval of the Ligado L-Band spectrum use.
Airlines

Paris CDG Overtakes London Heathrow as Europe's Busiest Airport

Heathrow urges the swift introduction of Covid-19 passenger testing to replace the quarantine rule and reverse a fall in traffic.
Airports

AOPA Vows Fight To Save Hawaii's Oahu Airport

The state's Department of Transportation has indicated it plans to close Dillingham Airfield next year.
Airlines

U.S. Airlines 'Fighting For Survival' From Covid's Effects

Covid-19’s impact on the U.S. domestic airline industry was the topic of a panel discussion during the 2020 International Air Safety Summit.
Airlines

Global Leaders Fear Toll of Economic Duress on Aviation Safety

At the recent Flight Safety Foundation's IASS, safety leaders expressed concern about headcount cuts and supply chain disruptions that could harm safety.
Aircraft

Rolls-Royce and Tecnam Develop Electric Commuter Airliner

Tecnam's nine-passenger, all-electric P-Volt is set to enter commercial service during the second half of the 2020s, according to the Italian manufacturer.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Unveils Plans for Australian Service Center

Bombardier's 50,000-sq-ft service center at Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne, Australia is expected to become operational in 2022.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Logs First European Atlas Winglet Install

Tamarack Aerospace has performed the first European Atlas active winglet installations on a pair of Cessna Citation CJs at its new London facility.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream To Consolidate Long Beach Operations

Gulfstream will move maintenance work to Van Nuys, California, and completions to Appleton, Wisconsin, and Savannah, Georgia.
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ATC

Nav Canada Reports Another Year-end Net Loss

Nav Canada, the private company that operates the country’s ATC system, reported a net loss of $584 million in Fiscal Year 2020.
Rotorcraft

First Airbus H145s for Ecuador

Following an unhappy experience with the Dhruv, the FAE is receiving H145s equipped for military, search and rescue, and disaster relief operations.
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Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Unveils the Private World

Global private lift provider VistaJet has unveiled a new collection of private and secure high-end vacation destination partnerships.
Airlines

IATA Points to Labor as Big Item for Possible Cost Reductions

The trade body warns that unit costs will have to be cut by 30 percent to match expected decline in unit revenue and reach break-even in 2021.
Maintenance and Modifications

Aircraft Specialties Opens New, Larger Building

The 42,000-sq-ft facility replaces Aircraft Specialties' previous home for the past 34 years.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Traxxall Introduces Next-gen Mx Tracking Program

Traxxall 360 streamlines workflows with a more intuitive interface that is customizable and is faster, more robust, and more secure, Traxxall said.
Regulations and Government

FAA Developing Broader SMS Mandate for Part 135 and 145

FAA hopes to have a proposed rule mandating broader safety management systems (SMS) ready by 2022.
Maintenance and Modifications

Henderson Jet Expands Bizjet Part Search Capability

HJS said the newly designed website enables visitors to search aftermarket component options, parts inventory, and other resources.
Airlines

Japan's ANA Plans New Startup Amid Business Transformation

Despite predicting a record net loss in FY2020, Japan-based All Nippon Airways plans to create a new low-cost widebody unit for medium-distance flights.
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