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Supersonic AS2 Is Just a Starting Point for Aerion

As it eyes the future of speed in its product lines, Aerion has captured orders valued at more than $3 billion for its initial product, the AS2.
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Charter & Fractional

NATA Webinar Addresses Range of Charter Industry Issues

Illegal charters, new users of charter, insurance issues for Part 135 operators were among the topics discussed during a NATA webinar on Wednesday.
Aircraft

Senators Accuse FAA of Dodging Calls for 737 Max Documents

Senate Commerce Committee chairman Roger Wicker grilled FAA Administrator Steve Dickson on what the senator called a lack of cooperation by the agency.
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Charter & Fractional

Charter Execs See Only Temporary Surplus in Pilot Pools

While the number of available pilots will continue to increase with airline furloughs, charter execs say during an NBAA webinar the situation is temporary.
Aircraft

Embraer Wins Major Financing Commitments

Brazilian export bank BNDES and other financial institutions have committed to provide up to $600 million in debt financing.
Charter & Fractional

Magellan Jets Launches Membership Program

Boston-based air charter broker Magellan Jets has launched a membership program, expanding its previous on-demand and jet card offerings.
Maintenance and Modifications

Yingling Aviation Finds Growth Following MRO Expansion

A new hangar and paint facility are helping to drive more MRO projects at Yingling Aviation while helping to blunt the effects of Covid-19.
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Airlines

IATA Reticent on Covid Testing for Passengers

The International Air Transport Association has raised concerns over cost, speed, scalability, and accuracy of current Covid 19 testing.
FBOs

Signature Rolls Out New Worldwide Covid Standards

Signature Flight Support, the world’s largest FBO chain, has launched SignatureAssure, its Covid-19 response program.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Sees Rising Demand for Aircraft Readiness

Duncan Aviation said its Rapid Response Team is busier by the week as operators seek to prepare their aircraft for operation after sitting idle.
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Trekker Sales Top 70

Leonardo has sold over 70 of its AW109 Trekker skid gear light twins, including to a helicopter EMS services in Normandy, France.
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Aircraft

Gameco Inaugurates Boeing 737-800 Freighter Conversion Line

China’s Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company has opened the sixth 737-800BCF conversion line in the People’s Republic.
Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Operators Face Covid Market Uncertainty and Regulatory Complexity

Air Charter Operators Face Covid Market Uncertainty and Regulatory Complexity
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Rotorcraft

Bristow and Era Complete Helicopter Operations Merger

New Bristow CEO Chris Bradshaw says industry consolidation "long overdue."
Rotorcraft

Hill Dems Call For Helos To Have TAWS, Flight Recorders

A bill to mandate HTAWS and flight recorders for large helicopters was introduced by House and Senate Democrats.
Regulations and Government

Police Aviation Under the Gun

New political and budget pressures could ground some police helicopters in the U.S.
Avionics

Honeywell Focuses New Unit on UAS and UAM Sectors

The new Honeywell business unit will offer avionics, power, air traffic management, and other systems for new aircraft in the UAS and UAM sectors.
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Aircraft

Embraer to Reintegrate Commercial Aviation, Slattery To GE

Embraer will reverse its “carve out” of Commercial Aviation while division CCO Arjan Meijer assumes the chief executive’s role from John Slattery.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Siemens Offers UV Light as Cabin Disinfection Solution

The UV light system has been proven to kill a wide range of viruses and bacteria, and is believed to be effective against Covid-19.
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Aircraft

Jetcraft, JSSI To Offer Buyers Unscheduled Mx Plan

The program will provide a six-month unscheduled maintenance plan from JSSI that's cost-free to buyers of an aircraft through Jetcraft.
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Engines

GE Aviation's Joyce To Retire after 40 Years with the Company

GE Aviation’s retiring CEO David Joyce will relinquish his duties to former Embraer Commercial Aviation chief executive John Slattery on September 1
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Regulations and Government

Senate Panel Moves To Pause Ligado Cellular Network

The Senate Armed Services Committee approved language to block Defense Department spending to support Ligado's plans for use of the L-band spectrum.
Aircraft

Mitsubishi Aircraft Triggers M90 Management Shakeup

Chief development officer Alex Bellamy will leave Mitsubishi Aircraft as the company names a new chief engineer for the M90.
Aircraft

Textron Delivers 250th Citation M2 Light Jet

Fast Rabbit Aviation LLC in Seattle takes delivery of the milestone copy of the latest variant of the Citation Model 525 from Textron Aviation.
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Engines

Leonardo AW189K Gets EASA Nod

Leonardo has received EASA certification for the super-medium twin AW189K, a variant developed with a pair of Safran Aneto 1K engines.
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Safety

Covid and Hurricanes Not a Good Mix

With 2020's hurricane season already off and running, Covid-19 could present an additional hurdle to FBOs and aircraft operators in the storm zone.
Rotorcraft

Unmanned Civil K-Max Helicopter To Deliver in 2021

Kaman Aerospace has already received commitments for its first five unmanned K-1200 K-Max helicopter kits for civil operators.
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Regulations and Government

UK Airlines Launch Legal Challenge to Quarantine Rules

British Airways, EasyJet and Ryanair asked a court to rule on their objections to a 14-day quarantine requirement for most travelers arriving in the UK.
Aircraft

Cessna's Skyhawk 172 Marks 65 Years Of Flight

The largest Cessna 172 operator is the Civil Air Patrol, which this this week ordered 11 more of the type.
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FBOs

NATA Launches New Covid Standard for FBOs

NATA's Safety 1st Clean standard details what FBOs need to do to help curb the spread of Covid-19
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