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Rotorcraft

Bell 505 Fleet Tops 100,000 Hours

Bell's turbine light single has been delivered into 59 countries and amassed 100,000 flight hours since the first deliveries.
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Sustainability and Environment

L.A.-area Airports Offer SAF Options for Super Bowl Week

Operators looking to fuel up on SAF this week for Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles will have several options.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Leather Institute Opens Colorado Repair Satellite

The Leather Institute will also provide mobile repair services from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Uses Multiple Strategies to Attract Mx Techs

Constant Aviation's military bonus program is part of a multi-pronged effort to strengthen its technician ranks.
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Avionics

ALPA Rips FCC, Wireless Lobby Anew over 5G

ALPA president accuses FCC of "systematic failure of governance."
FutureFlight

Destinus Wins Backing for Hydrogen-powered, Autonomous Hypersonic Aircraft

The Swiss start-up says its hydrogen airbreathing and rocket engines will allow its hyperplane aircraft to operate at hypersonic speeds as fast as Mach 15.
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FutureFlight

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Developer HyPoint Opens UK Development and Production Site

The California-based company is investing almost $15 million in a new R&D and production facility in the Discovery Park at Sandwich, in the southeast of England.
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FutureFlight

Leonardo Will Make Fuselage for Vertical's VX4 eVTOL Aircraft

The Italian group's aerostructures division will design, test, and build carbon fiber fuselages in Italy and deliver these to UK-based Vertical Aerospace.
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FutureFlight

Jaunt Makes the Cut for Air Force's HSVTOL Challenge

The eVTOL aircraft developer will further advance its concept for the MAV 55 Multi-Mission Vehicle for possible use by the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Special Operations Command.
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FutureFlight

New Owners To Resurrect Jetcruzer Aircraft with Electric Propulsion

The Jetcruzer is a 1980s vintage single pusher fixed-wing aircraft that could get a new lease on life with electric propulsion.
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FutureFlight

U.S. Air Force Confirms More Agility Prime Backing for Electra's eSTOL Aircraft

Electra's blown-wing, hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft is being designed to operate from landing strips as short as 300 feet.
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FutureFlight

MagniX Teams with Brazil's Desaer on Hybrid-electric Regional Airliner

Desaer, which has been developing the ATL-100 light regional twin turboprop, is looking at the next iteration, the ATL-100H, which incorporates magniX magni350 electric propulsion units.
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FBOs

Modern Aviation Closes on Two NYC FBOs

Modern Aviation has completed its purchase of Sheltair’s FBOs at New York’s John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports.
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Accidents

FAA, NTSB Investigating KISP Ground Collision

The FAA and NTSB are investigating a ground collision at New York City-area Long Island MacArthur Airport, between a taxiing Pilatus PC-12 and a Hawker.
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Airports

Italy's Milan Sees Bizav Resurgence

MIlan's Malpensa and Linate airports last year saw a 74 percent increase in bizav traffic over 2020 numbers.
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Safety

USAIG Adds Polaris to Performance Vector Program

USAIG has added Polaris Aero's Vocus, a cloud-based safety management software suite, to its Performance Vector safety program.
Aircraft

ATR Upbeat about Recovery as Orders and Deliveries Gain Steam

Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR recorded 35 sales last year and delivered 31 new aircraft to customers as the pandemic starts to subside.

Hahn Air promotes Kirsten Rehmann to CEO

Kirsten Rehmann takes the reins at Hahn Air as CEO after serving with the company for nearly 20 years.
Charter & Fractional

Priester Aviation Names Rich Ropp as President

Rich Ropp comes to his new role at Priester Aviation with 30 years of experience in aircraft management and aviation sales.
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Airports

Farnborough To Build 3rd Hangar, Consider eVTOL Flights

The UK business aviation airport is making further investments in buildings and services as traffic recovers after the Covid pandemic.
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Avionics

Garmin D2 Air X10 Watch Adds Voice, Phone Functions

The updated Garmin D2 Air X10 smartwatch adds new phone calling and voice assistant features as well as longer battery life.
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Janine Iannarelli Reflects on Her First NBAA Show - AIN’s 50th Anniversary

Janine Iannarelli Reflects on Her First NBAA Show - AIN’s 50th Anniversary
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ATC

FAA Map Provides Guide on 5G Deployment

An FAA map provides up-to-date information surrounding the deployment of 5G near 87 airports.,
Maintenance and Modifications

Dart Floats Approved for Airbus Five-blade H145s

Dart Aerospace has received FAA supplemental type certification for its emergency float system with integrated life rafts in water up to sea state 6.
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Worldwide Bizav Ops Continue Double-digit Gains

Large-cabin aircraft see the most activity in North America and Europe, according to Argus International's January 2022 Aircraft Activity Report.
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Sustainability and Environment

Industry Groups Urge EPA To Expand SAF Feedstocks

Aviation trade groups have issued a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting an expansion of approved SAF feedstocks.
Aircraft

Irkut MC-21 Undergoes Repeat Cold Soak

Now stationed in Russia’s coldest republic, the MC-21-300 has reached the halfway mark of a repeat cold-soak test.
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Airlines

Spirit, Frontier Airlines Agree To Merge

The $6.6 billion merger of Frontier and Spirit Airlines would generate $3.5 billion in annual revenues based on 2021 results.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Milestone Completes Aramco Helicopter Fleet Renewal

Lessor Milestone delivered 26 helicopters to Aramco as part of that company's fleet renewal program.
FutureFlight

GE Aviation and Boeing Join Forces to Prepare Hybrid-Electric Flying Testbed

The U.S. aircraft engine manufacturer has been working on hybrid-electric propulsion technology for mroe than a decade, including motors, generators, power converters, and power management systems.
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