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Safety

FlightAware Offers Aviator Personal Flight Tracking

General aviation pilots can access the same tracking information as business jet and airline operations with the new FlightAware Aviator service.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Increasing Utilization Prompts Constant's AOG Expansion

Constant Aviation added AOG bases in three new cities this year, bringing its total to 24.
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Rotorcraft

Leonardo AW109 Light Twin Helicopter Turns 50

Leonardo's light twin helicopter made its first flight in 1971.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Taps Jet East as Authorized Dealer

Maintenance provider Jet East is currently recruiting for avionics technicians at six sites in conjunction with the Gogo appointment.

ASTM Proposes Easing Small Aircraft Component Tests

ASTM's F44 general aviation committee is developing a standard that would enable certain small aircraft components to bypass requisite durability tests.
Airlines

2020 Worst Year on Record for Airlines, Says IATA

Thanks to the pandemic, last year marked the largest recorded decline in airline passengers transported since IATA recordkeeping began in the 1950s.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Kansas-based Global Parts Acquired by VSE for $38M

VSE increases its foothold in the business and general aviation parts and MRO markets with the acquisition of Global Parts Group.
Aircraft

Gol Refreshes Narrowbody Fleet With 737 Max Lease Package

The Brazilian airline is replacing Boeing 737 NGs with the Max in order to cut operating costs and emissions, while also having more fleet flexibility.
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Accidents

Alaska Accidents Show Pattern of Lenient FAA Oversight

The FAA continues to struggle with minimal inspector staffing in Alaska, where operators face challenging conditions and crashes are frequent.
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FutureFlight

Universal Assembles Hydrogen Aircraft Conversion Team in Washington State

Universal Hydrogen and Plug Power are forging an alliance with electric propulsion unit developer MagniX and aircraft conversion specialist AeroTec based in a new facility in Moses Lake, Washington.
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FutureFlight

Lockheed Martin Backs $40 Million Funding Round For Cargo VTOL Maker Elroy

Elroy has now raised $48 million and expects to have a complete prototype of its Chaparral autonomous cargo VTOL aircraft in flight test operations with the U.S. military during 2022.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

With IPO Pending, Lilium Updates Investors On Path to eVTOL Commercial Services

The company has resumed flight testing with its eVTOL technology demonstrator and has published estimated per passenger pricing the Lilium Jet flight network.
Aircraft

Bombardier Begins Smart Link Plus Box Installs

The installations begin following FAA certification of the Smart Link Plus box for Challenger 300 and 350 twinjets.
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FutureFlight

DHL Signs Up As Launch Customer For All-Electric Alice Freighter

The package delivery group plans to use the Alice eCargo aircraft for feeder services in the U.S. from 2024 as part of its long-term plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions from its operations.
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FutureFlight

With Merger and Wall Street Flotation Close, Joby Opens DC Office

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on August 5 is expected to approve Joby's planned merger with special purpose acquisition company Reinvent Technology Partners.
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St. Louis Hangar Complex Hits the Auction Block

On August 20, an 11-acre private hangar complex at Spirit of St Louis Airport will be auctioned off.
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Airports

Teterboro Airport To See 24-hour Closure This Weekend

New Jersey business aviation hub Teterboro Airport will be closed for fixed-wing aviation traffic for 24 hours starting at noon on Saturday, August 7.
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Rotorcraft

Opener Readies BlackFly eVTOL for Sales This Fall

Opener will offer single-seat eVTOL as Part 103 Light Sport aircraft.
Charter & Fractional

GrandView Continues Fleet Growth, Levels Up on IS-BAO

GrandView Aviation fleet now totals 12 Phenom 300s.
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FBOs

Fourth Ross Aviation Location Joins Air Elite Network

Ross Aviation Lincoln (formerly Silverhawk Aviation) is the latest FBO to join the Air Elite Network.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Maintenance Pavilion Landing at NBAA-BACE 2021

This year’s NBAA-BACE will feature a Maintenance Pavillion that provides maintenance vendors with an opportunity to exhibit their products and services.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Delivers Air Ambulance Sovereign

Amref Flying Doctors operates a fleet comprising Cessna Citation twinjets and a Beechcraft King Air.
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Aircraft

Pilatus Takes PC-24 on Video Tour

The three-part video series is an attempt to bring the aircraft to customers while travel restrictions remain ongoing.
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Regulations and Government

Infrastructure Package Calls for $25B More for Aviation

The comprehensive infrastructure package sets aside $5 billion for air traffic control infrastructure and $20 billion for airports.
FBOs

Georgia FBO Joins the Avfuel Network

Flightways Columbus, the lone FBO at Georgia’s Columbus Airport (KCSG) is now the newest member of the Avfuel branded dealer network.
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Episode 30: QF30 and the Mysterious Explosion | AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck Podcast

Episode 30: QF30 and the Mysterious Explosion | AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck Podcast
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Airlines

Deloitte Predicts Cautious Recovery in Business Air Travel

U.S. corporate airline travel is recovering, according to Deloitte's study, but there could be lasting changes in demand following the Covid pandemic.
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Aircraft

Bell Unveils Military HSVTOL Vehicle Concepts

Bell’s vision is for a family of military air vehicles that can achieve speeds beyond those offered by the company’s current tiltrotor technology.
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Aircraft

Jet It Brings a Fractional-share HondaJet to EAA AirVenture

Jet It Brings a Fractional-share HondaJet to EAA AirVenture
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Aircraft

Norse Atlantic Inks Lease Deal With BOC Aviation for Six 787s

The Norwegian start-up has secured 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners as it prepares to launch low-cost transatlantic services.
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