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Rotorcraft

Robinson Helicopter Logs 13,000th Delivery

Robinson has been manufacturing helicopters since 1979.
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Airports

NBAA's Advanced Air Mobility Roundtable Lifts Off

NBAA has formed a new Advanced Air Mobility Roundtable as a forum to chart a course for the integration of AAM technologies into U.S. airspace.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Unveils Unlimited Streaming, Data Plan

Gogo is also offering to Avance L5 customers two new high data plans.
FBOs

Avfuel Gains First Central American FBO Customer

Avfuel announced that LAATS FBO, at Guatemala’s La Aurora International Airport is first Central American FBO to join its branded dealer network.
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FBOs

UK's Farnborough Keeps Top Spot in AIN FBO Survey

London-area Farnborough Airport continued its decade-plus reign as the top FBO outside of the Americas according to the results of AIN’s annual FBO survey.
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Nominations Open for 2021 Top Flight Awards

AIN is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Top Flight Awards.
FBOs

FBO Survey Report: 2021 The Rest of the World

Customer service matters, and the top FBO's among AIN's readers know how to deliver.
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Aircraft

Cessna Citation Longitude: Pilot Report

The Cessna Citation Longitude is an excellent performer in the super-midsize business jet market.
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Engines

Aircraft Engine Makers Mostly Agnostic on Hydrogen

Pratt & Whitney, along with rivals such as GE, Rolls-Royce, and MTU, see multiple paths to air transport's green future, with hydrogen only one of these.
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Engines

The Case For Hydrogen Powered Aircraft Gains Momentum

Pioneers are working on plans for hydrogen-powered aircraft, ranging in size from 6 to 200 seats, some of which could enter service as soon as 2025.
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Accidents

Accidents: May 2021

Preliminary and final accident reports, May 2021
Engines

Dubai Conference Considers Hydrogen's Pros and Cons

Major technical, safety, and prototype challenges need to be overcome to establish the feasibility of hydrogen fuel for aviation.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Commemorates Its 100th API Falcon Winglet Installation

Duncan Aviation Commemorates Its 100th API Falcon Winglet Installation
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FutureFlight

Vertiport Plans Support Singapore's Case To Be World's First eVTOL Air Taxi Market

Ground infrastructure provider Skyports sees Asia and the U.S. being early-adopter markets for urban air mobility services, with Europe following soon after.
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FutureFlight

Astro Aerospace Set To Complete Acquisition of Horizon Aircraft

Astro, which is preparing to be listed on the Nasdaq market, will give Horizon's owners five million common shares in return for full control of the company.
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FutureFlight

EHang Adds Fourth Spanish Partner to Urban Air Mobility Development Network

In addition to a new partnership with the Catalan region's airports group, EHang says it will work with local officials to make the city of Zaragoza an aerial transportation hub following test flights of its EH216 eVTOL aircraft.
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FutureFlight

No Injuries as ZeroAvia's Piper Testbed Lands Off-Airport in Test Flight

The Piper M Series aircraft sustained some damage when its crew had to land in a field near Cranfield Airport in the UK, where ZeroAvia is doing development work on its hydrogen propulsion system.
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Aircraft

Flying Cessna’s Citation Longitude Business Jet

Flying Cessna’s Citation Longitude Business Jet
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Aircraft

ZeroAvia Hydrogen Testbed Damaged in Off-airport Crash

Piper Malibu Mirage being used by ZeroAvia to test its hydrogen propulsion system landed in a field just outside Cranfield Airport.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Nears Final Fix for Cracked 505 Collectives

The company says it has enough stock of replacement collective sticks to cover the entire 505 fleet.
Accidents

AINsight: Runway Excursions and Crosswind Landings

Runway excursions continue to be a threat during the aircraft landing maneuver. Here are some tips to help pilots avoid these mishaps.
Engines

European Next Generation Fighter Engine Team Takes Shape

The leading engine companies from France, Germany, and Spain have forged a framework for joint development of the engine for the Next-generation Fighter.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Viasat's Ku System Approved for Challenger 604/605/650

The advanced in-flight connectivity system is now available for Bombardier Challenger 604, 605, and 650 business jets.
FBOs

Work Underway at Trenton Mercer Airport's New FBO

FlightServ, one of two existing service providers at New Jersey’s Trenton Mercer Airport, broke ground this week on its new FBO.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Commercial Helo Deliveries Edge Higher in Q1

Those deliveries also pushed the company's revenue higher while profits were down from R&D spending on the Army's Future Vertical Lift programs.
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AINdebrief Episode 38 | April 30, 2021

All-electric Bye Aerospace eFlyer 800 Twin Prop
Airports

Remote Air Traffic Control Begins at London City Airport

London City is the largest international airport where landings and takeoffs are controlled remotely, in this case from a facility 72 miles away.
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Rotorcraft

Leonardo Opens $80M Philadelphia Training Center

The new Leonardo academy will be operated by Rotorsim, a joint venture between Leonardo and CAE.
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FBOs

Sino Jet Joins In on Chengdu FBO Management

The Chinese operator has partnered with the Sichuan Province Airport Group and Chengdu Shuangliu Airport to assist in running its FBO.
2021 signing forming Chengdu FBO partnership

After Pandemic Pause, JetNet iQ Summit Set To Return

After a year’s hiatus due to the Covid pandemic, JetNet’s annual iQ Summit is on track to return in September for its 10th edition.
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