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Hill Unveils Digital Cockpit for HX50 Helicopter

Hill's HX50 digital cockpit is designed to minimize pilot workload.
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Charter & Fractional

Jets, Pittsburgh Jet Form Strategic Partnership

Under the strategic partnership with charter operator Jets.com, Pittsburgh Jet Center is rebranding as Private Jet Center.
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Regulations and Government

NBAA Backs Measures for Permanent Bonus Depreciation

House and Senate companion bills would make permanent full immediate expensing, or bonus depreciation, for qualified equipment, including aircraft.
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Aircraft

Ventura Air Looks To Citation Excel To Grow 135 Fleet

In addition to the Citation Excels, Ventura Air Services added two Bombardier Challenger 604s to its fleet late last year.
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Aircraft

IAG Sets Goal To Power 10 percent of Flights with SAF by 2030

British Airways’ parent company commits to buying 1 million tonnes of SAF each year.
FBOs

New Colorado Hangar Complex Seeks FBO

A private aviation hangar complex rising at Northern Colorado Regional Airport has issued an RFI for companies wishing to establish an FBO there.
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Aircraft

Bye Electric eFlyer 800 Seeks To End King Air's Reign

Bye Aerospace says its eFlyer 800 will carry up to nine people on flights of up to 500 nm, powered by a pair of new Safran electric motors.
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Training and Workforce

GA Orgs Urge FAA To Address Flight Training Pay

AOPA, EAA, and GAMA asked the FAA to issue guidance clarifying its view on a court ruling deeming that flight instructors are carrying persons for hire.
Aircraft

Airbus To Reorganize Aerostructures Activities

An exercise that will see the company's aerostructures work reorganized in France and Germany remains subject to union negotiations.
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Aircraft

Emirates' Clark Seeks Clarity on 777X Delivery, Performance

Further integration of Emirates and short-haul sister airline Flydubai could elevate Dubai into an even bigger global hub, asserts Tim Clark.
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Regulations and Government

NATA Sees Safety Concerns with Lee Flight-sharing Bill

NATA questioned the ability of the FAA to conduct oversight of a "personal operator."
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Dassault's Florida Satellite Makes 1st Jetwave Install

The installation of Honeywell's Jetwave satcom system at Dassault Aircraft Services' Stuart, Florida satellite station was on a Falcon 7X.
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Maintenance and Modifications

JetSupport Amsterdam Adds Bombardier Global Mx Approval

JetSupport now provides line and base maintenance of Bombardier Global 5000, 6000, and XRS business jets.
Airlines

IATA’s Walsh Calls Out Airports, ANSPs for Price Gouging

Regulators must intervene on efforts by monopoly suppliers such as airports to raise prices during the pandemic, said IATA director general Willie Walsh.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Opens Geneva Line Maintenance Station

The maintenance station is the company's 10th worldwide and seventh in Europe.
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2021 Aero Friedrichshafen Show Now Canceled

The Aero 2021 show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, that was rescheduled from this month to July has been canceled due to pandemic travel restrictions.
Engines

GE Continues To Progress on Catalyst Engine for Denali

The engine maker approaches the milestone following completion of ice testing on the Catalyst powerplant.
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Rotorcraft

Leonardo Helicopters Rebrands Kopter SH09 as the AW09

With AW09 service entry projected for early 2024, Leonardo is making plans to work on a hybrid-electric helicopter in the second half of the decade.
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Aircraft

Singapore’s A330 MRTT Achieves Full Operational Capability

The introduction of the Airbus tanker/transport has greatly enhanced the RSAF’s capabilities, notably in the fields of medevac and fighter deployment.
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Aircraft

Singapore’s A330 MRTT attains Full Operational Capability

The introduction of the Airbus tanker/transport has greatly enhanced the RSAF’s capabilities, notably in the fields of medevac and fighter deployment.
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FutureFlight

Leonardo Confirms New Plans For a Hybrid-Electric Helicopter

The Italian rotorcraft group is expected to develop a technology demonstrator for an aircraft that could lead to a new model being ready to enter service in the second half of the 2020s.
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FutureFlight

Harbour Air and MagniX Strengthen eBeaver Team With Solar Impulse Battery Expertise

H55, a spin-off venture from the Solar Impulse electric aircraft program, will provide battery packs to support conversion of the Beaver utility aircraft to electric propulsion.
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FutureFlight

Oxis Is Close to Delivering Higher-energy Lithium-Sulfur Batteries for Electric Aircraft

By the fall of 2021, the UK company expects to be making its solid-state Li-S battery cells available for trial applications in aviation and other sectors.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Very Light Jet Air Taxis Were Advanced Air Mobility 1.0 Until the Hype Got Seen as Hubris

Veterans of the VLJ wave in the 2000s urge today's eVTOL pioneers to learn from the trend that failed to change the private aviation game as promised.
Fuel

Microbial Fuel Contamination Test App Released

Fuel test provider Conidia Bioscience has launched a mobile app that will work alongside its FUELSTAT microbial contamination test kit.
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Sustainability and Environment

EBAA Holds First Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit

EBAA today hosted its first Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit with a slate of industry experts, regulators, aircraft operators, and fuel companies.
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Airlines

Eurocontrol Outlines Means To Cut CO2 by 25 percent by 2030

A new paper published by Eurocontrol asserts that through collaborative efforts, aviation can cut emissions by a quarter with existing technology.
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Regulations and Government

Sen. Lee Moves To Open Door for Flight Sharing

Sen. Lee introduced bills that would enable pilots to fly for compensation and/or share expenses without having to comply with common carrier regulations.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Edge Chooses Gogo for Fleet Connectivity

Los Angeles-based Jet Edge expects to complete installation of Gogo's Avance L5 by the end of the third quarter.
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Sustainability and Environment

Fortune 500 Companies Back New SAF Group

Environmental groups and Fortune 500 companies join forces in the launch of the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance.