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Turin Offers Site For Advanced Air Mobility Development Hub

The SkyGate will be at the northern Italian city's Torino Aeritalia Airport on the premises of the historic AeroClub Torino.
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Joby Chooses Garmin G3000 Avionics Suite for eVTOL Aircraft Flight Deck

Pilots who fly Joby's new eVTOL aircraft will manage the flight via Garmin's G3000 integrated flight deck avionics suite.
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Russia's Hover Confirms Flight Testing of Two-seat eVTOL Air Taxi

Hover is one of many technology startups based at the Skolkovo Innovation Center near Moscow.
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After Testbed Success, Ampaire Lays Out Plans For Two New Electric Aircraft

Technology validation work on the Electric EEL hybrid-electric rework of the Cessna 227, have paved the way for new models called the Eco Otter SX and the Tailwind.
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Next Phase of SESAR's Gulf of Finland Airspace Integration Project Starts

The Gulf of Finland 2.0 Integrated Urban Airspace Validation builds on 2019 flight trials for SESAR's U-Space program.
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FutureFlight

Infrastructure Needs For eSTOL and eVTOL Aircraft May Be Closer Than Imagined

eSTOL aircraft developer Airflow maintains that the performance of its blown wing design could match or exceed that of eVTOLs in terms of real estate needs on the ground.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Bristow Sees No Recovery for Offshore Helicopters in 2021

Helicopter services company Bristow continues fleet downsizing, quarterly losses.
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Aircraft

UPS ‘Futureproofs’ Airbus A300s with Primus Epic

Airbus, Honeywell, and UPS collaborate on upgrades to the avionics in the delivery company’s A300s.
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FBOs

Rival Bidders Join in $4.7B Bid for Signature Aviation

The bidding war over Signature Aviation continues to unfold with the latest offer of $4.7 billion coming from a partnership of rival bidders.
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Regulations and Government

Rep. Larsen Casts Doubt on Testing for Domestic Travel

House aviation subcommittee chair Rick Larsen expressed reservations about mandating Covid testing before domestic travel and wants further aviation aid.
Airports

CBAA Working To Minimize Impact of New Covid Rules

Canada has issued Covid-19 virus rules that require arriving international corporate, private, and charter flights to land at one of four major airports.

Analyst Anticipates Second-half Bizjet Rebound

Preowned bizjet sales and utilization in 2020 could lead to more sales for OEMs such as Gulfstream and Textron Aviation, analyst Brian Foley writes.
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Aircraft

Airbus’s January Deliveries Down by a Third

Delivery of 21 airplanes meant Airbus shipped 10 fewer jets than in January 2020, in line with the company’s “adaptation plan.”
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets Buys Share in Sustainable Fuel Company

Fractional aircraft provider NetJets has purchased a stake in WasteFuel, a company that aims to convert landfill waste into sustainable aviation fuel.

AINsight: 2020 Was Only a Nine-month Year for Bizav

Business aircraft sales boomed in 2020 despite the pandemic sidelining the entire bizav industry from March through June.
Regulations and Government

Lawmaker Calls for Carbon Standards, SAF Investment

Rep. Julia Brownley reintroduced her bill to take a multi-pronged approach, including standards and incentives, to foster production and use of SAF.
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FBOs

FBOs Still Hoping for a Big Game Score

With the Covid pandemic still in play, the Super Bowl may not prove to be the usual magnet for private aviation this year.

AINdebrief Episode 33 | February 5, 2021

Dassault's SmartThrottle for Falcon‪s
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Takes First King Air 260C Order

Air Archipels of Tahiti will use the King Air 260C equipped with a cargo door for air ambulance operations.
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NBAA Cancels 2021 ABACE, Other First-half Events

The decision to cancel ABACE comes a day after the association announced plans to hold a virtual European event instead of EBACE.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Marks First European Delivery of 505 NXi

Bell recently delivered the first European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)-certified Bell 505 NXi.
FutureFlight

New Connection Technology Keeps Electric Aircraft Ahead of the Power Curve

Current standards for components like cables don't take account of much higher voltages and the aviation industry is having to urgently address this change.
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U.S. Air Force Backs Jaunt-led Study on Thermoplastics and Manufacturing

The Air Force's AFWERX program wants to accelerate service entry for advanced air mobility aircraft that could be used in military missions.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Are Air Taxis Ready For Prime Time? Let's Ask Lufthansa

A new market study from the German flagcarrier casts a dispassionate eye on the prospects for the much-vaunted urban air mobility sector.
Airlines

Singapore Air To Fly First Ex-SilkAir Boeing 737 on March 4

SIA’s three-year “transformation plan” gets a boost from the integration of its SilkAir regional unit.

Rafael Unveils Turbojet-powered Spice Weapon

The Spice 250 ER is a turbojet-powered derivative of Rafael’s combat-proven precision glide weapon.
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Preowned Bizcraft Transactions See Late-year Boost

Both Asset Insight and Amstat reported surges in transactions in the preowned business aircraft market in 2020, but values remain down.
Regulations and Government

Trump Helipad in Palm Beach To Be Demolished

The helipad at former President Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago club is being removed.

In-person EBACE Show Cancelled, Virtual Programming Planned

This year’s in-person EBACE show is the latest casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic, but co-organizers NBAA and EBAA plan to hold a virtual event in mid-May.
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Rotorcraft

Highly-modified Kopter Begins Flight Testing

The flight test crew of a modified Kopter SH09 reported improved handling and stability.
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