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Maintenance and Modifications

NBAA Guide Aimed at Easing Mx Events for Small Operators

The new guide is available to members and is expected to become the subject of a webinar.
Airlines

ICAO Task Force Set To Issue Covid Testing Protocols

The Council on Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) expects to issue guidelines on testing for Covid in late October or early November.
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Airlines

Europe's Airlines Barely Surviving, Recovery Hopes Fading

Industry leaders complained about fragmentation in national government Covid regulations.
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Analysts: Many Contenders, but Little Space for Supersonics

The field of supersonic contenders is growing increasingly crowded but the market may only sustain one or two of them, analysts believe.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

New Heights of Comfort, Functionality, and Style

Contemporary design trends go airborne in today’s bizav cabins
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FutureFlight

VoltAero's Cassio Set for Tour-de-France Demonstration Tour

The Cassio technology demonstrator will visit 10 cities all around France to show local business and political leaders its potential.
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FutureFlight

Uber Watchers Look For Clues About Its Next UAM Moves

In a conference this month, Uber Elevate's head of engineering seemed to temper expectations regarding the pace and scale of its plans to launch urban air mobility services.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Hyundai Executive Sheds Light on the Carmaker's Urban Air Mobility Plans

Pamela Cohn, COO of Hyundai's new Urban Air Mobility Division, addressed questions posed by the Roland Berger consultancy.
Airlines

Creditors Approve Bid for India’s Jet Airways

Grounded since April last year, debt-laded Jet Airways appears positioned to restart operations early in 2021.
Aircraft

LAX Sightings Are Likely Not Real Jetpacks

Airline pilots claim to have spotted pilots flying in "jetpacks" at thousands of feet near LAX, but could that be possible?
Airlines

New British Airways Boss Pleads for Pre-departure Covid Tests

The UK government is considering introducing a test days after arriving in the country with a shorter self-isolation period of seven days.

Argus: U.S. Bizav Flying Continues Incremental Recovery

Business aircraft flying in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean last month ticked up 1.2 percent from August, but is down 16.6 percent year-over-year.
Airports

District Court Dismisses NBAA Case To Preserve SMO

The U.S. District Court dismissed a case by NBAA and airport advocates to preserve Santa Monica Municipal Airport on procedural and jurisdictional grounds.
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Rotorcraft

AW139 Enlisted To Support Giant Red Sea Project

The Helicopter Company will provide a Leonardo AW139 helicopter and crew to support construction of the Kingdom's massive Red Sea project.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Biggin Hill Facility on Track; GM Appointed

Greg Hoggett has been named general manager of Bombardier Aviation's expanded service center at London Biggin Hill.
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JSfirm Calls Boeing Pilot Outlook Encouraging

The aviation job website JSfirm said the latest Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook underscores the strong demand for hiring will return.
Regulations and Government

New Runway Surface Assessment Format Delayed

ICAO has delayed the applicability date of a new global reporting format for assessing runway conditions and runway condition reports to pilots.
Avionics

Max-Viz EVS STC'd for Airbus AS350 Helicopters

Astronics’s Max-Viz 1200 and 1400 enhanced vision systems have received FAA and Transport Canada approval for installation in the Airbus AS350.
Safety

Sumwalt Stresses Fitness for Duty at NBAA Safety Week

NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt highlighted the need of fitnesses of duty both in the air and on the ground during NBAA's Virtual Safety week.
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Aircraft

Team Tempest Reveals a Different Approach to FCAS

The team tasked with engineering the UK’s FCAS are concentrating on technology and capability development ahead of finalizing platform design.
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Airlines

China’s Domestic Traffic Approaches 2019 Levels

Chinese airlines in September carried 98 percent of the domestic traffic posted during the same month in 2019.
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Airlines

IATA Applauds French Plan To Offer Covid Tests at Airports

The plan for antigen testing to start at Paris airports as soon as next month drew kudos from IATA.
Regulations and Government

AINsight: Getting Back to Business Amid Covid

Despite Covid, some companies are now pushing forward and using their business aircraft more to conduct in-person meetings.
Sustainability and Environment

SAF Future Examined in AIN Webinar

As SAF supplies continue to rise, some see the sustainable fuel in as much as 20 percent of the jet fuel consumed in North America by 2030.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Avance L3 Added as Factory Option on King Air 360

Among the Beechcraft King Air models, the 360/360ER is the first to have Gogo Avance L3 as an option for in-flight connectivity and entertainment.

Bombardier Ramping Up for This Year's Internships

Bombardier is planning to take on 1,000 paid internships this year and recently launched a Women In Engineering internship program that includes mentoring.
Aircraft

Swedish Defense Bill Extends Gripen, Adds New AEW Aircraft

Sweden’s government is planning a major increase in the defense budget that will see the air force keeping JAS 39Cs in service for at least a decade.
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Aircraft

Aerion Teams Up with eSTOL Developer Electra

Aerion signed an MoU naming Electra as a preferred partner for Aerion Connect in the greater New York metropolitan area and other hubs.
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Airlines

British Airways Fined for Failing To Protect Customer Data

The UK's Information Commissioner’s Office imposed its largest penalty ever against BA for processing personal data without adequate security measures.
Aircraft

General Atomics Buying Ruag's German MRO

Ruag International's sale of operations at Oberpfaffenhofen to General Atomics Europe includes its military helicopter MRO and Dornier 228 production.