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South Korean Forces Place Order for 40 Bell 505s

The Bell 505 will be the new military training helicopter for the South Korean Army and Navy.
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Aircraft

Ukraine War Weighs on Otherwise Strong Q1 for AerCap

AerCap registers a $2 billion loss during the first quarter due to write-offs of aircraft and engines in Russia.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Expanding St. Louis Completions

Gulfstream Aerospace's St. Louis Service Center expansion calls for the hiring of more completions staff.
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Safety

FSF Honors Burns, Lawton with Meritorious Service Award

Flight Safety Foundation presents Bryan Burns and Russ Lawton, safety leaders from ACSF, with the 2022 Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award.
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FBOs

FCG OPS Extends Ground Handling to Spain

FCG OPS has partnered with Spanish FBO operator General Aviation Service to give FCG’s ground handling network eight locations in Spain.
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Aircraft

'New' Superjet’s Russian Engine Readies for Flight

Saturn Design Bureau’s PD-8 has completed ground testing in time for flight trials to start “later this year.”
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Airports

Court Thwarts East Hampton's Attempt To Close Airport

A court-ordered temporary restraining order has put East Hampton Town's plans to close its airport and reopen it as a private use facility on hold.
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Airlines

JetBlue Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Spirit Airlines

New York-based JetBlue has filed a “Vote No” proxy statement for Spirit's upcoming special meeting.
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Charter & Fractional

Elite Jets Recommits To Safety Focus

The Naples, Florida-based charter operator has re-certified as an Argus Platinum operator and earned IS-BAO Stage 2 certification.
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Airports

NBAA Joins Motion To Halt KHTO Conversion

NBAA has joined with several other stakeholders in filing legal challenges to tomorrow’s planned closure of East Hampton Airport
Avionics

FAA Eases Preflight Rules for Certain ADS-B Avionics

Operators with ADS-B Out receivers with selective availability are no longer required to perform a preflight performance availability prediction check.
Accidents

Crash Inquiry Prompts Gulfstream Service Letters

Gulfstream has issued maintenance and operations letters regarding ground spoiler checks as a result of a December 2021 fatal crash of a GIV-SP.
Sustainability and Environment

Aviation Organizations Urge 'Fixes' To EPA SAF Proposal

Forty-two aviation and energy organizations urged that the EPA make "simple fixes" to a proposal on feedstocks used in SAF.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bivy Stick Simplifies Iridium Satcom Messaging

ACR Electronics added the Bivy Stick Iridium satcom messaging device to its product lineup last year and is promoting it for aviation uses.
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Charter & Fractional

Surack Buys Enstrom Helicopter

Indiana-based Surack Enterprises bought Enstrom Helicopter Corporation after a previously-announced deal to sell the company collapsed.
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Sustainability and Environment

Phillips 66 To Establish Large Renewable Fuels Plant

Phillips 66 has decided to begin conversion of its major San Francisco area petroleum refinery into one of the world’s largest renewable fuels facilities.
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Airlines

Eurocontrol Sees CO2 Measures Costing €29 billion by 2030

In its 16th in a series of “think papers,” Eurocontrol examines cost of emissions reduction measures.
Aircraft

Turkey Orders Citations for Flight Inspection

Turkey has used Cessna Citation twinjets for flight inspection since 1993.
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FBOs

Modern Aviation To Acquire Three California FBOs

Modern Aviation will expand its network with the purchase of California-based Superior Aviation Company’s (SACJet) trio of Sacramento-area facilities.
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Regulations and Government

AviationManuals Issues Updated Flight-planning Guide

Flight department manual and safety services specialist AviationManuals has issued an updated version of its flight planning guide.
Rotorcraft

Embraer’s Eve Boosts Plans For Urban Air Mobility Revolution With Wall Street Cash

Embraer’s Eve Boosts Plans For Urban Air Mobility Revolution With Wall Street Cash
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Aircraft

AINsight: Timing Counts in Buying, Financing Bizjets

With preowned business jet inventory low and demand at record highs, speed is important to successfully purchase an airplane using either financing or cash
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Announces EBACE Aircraft Lineup

Three of Textron Aviations newest business aircraft types will be making their debut at EBACE static display.
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Accidents

Tibet Airlines A319 Bursts into Flames after Runway Excursion

No deaths reported among the 122 passengers and crew aboard a Tibet Airlines A319 that crashed and caught fire in southwestern China Thursday.
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FBOs

Sheltair Expands Savannah FBO

Sheltair broke ground this week on a new hangar project at its Savannah Hilton Head International Airport FBO.
Aircraft

Signature TechnicAir MRO Approved for HondaJet Mx

Signature TechnicAir’s line maintenance and mobile service units based at four other London-area airports also will provide HondaJet support.
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Accidents

Tail Contamination, W&B Eyed in PC-12 Fatal Crash

Accumulated snow/ice, excessive gross weight, and out-of-limit center of gravity are among factors eyed by investigators of a Pilatus PC-12 crash.
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Safety

Baldwin Integrates JumpSeat Crowdsourced App into FRAT

Introduced last year and now with several thousand users, JumpSeat's crowdsourced app enables pilots to share and access operational information.
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Reports Record Revenues, Large Losses in 1Q22

Wheels Up Q1 revenues topped $325 million, but it lost $89 million in the process.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Residco Adds To Leasing Pool with Brown Asset Buy

Leasing company Residco is making a move into the light aircraft leasing business and plans to serve flight schools and university flight programs.