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Pratt & Whitney Launches Improved GTF for A320neo

The newly announced GTF Advantage will cut fuel burn by another 1 percent over the current version of the engine used in the Airbus A320neo.
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Regulations and Government

House T&I Committe Chair Peter DeFazio To Retire

House T&I Committee chair Peter DeFazio, who is retiring, made a mark as a strong and outspoken aviation safety advocate over his 36-year tenure.
Aircraft

Jetcraft Outlook: $57B in Used Bizjet Sales over 5 Years

Some 12,261 preowned business jet sales transactions worth $57.2 billion are expected over the next five years, according to a forecast from Jetcraft.
Aircraft

Daher Hands Over 300th Kodiak

Designed initially to operate to remote locations, the Kodiak fleet, which has reached 300, now is operating in a range of applications worldwide.
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Aircraft

Super Hornet Eliminated from Canadian Fighter Competition

The announcement leaves the Lockheed Martin F-35 and Saab Gripen as the last remaining contenders for Canada's Future Fighter Capability Project.
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Regulations and Government

U.S. Shortens Covid Testing Timelines for Intl Flights

U.S.-bound passengers, regardless of vaccine status or nationality, must test negative for Covid-19 within one day of travel under new White House rules.
Charter & Fractional

Helijet Taps Blade as Flight Booking Platform

Under a new agreement, global air mobility platform Blade will have exclusive rights for booking Helijet's scheduled helicopter flights.
FBOs

Above and Beyond

AIN recognizes FBO employees who go 'Above and Beyond.'
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Accidents

Accidents: December 2021

Preliminary and final accident reports, December 2021
Aircraft

AIN Announces 2021 Top Flight Award Winners

The second annual AIN Top Flight Awards honor excellence and innovation in business aviation and related fields.
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Aircraft

UAL To Carry Pax on 737 Max 8 Flight Using 100 Percent SAF

United Airlines flies passengers on a Max 8 flight using 100 percent drop-in SAF.
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Safety

EBAA Shifts Safety Summit to Virtual Format

EBAA pointed to rising Covid-19 cases for its decision to move its annual Safety Summit to a virtual format.
Aircraft

Italy’s ITA Converts 28-aircraft Airbus MOU to Firm Order

Launching service on October 15 with former Alitalia airplanes, ITA plans to take the first of the new Airbus jets by the end of the first quarter of 2022.
Avionics

Nomad Technics Becomes Collins Aerospace Dealer

Nomad's authorized dealership designation with Collins Aerospace increases the Basel, Switzerland-based MRO provider's service offerings.
Avionics

AEA: Avionics Shops See Wage, Rate Hikes with Upswing

Most repair shops expect business to improve or at least stay the same and are raising wages and hiking rates, according to an AEA survey.
Aircraft

Bombardier Jumps In on CL604 Fusion Upgrades

Bombardier announced this week two simultaneous Collins Pro Line Fusion installs on the Challenger 604 at its Dallas and Hartford service centers.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Helicopter lessor LCI Acquires Nova Aviation Capital

LCI's Nova acquisition boosts its twin-engine rotary fleet to more than 140.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Adds Sales Rep for Ecuador, Peru

Grupo Aeronáutico, Gulfstream's new authorized sales representative for Ecuador and Peru, has provided a range of services throughout Latin America.
Charter & Fractional

GrandView Tackles Fatigue, Increases Pay for Pilots

GrandView Aviation implements a fatigue management program for pilots and is increasing their pay as it wrestles with 'incredible' charter demand.
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Aircraft

New Business Jet: HondaJet Elite S - AIN Top Flight Awards

New Business Jet: HondaJet Elite S - AIN Top Flight Awards
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Aircraft

Australia Bids Farewell to the Classic Hornet Fighter

After over 35 years the Boeing F/A-18A/B fighter has bowed out of RAAF service, leaving the F/A-18F Super Hornet and F-35A to provide Australia’s airpower.
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Charter & Fractional

FlyExclusive Opens Key Largo Business Center

FlyExclusive's new business center in Key Largo, Florida, is for members of the charter operator's Jet Club program.
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Avionics

Flying Colours To Sell, Install SmartSky Systems

Flying Colours has signed with SmartSky to act as a sales and installation facility for the latter company’s air-to-ground connectivity system.
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Regulations and Government

Next Pilot Records Database Mandate Begins December 7

The December 7 deadline for operators to use the PRD to review pilot records follows an FAA rule released in May establishing the electronic database.
Regulations and Government

EBAA Urges Governments To Avoid Travel Bans

Urging a risked-based approach, EBAA pointed to WHO guidance that travel bans impose a heavy burden on people with only a possible slight benefit.
Aircraft

Embraer To Team with Pratt & Whitney on Unblended SAF Trials

Pratt & Whitney and Embraer have signed an MOU calling for the use of 100 percent SAF in a E195-E2.
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Charter & Fractional

Airshare Looks To Open MRO Services to Outsiders

Fractional and managed aircraft company Airshare plans to expand its maintenance services in Wichita to non-fleet aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

With Move, Duncan Offers Airframe Mx at Teterboro

Duncan Aviation moved its Teterboro satellite operation to Meridian's FBO.
Sustainability and Environment

Airbus Reports Promising Results from 100 percent SAF Tests

A team of researchers expect to publish results of the ECLIF3 emissions studies toward the end of next year or in 2023.
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Aircraft

Jordan’s Joramco Sees Expansion Accelerating

Joramco, which claims to be the largest independent MRO in the Middle East, serves clients from India to Western Europe.
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