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Charter & Fractional

Pilots and Charter Exec Convicted over Ghosn Escape

Two former pilots and an executive with Turkish charter operator MNG were found guilty of smuggling indicted auto executive Carlos Ghosn out of Japan.
Aircraft

Transportation IG Sees Continuing Oversight Weakness at FAA

The FAA must develop a “risk-based approach” to ODA oversight, according to a DOT IG report on the agency’s response to 737 Max recommendations.
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Aircraft

UK MRO Provider Oriens Builds on Pilatus Mx Credentials

Oriens Aviation has also received EASA Part 145 certification.
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Aircraft

Piaggio Aerospace Sale Now Down to Five Final Bidders

Five entities from three continents have made it to the final bidding process to acquire Piaggio Aerospace, with offers to purchase due on March 5.
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Sustainability and Environment

SAF on Track for 1B Gallons Annual Production by 2025

As more producers join the fray, production capacity of SAF is poised to take a dramatic jump through 2025 to at least 1 billion gallons annual output.
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Avionics

Automated Data Systems Extend Engine TBOs for Citations

Data acquisition and recording systems from Latitude Technologies are helping operators of older Cessna Citations extend engine overhaul intervals.
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Aircraft

Set Jet Joins Launch Customer Base for Aerion AS2

Aerion is expanding its sales effort with the return of Sean McGeough and padding its AS2 order book with the addition of Set Jet as a launch customer.
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Aircraft

Russ Meyer Unveils Refurb Program for Citation Excel

Leading the Cessna Citation Excel Eagle refurb program are Cessna chairman emeritus Russ Meyer Jr., Russ Meyer III, and former Cessna CEO Gary Hay.
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Sustainability and Environment

UK Firm Seeks To Turn Waste Plastic into Jet-A

Clean Planet Energy launched a new sustainable aviation fuel produced from non-recyclable plastics.
Sustainability and Environment

Brexit, CORSIA Bringing Aviation ETS Changes in Europe

The UK is now managing its own ETS program while the EU is eying new emissions targets and working to fold in CORSIA.
Aircraft

FAA Issues Emergency AD To Inspect PW4000-112 Fan Blades

The interim order by U.S. authorities to inspect all Pratt & Whitney PW4000-112s applies to some 125 Boeing 777s.
Safety

Covid-19 Best Practices Help Bizav Keep Flying

Flight department managers and medical experts shared useful information for operating safely during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Opens Savannah Engine Support Facility

Rolls-Royce's customer support facility is adjacent to the new Gulfstream Service Center East.
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Airlines

IATA Downgrades Prognosis for Airline Industry Covid Recovery

A new IATA analysis shows that airlines will burn through between $75 billion and $95 billion by the end of the year.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star's Perryville Site Adds Class 4 Repair Status

West Star's Perryville facility is the last of four primary sites to receive FAA approval as a Class 4 repair station.
Aircraft

GAMA: General Aviation Aircraft Shipments Dip in Pandemic Year

Business jets took the biggest hit in 2020, down 20.4 percent to 674, while overall GA fixed-wing deliveries were down 9 percent and billings 14.8 percent.
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Aircraft

Israel Signs for Boeing KC-46 Tankers

An initial order for two Pegasus tankers begins the replacement process for Israel’s elderly Boeing 707-based refuelers.
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Maintenance and Modifications

New Duncan App Aims To Speed AOG Response

Duncan Aviation's internal communications app is aimed at quickly identifying the type of AOG and locating the appropriate Rapid Response Team to dispatch.
Aircraft

Lessons to Be Learned From Engine Failure On a United Airlines Boeing 777 Flight

Lessons to Be Learned From Engine Failure On a United Airlines Boeing 777 Flight
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Charter & Fractional

ACA Sees Membership Applications Soar

The Air Charter Association said challenges brought on by Covid-19 and Brexit are driving up the number of membership applications.
Aircraft

Cutter Aviation Expands HondaJet Charter Fleet

The company now has seven of the very light twinjets available for charter.
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Airports

Indiana Genav Airport Looks To Add Another Runway

Facing a need to develop a master plan to guide its development, Indiana’s Jasper County Airport Authority has hired a strategic consulting firm.
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FBOs

FBOs Felt the Covid Bite in 2020, Says ABSG Survey

According to the Aviation Business Strategies Group, nearly 70 percent of the North American FBOs it surveyed reported decreased fuel sales last year.
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Aircraft

Aerostructures Group Diversifies into eVTOL Aircraft Sector

Hit hard by Covid's impact on the air transport sector, Spanish aerostructures specialist Aciturri has begun a risk-sharing partnership with Lilium.
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Aircraft

Investigators Find Metal Fatigue in UAL 777’s Failed Engine

NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt said that a fan blade from the PW4000 that failed in-flight on February 20 showed so-called "beach" marks.
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Safety

NTSB To Decommission TWA Flight 800 Reconstruction

The NTSB is exploring options for its training programs, but it is discontinuing use of its TWA Flight 800 reconstruction use.
Aircraft

Spirit Aero Uses Commercial Downturn To Shore Up Processes

The Wichita-based supplier to Airbus and Boeing saw 2020 revenue nearly halved by the 737 Max grounding and Covid-19's effect on commercial aviation.
Aircraft

KLM Takes Delivery of Its First Embraer E2

Embraer’s delivery of KLM Cityhopper’s first E195-E2 brings the Dutch airline’s fleet of E-Jets to 50 airplanes.
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Avionics

Flex Flips Certification Burden for Custom Instrumentation

The new Flex series from Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics can help give new life to aircraft with obsolete instruments.
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Aircraft

Boeing 777s Powered by PW4000s Grounded Worldwide

Following the grounding of all 32 of the suspect 777s in operation in Japan, the FAA ordered immediate or “stepped up” inspection of 24 airplanes at UAL.
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