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Maintenance and Modifications

ACA Purification System Installed On First Falcon 900

Western Aircraft says Covid-19 has raised interest in ACA Component, which uses bipolar ionization to neutralize pathogens in an aircraft cabin.
Accidents

Vortex Ring State Likely Preceded Fatal Bell 407 Crash

The NTSB has issued its final report on the fatal 2017 crash of a Virginia State Police (VSP) Bell 407.
Safety

Pandemic Prompts Big Changes for Business Aviation

As business aviation operators look to function in the Covid-19 era, they will have to adapt to many changes from the environment they once knew.
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Rotorcraft

Bristow-Era Merger To Close in June

Senior management team announced for merged Bristow-Era.
Maintenance and Modifications

Av8 Group Ready To Take On More Work with Expansion

Houston-based Av8 Group, a landing gear and component manufacturing specialist, has added 10,000 sq ft to its facilities.
Maintenance and Modifications

San Juan MRO Surrenders Certificate after Investigation

Ecolift Corporation of Puerto Rico surrendered its repair station certificate following numerous allegations by the FAA of unauthorized maintenance work.
Regulations and Government

FAA Amends Oxygen Mask Rule, but Not Without Controversy

Pilots raise concern about a rule amendment that went into effect on March 23 that increases the altitude at which pilots must don oxygen masks.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Touts Major Aircraft Mx During Covid Slowdown

Taking advantage of the slowdown in air charter demand, Sun Air Jets recently completed a major inspection process on a G550.
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Airlines

IATA Condemns UK, Spanish Quarantine Proposals

Nearly 70 percent of all potential international passengers would refuse to return to travel in the presence of quarantines, according to IATA.
Aircraft

Jetflite Challenger 650 Logs 100 Hours in First 14 Days

After delivery, Jetflite reconfigured its new jet for air medical use and immediately began patient repatriation operations throughout Europe.
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Rotorcraft

First Ospreys for Japan Arrive In-country

Japan is the first, and to date only, overseas customer for the Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor.
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Avionics

Duncan Expands Battery Services to More Satellites

Duncan Aviation now offers battery installation and maintenance in Bedford, Massachusetts; Morristown, New Jersey; Fort Worth, Texas; and Atlanta.
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Aircraft

Brazil’s Gol To Get $412 Million In 737 Max Compensation

Following the grounding of seven Max 8s and non-delivery of another 25, Gol reached a deal with Boeing to cancel orders for 34 airplanes.
Aircraft

Cutter Betters Its Own Light Jet Distance Record

One of Cutter Aviation's HondaJets completed a more than 2,400-mile round trip in a single day.
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Safety

Charter Providers Roll Out New Covid Safety Measures

California-based aviation services providers Clay Lacy Aviation and Silver Air have introduced new cleaning protocols in the Covid-19 era.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Collins Adopts Creative Cabin Management System Testing

When the pandemic shut down travel, Collins Aerospace figured out a way to conduct customer CMS testing remotely.
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Aircraft

A Most Unusual Ilyushin

A Most Unusual Ilyushin
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Aircraft

Embraer Ships Five Airliners in Q1 amid Boeing ‘Carveout’

While it prepared for the sale of its commercial aviation division to Boeing, Embraer saw proceeds from airliner deliveries virtually evaporate.
FBOs

Group Wins Contract To Open New Wilmington FBO

An industry veteran-led group has won the right to build the second FBO at Wilmington International Airport.
Safety

GPS Interference Issue Back on the Table

The former LightSquared telecom network is accused of GPS interference again, but this time under a new company name, Ligado Networks.
Aircraft

Gulfstream G600 Lands EASA Nod

Gulfstream has received the green light to begin deliveries of the G600 to customers in Europe, following EASA certification of the large-cabin jet.
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Airlines

Brussels Airlines To Trigger Major Downsizing

Lufthansa-owned Brussels Airlines remains locked in talks with the Belgian government over a €290 million bailout.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Regulators Note Loss of Cabin Pressure in Hawker Jets

The cabin pressure SAIB applies to Textron Aviation Hawker 750, 800, 800, 800XP, 850XP, and 900XP series jets, FAA says.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Dallas Adds Gulfstream G650 Sim

The installation of the new FS1000 simulator in Dallas gave FlightSafety a fifth location for G650 training.
Aircraft

Embraer Bizjet Deliveries Edge Lower in First Quarter

Embraer Executive Jets delivered two fewer business jets in the first quarter of 2020 compared with the same period a year ago.
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Regulations and Government

Regulators Grapple with Regional Differences in Covid-19 Effects

A globally harmonized approach to restarting air transport comes with challenges borne by differing national priorities and the dynamic nature of Covid-19.
Aircraft

Boeing Deliveries Slow to a Crawl in April

Cancellations for 108 Boeing airplanes last month accompanied a delivery total of six.
Training and Workforce

Flight Simulation Icon Rudy Frasca Flies West

Rudy Frasca died on May 11 a few years after the flight simulator firm he founded in 1958, Frasca International, commemorated its 60th anniversary.
ATC

Saab’s Digital Tower Joint Venture Builds on Civil Success

Swedish remote tower venture continues to grow its business, and is making its first forays into military ATC with the UK's RAF.
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FBOs

European FBOs Deal With Covid Crisis

From London to Moscow, FBOs across Europe are adapting to life in the Covid-19 era.
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