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Arkansas Airport Shelves Terminal Project Amid Covid-19

North Little Rock Municipal Airport has postponed its plans for a new GA terminal and hangar as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Training and Workforce

APS Aims To Keep Pilots Sharp During Covid Downtime

Upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) provider Aviation Performance Solutions has launched new free and paid online UPRT course options.
Airports

Massachusetts Airport Starts Runway Rehab Project

Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport has kicked off a $7.6 million reconstruction project on its secondary runway 15/33.
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Airlines

British Airways To Cut 12,000 Jobs as Covid-19 Hits Results

Some 12,000 will be laid off at British Airways, which accounted for the majority of parent group IAG's declining revenues during the first quarter.
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Aircraft

Bombardier To Fully Resume Production by May 11

Bombardier suspended production on March 24 following mandates by the governments of Quebec and Ontario.
FBOs

Manual Provider Suggests FBOs Up Their Covid Procedures

As the business aviation industry adjusts to life in the Covid-19 era, AviationManuals believes its time for FBOs to update their operating procedures.
ATC

Once Busy, Many Bizav Airport Towers To See Hours Cut

The FAA has released a list of 93 airports where it plans to curb operating hours as traffic has declined in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Regulations and Government

How Business Aviation in the Middle East and North Africa is Responding to Covid-19

How Business Aviation in the Middle East and North Africa is Responding to Covid-19
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation: Engine Testing

Duncan Aviation: Engine Testing
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Engines

Sikorsky Signs Cougar for S-92A+ Helicopter Upgrades

The Sikorsky S-92A+ upgrade kit provides added safety redundancy if primary lubrication fails and extends the overhaul interval by up to 25 percent.
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Aircraft

UV-C Light System Eliminates Covid-19 from Aircraft Cabins

Israel Aerospace Industries said its robot UV-C light unit could move inside aircraft cabins, eliminating viruses and germs from exposed surfaces.
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Aircraft

Embraer Files for Arbitration over Failed Boeing Tie-up

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer said it would pursue “all remedies” against Boeing for damages resulting from the collapse of their merger.
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Training and Workforce

Agreement Could Help Diamond Aircraft's Worker Pipeline

Diamond Aircraft Industries and Centennial College have agreed to collaborate in several areas such as student work placements.
Rotorcraft

Covid Taking Toll on Rotorcraft Employment

An HAI webinar with JSFirm highlighted the job losses that has come from the Covid-19 crisis in the rotorcraft industry, but offered tools for job seekers.
Rotorcraft

Bell 525 Edges Closer To Certification

Bell recently completed noise testing on its 525 super-medium twin.
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Regulations and Government

IBAC Urges ICAO To Adjust Corsia Emissions Baseline

IBAC fears use of an average of 2019 and 2020 emissions levels will skew the baseline for Corsia at a much greater cost to operators.
Accidents

Huey Crash Kills Former L.A. Newscopter Pilot

Chip Paige was killed when a 1969 Bell UH-1H crashed into a Mesa, Arizona park.
FBOs

Hawaii Traffic Hard Hit During Covid Crisis

Like most places, aviation traffic to Hawaii's main gateway of Honolulu has dropped preciptiously over the past month.
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Aircraft

Airbus to Furlough 3,200 UK Workers at Broughton Plant

Airbus’s furloughed Broughton workers will benefit from the UK government’s Job Retention Scheme.
Airlines

Argentina Shuts Down Air Travel Until September

Airline and airport groups decry the Argentine government’s decision to close the country to air travel for another four months.
Aircraft

China’s Comac Applies Remote Test Platforms for C919

Comac looks to 5G to boost aircraft development amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Aircraft

C-390 Joint Venture Scrapped, Millennium Joins the Covid Effort

Despite the ending of the Boeing-Embraer JV to oversee development and marketing of the tanker-transport, the original marketing agreement remains.
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Aircraft

Boeing Pulls Out of Planned Embraer Tie-up

A master transaction agreement that laid out contract terms for the creation of Boeing Brasil expired on Friday.
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Aircraft

Embraer Fires Back after Boeing Nixes Merger Deal

Embraer and Boeing face a legal battle over the U.S. company’s decision to terminate its takeover of the Brazilian manufacturer's airliner business.
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Avionics

Saab Flies New GaN Fighter Radar

The new radar is available as an upgrade for Gripen fighters, and can also be tailored to other types and for other missions.
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Charter & Fractional

Tighter Requirements Put Pressure on Bizav in Russia

Bizav operators in Russia are facing difficulties in conducting their flights to and from the country due to a significant tightening of requirements.
Airports

ACI Issues Best Practices for Parking Grounded Aircraft

Travel restrictions introduced in response to the pandemic have made finding locations to park overflow aircraft a challenge.
Airports

Stevens Plans Move from Nashville to Nearby Smyrna

Stevens Aerospace move to Smyrna Airport offers the MRO provider the ability to expand in the future.
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Regulations and Government

Industry Leaders Praise Passage of More Relief Funding

The replenishment of the PPP fund was welcomed by industry groups, seeing small aviation businesses continue to struggle.
Aircraft

Aerion Supersonic Chooses Florida's MLB Airport for New HQ

Aerion Supersonic is moving its headquarters from Reno, Nevada, to a new $300 million campus at Florida’s Melbourne International Airport (MLB).
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