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Life Flight Orders Eight New Bells

U.S. HEMS provider Life Flight Network has ordered eight new Bell helicopters.
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Safety

Altitude Angel Unveils Drone 'Tactical Deconfliction'

Altitude Angel's tactical deconfliction service automatically alerts drones to aircraft and airspace conflicts.
Accidents

Accidents: November 2019

Preliminary and final reports.
Accidents

Crashed Korean H225 Had Recent Maintenance

A Korean Airbus H225 that crashed into the East Sea had a heavy inspection in October.
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Maintenance and Modifications

CVC Capital Closes On Acquisition of Ontic

BBA Aviation's sale of Ontic to CVC Capital Partners was valued at more than $1.3 billion.
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Aircraft

UK Labour Party Mulls Ban on Fossil Fuels for Bizcraft

A new report calling for a ban on fossil fuel-powered private aircraft from UK airports from 2025 is being considered by the UK Labour Party
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Airlines

Authorities Green-light Hong Kong Airlines’ Consolidation Plan

Hong Kong Airlines is cutting the frequency of its international routes amid financial woes.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Bristow Out Of Bankruptcy

Bristow restructured with new capital and board of directors.
Airlines

IAG Helps Power Airline Consolidation Wave with Air Europa Buy

If approved by regulators, the deal will make Air Europa IAG’s third airline in Spain.
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Regulations and Government

Bill To Improve Notam System Takes Step Forward

H.R.1775 would give a task force 18 months to review and make recommendations on the Notam system.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Studying Obscurant Defense for H145M

The rapid-action “fog” screen has been successfully implemented for military vehicles and is now being proposed for helicopters
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Rotorcraft

Blade Per-seat Helicopter Service Comes To L.A. Market

Helicopter per seat ride share booking service Blade is expanding into the Los Angeles metro area market.
Security

FAA Releases Privacy Plan for ADS-B

Operators will be able to "opt-out" of flight-tracking information sharing via a web portal that is to be in place by the end of the year.
Airlines

Ryanair Expects Further Delays to Max's Return to Service

Low-cost carrier Ryanair now expects to take delivery of its first 737 Max 200 in March or April “at the earliest.”
FBOs

California FBO Steps Up Its Green Game

Airport operated Luxivair SBD at San Bernardino International Airport is making environmentally-friendly choices when it comes to ground equipment.
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Rotorcraft

Rogue Drones Impede California Firefighters

Illegal drone flights California forced firefighting helicopters to stand down.
Regulations and Government

U.S. Security Concerns Mount Over Chinese Drones

House and Senate bills would ban use of Chinese drones.
Aircraft

First RAF P-8A Handed Over

When P-8 operations begin next year next year, the United Kingdom will have an anti-submarine/maritime patrol capability after a gap of a decade.
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Aircraft

Dubai Airshow Remains World's Number Three Aviation Event

The Dubai Airshow expects to host 1,300 exhibitors and 87,000 visitors.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Dart Acquires Aero Design

Dart's acquisition of Aero Design boosts its portfolio to over 1,100 STCs.
Aircraft

Volocopter Launches VoloDrone eVTOL Freight Aircraft

Volocopter has added standardized rail attachment system to its VoloCity eVTOL aircraft to transform it into the new VoloDrone freight-carrying model.
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Engines

QTA Adds To Inner Barrel Corrosion Solution STC

Quiet Technology Aerospace says this latest STC, its seventh, applies to Embraer Legacy 450/500 and Praetor 500/600 business jets.
Aircraft

Vref Adds Greater Detail in New Valuation Platform

The new VREFOnline platform, in beta testing now, is intended to be easier to use, with more searchable inputs.
Aircraft

eVTOL Startup EHang Prepares for Nasdaq Share Offering

EHang is seeking to raise $100 million from a Nasdaq IPO to support its eVTOL aircraft programs
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Rotorcraft

Vuichard Ring Vortex Recovery Now FAA Approved

Developed by Claude Vuichard, the rotorcraft procedure to escape potentially perilous ring vortexes in now in the latest FAA Helicopter training handbook.
Aircraft

Vietjet Cements Order for 20 Airbus A321XLRs

Vietjet's order for A321XLRs will help the carrier modernize its fleet.
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Aircraft

Embraer's New E195-E2 Makes North American Debut

The largest of Embraer's E-Jets E2 lineup, the E195-E2, probably won't see U.S. regional airline service for some time.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Announces More Drone Restrictions

The FAA announced drone flight restrictions over an additional 60 federal facilities.
Sustainability and Environment

California FBO Aims to Go Greener

Airport operated Luxivair SBD at San Bernardino International Airport is making environmentally-friendly choices when it comes to ground equipment.
Training and Workforce

Airline Union-management Relations in the Age of SMS

Responsibility for safety ultimately lies with the airlines, not with the unions.