Content Archive: April 2020

Charter & Fractional

Citing Covid-19, JetSuite Grounds Fleet, Furloughs Crew

Dallas-based bizjet charter operator JetSuite has grounded its all-Embraer fleet and furloughed most of its crewmembers as the Covid-19 crisis drags on.
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Airports

Luminaerospace Lights Make Taxiway Edges Easy To See

Following FAA approval, Luminaerospace hopes to ramp up production of replacement taxiway light covers that help pilots interpret taxiway boundaries.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Hits Jem Air with $220K Penalty for Crew Issues

The FAA is proposing a $220,000 penalty against Jem Air for allegedly using unqualified pilots in late April and early May of 2019.
FBOs

Dallas Metroplex To Receive New Hangar Complex

Aeroplex/Aerolease Group will build a new hangar complex on the Signature Flight Support FBO leasehold at Dallas Love Field.
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Rotorcraft

U.S. Air Ambulance Industry Asks for Another $816M

Air ambulance bailout would cover estimated losses for the next six months.
Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Offers Crisis Pricing on Winglet Upgrade

Tamarack Aerospace will waive the installation fee on its Active Winglet Technology for CitationJets through June 30.
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Aircraft

Boeing To Restart Commercial Airplane Production

Some 27,000 Boeing employees in the Puget Sound region will return to work starting on April 20.
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Charter & Fractional

First Half of April Sees Further Steep Falls in Bizjet Flights

The U.S. and Europe saw the steepest traffic decline in the first half of April and this is reflected in falling charter flight hour rates.
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Rotorcraft

Sikorsky HH-60W Emerges From Climate Testing

The Air Force tested its rescue helicopter in extreme temperature regimes.

AINdebrief Episode 4 | April 17, 2020

AINdebrief looks at flight planning during Covid-19, U.S. airline aid, keeping bizjets airworthy, jet-A glut, the FAA's proposed supersonic noise rules.