Content Archive: April 2020

Rotorcraft

Sikorsky HH-60W Emerges From Climate Testing

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

Boeing Supplier Spirit To Power Wichita Plant with Wind

Spirit AeroSystems has signed a 10-year agreement with utility provider Evergy for its Wichita plan to receive all its electricity from a Kansas wind farm.
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Aircraft

Gecas Cancels Orders for 69 Boeing Max Jets

Boeing’s 737 Max orderbook has shrunk to just over 4,000 since its grounding in March last year.
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Airports

DOT Designates $10B in Relief Funding for U.S. Airports

The U.S. Department of Transportation has encouraged small and large airports alike to spend $10 billion in relief funding immediately.

Honeywell revamps its Customer Support to deliver faster, more personalized service.

Honeywell Aerospace’s Customer Support organization has one goal: make solving the problem as easy as possible for the customer.
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Engines

GE, Brightwater UAG ink T700 engine support agreement

GE Aviation also announces availability of its TrueChoice Commercial Services maintenance plan for the T700.
Accidents

NTSB Releases Factual Report on Halladay Accident

The NTSB factual report on the fatal crash of baseball player Roy Halladay's Icon A5 found nothing wrong with the airplane.
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Airlines

Etihad Preps for May 1 Restart of Scheduled Operations

The UAE’s national airline has moved forward scheduled engine changes and major modifications on several grounded airplanes ahead of a return to service.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

U.S. General Aviation Groups Push for Tax Relief

Six organizations appealed to Senate leaders for relief from aviation fuel taxes, similar to relief already granted to the nation's airlines.
FBOs

Ross Aviation Begins Aircraft Disinfection Services

FBO chain Ross Aviation has rolled out aircraft disinfection services at some of its FBOs.
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