Content Archive: January 2021

Aircraft

Partners Aim To Start CR929 Manufacturing This Year

Disagreements over sales responsibility arrangements for the Sino-Russian CR929 widebody appear settled as CRAIC readies to start building subassemblies.
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Charter & Fractional

FAA Proposes $1M Penalty for Illegal Charter Ops

Weathervane Aviation Services in Massachusetts operated 1,400 illegal charter flights, the FAA alleges.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopter Deliveries Dip 9.6% in 2020

Airbus Helicopters maintained a 48 percent share of the worldwide civil and parapublic market in 2020.
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Regulations and Government

Nuke-sniffing Helicopter Deployed to Tampa

A Bell 412 will conduct radiation mapping and sensing flights over the site of Super Bowl LV.
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Susan Northrup Becomes Federal Air Surgeon

Northrup, the first female to be selected for the federal air surgeon post, has held numerous leadership roles, including as acting deputy FAS.
Aircraft

Greece Finalizes Rafale Fighter Purchase

The Greek government has now signed the anticipated contract for the urgent acquisition of 18 Dassault Rafale fighters.
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Rotorcraft

Vertical Flight Society Moves Annual Show Online

The Vertical Flight Society saw its membership rise during 2020 and has announced a new partnership with the U.S. Army to support skills training.
Regulations and Government

FAA: Real-time Special Use Airspace Alerts Coming

FAA will develop the capability for automated real-time broadcasts in the cockpit of the status of military operations areas, other special-use airspace.
Regulations and Government

CDC Mandate Poses Questions for Bizav

A webinar focuses on ramifications of a decision to require recent negative Covid-19 test results from all air passengers entering the U.S.
Rotorcraft

Optionally Piloted K-Max To Begin Testing by Midyear

Kaman's optionally piloted vehicle module for the K-Max helicopter will enter ground and flight testing during the first half of 2021.
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