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AOPA Recognizes Clay Lacy with Hoover Trophy

Also recognized were ForeFlight founders Tyson Weihs and Jason Miller, Hawaii state Sen. Kai Kahele (D), and Sen. Jerry Moran.
Aircraft

Embraer Marks Milestone 500th Phenom 300 Delivery

Embraer's Phenom 300 is operated in more than 30 countries and has carried nearly 2.5 million passengers. Now the light jet has surpassed 500 deliveries.
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Aircraft

UTC Reveals Hybrid-electric Aircraft Demonstrator

UTAP's P804 hybrid electric demonstrator is expected to fly within three years.
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Rotorcraft

Metro Makes Gains with EC145e, Simulators

Metro Aviation is placing four more Airbus Helicopters EC145es with air ambulance operators in Wisconsin and West Virginia.
Accidents

Torqued: Max Grounding Raises Questions about Int'l Cooperation

This investigation, like all others, requires analysis of facts and evidence rather than conjecture and lack of transparency.
Avionics

JetTech STCs Garmin TXi Displays in Citations

The JetTech STC covers installation of touchscreen Garmin G600 and G700 TXi in a variety of Citation business jet models.
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Accidents

Episode 19: Flight Deck Automation after Indonesia and Ethiopia | AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck Podcast

False activation of a protection mode… that a pilot can’t negate.
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Engines

FAA Certifies New GE Engine for Bell 525

GE's now-certified CT7-2F1 engine for the Bell 525 features an improved high pressure turbine, electronic controls, and health and usage monitoring system.
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Rotorcraft

Blade Launches Continuous Helicopter Shuttle at JFK

The helicopter flight provider will offer the aerial transfers between midtown Manhattan and John F. Kennedy International Airport for $195 per seat.
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Accidents

Transportation Department Committee to Probe Max Certification

The U.S. Department of Transportation has established a special committee to review the FAA’s process for certifying the 737 Max.
Airlines

Naresh Goyal Steps Down from Flagging Jet Airways

Lenders plan to start a bidding process for the private Indian airline on April 9.
Aircraft

Norwegian Scrambles to Replace Grounded Max Capacity

Some Boeing 787s that the LCC had preemptively parked to mitigate Trent 1000 problems will return to service.
Aircraft

Airbus Draws Massive China Order Commitment

A general terms agreement with China Aviation Supplies Holding Company calls for the purchase of 300 airliners.
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Training and Workforce

TRU Delivers First CL-415 Water Bomber Sim to Ansett

The bulk of the active water bomber fleet is in Europe, with the second-largest portion in North America.
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Aircraft

Flight Tests Near for Proof-of-concept TriFan 600

XTI Aircraft expects to receive new electric motors for its scale proof-of-concept (POC) TriFan 600 within seven days and is targeting first flight soon.
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Aircraft

Comlux Receives First of Three Airbus ACJ320neos

The aircraft will be outfitted with a VIP interior at Comlux's Indianapolis completion facility.
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Charter & Fractional

Sino Jet Eyes Growth in China's Greater Bay Area

The company sees business aviation expansion potential in a region where economic growth is expected to outpace the rest of China.
Airports

Challenger 300 Strikes, Kills Malaysian Airport Worker

An employee at Kuala Lumpur Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport was killed after a landing Bombardier Challenger 300 struck his airport maintenance vehicle.
Aircraft

Mente Group Extends Bizav Services, Locations

Dallas-based Mente Group's services and locations expansion includes an alliance with Germany's ProAir Aviation.
Aircraft

Russia Restricting Access to Boeing and Airbus Airliners

The Federation's import body has denied an import license to Pobeda Airlines for 30 737 Max jets while Rosaviatsiya withholds A220 certification.
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Avionics

Demand Growing for Aspen Evolution Max Upgrades

The Max display upgrades from Aspen Avionics are available at special pricing through the end of April.
Security

DOT Watchdog Calls on FAA To Step Up on Cybersecurity

Delays in implementing recommendations, a cybersecurity risk tool, and R&D priorities are inhibiting risk mitigation, the OIG found.
Accidents

Boeing Set to Meet with Max Operators, Regulators

The U.S. manufacturer plans to relay details of updated Max flight control software and a training addendum.

30 Years of WAI: Making It Count

WAI conference hosts dozens of educational sessions, several of which were directed at women interested in careers in business aviation.
Avionics

Garmin Certifies G3X Touch in GA Piston Singles

Garmin has certified new, lower-cost, and more capable avionics designed for single-engine piston aircraft.
Rotorcraft

CHC Helicopter To Take Part in CRM, Human Factors Study

The study is financed by a more than $71,000 award to the industrial psychology department at Aberdeen University in Scotland.
Accidents

More Gray Charter Action Needed, Says BACA

BBC Wales has continued to investigate Sala crash, assisted by BACA, which wants more action from the CAA to deter illegal charter.
Avionics

CCX Unveils Mobile Radio Tester Suite

The three T-RX testers are each designed to test specific radio types—up to 16 systems each—and cover more than 100 tests.
Aircraft

20 Years Since Breitling Orbiter Circled the Globe in 20 Days

Piccard said historic achievement, peobably the last great aviation achievement of the 20th Century, seems like "only yesterday."
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Aircraft

Further Improved Su-25SM3 Redeploys to Syria

Following a shootdown in early 2018, the venerable "Frogfoot" was withdrawn from action, but now a better-protected version is back.
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