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Sale of Piaggio Aerospace Moves To Due Diligence Phase

The sale of Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation, which operate jointly as Piaggio Aerospace, has progressed to the due diligence phase.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Wichita MRO Looks to Future With New Hangar

Mid-Continent Aviation Services hopes to move into a new 31,500-sq-ft hangar this July.
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Avionics

FreeFlight Readies 5G-interference-resistent Radar Altimeters

FreeFlight Systems expects to receive FAA TSO approval of its Terrain series 5G-resistant radar altimeters shortly.
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Aircraft

AerCap Works to Mitigate Losses Stemming from Ukraine War

Almost 5 percent of AerCap’s fleet remains in Russian hands.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Daher Appoints Uni-Fly as Scandinavian Service Center

With growing interest in Scandinavia for TBM turboprop singles, Daher has appointed Uni-Fly as an authorized service center.
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ATC

Masters Golf Tournament Spurs Special ATC Procedures

The FAA is initiating special air traffic procedures at the four airports near Augusta National Golf Club during the Masters tournament next week,.
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Avionics

Universal Avionics, Trimec Partner on Falcon 2000

Universal Avionics and Trimec are developing an STC to install the InSight flight deck in Falcon 2000/2000EX business jets.
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Engines

JMI Adds Light Citation Engine MRO

Williams International designated Jet Maintenance International as an authorized service center for the FJ44 engine series used on light Cessna Citations.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Delivers 100th Global 7500; Milestone Jet Goes to VistaJet

VistaJet took delivery of the milestone 100th Global 7500 on March 29 during a ceremony at Bombardier's Laurent Beaudoin Completion Centre.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

MD Helicopters Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

MD Helicopters receiving $60 million in debtor financing, will continue operating, while assets sold.
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Environment

Clay Lacy SVP: Sustainability Is Incremental Process

For business aviation companies, a successful sustainability plan must be conceived with end goals in mind.
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Avionics

StandardAero & Thales Offer StableLight Autopilot for Airbus AS350/H125 Helicopters

StandardAero & Thales Offer StableLight Autopilot for Airbus AS350/H125 Helicopters
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Avionics

Five Flight Deck Instruments Join Mid-Continent's Flex Family

Mid-Continent Instruments unveiled five new instruments in its Flex family of customizable aircraft instrumentation.
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Avionics

GPS Antenna Coupler Prevents Test Interference

CCX's new antenna coupler facilitates testing of GPS receivers while avoiding interference with nearby aircraft.
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Aircraft

Canada Selects F-35A for its Future Fighter Requirement

The selection of the F-35 by Canada is the latest in a flurry of high-profile successes for the Lockheed Martin-led fighter program.
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Aircraft

Avolon Signs Up Turkey's Gozen For Scheduled eVTOL Services

The leasing group has now found prospective operators for 550 of Vertical Aerospace's four-passenger VX4 eVTOL aircraft, with deliveries to start in 2024.
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Charter & Fractional

GrandView Aviation Acquired by Global Medical Response

GrandView Aviation will operate under Global Medical Response's AirMed International company.
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Engines

Columbia, UAG Team To Support S-61 Helicopters

Columbia Helicopters and United Aero Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperatively support the Sikorsky S-61.
Rotorcraft

Marenco Seeks Financing for New Helicopter

Marenco still needs to attract investors for its prospective M12 single/hybrid and M22 twin-turbine helicopters project.
Environment

EASA To Permit Bizjet Ops To Carry Less Extra Fuel

Some turbine aircraft operators in Europe will be able to reduce the amount of contingency fuel required, with the aim to reduce aircraft carbon emissions.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Alto Puts VIP in Control of Audio Experience

Alto Aviation's latest upgrade adds custom control of audio acoustic modes for business jet VIPs.
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Regulations and Government

Ex-FAA Employee Sentenced for Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

Kevin Strong, a former FAA transportation specialist, was recently sentenced for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Avionics

Thommen Targets CRT-to-LCD Upgrade Market

Thommen is expanding its LCD manufacturing capabilities to deliver more LCDs for retrofit of aircraft with CRT-type displays.
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Aircraft

Airbus Flies A380 on 100 percent SAF

One of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900s used in the first A380 test aircraft cruised on pure SAF for about three hours on March 25.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo's Avance Systems Top 1 Million Flights

Demand for connectivity is at an all-time high, Gogo Business Aviation president says.
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Aircraft

UK Indefinitely Detains Two Russian-owned Private Jets

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that a Global 6500 and a Citation Latitude owned by Eugene Shvidler have now been seized by the UK government.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

True Blue Outlines New Power Products

True Blue Power unveiled a new AC-to-AC frequency converter and wireless chargers for cabin installations.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Delivers Final Production Learjet

Northern Jet Management took delivery of the Learjet 75, which marked the end of Learjet production.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus's Optionally-Piloted Helicopter Goes to Sea

The VSR700 demonstrator has undertaken the first at-sea trials of its autonomous take-off and landing capabilities as part of a French navy/DGA program.
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Safety

AINsight: Don’t Swim with Sharks

A safety management system seems difficult to implement for smaller Part 91 operators, but it can be more manageable when viewed in "bite-size" chunks.