Content Archive: September 2020

Rotorcraft

First Block II Chinook for Special Operations Command

The latest special forces version of the Chinook is lighter and better-performing than its predecessor.
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JetNet: Bizav Market Not Panicked by Covid

The business aviation market has seen little sign of panic selling in the first half of the year as a result of the Covid pandemic, says JetNet.
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Maintenance and Modifications

New Nextant Partnership Expands NDT Beyond Aviation

Nextant Aerospace is partnering with Veracity Technology Solutions to offer non-destructive testing to industries outside aviation.
Maintenance and Modifications

Concorde Rolls Out New Piper M500, M600 Batteries

TSO approved and STC'd on the Piper M500 and M600, the RG-41/53 provides nearly 40 percent more starting power and reserve capacity.
Airlines

United To Furlough More Than 16,000 Employees

Extension of the U.S. government’s Payroll Support Program could avoid the need for involuntary cuts until the first quarter of 2021, said United Airlines.
Rotorcraft

Airbus To Begin UH-72B Army Deliveries in 2021

The updated helicopter replaces the tailrotor on the UH-72A Lakota with a Fenestron.
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GAMA Opens Annual Design Challenge

Participation in the 2021 Aviation Design Challenge is open to the first 150 schools that register.
Fuel

DEF Field Test Kit Now Available for Aircraft Fuelers

After several incidents where business aircraft had their fuel systems contaminated with diesel exhaust fluid, a new field test kit is now available.
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API's Barden Urges Bizav Execs To Foster Travel Return

API's Sheryl Barden calls on flight department execs to actively engage with their organizations to encourage a return to flying aboard company aircraft.
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Rotorcraft

Bristow Rebrands Helicopter Operation in Brazil

Bristow Group is rebranding its wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary Aeroleo and is writing off its investment in another Brazilian operator Lider.
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