Content Archive: February 2021

Avionics

Automated Data Systems Extend Engine TBOs for Citations

Data acquisition and recording systems from Latitude Technologies are helping operators of older Cessna Citations extend engine overhaul intervals.
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Aircraft

GAMA: General Aviation Aircraft Shipments Dip in Pandemic Year

Business jets took the biggest hit in 2020, down 20.4 percent to 674, while overall GA fixed-wing deliveries were down 9 percent and billings 14.8 percent.
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Environment

Brexit, CORSIA Bringing Aviation ETS Changes in Europe

The UK is now managing its own ETS program while the EU is eying new emissions targets and working to fold in CORSIA.
Safety

Covid-19 Best Practices Help Bizav Keep Flying

Flight department managers and medical experts shared useful information for operating safely during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Airlines

IATA Downgrades Prognosis for Airline Industry Covid Recovery

A new IATA analysis shows that airlines will burn through between $75 billion and $95 billion by the end of the year.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Opens Savannah Engine Support Facility

Rolls-Royce's customer support facility is adjacent to the new Gulfstream Service Center East.
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Maintenance and Modifications

West Star's Perryville Site Adds Class 4 Repair Status

West Star's Perryville facility is the last of four primary sites to receive FAA approval as a Class 4 repair station.
Aircraft

Lessons to Be Learned From Engine Failure On a United Airlines Boeing 777 Flight

Lessons to Be Learned From Engine Failure On a United Airlines Boeing 777 Flight
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Aircraft

FAA Issues Emergency AD To Inspect PW4000-112 Fan Blades

The interim order by U.S. authorities to inspect all Pratt & Whitney PW4000-112s applies to some 125 Boeing 777s.
Maintenance and Modifications

New Duncan App Aims To Speed AOG Response

Duncan Aviation's internal communications app is aimed at quickly identifying the type of AOG and locating the appropriate Rapid Response Team to dispatch.