Content Archive: December 2022

Aircraft

Textron Announces First Airline Order for SkyCourier

Mexico's startup regional airline Aerus has placed an order for two Cessna 408 SkyCourier and four Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprop singles.
Rendering of Aerus Cessna SkyCourier and Grand Caravan EX in flight
Maintenance and Modifications

Contracts To Grow Embraer's Macon Mx Facility

Two contracts with Envoy Air and JSX call for the addition of three heavy maintenance lines at Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services in Macon, Georgia.
Embraer maintenance crew on cherry picker
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet MRO Malaysia Completes Falcon 2000 2C Check

The 2C inspection—completed once every 12 years—includes extensive removal and reinstallation of the entire cabin.
Aircraft technician working on a Falcon 2000
Aircraft

Hydrogen Demo Flights Now Set to Start in the New Year

After aiming to kick off flight test programs of hydrogen-powered aircraft by year's end, Universal Hydrogen and ZeroAvia are now eyeing early next year.
ZeroAvia's Dornier 228 technology demonstrator
Maintenance and Modifications

Robinson Mandates Tail Rotor Inspections, Replacements

Loose tail rotor tips prompted a Robinson service bulletin affecting all of its helicopter models.
Robinson R66 helicopter in flight over city
Aircraft

New FAA Policy Could Delay Aircraft Transactions

U.S. aircraft owners could be forced onto foreign registrations by a new FAA privacy policy.
partial view of business jet parked at airport
Environment

IRS Issues SAF Blender's Tax Credit Guidance

Following the establishment of a sustainable aviation fuel blender's tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the IRS has issued guidance.
World Energy Sustainable Fuel Plant in Paramount, California
Aircraft

Rafale is Front-runner for Colombia’s Kfir Replacement

The French multi-role fighter has emerged as Colombia’s preferred solution to replace its aging Israeli fighters.
Kfir fighter jet in Colombia
Rotorcraft

Leonardo to Upgrade Canada’s Cormorant SAR Helicopter Fleet

The upgrade has been planned for a decade, but initially delayed on cost grounds, and will now expand the fleet in terms of both capability and numbers.
CH-149 Cormorant helicopter
Accidents

AINsight: Adaptations, Groupthink Down Twin Otter

Canada TSB drills down into group dynamics to find root cause of fuel starvation that led to a crash of a de Havilland Twin Otter.
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