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Varon Selects Software Partner for Its Urban Air Mobility Network

Real-Time Innovations is to support Varon Vehicles' plans to develop UAM networks by providing its Connext data distribution software to connect vehicles and supporting infrastructure.
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Pipistrel Selects Honeywell Compact Satcom for UAVs

The 2.2-pound satcom system designed for small unmanned air vehicle platforms weighs 90 percent less than Honeywell’s next-smallest system.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream G500/600 OK'd for Lower-mtow Ops

The FAA OK'd a change that lowers the Gulfstream G500/600's maximum ramp and takeoff weights to comply with 75,000-pound limits at some airports.

Wrdl1/TVnet Launches Jetflites Network

Wrdl1/TVnet said it launched the network to reach a diverse market as Covid is continues to have an impact.
Regulations and Government

Soccer Star's Private Jet Transfer Flags Privacy Issues

Almost 120,000 soccer fans tracked Lionel Messi's Global 7500 flight with VistaJet from his former club Barcelona to his new job with Paris Saint-Germain.
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Airlines

Afghan Airspace 'Uncontrolled' as Kabul Descends into Chaos

The Taliban’s overthrow of the Afghan government leads to chaos at Kabul Airport and uncontrolled airspace over the entire country.
Engines

Bombardier, Rolls-Royce Agree on Leased Engine Pool

Under a new agreement with Rolls-Royce, Bombardier will have leased BR710 engine pools at select service centers.
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Sustainability and Environment

JSSI, Avfuel Partner on Customer Sustainability

Aircraft maintenance plan provider JSSI is aligning with fuel distributor Avfuel to help its clients meet their environmental sustainability goals.
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IBAC Aids ICAO Global Reopening Effort through Workshop

ICAO developed a health-risk-management workshop as part of ICAO's virtual implementation package, which is designed to help authorities reopen borders.
Airlines

Aviation Coalition Protests Brazilian Tax Proposal

The loss of a 30-year tax exemption from Brazilian import duties and other taxes would increase airlines’ tax burden by $955 million.
Aircraft

Samaritan's Purse DC-8 Providing Rapid Haiti Relief

Charity's DC-8 brings needed relief to Haiti after Saturday's earthquake.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Global 7500: Experience the Smoothest Part of Your Day

Bombardier Global 7500: Experience the Smoothest Part of Your Day
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FutureFlight

Dufour Reveals Updated Design for Aero3 Tiltwing eVTOL Aircraft

The new version of the Aero3 features six propellers on a tilting wing, plus two more installed on a new-look tail. Dufour is developing the aircraft in tandem with a smaller unmanned model called the Aero2.
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Aircraft

Transcend Air Taps Kaman To Make High-speed VTOL

Transcend Air announced today that it has selected Kaman Aerospace Group to build its planned Vy 400 tiltwing, which is slated to enter service by 2025.
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Sustainability and Environment

Embraer Goes All In on Sustainability

Embraer has outlined a multi-faceted plan to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2040 and to focus on diversity.
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AINsight: Atrial Fibrillation in Pilots

The diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeats), while disqualifying for pilots, is usually approvable through the special issuance process.
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Embraer Sees Record Bizjet Sales in Second Quarter

Embraer expects to deliver between 90 and 95 business jets this year.
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Aircraft

Embraer Sees Commercial Deliveries Surging in 2022

A delivery projection of between 45 and 50 airplanes this year reflects what Embraer executives see as baseline for its recovery.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce's Pearl 15 Reaches 100th Mark

Rolls-Royce handed over the 100th Pearl 15 turbofan to Bombardier less than two years after the engine entered service on the Global 6500.
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Seattle Aircraft Engineering Firm Opens Wichita Center

Aerotec's Wichita Engineering Center is expected to initially employ 25 aerospace engineers.
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FutureFlight

Transcend Air Selects Kaman To Make Its High-speed Tiltwing

The helicopter specialist will manufacture Transcend's five-passenger turbine-powered Vy 400 at its plant in Florida to support efforts to bring it to market by 2025.
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FutureFlight

Tetra Personal eVTOL Prototype Starts Test Flights As Customers Commit

The Japanese start-up unveiled its Mk 5 eVTOL aircraft at July's EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and has stayed in the U.S. for flight testing.
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FutureFlight

Embraer Commits to Hydrogen Propulsion Trials, As Electric Flight Testing Begins

As part of its new commitment to environmental sustainability, the Brazilian airframer is increasing research and development investment in green technologies, and plans to fly a hydrogen technology demonstrator by 2025.
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FutureFlight

Ampaire Starts UK Hybrid-electric Flight Trials in Scotland

The company's Electric EEL technology demonstrator flew from Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands to Wick on the Scottish mainland to demonstrate the potential for hybrid-electric aircraft to connect remote communities.
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FutureFlight

Overair Lifts the Veil to Reveal Its Butterfly eVTOL Aircraft Design

The company says it will have a prototype flying in 2022, as it heads for FAA Part 23 type certification in 2025, and the start of commercial advanced air mobility services in 2026.
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AEG Fuels, Prime Trip Support Forge Alliance

Dubai-based Prime Trip Support and AEG Fuels have formed a partnership in which they expect to leverage each company’s strengths.
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Rotorcraft

Scared Passengers Sue Helicopter Operator

Passengers sue for mental distress after crew recovers from botched oil rig approaches, vortex ring state spin.
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Aircraft

Sun Air Jets Continues To Build Managed Charter Fleet

Sun Air Jets has added a Bombardier Global Express and Gulfstream G550.
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WingX: Business Jet Activity Continues Torrid Summer Pace

Global business jet activity continues to outpace its pre-pandemic 2019 levels, according to industry data tracker WingX Advance.

NBAA Encourages Members about Human Trafficking Fight

DHS and DOT are hosting webinars on the Blue Lightning Initiative that trains aviation workers on identifying and reporting human trafficking.