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Embraer Gets Canada OK for Praetor 600, Reports 2020 Results

In addition to Canadian certification for its Praetor 600, Embraer also reported a 35 percent drop in deliveries in 2020.
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Rotorcraft

Milestone To Lease 11 Airbus H225s to Air Center Helos

The leasing deal will bring Air Center Helicopters' leased Airbus H225 fleet from Milestone Aviation to 18 aircraft.
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Aircraft

Blog: Eulogy for Icon Learjet

Production is ending for the more than half-century-old brand, whose name became synonymous with “business jet.”
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Aircraft

Electric Miniliner Concept Could Connect Smaller Communities

Slovenian electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel is working on plans for a 20-seat regional airliner that would need no more than 3,280 feet of runway.
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Nat Geo Special Examines New Air Force One

National Geographic has produced a film detailing the transformation of a pair of Boeing 747-8s into the next Air Force Ones.
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Aircraft

With Catalyst Progress, Textron Plans Cessna Denali First Flight

GE Aviation begins ground testing of engine that will power the turboprop single.
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Sustainability and Environment

California FBO Sun Air Jets Starts Permanent SAF Supply

Sun Air Jets in Southern California has joined the handful of FBOs committed to offering a permanent supply of sustainable aviation fuel.
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Aircraft

Covid-related Travel Restrictions Delay C919’s Icing Trials

Canada’s International Test Pilots School will have to wait until autumn to conduct natural icing tests on the Comac C919.
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Aircraft

Former Learjet Officials React to End of Iconic Era

Learjet became the symbol for business aviation, former officials said.
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Bizav Traffic Fumbles for Big Game in Tampa

Last weekend’s Super Bowl proved to be less of a magnet for business aviation than it had been in past years.
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Secretary Buttigieg Sits in on Aviation Listening Session

NBAA's Bolen, among the participants in an FAA-hosted "Listening Session" with Secretary Buttigieg, highlighted the value bizav brings to the economy.
Airports

CBAA Protests New Landing Fee at Montreal

CBAA is opposing a new minimum landing fee at Montreal International Airport that would establish a $216 flat rate per aircraft, regardless of size.
Regulations and Government

Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Aid Set for Biden $1.9T Plan

The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee included aid for aerospace manufacturing jobs and airports in its portion of the Biden $1.9T plan.
Accidents

'Fifty-Six Seconds To Live'

U.S. Helicopter Safety Team releases video on the perils of flying VFR into IMC.
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Aircraft

Bombardier To End Learjet Production, Lay Off Workers

Bombardier saw a slight increase in 2020 bizav revenues but is laying off workers and ending Learjet production as it grapples with its debt load.
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Aircraft

Group Seeks Creation of Hydrogen ‘Ecosystem’ at Paris Airports

Airbus, Air France-KLM, Groupe ADP, and the Paris Region have begun accepting expressions of interest to build hydrogen “hubs” at Paris airports.
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FutureFlight

Commander Software Simplifies the Task of Managing Battery Recharging

The new system generates data on how well batteries are holding their charge and identifies ones that are not recharging correctly.
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FutureFlight

U.S. Air Force Tasks Jaunt and BAE to Find Extreme Fast Charging Solution

Under contract to the Air Force Research Laboratory, the partners, along with New York's Binghamton University, will seek to develop a way to support commercial operations of electric aircraft.
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FutureFlight

Vertical Turns to Solvay to Provide Composite Structures for the VA-1X

The Belgian company will help Vertical Aerospace build a full-scale prototype of its eVTOL aircraft in time to make a first flight in September.
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FutureFlight

Pipistrel Unveils Plans for 20-Seat Electric Miniliner to Connect Small Communities

The Slovenian electric aircraft pioneer is aiming to get the design into commercial service between 2028 and 2030.
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FutureFlight

Airbus, Airlines and Airports Want Help Creating Hydrogen Hubs In Paris

Companies with expertise in hydrogen infrastructure have been invited to express interest in support plans to prepare Parisian airports to support hydrogen-powered aircraft.
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FutureFlight

Archer Prepares for Takeoff with $1.1 Billion SPAC Flotation and Provisional Launch Order from United Airlines

The merger with a special purpose acquisition company called Atlas Crest Investment Corp. is expected to be closed during the second quarter of 2021.
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Aircraft

Pilatus Hands Over First High-density PC-24

The first Pilatus PC-24 with a higher-density, 10-seat configuration was delivered to a “customer in the western United States” in late January.
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Accidents

Sriwijaya Crash Report Points to Engine Thrust Imbalance

The left engine of the doomed Sriwijaya Air 737-500 lost thrust while the right thrust levers remained static before a 45 degree roll to the left.
Avionics

AEA: Avionics Sales Drop, but Retrofits Soften Landing

Business and general aviation avionics sales marked the lowest total in the past decade, but retrofit sales steadily improved, AEA reported.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

F/List Acquires ACC Columbia's Bizjet Seat Division

ACC Columbia will focus on business jet maintenance following its deal with F/List.
Maintenance and Modifications

Part 147 AMT School Rule Sees Significant Changes

The Helicopter Association International webinar highlighted major updates to the Part 147 rule first "developed to teach technicians to maintain a DC-6."
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Partners with StandardAero in London, Berlin

Under a new agreement, StandardAero will have technicians at Bombardier's London Biggin Hill and Berlin facilities, expanding the scope of capabilities.
Airlines

EU Legacy Carriers Press for Delay of Open Skies with Qatar

Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group assert that granting more traffic rights to Qatar Airways is untimely due to the Covid-19 crisis.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Offering Packages for Aircraft Makeover

Gulfstream has assembled basic packages from a Refresh that involves paint and interior work to Custom that includes a new floorplan.
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