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Collins Looks Ahead to New Travel Realities

Collins is looking across all disciplines with "Redefining Air Travel" ambitions as the pandemic is spurring permanent changes in some flying approaches.
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Regulations and Government

Capitol Hill Targets Helicopter Safety, Tourism

The new Congress begins with the introduction of bills calling for mandatory HTAWS, seeking limits on air tours.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Ross Aviation TRM

Ross Aviation's FBO at Palm Springs, California-area Jacqueline Cochrane Regional Airport is one of 19 FBOs at 17 locations across the U.S.
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Rotorcraft

Pentagon Will Track D.C. Helicopter Noise

Few practical options exist for mitigating helicopter noise in the Washington, D.C. area.
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Avionics

Dassault Adds More Smarts to Falcon Autothrottles

Dassault flight tests so-called SmartThrottles on an experimental Falcon 7X, easing power management and enabling advanced upset recovery.
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Avionics

Lower-cost Connectivity Options Expanding

Satcom and air-to-ground network debuts will bring cheaper Wi-Fi to more airframes in 2021.
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People in Aviation: February 2021

Gregory Beason is president and CEO of AllClear, Glenn Hogben CEO of ACA, and David Wyndham v-p for Asset Insight.
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Accidents

Accidents: February 2021

Preliminary and final accident reports, February 2021
Safety

Torqued: Where is the FAA’s “Diversion” Theory When the Aviation Industry Needs it Most?

Torqued: Why does the FAA ignore the fact that that the risk of flying is far lower than driving when looking at Covid-19 risk?
FutureFlight

NASA Outlines Its National Campaign with Test Flights to Start in April

Joby Aviation and Wisk are among the vehicle partners supporting the U.S. agency's Advanced Air Mobility program
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FutureFlight

Manufacturing and Materials Experts Assess the Challenges Facing Advanced Air Mobility

Currently, only a few thousand civil aircraft are built worldwide each year, but the new AAM sector claims it will be turning out tens of thousands of units annually.
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Rotorcraft

FAA Special Condition Suggests Bell 525 Nears Certification

Bell officially launched the 19-passenger 525 in 2012.
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Aircraft

With DoD Contract In Hand, Top Aces Receives F-16s

The first batch of F-16s from the Israeli Air Force arrived at Top Aces' Arizona location this week.
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Restoring Civility in the Workplace

As a nation, we’ve become extremely divided—and it’s negatively affecting our workforce culture.
Safety

AINsight: Don’t Be Too Slow on the Draw during Takeoff

An emerging safety threat identified through incident investigations and flight data analysis points to lower-than-prescribed rotation rates during takeoff
Aircraft

Bombardier Now a 'Pure Play' Business Aviation Company

After the sale of its transportation unit to Alstom, Bombardier—as a standalone business aviation company—is left with $4.7 billion in debt.
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Aircraft

Draken Europe Starts Operations

Having bought Cobham Aviation Services in September, Draken has formally rebranded its UK-based activity.
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Aircraft

New ASTM Standard Addresses Small Airplane Load Data

The new standard developed by ASTM International's GA aircraft committee will be used by OEMs, MROs, and regulators.
Avionics

TSO Granted for Tail-mounted ADS-B Transponder

The FAA has issued TSO authorization for the uAvionix tailBeaconX ADS-B Out transponder.
Avionics

FreeFlight Unveils Radar Altimeters that Mitigate 5G Effects

New radar altimeters from FreeFlight Systems are designed to withstand interference from 5G products.
FutureFlight

Blue Bear to Lead UK's INCEPTION Electric Propulsion Project

The program has received a government grant worth almost $4 million, following recent support for hydrogen propulsion projects.
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FutureFlight

Jaunt Sets Its Sights on Latin America with Infrastructure Partner Varon

The partners may put their first set of vertiports in Colombia, with commercial operations possibly starting in 2026.
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FutureFlight

GKN Leads UK Group Developing Hydrogen Propulsion For Sub-Regional Aircraft

Initially, H2GEAR will power aircraft with up to 19 seats, but it could be further developed for larger airliners later.
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FutureFlight

Venture Capitalist Makes the Case For Bets On Advanced Air Mobility

Cyrus Sigari told the Vertical Flight Society's Electric VTOL Symposium that the time is right to back new aircraft developers and service providers.
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FutureFlight

Lilium Enlists Ferrovial to Grow Its Air Mobility Network Across Florida

Lilium has previously announced plans for a first vertiport to be built at Lake Nona near Orlando.
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FutureFlight

Airflow Will Use Cessna 210 as a Technology Demonstrator for Its eSTOL Freighter

The aircraft will serve middle-mile freight distribution routes of between 50 and 300 miles when it enters service in 2025.
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FutureFlight

$22 Million Funding Round Boosts Wingcopter's Drone Delivery Plans

Its drones are delivering medications in Malawi and will soon be delivering Covid vaccines elsewhere in Africa and also in Southeast Asia.
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FutureFlight

Swansea University Extends Its Collaboration For Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft

Faradair aims to have a prototype of the BEHA aircraft built by 2024.
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FutureFlight

New Numbers Show Strong Business Case For Advanced Air Mobility In Vancouver

Vancouver, on Canada's Pacific Coast, already has 54 heliports and is viewed as a likely early-adopter city for advanced air mobility.
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Aircraft

PSA Airlines Grounds Most of CRJ Fleet

A “standard” inspection of nose-gear doors ordered by the FAA forced PSA to remove most of its CRJs from service, disrupting American Airlines' network.