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Airports

Florida Capital Airport Suffers Minor Tornado Damage

Tallahassee International Airport, which serves Florida’s capital, closed briefly Tuesday after a minor tornado swept across the Panhandle region.
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Rotorcraft

Bell's 4Q Helo Deliveries Slip, but Recovery Expected

Bell delivered 19 fewer commercial helicopters in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Maintenance and Modifications

Atlas-equipped CitationJet Wins in Head-to-head Fly-off

A fly-off between a Cessna CitationJet equipped with Tamarack Aerospace’s Atlas Active Winglet system and a stock CJ yielded some interesting results.
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Charter & Fractional

ASL Establishes Fractional Program with Vision Jet

ASL Group will use its first Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet G2 to establish a fractional aircraft program under its Blue Sky Club aircraft membership program.
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Aircraft

Oliver Wyman Gauges Covid’s Damage to Future Airliner Fleets

A 10-year fleet forecast by Oliver Wyman projects a 40 percent shortfall in widebody production compared with previous projections.

Boom Expands Leadership Team

Boom brought in Kathy Savitt as president and CCO, Joe Massaquoi as CFO, and three more board members as it accelerates activities.
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Charter & Fractional

New Fliers Boost Sentient Jet's 2020 Card Sales

Sentient Jet CEO Andrew Collins said with the addition of new fliers last year, retention becomes a key strategy in 2021 and beyond.
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Aircraft

Lilium To Expand Planned Florida eVTOL Network

Lilium is partnering with infrastructure group Ferrovial to build a network of vertiports across Florida to support commercial eVTOL aircraft operations
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Engines

GKN Leads Hydrogen Propulsion Plan For Sub-Regional Aircraft

GKN and other UK partners have received government backing for their H2GEAR hydrogen propulsion system that could eventually power larger airliners.
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Sustainability and Environment

New Company To Help Bizav Reach Environment Goals

4AIR, a new company aimed at helping aircraft operators and customers offset or reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide has launched.
FBOs

Atlantic To Expand Chicago-area FBO

Atlantic Aviation has embarked on a nearly $11 million expansion project on its FBO at Chicago Executive Airport.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Begins Booking Challenger 300/350 HMU Installs

Bombardier is offering the Smart Link Plus units for free and will begin installation work beginning mid-year, starting with the Challenger 300 and 350.
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Rotorcraft

Erickson: Wildfires Are Going To Get Worse

Helicopter services company Erickson responding to growing wildfire threat.
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Aircraft

Boeing Moves 777X EIS Target to Late 2023

Along with a delay to the 777X, Boeing’s 787 delivery pause will last into late in the first quarter.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Finishes 4Q Strong, but 2020 Deliveries Down

Gulfstream Aerospace finished the fourth quarter on a strong note, but aircraft deliveries for the full year still slipped by 15.7 percent, to 127 jets.
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Aircraft

ExecuJet Haite Marks Milestone Legacy 650 Inspection

ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services China completed the country's first 96-month inspection of an Embraer Legacy 650.
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Maintenance and Modifications

API Names Volare Aviation Authorized Winglet Installer

Named an authorized API Blended Winglet installer in Europe, Oxford, UK-based Volare Aviation completed its first retrofit on a Hawker 800XPi.
Avionics

Modern Aviation Wilmington Adds Avionics Support

As part of its avionics expansion, Modern Aviation Wilmington has become a Garmin dealer and acquired an Airtext dealership.
Aircraft

Bye Starts Series Production of Electric eFlyer 2

Three series-conforming examples of the two-seat eFlyer 2 will be used by Bye Aerospace to complete FAA Part 23 type certification.
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Safety

New Covid Rules Ban Some U.S. Entries

A travel ban barring entry for non-U.S. travelers who have been in the UK, Ireland, the EU’s Schengen Area, Brazil and South America took effect this week.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Deliveries Mixed in Fourth Quarter

Despite the mixed Beechcraft and Cessna Citation deliveries, Textron Aviation recorded a profit in the fourth quarter.
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Regulations and Government

Senate Commerce Gives Nod To Buttigieg Nomination

The nomination of Pete Buttigieg for transportation secretary received bipartisan support from the Senate Commerce Committee.
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Airports

House Bill Aims To Incentivize Timely Airport Projects

House T&I Committee Republican leaders introduced a bill to enable the use of AIP funds to incentivize early completion of airport construction projects.
Accidents

EASA Clears Boeing 737 Max for Return to Service

Approval of the 737 Max by EASA follows clearance by U.S., Canadian, and Brazilian aviation authorities.
FutureFlight

FAA Expects First Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft to be Certified in 2021

The agency is now working on type certification with the developers of 30 electric and hybrid-electric aircraft and also with seven manufacturers of new propulsion systems.
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FutureFlight

Joby Says It Is On Track to Launch eVTOL Air Taxi Services

The company sees the "first mile" of multimodal transportation networks involving eVTOL aircraft as being critical to public acceptance.
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FutureFlight

Vertical Aerospace Prepares to Unveil and Fly VA-1X eVTOL Prototype

The UK company says it expects to name new program partners in the next few weeks.
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FutureFlight

Terrafugia's Transition Flying Car Earns FAA Light Sport Airworthiness Certificate

The manufacturer is now working to get approval for road use by 2022.
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FutureFlight

European Aviation Groups Voice Concerns Over Autonomous Aircraft Integration

A coalition of 14 organizations tell the European Union that issues related to airspace management, communications, infrastructure, liability, and costs need to be hammered out for drone integration.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

UK's Future Flight Challenge Analyzes the Socio-Economic Case For Advanced Air Mobility

A new study by consulting group PwC looks at six case studies for the use of electric aircraft and drones in passenger and cargo services.