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Revised Aerial Urban Mobility Rankings Will Spark More Debate

Abbot Aerospace has updated the criteria it uses to evaluate the likely success of new aircraft in the urban air mobility sector.

Air Charter Association Names Glenn Hogben CEO

Glenn Hogben takes the CEO reins for The Air Charter Association after serving as the organization's joint deputy chair.
Charter & Fractional

FXAir Sees Robust First Year, Expects Stronger 2021

FXAir is a premium on-demand charter provider launched this past summer by Directional Aviation.
Avionics

Aerion Picks Universal ClearVision EFVS for AS2

Universal Avionics will supply its ClearVision enhanced flight vision system for the supersonic Aerion AS2.
Regulations and Government

FAA Rule Clears Path for Supersonic Flight Tests

The FAA released a rule clarifying the process for flight authorizations for flight testing beyond Mach 1, a step toward the return of supersonic flight.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Completes Houston Hobby Move

Duncan Aviation has had a satellite repair operation at William P. Hobby International Airport in Houston since 1985.
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FBOs

Leading Edge Jet Center Buys Montana FBO

Oregon-based Leading Edge Jet Center (LEJC) has expanded its footprint to the central U.S. with the acquisition of Exec Air Montana.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Turbine Engine Specialists Increases Bizjet APU Support

Turbine Engine Specialists has acquired the 36-100 and 36-150 APU rental bank from Honeywell.
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Moves Ahead with SMS for Repair Stations

EASA has issued a regulatory opinion with its plan to adopt regulations requiring certain Part 145 repair stations to have safety management system.
Charter & Fractional

Jet It Begins 2021 with Fleet, Western Expansion

Jet It, the North Carolina-based fractional operator, took delivery of six HondaJets in the fourth quarter of 2020.
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Aircraft

Amazon Makes First Direct Aircraft Purchases

Eleven more Boeing 767-300 freighters will join Amazon’s transportation network starting this year.
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Former NATA Chief Larry Burian Dies

Larry Burian, who died December 23, helped grow a small, struggling organization into a strong voice for general and business aviation companies.
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Buys Mountain Aviation, Quadrupling Citation X Fleet

Wheels Up continues buying spree, picking up Mountain Aviation following acquisitions of TMC, Gama Aviation, and Delta Private Jets over the past 18 months
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Aircraft

Pilatus Aircraft Delivers 100th PC-24 Jet

Jetfly Aviation took delivery of the twinjet.
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Regulations and Government

CDC Plans To Require Negative Covid Tests for Intl Pax

International passengers arriving into the U.S., including on GA flights, will have to verify that they tested negative for the virus.
Accidents

Malaysia Suspends Heli Operator's Training Certificate

The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has suspended the training certificate of My Heli Club following its second crash in less than two months.
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Accidents

Airline Accident Fatalities Up in 2020 Despite Pandemic

Dutch consultancy To70 warns of safety complacency as airlines increase operations in 2021.
FutureFlight

Lilium Appoints Veteran Rolls-Royce Engineer to Lead eVTOL Program

Alastair McIntosh has been named chief technology officer and head of design organization at the German startup.
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FutureFlight

Hatzolah Air Ambulance Group Orders Four CityHawk VTOL Aircraft

The hybrid-powered CityHawk will feature a specially designed cabin for carrying patients and medical staff.
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FutureFlight

Integrated Propeller Plane Concept Makes the Case For All-electric Airliners

Conseil et Technique is proposing to replace wing-mounted turbofans with an electric propulsion system installed around the rear fuselage of airliners.
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FutureFlight

EASA Takes More Time to Prepare Special Condition VTOL Certification Rules

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has combined general aviation and vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in its reorganized certification department.
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People in Aviation

Sullenberger is confirmed as U.S. ambassador to ICAO, Rep. DeFazio is retiring, and IADA has new board leadership.
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Thorne Adds Chairman Title at Gogo

Gogo president and CEO Oakleigh Thorne replaces Ronald LeMay as chairman.
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FBOs

Atlantic Expands Colorado FBO

Atlantic Aviation has added a new 30,000-sq-ft heated hangar to its FBO at Colorado’s Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ).
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Aircraft

European Flight Volume Collapsed to Mid-1980s Level in 2020

Ryanair remained the region’s largest operator last year while Eurowings and Norwegian dropped out of the top 10 of airlines performing the most flights.
Engines

Rolls Considers Need To ‘Re-phase’ UltraFan Development

UK engine maker Rolls-Royce will reassess the pace of engine development once it completes testing of its UltraFan.
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FBOs

Air Elite Network Adds Indiana FBO

Fort Wayne Aero Center, the airport owned and operated FBO at Indiana’s Fort Wayne International Airport, is the latest to join the Air Elite Network.
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Teledyne Technologies To Buy FLIR in $8B Deal

The Teledyne $8 billion acquisition of FLIR is anticipated to close midyear, bringing together two major players in the proprietary sensor field.
Regulations and Government

EASA Merges General Aviation and VTOL Certification

The European aviation safety agency has reorganized its certification directorate, combining general aviation fixed wing aircraft with VTOL designs.
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Aircraft

NASA's X-59 Takes Shape

NASA has closed the wing and is ready to join the fuselage and empennage of its Mach 1.4 X-59 in preparation for first flight, now planned for 2022.
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