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EASA Invites Questions On Means of Compliance for VTOL Special Conditions

EASA's Rotorcraft and VTOL webinar on December 9 will include discussion of the proposed means of compliance for certifying new VTOL aircraft under EASA's special conditions.
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Avions Mauboussin Heads Back to the Future With New Hybrid-Hydrogen Duo

The company expects the two-seater Alérion aircraft to enter service by the end of 2024, with the six-seater Alcyon following a year or two later.
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FutureFlight

Embraer Lays Plans for Melbourne Air Taxi Operations with Australian Partner

Embraer's new Eve subsidiary will work with Airservices Australia on an air taxi operational plan while it develops its eVTOL aircraft.
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FutureFlight

Airbus Trials Autonomous Takeoffs and Landings For Moving Platforms

Airbus's optionally piloted vehicle recently made fully autonomous takeoff and landing approaches to and from a moving deck simulator.
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FutureFlight

VerdeGo Aero's Hybrid-Electric Powertrain Will Drive Airflow's eSTOL Freighter

Airflow is aiming to get its short takeoff and landing, fixed-wing design into production by 2025.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Kaman Enters Bizjet Aftermarket Through C&L Partnership

Under the arrangement, Bangor, Maine-based C&L will serve as the exclusive distributor for composite structural repairs offered by Kaman Composites.
Rotorcraft

New Survitec Emergency Breathing System Offers More Air

Survitec's new Emergency Breathing System (EBS) offers offshore helicopter passengers and crew more air.
Aircraft

Country Music Star Dierks Bentley Reinforces Bizav Advocacy

Country music artist Dierks Bentley was the keynote speaker on the opening day of NBAA VBACE.
Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Explores New Winglet Offerings

Tamarack said the manufacturer of the Atlas active winglet system is expanding into new bizav, military, and commercial airliner markets
Safety

IS&S Advances Autothrottle Approvals, Features

IS&S's autothrottles are now standard on the King Air 360 and 260 and approved on PC-12s and other King Airs.
Aircraft

Airbus Corporate Jets Marks Strong Year

Airbus Corporate Jets has sold 13 aircraft and delivered four thus far in 2020, results helped propelled by the new ACJ TwoTwenty.
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Airlines

Aviation Groups Applaud EASA/ECDC Quarantine Rebuke

New recommendations from European aviation and health authorities against quarantine requirements also cited the ineffectiveness of systematic testing.

JetNet iQ Survey Shows Industry Optimism

Despite the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic, the business aviation industry remains optimistic, according to industry data provider JetNet.
Aircraft

Embraer Sees Covid Leading to a Return to ‘Rightsizing’

Brazilian airframer Embraer bases new market demand conclusions on a muted projection for air travel growth through 2029.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Geneva Receives Russian Part 145 Approval

Jet Aviation Geneva will provide line and base maintenance on Russian-registered Bombardier Global Express series, Gulfstream, and BBJ aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Adds Third Installation Site in South Carolina

The company's "Transformation Center" opens as demand for winglet installations is increasing.
Aircraft

Honeywell Bullish on Bizav Post-Covid

The company anticipates a return to growth of business aviation around 2022 and is developing new products to serve a growing market.
Engines

EAP Sees Double-digit Enrollment, Engine Growth

Engine Assurance Program said the majority of its new enrollments are from first-time aircraft owners.
Safety

Motive Learning Offering Covid-19 Compliance Training

Motive Learning, participating in its first NBAA convention as an exhibitor, has bundled the Covid-19 training program with its other training modules.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Announces Another King Air Refresh

The Beechcraft King Air 260 is the latest airplane to receive an upgrade at Textron Aviation, the Wichita airframer announced at VBACE.
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Collins Brings New Materials for Interior Veneers

Collins Aerospace's new PrecisionPlank lumber alternative can be accurately color-matched and better sized for business jet wood veneers.
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FBOs

Lynx To Build New FBO at FXE

Lynx FBO will break ground on a new multi-million dollar facility at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
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Airlines

Singapore-Hong Kong Travel Bubble Delayed until 2021

A rapidly deteriorating Covid situation in Hong Kong prompted authorities to delay implementation of a travel bubble for the second time.
Fuel

Infrastructure, Scaleability Make SAF an Expensive Option

Sustainable aviation fuel is still three to five times more expensive than fossil fuels.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Completes Commercial Aviation Sale to Intelsat

Following the sale, Gogo will operate exclusively within the business aviation market.
Rotorcraft

Bell Moves Commercial Business into New Center

Formerly the American Airlines building, Bell's Commercial Business Center will house about 600 employees.
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Aircraft

Hackers Gain Access to Embraer IT Systems

Embraer IT specialists have isolated certain systems to protect the overall computer network after a cyberattack.
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Coleal To Head Up Incora as CEO

Coleal joins Incora just months after it formed through the merger of Wesco Aircraft and Pattonair.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus VSR700 Makes ATOLs from Moving Deck

Airbus's optionally piloted vehicle recently made fully autonomous takeoff and landing approaches to and from a moving deck simulator.
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Charter & Fractional

GrandView Looks to New Year with More Jets, Bases

Charter operator Grandview Aviation has taken delivery of three new Embraer Phenom 300 business jets.
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