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Brazil Begins Manufacturing of Saab Gripen Fighter

Saab’s Brazilian subsidiary will supply airframe components to both Swedish and Brazilian assembly lines.
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U.S. Bizav Flying Boosted by July 4 Holiday Traffic

Business aviation traffic in the U.S. was down only 7 percent over the extended Independence Day holiday weekend, according to data from WingX Advance.

Jet Aviation Brings hullo Aircrew to U.S.

The flight crew staffing platform boasts 3,000 registered crew globally.
Aircraft

Embraer Unveils Standard, Optional Praetor Enhancements

Embraer's optional Praetor enhancements include an electric pocket lavatory door that can also be retrofit on Legacy 450 and 500 twinjets.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Delivers 350th Challenger 350

Bombardier is celebrating the 350th delivery of its super-midsize Challenger 350, a milestone reached six years after the 3,200-nm twinjet entered service.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Sees Gradual Recovery but More Covid Uncertainty

UK engine maker Rolls now expects a 55 percent decline in engine flying hours for widebodies this year.
FBOs

How Fire Suppressing Foam Has Become More Trouble Than Its Worth

How Fire Suppressing Foam Has Become More Trouble Than Its Worth
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Aircraft

AMAC Looks Back at Its Recent Completions and MRO Projects, and Plans for the Future

AMAC Looks Back at Its Recent Completions and MRO Projects, and Plans for the Future
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Rotorcraft

Bell Delivers First ENG Helo to China

Bell has delivered the first dedicted ENG helicopter for service in China.
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Airlines

United Airlines Warns of Up to 36,000 Furloughs

UAL calls its decision to institute involuntary furloughs starting October 1 “a last resort.”
Aircraft

Airbus Sees Modest Climb in Deliveries in June

The European airframe maker sent 36 commercial airplanes to customers in June, compared with 24 in May and 14 in April.
Regulations and Government

Hundreds Express Opposition to FAA's PRD Proposal

Industry groups say the electronic Pilot Records Database NPRM leaves many questions unanswered and its extension to corporate operators is unjustified.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Boosts Its Fleet with Meridian Management Buy

Jet Linx is now one of the largest private aircraft managment providers in the U.S. after its acquisition of N.J.-based Meridian's management division.
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Maintenance and Modifications

AviationManuals Offers Mx Manuals for Part 91 Ops

AviationManuals' new general maintenance manual is customizable to corporate flight department size and needs.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Transitions Senior Leadership

Among the changes at Duncan Aviation are transitions to a new president and chief operating officers in Nebraska and Utah.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Viasat Removes Connectivity Speed Limits

A recent software change resulted in massive increases in connectivity speed for Viasat's business aviation customers.
Aircraft

Aerion Forms Partnership To Explore Synthetic Fuels

Aerion Supersonic has signed a memorandum of understanding with direct air capture specialist Carbon Engineering to explore synthetic fuel for the AS2.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Ruag MRO Adds Bombardier Global 7500 to Mx Certificate

Customer demand prompted Ruag MRO International to add Bombardier's flagship business jet to its maintenance capabilities.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Completes Helo MRO Consolidation Early

The consolidation integrated three StandardAero helicopter maintenance facilities into one.
Accidents

NTSB: Los Angeles Newscopter Hit Drone

A-Star sustained minor damage after "an inflight collision with a hard object of polycarbonate construction."
Aircraft

Leonardo Lands First Commercial IFR AW119Kx Order

Leonardo announced the first commercial and EMS order for its IFR-certified AW119Kx single-engine helicopter.
Rotorcraft

Helicopter Laserer Gets Federal Prison

A California man who lasered a sheriff’s helicopter in 2017 has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison.
Aircraft

U.S. Approves Hawkeyes for France and Ospreys for Indonesia

The latest round of U.S. State Department approvals of Foreign Military Sales includes a prospective deal to supply MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors to Indonesia.
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NBAA Initiative Strives To Put 'BizAv Back to Work'

NBAA has launched BizAv Back to Work to help connect job seekers with would-be employers through a job bank, tips, and tools.
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Aircraft

Avolon Cancels Order for 27 Boeing 737 Max Jets

Dublin, Ireland-based lessor Avolon registers its second Max order cancellation this year, raising the number of withdrawn commitments to 102.

Tim Rolfe Takes Over as CEO of HeliOffshore

Rolfe, who succeeds Gretchen Haskins, was a core founder member of HeliOffshore, which is dedicated to offshore helicopter safety.
Avionics

Time Running Out on Old Laserefs

Operators of older business jets will need to plan on upgrading their Laseref inertial reference systems.
Aircraft

Brussels Warns U.S. of Escalation of Aerospace Subsidy Dispute

European Union trade commissioner Phil Hogan accused the U.S. of rejecting the EU's attempts to finally settle their dispute over aerospace subsidies.
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation To Supply Greece with Air Ambulances

The special missions-configured King Airs will be owned by Greece’s Ministry of Health and maintained and operated by the Hellenic Air Force.
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Avionics

Garmin G1000 NXi Approved for Embraer Phenom 300

The G1000 NXi upgrade is now available for installation in the Embraer Phenom 300.
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