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Embraer Wins Major Financing Commitments

Brazilian export bank BNDES and other financial institutions have committed to provide up to $600 million in debt financing.
Charter & Fractional

Charter Execs See Only Temporary Surplus in Pilot Pools

While the number of available pilots will continue to increase with airline furloughs, charter execs say during an NBAA webinar the situation is temporary.
Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Operators Face Covid Market Uncertainty and Regulatory Complexity

Air Charter Operators Face Covid Market Uncertainty and Regulatory Complexity
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FutureFlight

Urban Aeronautics Selects HyPoint to Provide Hydrogen Fuel Cells For CityHawk VTOL

The hydrogen-powered version of the aircraft is expected to start flight testing between 2028 and 2030.
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Introducing the Bose ProFlight Series 2 Aviation Headset

Introducing the Bose ProFlight Series 2 Aviation Headset
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Safety

Covid and Hurricanes Not a Good Mix

With 2020's hurricane season already off and running, Covid-19 could present an additional hurdle to FBOs and aircraft operators in the storm zone.
Engines

Leonardo AW189K Gets EASA Nod

Leonardo has received EASA certification for the super-medium twin AW189K, a variant developed with a pair of Safran Aneto 1K engines.
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Aircraft

Textron Delivers 250th Citation M2 Light Jet

Fast Rabbit Aviation LLC in Seattle takes delivery of the milestone copy of the latest variant of the Citation Model 525 from Textron Aviation.
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Aircraft

Mitsubishi Aircraft Triggers M90 Management Shakeup

Chief development officer Alex Bellamy will leave Mitsubishi Aircraft as the company names a new chief engineer for the M90.
Regulations and Government

Senate Panel Moves To Pause Ligado Cellular Network

The Senate Armed Services Committee approved language to block Defense Department spending to support Ligado's plans for use of the L-band spectrum.
Engines

GE Aviation's Joyce To Retire after 40 Years with the Company

GE Aviation’s retiring CEO David Joyce will relinquish his duties to former Embraer Commercial Aviation chief executive John Slattery on September 1
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Charter Execs See Light, Midsize Jets Drive Uptick

NBAA Leadership Council Briefing details trends charter executives are seeing as industry attempts to recover.
Aircraft

Jetcraft, JSSI To Offer Buyers Unscheduled Mx Plan

The program will provide a six-month unscheduled maintenance plan from JSSI that's cost-free to buyers of an aircraft through Jetcraft.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Siemens Offers UV Light as Cabin Disinfection Solution

The UV light system has been proven to kill a wide range of viruses and bacteria, and is believed to be effective against Covid-19.
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Aircraft

Embraer to Reintegrate Commercial Aviation, Slattery To GE

Embraer will reverse its “carve out” of Commercial Aviation while division CCO Arjan Meijer assumes the chief executive’s role from John Slattery.
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Avionics

Honeywell Focuses New Unit on UAS and UAM Sectors

The new Honeywell business unit will offer avionics, power, air traffic management, and other systems for new aircraft in the UAS and UAM sectors.
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Regulations and Government

Police Aviation Under the Gun

New political and budget pressures could ground some police helicopters in the U.S.
Rotorcraft

Hill Dems Call For Helos To Have TAWS, Flight Recorders

A bill to mandate HTAWS and flight recorders for large helicopters was introduced by House and Senate Democrats.
Rotorcraft

Bristow and Era Complete Helicopter Operations Merger

New Bristow CEO Chris Bradshaw says industry consolidation "long overdue."
Rotorcraft

Unmanned Civil K-Max Helicopter To Deliver in 2021

Kaman Aerospace has already received commitments for its first five unmanned K-1200 K-Max helicopter kits for civil operators.
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AINdebrief Episode 12 | June 12, 2020

Hangar foam fire suppression debate, EU relaxing travel Covid travel ban, EASA certifies first electric aircraft, eVTOL news
Maintenance and Modifications

New Mexico Mx Providers Join in Local Covid Support

Santa Fe Aero Services and Skyland Aircraft, MRO providers at Santa Fe Municipal Airport, will give a portion of inspection work fees to a local food bank.

AINsight: Aviation Medicine in the Pandemic, Part 2

The Covid-19 pandemic is clearly having impacts on the aviation medical segment.

Bizjet Activity Strengthens in June, but Still Lags

The latest WingX data shows business aviation activity down 34 percent worldwide in June, but better than the 47 percent decline looking back to May.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Deutschland Delivers 8,000th Engine

Rolls-Royce has delivered the 8,000th engine manufactured at its Dahlewitz, Germany facility. Gulfstream took the milestone engine, a BR725 powerplant.
FBOs

NATA Launches New Covid Standard for FBOs

NATA's Safety 1st Clean standard details what FBOs need to do to help curb the spread of Covid-19
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Aircraft

Cessna's Skyhawk 172 Marks 65 Years Of Flight

The largest Cessna 172 operator is the Civil Air Patrol, which this this week ordered 11 more of the type.
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Regulations and Government

UK Airlines Launch Legal Challenge to Quarantine Rules

British Airways, EasyJet and Ryanair asked a court to rule on their objections to a 14-day quarantine requirement for most travelers arriving in the UK.
Charter & Fractional

Data Shows Business Aviation is Down, But Not Out for the Count

Data Shows Business Aviation is Down, But Not Out for the Count
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FutureFlight

EASA Awards First Electric Aircraft TC to Pipistrel

EASA this week completed what it says is the world's first type certification for a fully electric aircraft, indicating it will pave the way for others.
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