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Maintenance and Modifications

Flexjet Unveils New Helicopter Interior

Flexjet has unveiled a bespoke interior and paint livery on one of its Sikorsky S-76 helicopters based on the Bentley Bacalar luxury automobile.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

CHC Helicopter Restructures Finances

CHC Group's debt restructuring will provide more than $100 million in new capital and liquidity for the company.
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Charter & Fractional

Magellan Adds Membership Program, Jet Card Benefits

Magellan Jets is adding several benefits and a new membership program as corporations face uncertainties in their travel plans.
Safety

AviationManuals Updates SAFA Inspection Guidance

AviationManuals says it has seen a marked increase in use of its SAFA manuals as Europe expands ramp inspections.
Accidents

Civil Aviation Sees Big Drop in Accident Rate in 2021

The International Civil Aviation Organization reports a 9.8 percent drop in the rate of accidents and a 66 percent decline in fatalities last year.
Maintenance and Modifications

NIAR Werx To Add Airbus A321 Conversions

The A321 cargo conversion project is an extension of a partnership between National Institute for Aviation Research and Erickson Precision Ventures.
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Airports

Minneapolis GA Airport Opens New Runway

Minneapolis-area Lake Elmo Airport has inaugurated its new 3,500-foot Runway 14/32, which replaces the previous 2,850-foot airstrip.
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Charter & Fractional

ACI Jet Celebrates Long-awaited Grand Opening

ACI Jet started with a tiny building and has grown into a multi-location FBO, charter/management, and maintenance provider.
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation Delivers King Airs to Forest Service

The U.S. Forest Service will use the new King Air 260s for wildfire mapping missions.
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Charter & Fractional

Tailwind To Launch NY to D.C. Seaplane Service

Tailwind's New York to Washington DC flights will serve College Park Airport in Maryland with Cessna Caravans on amphibious floats.
Airports

Brazil Airport Auction May Leave Some Bizav Homeless

Brazil auctioned 30-year concessions for 15 airports on August 18 including the three most vital to business aviation in the country’s two largest cities.
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Training and Workforce

AINsight: Age 67 or Bust?

Should the airlines should raise the mandatory pilot retirement age past 65?
Charter & Fractional

Aero Raises $65M for Expansion

Aero offers semi-private charter flights to three destinations in North America and three in Europe.
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Charter & Fractional

XO Sees Growth in Memberships, First-time Fliers

XO saw a significant surge in shared charter flights during the first half of the year.
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Accidents

Co-pilot Jumps Without a Parachute, Dies

After damaging the landing gear during a landing attempt, the co-pilot of a CASA 212 results in co-pilot's airborne suicide.
FBOs

Federal Court Issues Ruling in Massachusetts Airport Dispute

A federal court has issued the latest ruling in a long-running FBO dispute at Masschusetts' Norwood Memorial Airport.
Airlines

UK Software Startup Helping Pilots Fly More Efficiently

Virgin Atlantic has saved some 1,000 tonnes of fuel over six months thanks to a new behavioral economics and data science app from London-based Signol.
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Regulations and Government

Another Fatal Crash As Hansen Helo Trial Resumes

Prosecutors allege Hansen executives formed Pacific Spotters to continue 'fraud scheme.'
Regulations and Government

Australia Launches General Aviation Safety Campaign

Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority has launched a general aviation pilot safety campaign in cooperation with other agencies and associations.
Aircraft

Eviation’s Electric Aircraft Set To Fly Soon

Eviation is still on track to perform the first test flight of its all-electric Alice within the next five weeks.
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Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Continues Doc Consolidation with AD Transfer

The FAA decommissioned the AD databases on the Regulatory Guidance Library on August 16 and moved them to the comprehensive DRS site.
Regulations and Government

Helo Schools Agree To Pay $7.5 Million False Claim Settlement

Universal Helicopters and Dodge City Community College are alleged to have violated Veterans Affairs benefit rules.
Accidents

Investigation Into Ohio Hangar Foam Fatality Continues

Officials in Ohio are continuing their investigation into the cause of a fatal accidental hangar foam discharge at Wilmington Air Park.
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Maintenance and Modifications

AAR Expands Maintenance Training Fellowship Program

AAR guarantees employment for students who graduate in good standing.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Alto Aviation Introduces Fix For Obsolete Cabin Switches

Alto Aviation has introduced a new passenger control replacement program for older aircraft equipped with non-serviceable Baker DECU switch panels.
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Accidents

Accidents: August 2022

Preliminary and final accident reports, August 2022
Sustainability and Environment

Aviation Groups Cheer SAF Credit Law Signing

Aviation groups including NBAA and NATA are applauding President Biden’s signing into law of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 yesterday.
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ATC

100 years of air traffic control

While the precise date for the founding of air traffic control services remains in dispute, the period of 1920-1922 is when ATC began.
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Training and Workforce

CAE Enhanced Recurrent Brings Scenario-based Training to Bizav

CAE's enhanced recurrent training uses data from a variety of sources to bring more realism into simulator-based business aviation training scenarios.
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Aircraft

American Airlines Places Deposit to Secure 20 Boom Overtures

A contract between Boom Supersonic and American Airlines covers a firm order for 20 Overtures and options on another 40.
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