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Accidents: March 2022

Preliminary and final accident reports, March 2022
Maintenance and Modifications

At Sky Aircraft Maintenance, Legacy Bizjets a Focus

One year-old Sky Aircraft Maintenance is planning a 65,000-sq-ft expansion at Davidson County Airport in North Carolina.
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Aircraft

Cirrus Backlog Shows Growing Demand for Personal Aircraft

Increased demand fosters innovation and growth for Cirrus Aircraft as customers new to aviation enter the market in search of personal travel.
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Rotorcraft

Helicopter Ambulance Crews Facing Pandemic Burnout

"Everyone in healthcare is just exhausted," said Cameron Curtis, CEO of the Association of Air Medical Services.
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Rotorcraft

Metro Embraces Camera, Training Technology

Metro Aviation works to improve operations through the use of supplemental technology including base weather cameras and Icarus IFR training devices.
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Aircraft

Dutch See Nine-seat Electric Aircraft in Service by 2026

A study commissioned by a Dutch agency examined cases in three Caribbean Islands as the basis for its projections on fully electric regional services.
Aircraft

Modesto Jet Adds Bigger Aircraft with FAA Approval

Modesto Jet receives FAA approval to manage and operate charter aircraft with 10 or more seats.
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Charter & Fractional

Luxaviation-Rolls Tie-up Signals Bizav’s Move into AAM

Luxaviation's partnership with Rolls-Royce is one of the strongest signals yet that business aviation will play a role in the advanced air mobility sector.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

StandardAero Increasing Stock of Gogo Avance Systems

MRO provider StandardAero has signed a volume purchase agreement for Gogo Business Aviation Avance L3 and L5 systems.
Aircraft

Tradewind Aviation To Double Its PC-12 Fleet

Tradewind Aviation today placed an order for 20 Pilatus PC-12 NGXs that will more than double its existing fleet of 18 PC-12s.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

SmartSky Turns To Courts To Block Gogo's 5G Service

SmartSky has filed a patent lawsuit and for a preliminary injunction to halt Gogo's rollout of its 5G service this year.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Winglet-equipped King Air Shows Efficiency Gains

A Tamarack-modified King Air 350 flew two long-distance flights to try and set a city-pair record.
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Rotorcraft

Milestone, Helitak Develop Firefighting Sikorsky S-92A

Milestone Aviation has partnered with Helitak to develop an easy install, aerial firefighting kit for the S-92A featuring a quick-fill 1,050-gallon tank.
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Rotorcraft

Aero Asset Establishes Helicopter Acquisition Arm

Aero Asset Acquisitions partners with Indiana bank to buy and sell helicopters.
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Aircraft

PlaneSense Expands Gogo Avance L3 to PC-12 Fleet

PlaneSense previously provided Gogo's Avance L3 internet connectivity system only on its fleet of Pilatus PC-24 twinjets.
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Regulations and Government

Sen. Inhofe Retiring with Genav Advocacy Legacy

Inhofe, who is retiring in January, was known for clearing a path for the passage of the landmark General Aviation Revitalization Act.
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Sustainability and Environment

Virgin Atlantic Partners with Low-carbon-fuel Developer

Virgin Group has partnered with chemical conversion company Agilyx to develop a new sustainable aviation fuel based on waste plastics.
Accidents

FSF Study Spotlights Frequency of Runway Excursions

Runway excursions, especially those during landing, were the top mishaps for corporate jets last year.
Aircraft

Sole An-225 Cargoliner Damaged in Russia-Ukraine War

Antonov An-225, UR-82060, victim of Russia attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv-Hostomel Airport.
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FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Boosts FBO Network with Lynx Buy

Atlantic Aviation has continued its rapid expansion with the addition of the Lynx FBO chain and its nine locations.
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ATC

European Union Closes Airspace to All Russian Aircraft

In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union on February 27 closed its airspace to all Russian aircraft.
Charter & Fractional

Volato Adds Baltimore Base, Charter Operations

Volato's Baltimore base will be supported by Trident Aviation's two Maryland locations.
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Rotorcraft

Thailand to Get AH-6i Attack/Reconnaissance Helicopters

The Royal Thai Army has placed an order for the AH-6 helicopter with Boeing, while MD Helicopters has delivered MD 530Gs to neighboring Malaysia.
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Aircraft

UAE Looks to China for Advanced Trainers

The United Arab Emirates appears set to buy the Chinese Hongdu L-15 to answer its advanced and fighter lead-in training requirements.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet Edge Selects Cue's Covid-19 Test for Flight Crews

The Cue Health molecular self-test for Covid-19 provides results in 20 minutes via mobile devices.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Marks Another 5G System Milestone

Colorado-based Gogo Business Aviation has received FAA STC and PMA approval for its 5G antenna following installation and testing by Duncan Aviation.
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Safety

AINsight: Developing a Personal Proficiency Plan

Two terms often used interchangeably in aviation are currency and proficiency, but they are not the same and a pilot can be current but not proficient.
Aircraft

ARTEMIS Challenger Joins Ukraine Surveillance Effort

The converted Challenger 650 bizjet is flying regular missions along the Poland-Belarus border to monitor Russian ground force activities.
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ATC

Ukraine Airspace Shuts as Russian Invasion Threatens Air Safety

EASA and other agencies have warned of dangers to aircraft not only in Ukraine's airspace, but also in neighboring Russia, Belarus and Moldova.
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Fuel

FAA, Industry Partner on Eagle Unleaded Avgas Initiative

Although the FAA-industry Eagle initiative aims to eliminate leaded avgas by 2030, unleaded aviation gasoline already exists.
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