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Airbus Plans for Big Boost of A320 Production Rates

Suppliers of Europe’s dominant commercial aircraft OEM received notice to prepare for a 40 percent increase in A320 rate by the second quarter of 2023.
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Aircraft

Boeing Settles with FAA on 737 Penalties

The FAA has levied $17 million in penalties on Boeing stemming from production issues raised in 2019.
Aircraft

Alliance To Bring Electric Caravan Flights to New York City

An alliance between Lima NY, Blade Urban Air Mobility, and Magnix will see Lima convert its Caravan seaplane fleet to all-electric.
Rotorcraft

Bristow Narrows Losses On Declining Revenues

Bristow Group says it expects the offshore helicopter market to recover in late 2021.
Sustainability and Environment

Carinata Lands On ICAO's SAF Feedstock List

ICAO has now recognized Carinata, an oilseed crop, as a renewable feedstock with a similar lifecycle carbon emission reduction as waste-derived SAF.
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Aircraft

C&L Wins Deal for ERJ-135/145 Semi-private Conversions

C&L Aviation Services has signed a contract for multiple ERJ-135 and -145 “semi-private” aircraft modifications.
Safety

Two Learjet Pilots Lose Jobs after Intentional Roll

The pilots of the Learjet Model 31A German air ambulance business jet lost their jobs after the PIC rolled the aircraft on approach to Faro, Portugal.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Viasat Demos Phased-array Antenna on Business Jet

Viasat's testing of phased-array antenna technology in a Citation II could pave the way toward Ka-band satcom for smaller aircraft.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Group To Launch Ireland's First Vertiport

A consortium of companies and organizations have come together in an MoU to launch Ireland’s first passenger and cargo vertiport at Shannon Airport.
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Regulations and Government

Groups Praise Industry Comments for Spurring PRD Changes

NBAA was pleased that the FAA made some modifications in its final pilot records database rule as a result of industry concerns.
Aircraft

Dassault's 6X Service Entry Prep Includes Product Support Effort

Dassault Aviation's Falcon 6X is expected to enter service in 2022, and the company is already preparing support activities.
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Engines

GE Aviation Extends CF34 Engine Mx Agreement with MTU

MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg has served as an authorized maintenance provider for GE Aviation's CF34 engine family since 2003.
Airlines

IATA Urges Adoption of Digital Health Documentation

International Air Transport Association director general Willie Walsh warned of “chaos” at airports if governments don’t agree on digitalization measures.
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Aircraft

U.S. Air Force’s Newest Fighter Completes First Exercise

Participation in Northern Edge in Alaska provided the combined F-15EX Eagle II test team with a chance to wring out the new fighter in a major exercise.
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Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Joins IBAC as Industry Partner

Aviation training provider FlightSafety International (FSI) has joined the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) as an industry partner.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bluetail Launches Digital Record Search Engine

Aircraft data storage and access provider Bluetail has introduced a digital document search engine, MACH Search.
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Accidents

Metroliner-Cirrus Midair Occurred on Parallel Approach

An NTSB prelim report notes the May 12 midair collision between a Cirrus SR22 and Swearingen Metroliner occurred while they were on parallel approaches.
Engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada Reaches PT6E Century Mark

Pilatus Aircraft was the launch customer for the engine that powers its PC-12NGX turboprop single.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Final PRD Rule Includes Corporate Operators

The FAA included corporate operators in its new requirements for reporting into an electronic Pilot Records Database, but scaled back records mandates.
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Airports

Business Aviation Prepares for European Soccer Championship

The rescheduled finals of the 2020 UEFA soccer tournament is set to begin June with 51 matches hosted by 12 European cities.
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Aircraft

Honda Aircraft Unveils Upgraded HondaJet Elite S

The Elite S is the latest version of the HondaJet and adds more range and new communications and safety features.
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Airlines

Etihad CEO Sees a More Existential Threat than Covid

Airlines must accept that the “greening” of aviation is a medium to long-term reality, said Etihad boss Tony Douglas.
Regulations and Government

Travel Restriction Relaxation Pivotal to Bizav Recovery in Europe

Business aviation activity lags in Europe but recovery is expected in the second half of the year.
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Airports

Jetex Sees Bizav Traffic Surge at Dubai Al-Maktoum

Astute Covid-19 risk management by the UAE authorities has created conditions for firm to prosper
Airlines

EU Bans Belarusian Aircraft over Ryanair Forced Diversion

ICAO will consider further possible action against Belarus for alleged violation of the Chicago Convention over the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight.
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Aircraft

Boeing Inks New Max Deal with SMBC Aviation Capital

A new contract with SMBC marks the second sale of the 737 Max in two weeks.
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Avionics

Garmin Completes AeroData Acquisition

With the acquisition of AeroData, Garmin looks to add more of the performance data provider's capabilities to business aviation customers.
Aircraft

Embraer Takes RJs to Semi-private Cabin Configurations

An STC being developed by Embraer would allow its company-owned service centers to perform the semi-private cabin configurations on all ERJ 145s.
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Regulations and Government

Dickson: FAA 'Closely Monitoring' EASA Validation Activity

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson reassures that FAA remains engaged with EASA to ensure certification and validation approaches are in line with agreement.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Completes First Five-blade H145 Retrofit

Airbus Helicopters has performed the first conversion of a four-blade H145 light twin to the new five-blade version.
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