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Maverick Is Launch Customer for Spidertracks FDM

Maverick Helicopters will be the launch customer for Spidertracks’ Insights virtual flight data recorder technology on its Spider X.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Takes New Look at Urban Air Noise

Airbus research into helicopter noise is being used to evaluate potential eVTOL designs.
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Aircraft

Mitsubishi Stops Work on Its Long-Delayed SpaceJet M90 Airliner

Mitsubishi Stops Work on Its Long-Delayed SpaceJet M90 Airliner
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Safety

Traveling During a Pandemic, Part 2

AIN editor-in-chief gets out of the house for a trip to France during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Aircraft

Global 7500 - for the smoothest ride and best all-weather performance

Global 7500 - for the smoothest ride and best all-weather performance
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Safety

Torqued: Can the FAA Win Back the Aviation Safety Gold Standard?

Is the FAA still tops when it comes to safety oversight, after the Boeing 737 Max crisis?
Avionics

People in Aviation: November 2020

Bob Stangarone takes the helm of the New England Air Museum, while Glenn Hogben is now joint deputy chair of the Air Charter Association.
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Accidents

Accidents: November 2020

Preliminary and final accident reports
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AMAC Keeps Busy with Multiple VIP Mx Projects

AMAC Aerospace is keeping busy with many VIP airliner and maintenance projects.
FBOs

Clay Lacy To Open East Coast FBO

Clay Lacy Aviation has received permission from the Connecticut Airport Authority to expand its East Coast operations facility into a full FBO.
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Airlines

New UK Airline Flypop Set To Launch India Service in 2021

A UK government funding program is could help new airline Flypop get off the ground with services to India from late 2021.
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Airlines

Emirates Retires First A380 from Fleet

The first A380 to retire from Emirates Airline ended its career with a flight to Tarbes, France.
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Safety

Corporate Angel Network Nets $275k in Virtual Auction

The Corporate Angel Network’s (CAN) Fund an Angel Virtual Auction raised more than $275,000 through sponsorships, auction items, and donations.
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Approves SkyWay Group's SkyStep for Citations

SkyStep is now EASA and FAA certified for Citation models 500, 501SP, 550, 551SP, S550, 560, 525A, and 525B.
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Avionics

FreeFlight Adds Digital-to-Analog Radar Alt Convertor

FreeFlight Systems has unveiled a digital-to-analog convertor that allows replacement of legacy radar altimeters with a lighter-weight digital system.
Aircraft

Ryanair Remains Committed to Boeing 737 Max

Europe’s largest low-cost carrier group hopes to operate at least 30 Max 200 jets in summer 2021, hints at new Max order.
FBOs

New FBO Opens in Barbados

Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport has received a second FBO with the opening of the new M Jet facility.
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Aircraft

Mitsubishi Suspends Development of SpaceJet M90 Airliner

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said it may resume work on the long-delayed narrowbody airliner when the air transport market recovers.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Rosen To Introduce Larger, Improved Cabin Displays

Rosen Aviation has signed a new partnership with Japan-OLED which will pave the way for it to begin providing new large format OLEDs
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Regulations and Government

No New Aviation Items Added to TSB 2020 Watchlist

Canada’s Transportation Safety Board did not add any new aviation items to its 2020 Watchlist, but runway overruns and incursions, among others, remain.
Rotorcraft

Military Programs Drive Bell's Third Quarter Higher

Bell's commercial helicopter business was challenged by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Aircraft

Embraer Steps Up Plans for New Regional Turboprop Airliner

The Brazilian airframer is working with prospective partners on a plan to bring a new twin turboprop into service by 2027.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Increases Ranges of G500, G600

Gulfstream Aerospace has increased the range of the G500 and G600 based on real-time operations.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Funds Second Phase of Cybersecurity Assessment

Astronautics Corporation has received additional FAA funding to continue with phase two of its Aircraft Systems Information Security/Protection study.
Safety

AINsight: Travel in the Time of Coronavirus

Traveling internationally is impossible, or is it? AIN editor-in-chief Matt Thurber gives it a try.
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Rotorcraft

Sikorsky to Supply Military Helicopters to Greece and U.S. Marines

Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky have landed $730 million of new work in one day through Navair contracts for 10 new “Romeo” and King Stallion helicopters.
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Aircraft

Airbus Says It Is Rebalanced for Covid Market Conditions

Despite declining revenue and earnings in the first three quarters of 2020, Airbus says it is making progress in harsh Covid trading conditions.
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Airlines

APAC Airline Group Sounds Alarm Over Onerous Travel Restrictions

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines reiterated its call for governments to take steps to lift travel restrictions and reestablish global connectivity.
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Rotorcraft

CAAM Debuts with Bell as Launch Member

This week saw the official launch of the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM) Coalition, with Bell Textron as a founding member of the group.
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Rotorcraft

Russian Helicopters Launches Indonesian Test Program

Russian Helicopters has launched an operations pilot test program for its Mi-8/171 twin in Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan.
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