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Chinese Domestic Flights Surge amid Golden Week Holiday

The world's largest annual human migration sees Chinese airlines plan major capacity increases.
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Regulations and Government

House Panel OKs Bill To Bolster Certification Oversight

The House Aircraft Certification Reform and Accountability Act cleared the House T&I Committee by voice vote and has bipartisan support.
Avionics

C&L Named Distributor for Thomas Global EFIS Displays

Thomas Global Systems’ TFD-8601 serves as an upgrade for legacy EFD-86 cathode ray tube displays.
Aircraft

Boeing To Move All 787 Production to South Carolina

Months of studies at Boeing into the consolidation of Dreamliner production ends with a decision to build the model exclusively in North Charleston.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Gets Reprieve with Stopgap Bill

Passage of a continuing resolution as the 2020 fiscal year expired keeps government agencies, including the FAA, operating through December 11.
Regulations and Government

FAA Accepts Second Set of Part 23 Consensus Standards

The FAA released a notice of availability accepting 35 new and revised consensus standards for Part 23 aircraft developed by ASTM International.
Airports

Torqued: GA Road Trips in the Time of Coronavirus

Despite the pandemic, those of us who live and breathe aviation can't stay away from airports and aircraft.
Rotorcraft

Leonardo's Marco Viola Takes Over Leadership of Kopter

Kopter CEO Andreas Lowenstein has left the light helicopter manufacturer that Leonardo acquired in early 2020.
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Aircraft

Bell and Xwing Complete NASA Unmanned Demo with APT 70

After demonstrating its detect-and-avoid capability on Bell's APT 70 cargo drone, Xwing is preparing to start flight trials in a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Delivers H145D3 to Norwegian Air Ambulance

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first five-blade H145 D3 to the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation.
Airlines

Australia’s Rex To Lease 737-800s for First Jet Operations

Regional Express has signed letters of intent with two lessors for the delivery of six Boeing 737-800s.
Aircraft

Third Cessna SkyCourier Joins Test Fleet

Designated as P2 and configured for passengers, the airplane made its first flight yesterday.
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Aircraft

Global AirParts Adds AW139 Helos to Part-out Program

A large fleet of AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopters prompted Global AirParts to add the model to its rotorcraft part-out program.
Maintenance and Modifications

JSSI Parts & Leasing Names New Executives

Ben Hockenberg joins JSSI Parts & Leasing as president while Jim Sellers is promoted to chief commercial officer.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation Delivers Its First ACJ319neo Completion

Jet Aviation’s Basel completions center has delivered its first VVIP cabin project on an ACJ319neo.
Accidents

Relatives of Max Victims Pan FAA Head’s Test Flight as PR Stunt

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson’s test flight of the Boeing 737 Max 7 Wednesday met with derision from family members of those lost in crashes.
Aircraft

Swiss Fighter Program Clears Referendum Hurdle

Although it may face further political opposition, Switzerland’s new fighter procurement has received public approval, albeit by a slim margin.
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Aircraft

Vietnam’s Bamboo Launches Embraer E195 Operations

Bamboo Airways has begun the first jet service to Con Dao Island off the southern coast of Vietnam.
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FBOs

Jetex Business Jumps Due to Lack of First-class Flights

Jetex's VIP terminal at Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport is booming as Covid-19 has caused a dearth of first-class flights at UAE airline Emirates.
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FBOs

New FBO Opens in Dallas Metroplex

USTrinity Aviation has become the second FBO at the Dallas-Fort Worth-area Denton Enterprise Airport.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier To Gain Ownership of Berlin Service Center

Bombardier plans to acquire the issued and outstanding shares of Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services from Lufthansa Technik and ExecuJet Aviation Group.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UAS Groups Prod DOT on Remote ID Rule

DOT and FAA urged not to delay rulemaking covering remote identification requirements (ID) for unmanned aerial systems.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Satcom Direct Upgrades Network Ops Center

Satcom Direct has added a network operations center to aggregate, collate, and analyze data generated by business aircraft activity.
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Avionics

Skytrac To Make Iridium Certus Terminals

Skytrac Systems is designing new Iridium satcom products that will enable video streaming and other bandwidth-intensive services.
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FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Re-ups at Addison Airport

Atlantic Aviation has received a 40-year extension on its Addison Airport FBO lease from the city of Addison, Texas.
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FBOs

Airport To Take Over Alabama FBO

Alabama’s Pryor Field Regional Airport will assume control and operation of its lone FBO, after the long time operator calls it quits.
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FBOs

TAC Air Expands Network with Buffalo FBO Purchase

TAC Air has enlarged its network with the purchase of Prior Aviation, the lone service provider at Buffalo Niagara International Airport
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Reliable Robotics Flies Unmanned Cessnas

Gaining experience with unmanned aircraft should give Reliable Robotics a leg up on the race to bring new technologies to market.
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Engines

GE9X Gains FAA Certification

GE has delivered 10 GE9X test engines to Boeing for use in the 777X.
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Aircraft

Gripen E Flies in Brazilian Skies

The first of 36 F-39 Gripen E/Fs for the Brazilian air force has been delivered for trials at the Gripen Flight Test Center at Gavião Pexioto.
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