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Rotorcraft

Several OEMs Passing on Heli-Expo Show

Companies including Bell, Metro Aviation pull out of this year's Heli-Expo.
Regulations and Government

FAA Rolls Out Single Repository for Guidance

Welcomed by industry, the FAA's new Dynamic Regulatory System is housing more than 2 million regulatory guidance documents in a single location.
Rotorcraft

Twin-engine Helo Sales Mixed in Fourth Quarter

Aero Asset’s quarterly Helicopter Market Trends report said sales were up from the third quarter of 2020 but lower than the fourth quarter of 2019.
Regulations and Government

Industry Raises Intl Testing Questions To CDC, FAA

While guidance is still necessary covering locations where Covid testing is unavailable, the CDC is working to address questions about its testing order.
Aircraft

Honda Aircraft Starts Wing Making in New Facility

Honda Aircraft's new Greensboro, North Carolina, wing-manufacturing facility will improve manufacturing efficiency for the HondaJet.
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Aircraft

Transport Canada To Lift Boeing 737 Max Ban on January 20

Canada’s civil aviation authority has concluded its review of the Boeing 737 Max.
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Accidents

Irkut MC-21 Suffers Runway Overrun

MC-21-300 prototype 73051 ended a one-engine-out breaking test stuck in heavy snow.
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Aircraft

Exim Bank Praises Gulfstream Private Jet Financing Deal

The U.S. Export-Import Bank awarded its Deal of the Year recognition to Gulfstream for a sale of a G650 to a Czech customer.
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Aircraft

Indian Government Approves More Light Combat Aircraft

The approval covers 83 Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Mk1A aircraft to join the 40 Mk1s already in service or delivery, plus 56 Airbus C295 transports.
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Rotorcraft

Australia Selects Apache Guardian for Recon Requirement

Slaying Vipers and culling Tigers, the Apache has been selected to answer the Australian Army Aviation Corps attack helicopter requirement.
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Aircraft

U.S. Adds Comac to DOD Sanctions List

The maker of the C919 and ARJ21 could face divestment by U.S. partners due to a new Department of Defense ban.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Gama Aviation Acquires Jet East MRO

The combination of Gama Aviation and Jet East Aviation creates an MRO with coast-to-coast operations serving 65 cities in the U.S.
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Aircraft

Volocopter Moves To Enter U.S. eVTOL Air Taxi Market

The German company has applied for the FAA to concurrently validate its EASA type certification for the two-seat, all-electric VoloCity eVTOL aircraft.
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Airlines

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Launches, Plans Tel Aviv Flights

The joint venture between Wizz Air and Abu Dhabi’s ADQ Holdings flies to Athens on its inaugural service.
Security

TSA Asks GA To Be Its Eyes, Ears Around Inauguration

Operators who plan to be in the Washington, D.C., metro area in the next few weeks should expect airspace restrictions, NBAA says.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AINsight: How Dry Leases Can Prevent Illegal Charter

Leasing enables a lessee to lawfully “operate” and thereby exercise “operational control” over an aircraft under the FARs.
Charter & Fractional

NATA Launching SMS Pilot for Charters, Repair Stations

The NATA project will gather data on practical ways to implement SMS for the Parts 135 and 145 communities.
Avionics

Compact Cockpit Video Recorder Wins New Zealand Nod

Eye In The Sky approved for installation in Airbus and Robinson helicopters.
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Airlines

Norwegian To Shut All Long-haul Operations

A new business plan at Norwegian Air calls for a return to an all-narrowbody fleet.
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Safety

Busy Charter Operator To Introduce New Covid Test Protocol

Arizona-based Worldwide Jets will soon begin testing its flight crews for Covid every 72 hours.
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Rotorcraft

HAI Doubles Down on In-person March Heli-Expo Show

The Helicopter Association International said it expects New Orleans to lift its Phase One covid restrictions in time for its annual trade show.
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FBOs

Signature Moves Into New Baton Rouge FBO Complex

Signature Flight Support has relocated its FBO at Louisiana’s Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport/Ryan Field to a newly-renovated terminal and hangar complex
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation Takes Order for King Air with Cargo Door

St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana, ordered the Beechcraft King Air 250C with a factory-installed cargo door for air ambulance operations.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters H160 Readies for ENG Duty in Japan

All Nippon Helicopters will add a new Airbus H160 to its electronic newsgathering fleet in Japan.
Regulations and Government

Report Targets Means To Reduce Leaded Avgas

The congressionally-mandated National Academies report says a multi-pronged effort is necessary to reduce reliance on leaded avgas.
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Regulations and Government

CDC Calls for Negative Tests for Pax Flying to U.S.

The CDC order signed on January 12 is calling for passengers flying into the U.S. to show proof of a negative test taken within three days of travel.
Aircraft

DHL Orders Eight Boeing 777 Freighters

First deliveries of the aircraft are scheduled for 2022.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Unveils Fourth-gen Cabin Pressure System

Piaggio Aerospace will use Honeywell's next-generation, digital Cabin Pressure Control and Monitoring System on its forthcoming P.180 Avanti Evo.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Consolidates MRO Sales Operations

The new organization joins the MRO sales operations of Dassault Falcon Service, TAG Maintenance Services, and the Falcon segment of ExecuJet MRO.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

NBAA Lauds IRS Rule Exempting Managed Aircraft from FET

NBAA is praising issuance of a pre-publication final rule by the U.S. IRS that clearly exempts managed business aircraft from federal excise taxes.