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Accidents

Coulson C130 Waterbomber Down in Australia

All three crew aboard a Coulson Aviation USA C130 waterbomber were killed.
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Aircraft

Eviation's Electric Alice Aircraft Catches Fire During Ground Tests

The extent of damage from the fire on Eviation's Alice electric aircraft is not yet known, or how the incident may delay planned flight testing.
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Rotorcraft

Helicopter Operators Bristow and Era To Merge

Offshore helicopter companies Bristow and Era will combine to form a new company with $1.5 billion in annual revenues.
Training and Workforce

SurePilot Developer Offers Free Online Assessments

The free assessments are part of Jupiter Aviation Technology's effort to continue development of SurePilot.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

AiRXOS, Syniverse Team On Secure Drone Communications

GE Aviation unit AiRXOS and Syniverse are working together to make in harder to hack drones .
Airports

FMS Constraints Preempt Citation's TEB Approach

A pilot flying a Cessna Citation 560 to Teterboro Airport had to divert to Westchester County Airport due to flight management system limitations.
Aircraft

EASA Set To Publish Accepted Means of Compliance Proposals for eVTOL Certification

EASA proposals for accepted means of compliance will advance plans for rules under which new eVTOL aircraft will achieve type certification.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier's Tianjin Center Receives EASA Mx Approvals

The approvals are for line and base maintenance on Global and Challenger jets and component approval for batteries and wheels.
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Airlines

LOT Polish Airlines Parent to Acquire Condor

The buy of the German leisure airline fits with Poland’s ambition to strengthen its position in the aviation market.
Rotorcraft

Kopter Tests New Main Rotor Head, Blades on SH09

The main rotor configuration flight tests are confirming the roadmap for Kopter's SH09 light single-turbine.
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FBOs

Synergy Flight Buys Facilities of Closed Rival FBO

Synergy Air is now the lone FBO at Central Illinois Regional Airport after the closing of local fixture Image Air
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Rotorcraft

Aero Asset: Preowned Helo Sales Down, but Market Improving

Aero Asset found overall pre-owned sales of $444 million in 2019 had declined five percent from the previous year,
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Safety

AINsight: Safety Differently, by Learning from the Good

A new approach to aviation safety includes studying what went right, not just what went wrong.
Aircraft

Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer UAV Makes First Flight - AIN

Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer UAV Makes First Flight - AIN
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Maintenance and Modifications

Pratt & Whitney Canada Expands Engine Capabilities in Brazil

ANAC certification for Pratt & Whitney Canada's new engine overhaul center was obtained in December with the first testbed to be ready by end of January.
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Rotorcraft

HAI Salute to Excellence: Gary Wiltrout, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

HAI Salute to Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award goes to pilot Gary Wiltrout.
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Rotorcraft

Dwayne Williams Caps Career with HAI Instructor Award

HAI Flight Instructor of the Year recipient Dwayne Williams has had a 50-plus-year career with the U.S. Army, PHI, Bell, MD Helicopters, and Aerodynamics.
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Rotorcraft

Horizon Flight Academy Vital to Mideast Rotorcraft Training

An order for 12 Bell 505s heralds Horizon Flight Academy's phaseout of aging Bell 206s.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

eVTOL Maker Volocopter Gains EASA DOA

EASA has granted urban air mobility OEM Volocopter Design Organization Approval (DOA).
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Engines

Safran Calls 2019 'Fantastic Year'

Safran Helicopter Engines certified four new models in 2019 and is continuing work on electric and hybrid systems.
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Rotorcraft

UK Takes Four More Airbus H145 Trainers

Airbus Helicopters is providing four additional H145 twins as part of an expansion of the UK Military Flight Training System (UKMFTS).
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Avionics

Genesys Aerosystems Unveils Digital Radios

New radios from Genesys give customers the option to purchase entire avionics suites from the avionics manufacturer.
Charter & Fractional

Charter Broker Magellan Concludes a Decade of Growth

Last year the was best of the past 10 for revenue, profit growth, and membership renewal at Magellan Jets.
Charter & Fractional

JetSuite, JSX Get Top Score for Inclusion

JetSuite and JSX scored 100 percent in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index, measuring LGBTQ equality.
Aircraft

EU Again Halts Work on Boeing-Embraer Merger Probe

Europe’s antitrust regulators for a second time have "stopped the clock" on its in-depth scrutiny of the proposed Boeing-Embraer merger.
Sustainability and Environment

Air BP To Further SAF Talk at AirOps Europe

Air BP will have a large presence at next month's AirOps Europe, discussing all things sustainable.
ATC

Datalink Mandate To Expand in North Atlantic

North Atlantic operators must be equipped for datalink to flying between FL 290-410 beginning on January 30, OpsGroup warns.
Aircraft

Analysts: Bombardier's Bizjet Unit Could Be Sold

Business aviation analysts Brian Foley and Rolland Vincent believe financial woes at Bombardier could lead to the sale of its business jet division.
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Aircraft

First Indian BrahMos Squadron Commissioned

Based in southern India, No. 222 Squadron now operates the Su-30MKI with the BrahMos supersonic surface attack weapon.
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Rotorcraft

Aircraft Tug Maker Debuts First Helicopter Unit

AC Air Technology is making its Heli-Expo Debut with its first product aimed at the rotorcraft market.
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