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Mar
17
2022

Bluetail welcomes Rhiannon Silvashy as Vice President of Sales

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PHOENIX, AZ - Bluetail, the leading business aviation aircraft records SaaS platform, announced that

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Mar
16
2022

M-346 Crashes During Test Flight In Northern Italy. One Of The Two Crew Members Killed In The Incident

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FIle photo of an M-346. In the boxes, the smoke from the crash site as seen in videos published

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Mar
16
2022

B-1B bomber comes out of retirement to attend SUN 'n FUN 2022

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A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron takes off from Orland Air Force

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Mar
16
2022

NTSB Preliminary Report: Kekaha, Hawaii

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On February 22, 2022, about 1020 Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time, a Sikorsky S-61N helicopter, N615CK, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands, Kekaha, Hawaii, on the island of Kauai. The two pilots and two crewmembers were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 133 flight.

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Mar
16
2022

Gulfstream creates tool to preserve 70 years of original aircraft drawings and blueprints

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A team at Gulfstream has designed a new database tool that will digitize decades of engineering

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Mar
16
2022

Falcon 6X pushed to its limits in -35 degree temperatures during cold soak trials

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The Dassault Falcon 6X has successfully completed cold weather testing, passing a major milestone

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Mar
15
2022

Fourth Joint Scramble In Less Than 2 Weeks For The Italian And German Eurofighters In Romania

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File photo of an Italian F-2000A Typhoon during a scramble. (Image credit: ItAF)"

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Mar
15
2022

Comlux Tech offers after-sales support under Comlux

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Comlux, an Indianapolis-based completions company, has launched Comlux Tech, a new cross-functional

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Mar
15
2022

Pilot ranks the best aircraft for flight training in 2022

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Markus Jantzon standing outside of a Cessna 172 Skyhawk after flight training.Deciding which

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Mar
15
2022

Top 5 cities in the US to fly into to see spring blooms

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One of many flower beds at the Biltmore Estate during Biltmore Blooms. Photograph courtesy of

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Mar
15
2022

Second F-35B For The Italian Air Force Flies For The First Time

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The second F-35B for the Italian Air Force during a recent test flight (Photo: Roberto Resnigo)"

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Mar
15
2022

Cutter Aviation begins new hangar construction in the southwest

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Cutter Aviation has broken ground on a $12 million, 60,000 square-foot hangar facility at Phoenix

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Mar
15
2022

BESTFLY Signs Purchase Agreement for First Bell 505 Sale in West Africa

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Dallas, TX (March 15, 2022) Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today a signed purchase agreement for a Bell 505 to BESTFLY, an Angolan aviation company, with the intent to purchase a second 505 within six months. This is the first 505 sale in Angola and West Africa. The first aircraft is expected to be delivered October 2022 and the second aircraft expected delivery date is October 2023. The aircraft will be used for corporate transportation around the country.

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Mar
15
2022

Leonardo announces contract for two AW139 helicopters with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

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Leonardo’s presence in the U.S. government continues to grow with today’s announcement of a contract for two AW139 aircraft by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA.).

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Mar
15
2022

Precision Aviation Group, Inc. (PAG) acquires Velocity Aerospace Group

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Atlanta, GA – March 15, 2022– Atlanta-based Precision Aviation Group, Inc. (PAG), a leading provider of products and value-added services to the Worldwide Aerospace and Defense industries is pleased to announce the acquisition of Velocity Aerospace Group (Velocity).

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Mar
15
2022

Meet the teen pilot YouTuber flying cross country to help veterans

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The aviation community is no stranger to teenagers with big dreams of completing cross-country

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Mar
15
2022

Pro Star Aviation promotes from within

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LONDONDERRY, NH - Pro Star Aviation, an innovative aerospace modification center, announced today

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Mar
15
2022

Enstrom Helicopter will reopen under new ownership, new name

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Photo courtesy of Enstrom Helicopter Corporation / FacebookAfter declaring Chapter 7 bankruptcy and

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Mar
14
2022

F-22 Appears To Be Covered By Dust After About One Month Into Deployment To The Middle East

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A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing prepares to receive

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Mar
14
2022

New video from Dassault Falcon shows 8X slicing through Star Wars Canyon

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Images courtesy YouTube / Dassault Falcon JetEdited with vivid, precise, blink-and-you-will-miss-it

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Mar
14
2022

$100M in new funding has Hermeus planning for big things, including hypersonic passenger aircraft

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A Georgia-based company racing toward building a next-generation hypersonic jet is adding more

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Mar
14
2022

Falcon 900LX Selected by UK Ministry of Defence for VIP Transport

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Saint-Cloud, France, March 14, 2022 - Two Dassault Falcon 900LX business jets will enter service

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Mar
14
2022

Sikorsky, United Rotorcraft Prepare For S-70™ FIREHAWK® Helicopter Demand

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DALLAS, – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), and United Rotorcraft, a division of Air Methods Corporation, today signed a marketing teaming agreement that formalizes how both companies will collaborate to meet growing global interest in the S-70™ FIREHAWK® helicopter. The agreement will enable the team to identify demand, and more quickly build and configure new production FIREHAWK helicopters for government agencies worldwide that require a highly effective solution to attack increasingly deadly wildland fires.  

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Mar
14
2022

KAMAN Receives Follow-On Award for the HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) Cockpit

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 7, 2022– Kaman Aerospace Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation (NYSE: KAMN), announced that its Kaman Aerospace Jacksonville Division located in Jacksonville, Florida (Kaman) has received a follow on award from Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), for the HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) cockpit. This award secures deliveries of the HH-60W cockpit from 2022 through 2025.

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Tags: CRH HH-60W Kaman Kaman Aerospace Jacksonville Kaman Corporation Lockheed Martin Sikorsky
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Mar
14
2022

FAA Accident and Incident Notification: TEXARKANA, TX

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AIRCRAFT TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE HELIPAD WHILE LANDING ON HOSPITAL, TEXARKANA, TX.

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Mar
14
2022

FAA Accident and Incident Notification: OKEECHOBEE, FL.

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AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES DURING TAKEOFF, OKEECHOBEE, FL

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Mar
14
2022

ERICKSON INTRODUCES THE NEXT GENERATION WATER CANNON FOR THE S-64 AIR CRANE® HELICOPTER

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Portland, ORE. – Erickson Incorporated, the leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, today announced the next generation water cannon. The new water cannon will be available to customers in about a year, according to Manager of Autonomous Aircraft Development, Joey Sasser.  

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Mar
14
2022

Leonardo and Rotortrade extend their collaboration in the global civil helicopter pre-owned market with Distributor Agreement renewal

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Leonardo and Rotortrade announced on 8 March, during Heli-Expo 2022 in Dallas, TX their intention to move forward in their long-established partnership in the global pre-owned civil helicopter market, renewing the Distributor Agreement which, starting in 2013, made Rotortrade the sole international distributor of Leonardo’s pre-owned helicopters.  

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Mar
14
2022

THC and Leonardo bolster corporate transport and EMS capabilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with major AW139 helicopter fleet expansion

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THC (The Helicopter Company) and Leonardo are further reinforcing their collaboration in civil helicopter operations with the introduction of 16 AW139 intermediate twin engine aircraft for emergency medical service (EMS) and corporate transport missions across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Deliveries commence to start this year and shall be completed within the following three years. These aircraft add to THC’s existing AW139 fleet of seven helicopters. Six additional units may follow in the future expansion. 

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Mar
14
2022

Russian Su-25 Frogfoot Attack Aircraft Survived Ukrainian MANPADS Hit

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The heavily damaged Su-25 Frogfoot. (screengrabs from Russian MOD video below)"

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