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Mar
01
2022

Tradewind Aviation expands fleet with 20 Pilatus PC-12 NGX

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Tradewind Aviation has signed an order for 20 new Pilatus PC-12 NGX, expanding its fleet of PC-12s

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Mar
01
2022

Lead-free avgas, recovering GA operations were hot topics at Warbird Operators Conference

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The North American Trainer Association, organizes the National Warbird Operators Conference (NWOC)

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Mar
01
2022

Six tips to help you pass the private pilot checkride

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Private pilot flying a Cessna 150. Photography courtesy of Nicole Lund. The private pilot checkride

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Feb
28
2022

GPMS Receives Transport Canada STC for Airbus H125 Helicopter Platform

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​CORNWALL, VT – February 28, 2022 – GPMS, the leader in helicopter predictive analytics, announced today that Transport Canada Civil Aviation has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate for GPMS’s Foresight MX, the company’s enhanced Health & Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) solution, on the H125 helicopter. The certificate was based on a prior Federal Aviation Administration STC and covers the installation of Foresight MX on the Airbus H125/AS350 B3 platform.

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Feb
28
2022

Pilot's catastrophic engine failure in Cessna 205 caught on video

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Minutes after the engine is lost and the propeller of the Cessna 205 sits idly on the aircraft's

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Feb
28
2022

These Are Some Of The Most Creative Ways The ‘Ghost Of Kyiv’ Is Being Portrayed Online

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Artwork of the unknown heroic pilot, represented with a skull face under his visor, and his MiG-29

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Feb
28
2022

TracPlus Appoints Tim Lynskey as new Chief Executive

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New Zealand tracking company TracPlus announced today that it has appointed Tim Lynskey as their new Chief Executive Officer. Tim takes on the role after 15-months as TracPlus' Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and at a pivotal time for the company as it continues the commercialisation of its wildfire response software, TracPlus Cloud.

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Feb
28
2022

Milestone Aviation Partners with Helitak to Develop Aerial Fire-Fighting Mission Capabilities for the S-92A

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DUBLIN – February 28, 2022 – The Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), the global leader in helicopter leasing, has partnered with Australian fire-fighting equipment designer, Helitak Firefighting Equipment Pty Ltd (“Helitak”), to develop a new mission for the Sikorsky S-92A as a next-generation, multi-purpose fire-fighting platform.

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Feb
28
2022

Aero Asset Launches Business Unit to Inventory Helicopters, Backed by Major U.S. Financier

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TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2022 – Aero Asset Inc., a leading helicopter trading firm, has launched Aero Asset Acquisitions, a vehicle dedicated to acquiring helicopters for inventory and resale, financed by 1st Source Bank. 

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Feb
28
2022

NTSB preliminary report released for aborted Hawker 800XP takeoff in Aspen

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??Hawker 800XP that slid off runway in aborted takeoff at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, Photo credit:

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Feb
28
2022

First refinery in Germany begins production of SAF from used cooking oil

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bp SAF plant in Lingen, GermanyGermany is now producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from used

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Feb
28
2022

Antonov An-225 Mriya, world's largest plane, reportedly destroyed at Ukraine airport

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Image courtesy of Maxar TechnologiesDespite its chief pilot saying it had survived the initial surge

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Feb
28
2022

PlaneSense, Inc. installing Gogo’s AVANCE L3 fleetwide

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BROOMFIELD, Colo. andamp; PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Feb. 28, 2022 - PlaneSense, Inc., a leader in

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Feb
27
2022

Let’s Discuss Which Nations Could Donate ‘Fighter Jets’ to Ukraine

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MiG-29 Fulcrum. (Image credit: Author)"

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Feb
27
2022

Ukrainian Minister Reports AN-225 Was Destroyed, Antonov Yet To Confirm

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has fractured peace, killed a number of civilians and destroyed

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Feb
27
2022

Ballistic Missiles and Beauty Queens on Alert as Ukrainian War Enters Day Four

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Putin during a speech (Image credit: via Skynews). In the box, left: Anastasiia Lenna, Former Miss

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Feb
27
2022

Ukrainian Government: The An-225 Mriya, World’s Heaviest Aircraft, Has Been Destroyed

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File photo of the An-225 (Image credit: Petr Beran/Wiki)"

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Feb
27
2022

F-35 Tracking Online As It Flies A Mission Over Poland Near Ukrainian Border

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A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to 34th Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah,

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Feb
26
2022

Italy Doubles The Number Of Eurofighters Deployed To Romania, Prepares To Send Military Aid To Ukraine

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Italian Air Force Typhoons. (Image credit: ItAF)"

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Feb
26
2022

Reports: “Two Russian Il-76s Shot Down” in Ukraine, Combat Erupts in Kyiv

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File photo of Russian Ilyushin Il-76 transport, NATO reporting name “Candid”. (Photo: Vitaly V.

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Feb
25
2022

Ukrainian Crisis: NATO Order Of Battle (Updated)

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The updated map of the aviation assets involved in the military buildup. (Map edit: Stefano

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Feb
25
2022

StandardAero Unveils StableLight -- the First 4-Axis Autopilot for AS350 Helicopters -- with Demonstration Flights Available at the 2022 HAI/Heli-Expo

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COTTSDALE, Ariz. – February 23, 2022 – StandardAero is unveiling the industry’s first 4-Axis autopilot available for retrofit on AS350 helicopters with demonstration flights at the 2022 HAI/Heli-Expo on March 8-10.  The autopilot, developed in partnership with Thales and known as StableLight, is equipped in an AS350 test rotorcraft which will be located at the Dallas Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center Vertiport and available for onsite customer demo flights during the exposition.

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Feb
25
2022

NTSB Preliminary Report: Eldorado, IL

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NTSB Preliminary Report: Eldorado, IL

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Feb
25
2022

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Helicopter Institute Join Forces

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) has selected Helicopter Institute (HI) as the sole provider of the Helicopter Flight Training Program to students at the University’s Prescott, Arizona campus. Both humbled and excited for this incredible opportunity, HI looks forward to utilizing decades worth of rotorcraft training knowledge to enhance and optimize the ERAU student experience.

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Feb
25
2022

Gogo 5G aircraft antenna receives STC and PMA

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BROOMFIELD, CO - Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO) has received Supplemental Type Certification

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Feb
25
2022

REPORT: World's largest plane survives Russian attack; Ukrainian forces recapture airport

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???An Antonov An-225 landing at Gostomel Airport, date unknown, credit: Vasiliy Koba, CC BY-SA 4.0,

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Feb
25
2022

Cirrus looks to triple production, adds $25 million expansion in Duluth

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After a strong year of unveiling and delivering upgraded aircraft models, Cirrus Aircraft is now

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Feb
25
2022

The ‘Ghost of Kyiv’, The Missing Mega-Plane, A Rogue Air India flight and a Samurai: Welcome to the Fog of War

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Photos circulating of a Ukrainian MiG-29 purported to be flown by the claimed “Ghost of Kyiv”.

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Feb
24
2022

Let’s Try To Understand What’s Happening In Ukraine Using OSINT

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Flight tracking websites and images/videos circulated online provided today a unique insight about

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Feb
24
2022

Dutch F-35As Deployed In Response To Russian Invasion of Ukraine Spotted Over Poland Today

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The two RNlAF F-35A refueling from an RNlAF MRTT. (All images credit: Tomek Urbański unless

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