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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited Model DHC-8-400 series airplanes.
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RUAG MRO Switzerland has modified the EC 635 helicopter for COVID-19 patients.
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PlaneSense, a fractional aircraft ownership provider, has donated 2,000 surgical masks to the Portsmouth Fire Department.
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Aviation Clean Air’s orders for its ionization Purification System, which improves air quality in aircraft interiors, have markedly increased.
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Web Manuals has partnered with Black River Aerospace, specializing in aviation manual creation and management, and Aerodox to offer new document templates to aviation businesses around the world.
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Textron Aviation is responding to a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) to combat the COVID-19 epidemic by donating 2,500 N95 face masks and other PPEs to Wichita State University.
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Assent Aeronautics, an aircraft brokerage, management and consulting firm, will transition its live private aircraft auction to a new format with a live online digital auction.
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Southern Utah University has received approval from the Utah State Legislature for a Strategic Workforce Initiative (SWI) grant worth $1.1 million.
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Appareo, a designer, developer and manufacturer of electronic and software products for aerospace, has received FAA approval to install Stratus transponders in Part 27 aircraft.
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In response to the coronavirus crisis, VistaJet is offering complimentary empty leg flights for governments and for medical transportation.
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Chapman Freeborn has responded to the demand for humanitarian cargo and medical supplies in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Silver Air, a private jet management and charter company, has added a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) with unrestricted charter access based in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Duncan Aviation has begun a new aircraft disinfection service for its operators flying into its main MRO facilities.
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Dassault Aircraft Services in Wilmington, Delaware, has temporarily paused operations, effective April 3, the company said.
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By Molly McMillin
Business aviation trade groups are calling on European policymakers and regulators to adopt a multi-leg action plan to safeguard the business aviation sector as the industry deals with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marketplace

By Sean Broderick
Updated EASA guidance for operators still flying during the coronavirus pandemic recommends masks for most crew members and suggests turning off recirculation fans to help refresh cabin air more often.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Gogo Business Aviation has petitioned the United States Patent and Trademark Office to challenge the granting of a patent to SmartSky Networks for a terrestrial-based, high-speed data communications mesh network.
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By Molly McMillin
Organizers first postponed but have now canceled the Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo because of the novel coronavirus pandemic and mandates to take precautions.
Marketplace

By Molly McMillin
JetHQ, an aircraft transaction, brokerage and consulting provider, has completed the move of its company headquarters from Dubai, UAE, to Kansas City, Missouri, to better serve customers, it said.
Marketplace

By Graham Warwick
Airbus is to continue investing in urban air mobility despite shutting down Voom, its on-demand helicopter booking service, citing the impact of the novel coronavirus crisis.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has released long-awaited policy on using video links and other “remote technology” to conduct inspections and help validate regulatory compliance, adding to a growing set of procedural changes meant to accommodate social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The FAA on April 1 listed 21 air traffic control (ATC) facilities that have been affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus, one more than double the number the agency reported a week earlier.
Airports & Networks

By Molly McMillin
February business and general aviation activity in North America declined 0.2% compared to a year ago, although with leap year the month had one extra day, according to Argus International data.
Marketplace

By Molly McMillin
Thrush Aircraft, a maker of agricultural and firefighting aircraft based in Albany, Georgia, said it turned in a “strong” first quarter in 2020 and more than doubled its number of employees, following completion of a restructuring from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019.
Marketplace

By William Garvey
Founded as a Cessna dealer, Courtesy now specializes in selling warbirds, having sold more than 3,000 of the former military aircraft.
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