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.PAMA NEWS
Flight Safety Detectives Episode 46: Propellers and air safety
PAMA
Prop strikes are pretty common. Even seemingly minor nicks and gouges can lead to major safety issues.
John and Greg focus on propellers as the "ugly stepsisters" of aircraft maintenance. They dive into an accident involving a LancAir 4P caused when a damaged prop leading to engine failure.
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.LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY NEWS
FAA approves 737 MAX changes; focus shifts to other regulators
Aviation Week
The FAA's finalization of required changes to the Boeing 737 MAX and its formal reversal of a flight ban if the changes are implemented clears the way for U.S. operators to get their grounded aircraft back in service.
But operators elsewhere are still waiting for their regulators to sign off on Boeing's MAX updates and specify additional requirements.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
Metrojet completes major Mx checks on G650ERs
AINonline
Metrojet has completed two Gulfstream G650ER 4C inspections in the past six months, the only Hong Kong-based MRO to do so. The first one was completed in May while the second one was wrapped up in October.
Included in the checks were fuel tank inspections, ram air turbine ground functional tests, landing gear modifications, and shock servicing. Metrojet also rectified all defect findings on the twinjets within the 30-day planned downtime.
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ST Engineering splits portfolio into commercial, defense
Aviation Week
Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering will be simplifying its portfolio into commercial and defense divisions, replacing the sector-centric aerospace, electronics, land systems and marine entities.
The restructure, designed to make the company more “industry facing and customer oriented,” will become effective Jan. 1.
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Intercontinental Jet Service Corp awarded MU-2 STC for Scimitar Hartzell Props
AviationPros
Intercontinental Jet Service Corp (IJSC), Tulsa, has obtained a Supplemental Type Certificate for Hartzell Propeller’s scimitar four-blade aluminum prop installations on MU-2 twin-engine aircraft. Models covered include more than 260 MU-2B, -26A, -40, -36A, and -60 aircraft built by Mitsubishi.
The STC by IJSC, a Hartzell Propeller Recommended Service Facility, replaces the previous Hartzell steel hub prop installations with lighter weight aluminum hubs and blades. The new installation saves 17 pounds per engine and delivers better performance.
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Tips to improve fuel efficiency in your airplane
General Aviation News
In 1939, a group of scientists at Shell's Wood River Research lab in Wood River, Illinois, got in a friendly argument as to whose car got the best gas mileage. They finally decided that the only way to settle the argument was to have a contest where everyone got a gallon of gasoline and whoever went the furthest won.
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Jetcraft releases preowned bizjet forecast
AINonline
Global aircraft brokerage Jetcraft projected nearly a $50 billion market for preowned business jets through 2024 in its five-year preowned market forecast released today. "Covid-19 has affected many industries, including our own," said Jetcraft owner and chairman Jahid Fazal-Karim. "However, business aviation has started to recover and the reduction in commercial flight activity provides a real opportunity for the sector to further expand its customer base and secure long-term prosperity."
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The GE90 engine celebrates 25 years of service
AviationPros
On November 17, 1995, the GE90 entered service on the Boeing 777, powering a British Airways flight between London and Dubai.
The GE90 engine has been among the most reliable in the industry with a world class dispatch reliability rate of 99.97 percent. In July, the engine family surpassed 100 million flight hours.
"We are excited to celebrate another GE90 milestone and would like to congratulate everyone involved in the engine's success," said Mike Kauffman, GE Aviation's GE90 program general manager.
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Garmin Pilot V10.3 adds a host of new, improved features
General Aviation News
The Garmin Pilot app, version 10.3, offers the ability to reference graphical airspace and obstacle NOTAMs during pre-flight planning and for increased situational awareness inflight, an enhanced user interface for Profile View, which allows pilots the ability to access weather, PIREPs, and more, faster than ever before.
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Gulfstream seeing sales momentum, hope with vaccines
AINonline
Gulfstream Aerospace executives are optimistic that the rebound they began seeing in the third quarter has carried into the final quarter of 2020 and is poised to be further buoyed by positive developments surrounding Covid-19 vaccines.
"Demand is returning, which is encouraging for us," Scott Neal, senior v-p for worldwide sales for Gulfstream, said during a videoconference with reporters.
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TRADE SHOWS AND CONVENTIONS
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Event |
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| Dec. 8-10, 2020 |
MEBAA Show |
Dubai, UAE
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| Jan. 1-June 30, 2021 |
2021 Regional Forums |
Various Locations
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| Jan. 26-27, 2021 |
MRO — Aero Engines Americas |
Dallas, Texas
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| Feb. 8-10, 2021 |
2021 Leadership Conference |
Palm Springs, California
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| Feb. 9-11, 2021 |
Routes Americas 2021 |
Bogota, Columbia
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| Feb. 23-26, 2021 |
2021 Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2021) |
Fort Worth, Texas
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| March 2-3, 2021 |
MRO Middle East |
Dubai, UAE
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| March 5-6, 2021 |
PB Expo |
Miami, Florida
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| March 11-13, 2021 |
Women in Aviation |
Reno, Nevada
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| March 23-25, 2021 |
Heli-Expo |
New Orleans, Louisiana
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| April 13-15, 2021 |
NBAA ABACE |
Shanghai, China
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| April 27-29, 2021 |
MRO Americas — Aerospace Maintenance Competition |
Orlando, Florida
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| June 2021 |
FAA-EASA International Aviation Safety Conference |
Washington, D.C.
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| June 14-19, 2021 |
QUE Group |
San Diego, California
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| June 21-27, 2021 |
Paris Airshow |
Paris, France
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