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    Saft
    ULM (ultra-low maintenance) batteries are designed to reduced maintenance and extend battery life.
    Batteries

    Saft: Powering Aviation Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

    Dec. 15, 2022
    Saft batteries have been in aircraft since 1932.
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    Record Keeping

    Records: Bane or Boon

    Dec. 15, 2022
    Recordkeeping is the bane of business; keep too much and get are overrun, keep too little and risk not being able to establish compliance.
    Phoenix Rising Aviation
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    MRO

    Phoenix Rising Aviation Soars to New Heights

    Dec. 15, 2022
    Specializing in Dassault Falcon Jets, Phoenix Rising Aviation is navigating a shifting post-COVID landscape and changing clientele base with success.
    Lindström Precision Tools
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    Tools & Equipment

    Mitigating Hand Tool Fatigue and Injury Through Ergonomics

    Dec. 15, 2022
    Any repetitive motion can lead to fatigue and injuries. Examples such as tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, and “Tommy John” surgeries are proof. This is especially true for...
    Larry Hinebaugh
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    Record Keeping

    What’s Important To Have in an Aircraft Logbook?

    Dec. 15, 2022
    Aircraft logbooks are one of the most misunderstood aspects of business aircraft operation.

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    We all know that aviation in the backbone of the nation’s transportation system, but it’s amazing how unbreakable the network is. Since the turn of the century, we’ve seen the...
    Batteries

    LP33333 High-Capacity Lithium-Ion Battery

    Nov. 18, 2022
    EaglePicher’s LP33333 battery, utilized on the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system, is comprised of three 24 V, 55 Ah lithium-ion batteries, consisting of EaglePicher proprietary...
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    Elbit Systems Joins Forces with Fokker Services Group

    Nov. 18, 2022
    The “Elbit Systems – Fokker Services Group” team aims to provide advanced, cost-effective military flight training solutions.
    Rolls-Royce
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    Engines & Components

    Rolls-Royce Low-Emission Combustion System Takes off Into Flight Test Phase

    Nov. 18, 2022
    Rolls-Royce has successfully entered the final phase of testing its ALECSys (Advanced Low Emissions Combustion System) demonstrator engine, this time at altitude. The demonstrator...
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    Batteries

    ABMS-10X Battery Management System

    The ABMS-10X Battery Management System provides PC control of up to 10 Christie RF80-M or RF80-K Aircraft Battery Charger/Analyzers on a single PC. Featuring data-logging, individual...
    Lithium Werks
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    Lithium-Ion Cells and Custom Battery Systems

    Nov. 16, 2022
    Reliance Lithium Werks manufactures lithium-ion cells and custom battery systems that can be arranged with cells at 3.3VDC up to systems of 1000VDC, from kWh to MWh. Lithium iron...
    Gill Powered by Teledyne
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    Batteries

    Gill 7638-44

    Teledyne announces its improved Gill 7638-44 battery. Designed for Turbine and Turboprop aircraft, this enhanced battery combines the latest in Sealed LT lead-acid technology ...
    Batteries

    True Blue Power Gen5 Lithium-ion Batteries

    Start LIGHTER. Start FASTER. Start SMARTER. True Blue Power Gen5 Lithium-ion batteries save up to 85 pounds per battery. Less weight means more passengers, more cargo, more fuel...
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    Unmanned

    Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Joins Red Cat Holdings Board of Directors

    Nov. 16, 2022
    Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a provider of highly sophisticated and complex small unmanned vehicles to militaries and businesses globally, announced that Mary Beth Long has been appointed...
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    Aircraft

    X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Concludes 6th Successful Mission

    Nov. 14, 2022
    The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-6, or OTV-6, the U.S. Space Force’s unmanned, reusable spaceplane, successfully deorbited and landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing...
    Thales
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    MRO

    Thales and HAITE Start New Chapter in MRO Cooperation

    Nov. 10, 2022
    HAITE and Thales signed an agreement for avionics repair and maintenance services. Through this agreement, Thales will collaborate with HAITE on the various aspect of repairs....
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    Business & General Aviation

    Textron Aviation Breaks Ground on Distribution Center Expansion

    Oct. 28, 2022
    Textron Aviation recently broke ground on its 180,000 square foot expansion to its parts distribution facility. The project will allow the company to better support customers ...
    Boeing
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    Aircraft

    Boeing Opens New Germany Distribution Center to Meet Growing Demand

    Oct. 26, 2022
    Chemical and specialty materials distribution center will expand industry access for European customers.
    Concorde Battery Corporation
    RG-220 Valve Regulated Sealed Lead Acid Aircraft Battery
    Batteries

    RG-220 Valve Regulated Sealed Lead Acid Aircraft Battery

    Certified for the installation of Concorde RG-220 batteries on Air Tractors. RG-220, also TSO-173a Authorized, was specifically designed to start and sustain PT6 turbine engine...
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    Collins Aerospace Receives Milestone Certification for Combined Vision Systems

    Oct. 19, 2022
    Collins Aerospace has achieved a technical standard order (TSO) for its combined vision system (CVS) for business aviation aircraft. The CVS provides clarity to pilots in all ...
    Sustainable Aviation Fuel

    Bombardier Covers the Totality of its Flight Operations with SAF through a Landmark Agreement with Signature Aviation

    Oct. 18, 2022
    Initiative will reduce the annual greenhouse gas emissions associated with fuel use in Bombardier’s flight operations by approximately 25%, a significant gain.
    Flight Training

    FlightSafety Selected by Dassault for Falcon 10X Training

    FlightSafety International, an aviation training company, announced that they have been selected by Dassault Aviation as the exclusive training provider for the entry into service...
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    Gulfstream Expands Customer Support in West Africa

    ExecuJet Aviation Nigeria Becomes Gulfstream’s first authorized warranty facility in Nigeria and West Africa.
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    Engines & Components

    Safran Inaugurates Safran Additive Manufacturing Campus, a New Center of Excellence

    Oct. 13, 2022
    The Safran Additive Manufacturing Campus, the Group’s new center of excellence in this advanced technology, located in Le Haillan, near Bordeaux in southwest France, was inaugurated...
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    Aircraft

    Dassault Aviation Adds 13,000 m2 in Seclin

    Sept. 26, 2022
    Seclin is the Dassault Aviation plant furthest upstream in the industrial cycle and is responsible for manufacturing machined and formed aluminum and titanium primary parts for...
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    Safran Unveils Its New Center of Excellence in Electrical Engineering

    Sept. 26, 2022
    Ross McInnes, Safran Chairman of the Board, Olivier Andriès, Safran CEO, and Clément Beaune, the French minister for transport, today unveiled the Group’s new center of excellence...
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    Maintaining your aircraft batteries to peak performance is the objective of Aerospace Turbine Rotables’ Addison, Texas, facility. Aerospace Turbine Rotables supports all major...
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    How Often Do Commercial Aircraft Need to Be Replaced?

    Aug. 5, 2022
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