The association that represents U.S. aviation repair stations has asked the Trump administration and Congress for $11 billion to help offset an anticipated slowdown in aftermarket work as airlines ground aircraft and wait out the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis. In a Mar. 17 letter to the White House and senior lawmakers on Read more »

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COVID-19 Announcement To our wonderful customers and stakeholders: Compressed Gas Systems remains vigilant in monitoring and reacting swiftly to the outbreak of COVID-19 throughout the world. We understand that the recent announcement of greater travel restrictions will greatly affect aviation here and abroad. CGS will continue operations as normal, while Read more »

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Key Points Wheels Up acquired jet operator Gama Aviation, creating the second-biggest private aviation company in the U.S. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. The deal transforms Wheels Up, founded in 2013 by Kenny Dichter with a focus on short-trip turbo-props, into an all-purpose private jet company going head to head against Read more »

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27th February 2020 at 23:30 a Dassault Falcon 50 private jet caught fire outside of hangar #5 at Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport (YKZ/CYKZ). The Falcon 50 has registration N951DJ. It was built in 1980 and is currently 40 years old. N951DJ The airframe has accumulated 13,350 hours and 10,050 landings. Read more »

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A Sunday afternoon chat outside a neighbor’s home took a terrifying turn on Sunday for Milton resident Stephanie Leguia when a Delta airplane dropped a massive evacuation slide onto her neighbor’s yard, feet from where they were standing. “If it had hit us, we would have been dead — it’s Read more »

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