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Joby Boosts Board in Preparation for Wall Street Flotation

Joby intends to add three more board directors when it goes public through a planned merger with special purpose acquisition company Reinvent Technology Partners on August 5.
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Airlines

Airlines and Airports Disagree over European Slot Rule Change

IATA condemned the European Commission as "out of touch with reality" in its decision to set a 50 percent threshold for "use it or lose it" slot rules.
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FutureFlight

KinectAir Offers Fractional Shares in VoltAero's Hybrid-Electric Cassio Aircraft

The private aviation platform says it will announce details of its Pioneer fractional ownership program at next week's EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh with Cassio manufacturer VoltAero.
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FutureFlight

Wisk-Archer Trade Secrets Case Goes to Full Trial after Preliminary Injunction Denied

A federal judge did not grant Wisk's motion for a preliminary injunction against eVTOL aircraft rival Archer, arguing that the request for an expedited process was not backed by sufficient evidence and likelihood of success.
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Avionics

Avidyne Unveils Touchscreen Vantage Displays

Avidyne's new 12-inch Vantage displays feature touchscreen technology, higher resolution, and faster processors.
Accidents

AINsight: Formula for Avoiding Disaster

Seamanship and airmanship are similar—both involve the art or mastery of operating a vessel and a highly specialized skillset.
Regulations and Government

Lawmakers Step Into Warbird Training Dispute

Sen. Inhofe and Rep. Graves introduced companion bills to clarify that warbird flight training is not commercial activity.
Aircraft

Dassault Sees Slide in Shipments but Spike in Sales

Dassault Falcon deliveries dropped to six units in the first half, but the company captured 25 orders for its business jet line at the same time.
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Avionics

Smart Glide Guides Stricken Airplane to Suitable Airport

Garmin's new Smart Glide system automatically guides an airplane suffering engine failure to an airport within gliding distance.
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Charter & Fractional

JetAviva Partners with Gold Aviation on Services

Under a new partnership, jetAviva will provide acquisition and brokerage services for fellow Flordia firm Gold Aviation and its clients.
Rotorcraft

Russian Helicopters Opens MAKS with Big Order, New Variants

Russian Helicopters is pushing new variants of popular legacy aircraft at Moscow's MAKS-2021 show.
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FBOs

New FBO Opens at Virginia Airport

Richmond Executive Aviation, a new FBO at Virginia’s Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport, debuted its new permanent facility in mid-July.
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AviationManuals Gets Streamlined LOA Nod

The streamlined process for LOAs for Part 91 operators acquiring new aircraft is in beta testing, AviationManuals said.

Floatplane Operator Launches NYC-Boston Harbor Service

New York-based seaplane operator Tailwind Air will launch a scheduled service between New York City and Boston Harbor starting on August 3.
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Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Obtains AOC, Adds Ops Center in Malta

The receipt of an AOC in Malta comes as Flexjet's fleet has grown by 40 percent in Europe this year.
Avionics

EASA Gives Nod to Garmin Autoland in Cirrus Vision Jet

Cirrus Aircraft’s Vision Jet Safe Return Emergency Autoland system, which is based on Garmin’s Autoland technology, has received approval from EASA.
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Aircraft

Colibri: Preowned Bizjet Inventory Reaches Historic Low

Inventory of preowned business jets has reached record lows, according to market analysis by private jet broker Colibri Aircraft.
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Engines

Rolls Readies Hybrid Airliner Propulsion Trials

Rolls-Royce has delivered the generator and related power electronics for its new electric propulsion system to its testbed in the UK.
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Avionics

Gulfstream Exceeds 500 Jet ConneX Installs on Large Jets

Gulfstream Aerospace has surpassed 500 installations of the Inmarsat Jet ConneX connectivity platform on large-cabin Gulfstreams.
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Private Jetaway Offers 'Revenge Travel' Packages

Private Jetaway sees a growing "revenge travel" market of people ready to resume leisure trips after remaining homebound during the pandemic.
Aircraft

Cape Air Prepares To Operate Eviation's Alice Electric Commuter

The New England-based regional airline sees strong benefits from electric aircraft services but admits the business case for the switch is not yet proven.
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FutureFlight

Cape Air Spells Out the Case For Electric Regional Services

The New England based Part 135 operator has 103 aircraft in its fleet, and is planning to add Eviation's new Alice fixed-wing electric aircraft to the network.
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FutureFlight

Beam Touts Off-Grid Solar Power for Electric Aircraft

Beam Global is claiming a world record for a flight across central California in a Pipistrel electric aircraft charged exclusively by off-grid solar energy.
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FutureFlight

Eve Guarantees eVTOL Flight Hours to Flapper Charter Platform in Latin America

Embraer’s Eve subsidiary aims to provide on-demand charter broker Flapper with up to 25,000 hours of flight time in its planned eVTOL aircraft across several Latin American cities.
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FutureFlight

European Cities Join Forces to Plan for Urban Air Mobility

City planners in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy are stepping up efforts to include new electric aircraft in their integrated public transportation options.
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FBOs

Airplane Builder WACO Opens New Michigan FBO

WACO Aircraft recently opened its new FBO at Battle Creek Executive Airport in Michigan.
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Aircraft

Dassault Hands Over First Rafale to Greece

The first six Rafales for Greece will remain in France for a while to train Greek aircrew and technicians.
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Airlines

UAL Sees Return to Profit in Q3 Despite Covid Surge

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby predicts that increasing vaccination rates will mitigate any negative affect on demand caused by Covid’s Delta variant.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Realigns Denali under Beechcraft Brand

Textron Aviation’s new Denali turboprop single will now be branded as a Beechcraft as part of the company's high-performance turboprop product lineup.
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Aircraft

Embraer Deliveries Rebound To 34 in Second Quarter

Embraer's executive jet shipments jumped seven units to 20 in Q2, while commercial deliveries were up 10 to 14.
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