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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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Avionics

Garmin Pilot Adds More Graphical Notam Features

Garmin Pilot version 10.5 helps pilots view graphical depictions of closed airports and runways.
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Aircraft

FAA OKs QTA's Composite Inlet for Gulfstream G350/450

Quiet Technology Aerospace (QTA) carbon fiber engine inlet replacement barrel has been STC’d for the Gulfstream G350 and G450.
Safety

Canada To Relax Covid-related Border Restrictions

Vaccinated U.S. travelers will more freely be able to enter Canada beginning on August 9 and other international travelers on September 7.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bell, Jet Aviation Stand Up New Australian Rotor Repair Shop

Bell has named RBI Hawker Australia as a Bell Customer Service Facility, making it the fifth maintenance provider in the country so designated.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Epic Adds Broadie's Aircraft to Service Network

Epic Aircraft has tapped Broadie’s Aircraft at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport as its authorized service center for the central southwest U.S.
Aircraft

Electrification, Automation Could Transform Regional Air Service

Experts says more energy-efficient propulsion and autonomous flight technology could significant cut the cost of carrying a smaller numbers of passengers.
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Aircraft

Airbus Delivers First A350 from Chinese Completion Center

Delivery of an A350 from the Tianjin completion and delivery center marks a new milestone in Airbus’s partnership with China.
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Airlines

Most Airline Passengers Support Mask Wearing: IATA

An IATA survey shows that passengers remain willing to wear masks to mitigate the risk of Covid transmission.
FutureFlight

Volocopter Steps Up Plans for eVTOL Air Taxi Network Across Malaysia

The German eVTOL aircraft developer has partnered with Malaysia Airports and Skyports to study the business case for investing in urban air mobility across the Southeast Asian country.
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FutureFlight

Universal Hydrogen Joins Deutsche Aircraft's Project To Convert Dornier 328 Regional Airliner

Universal Hydrogen is looking at how its modular capsules could be integrated with the new version of the Dornier 328 aircraft being developed by the German company.
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FutureFlight

Surf Air Plans Hybrid-Electric Cessna Grand Caravan Private Flight Fleet

Private air transportation group Surf Air Mobility says it will buy 150 Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft and replace their Pratt & Whitney PT6 turbine engines with an as-yet unspecified hybrid-electric powertrain in 2024.
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Aircraft

New Sukhoi Fighter Design Unveiled at MAKS

Russia’s latest fighter design is focused primarily on export sales, although could receive a small domestic order to boost its marketability.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Florida Airport Issues Large Hangar RFP

Florida’s Treasure Coast International Airport (KFPR) in Fort Pierce has issued an RFP for tenants looking to occupy a recently completed hangar.
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Aircraft

Cirrus Aircraft's Vision Jet Gets Another Upgrade

Cirrus Aircraft has unveiled an upgraded G2+ Vision Jet with optimized engine performance, Gogo in-flight connectivity, and new exterior paint options.
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Avionics

Garmin Autopilot Certified in Bell 505

The Bell 505 is the second helicopter model to be certified for installation of Garmin's GFC 600H helicopter flight control system.
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Aircraft

Surf Air Mobility Bets Big on Hybrid-electric Caravan

Surf Air Mobility plans to STC an electric-hybrid powertrain for its newly ordered fleet of Cessna Grand Caravan EXs.
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FutureFlight

Archer Attorneys File New Brief Rebutting Wisk Trade Secret Theft Allegations

The federal court for the Northern District of California is due to hear Wisk's motion for a preliminary injunction against its eVTOL aircraft rival Archer on July 21.
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