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Embraer Gets Canada OK for Praetor 600, Reports 2020 Results

In addition to Canadian certification for its Praetor 600, Embraer also reported a 35 percent drop in deliveries in 2020.

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February 12, 2021

Group Seeks Creation of Hydrogen ‘Ecosystem’ at Paris Airports

Airbus, Air France-KLM, Groupe ADP, and the Paris Region have begun accepting expressions of interest to build hydrogen “hubs” at Paris airports.

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February 11, 2021

Bombardier To End Learjet Production, Lay Off Workers

Bombardier saw a slight increase in 2020 bizav revenues but is laying off workers and ending Learjet production as it grapples with its debt load.

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February 11, 2021

Former Learjet Officials React to End of Iconic Era

Learjet became the symbol for business aviation, former officials said.

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February 11, 2021

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Covid-related Travel Restrictions Delay C919’s Icing Trials

Canada’s International Test Pilots School will have to wait until autumn to conduct natural icing tests on the Comac C919.

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February 11, 2021

Garmin's G3000 Flight Deck Selected for Joby's eVTOL Aircraft

The news is the first system supplier announcement from Joby Aviation, which appears to be a frontrunner in the race to get an eVTOL aircraft to market.

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February 10, 2021

United Unveils Plans for eVTOL Aircraft Airport Shuttle Rides

United Airlines and its partner Mesa Airlines have provisionally agreed to buy up to 200 of Archer Aviation's four-passenger, all-electric eVTOL aircraft.

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February 10, 2021

Pilatus Hands Over First High-density PC-24

The first Pilatus PC-24 with a higher-density, 10-seat configuration was delivered to a “customer in the western United States” in late January.

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February 10, 2021

UPS Extends Airbus A300 Service Life with Honeywell Primus Epic Avionics

UPS Extends Airbus A300 Service Life with Honeywell Primus Epic Avionics

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February 10, 2021

Textron Aviation Unveils Citation CJ4 Gen2 Twinjet

Upgrades to Textron Aviation's CJ4 Gen2 are focused almost exclusively on the passenger cabin.

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February 9, 2021

SIA's Order Realignment Allows It To Defer S$4 billion in Capex

Singapore Airlines will take 14 fewer 787-10s and 11 more 777-9s while delaying deliveries from both Boeing and Airbus.

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February 9, 2021

Aerion, NASA To Jointly Explore High-Mach Speeds

Aerion and NASA have signed a third Space Act Agreement to explore propulsion and thermal management technologies for aircraft operating between Mach 3-5.

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February 9, 2021

First Flight For Japanese KC-46A Pegasus

Japan’s first new-generation 767-based tanker is in the air and due for delivery to the JASDF later this year.

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February 9, 2021

Boeing Gets January Boost from 737 Max Deliveries

Shipment of 26 Boeing commercial jets in January included twenty-one 737 Maxes.

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February 9, 2021

UPS ‘Futureproofs’ Airbus A300s with Primus Epic

Airbus, Honeywell, and UPS collaborate on upgrades to the avionics in the delivery company’s A300s.

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February 8, 2021

Textron Aviation Takes First King Air 260C Order

Air Archipels of Tahiti will use the King Air 260C equipped with a cargo door for air ambulance operations.

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February 5, 2021

Airbus’s January Deliveries Down by a Third

Delivery of 21 airplanes meant Airbus shipped 10 fewer jets than in January 2020, in line with the company’s “adaptation plan.”

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February 5, 2021

F-15EX New-Generation Eagle Fighter Makes First Flight

Boeing is to build up to 144 F-15EX Eagle fighters for the U.S. Air Force, destined for service with Air National Guard units.

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February 3, 2021

Airbus ‘Decouples’ Hamburg’s A321XLR Production Tasks

Establishing a “pilot line” for the A321XLR’s rear fuselage section will allow Airbus to avoid interrupting current single-aisle production.

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February 3, 2021

Aerion Selects AS2 Supplier, Lead on Campus Development

Rosen Aviation will develop a new cabin management and technology system for the AS2, while Haskell leads development of Aerion's main campus.

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February 3, 2021