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LAX Sightings Are Likely Not Real Jetpacks

Airline pilots claim to have spotted pilots flying in "jetpacks" at thousands of feet near LAX, but could that be possible?

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October 19, 2020

Team Tempest Reveals a Different Approach to FCAS

The team tasked with engineering the UK’s FCAS are concentrating on technology and capability development ahead of finalizing platform design.

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October 18, 2020

EASA Chief Expresses Satisfaction with 737 Max Changes

The Boeing 737 Max could be ready to fly in Europe before the end of the year.

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October 16, 2020

General Atomics Buying Ruag's German MRO

Ruag International's sale of operations at Oberpfaffenhofen to General Atomics Europe includes its military helicopter MRO and Dornier 228 production.

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October 16, 2020

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Aerion Teams Up with eSTOL Developer Electra

Aerion signed an MoU naming Electra as a preferred partner for Aerion Connect in the greater New York metropolitan area and other hubs.

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October 16, 2020

Swedish Defense Bill Extends Gripen, Adds New AEW Aircraft

Sweden’s government is planning a major increase in the defense budget that will see the air force keeping JAS 39Cs in service for at least a decade.

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October 16, 2020

Bizav Community Digs Deep in Covid Humanitarian Response

Despite facing an existential threat from Covid, the business aviation community has been ready to provide practical help to those in greater need.

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October 15, 2020

Dassault Falcon 6X Rollout Set for December 8

Dassault Aviation will roll out the first Falcon 6X on December 8 at its production facility in Bordeaux-Merignac, France.

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October 15, 2020

Embraer Launches Urban Air Mobility Division Called Eve

Embraer confirmed that the new subsidiary will complete development of its Eve eVTOL aircraft and other urban air mobility technology and services.

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October 15, 2020

Third and Fourth King Air 350CER Delivered to Customs

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has 27 Beechcraft King Airs with the delivery from Textron Aviation.

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October 14, 2020

Airbus Inks Order for A320neos from Greece’s Sky Express

ATR operator Sky Express prepares for a foray into jets with an order from Airbus for four A320neos and a lease deal with ACG Aviation Capital for two.

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October 14, 2020

Judge Gives One Aviation 'Short Rope' on Last-ditch Sale

With its remaining workforce furloughed, a bid to liquidate the former Eclipse 500/550 manufacturer and support provider’s assets is reportedly under way.

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October 14, 2020

Boeing Jets Subject to EU Tariffs Approved by WTO

The European Union may impose tariffs of $4 billion a year on U.S. products according to a WTO ruling over Boeing aircraft subsidies.

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October 13, 2020

Aerion Selects PPG To Supply Windows for AS2

The selection of PPG to provide the AS2 windows formalizes a collaboration with Aerion that has been ongoing since 2019.

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October 13, 2020

Bill Boisture Joins Spike Aerospace Team

Bill Boisture is the latest of a number of a high-profile aerospace veterans who have come on board the Spike Aerospace executive team.

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October 13, 2020

Airbus Launches the New ACJ TwoTwenty Business Jet

Airbus Launches the New ACJ TwoTwenty Business Jet

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October 13, 2020

Elliott Aviation Begins TBM 940 HomeSafe Retrofits

Elliott Aviation has delivered the first of 23 TBM 940s with Garmin’s Autoland system, which is branded by Daher as HomeSafe on these aircraft.

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October 12, 2020

UK’s Carrier Strike Group Faces Its First Test

The HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier is currently at sea in Europe’s largest exercise, with UK and U.S. Marine Corps F-35B fighters on board.

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October 9, 2020

One Aviation Future Up In Air after SE Falcon Sale Nixed

One Aviation withdrew its motion for a Section 363 sale of the bankrupt company's assets to Florida-based real estate holding firm SE Falcon.

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October 9, 2020

OEM Studies Show Low Risk of Covid Transmission in Airliners

Boeing, Airbus, and Embraer each have conducted studies that show Covid poses less of a risk in airliners than in other indoor settings.

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October 8, 2020