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Evaluators Wrap Up Work as FAA Head Preps to Fly Max

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson plans to fly the 737 Max on September 30.

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September 25, 2020

Heart Unveils Electric Propulsion System for ES-19 Airliner

Sweden-based Heart says it will have the 19-seat, four-engine, fixed-wing aircraft ready to start commercial operations from the summer of 2026.

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September 23, 2020

Flowy Falcon 6X Cabin Wins International Design Award

Dassault Aviation's Falcon 6X has won the International Yacht & Aviation Award for interior design thanks in part to its "flowing uninterrupted lines."

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September 23, 2020

Daher Reaches 1,000th TBM Production Milestone

French airframer Daher has reached a milestone with the assembly of the 1,000th turboprop in its TBM series.

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September 22, 2020

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Boeing Projects Sober View of Hydrogen, Electric Power

Safety and infrastructure considerations present big barriers to alternative power for airplanes, cautions BCA v-p of product development Mike Sinnett.

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September 22, 2020

Boeing, Engineers’ Union Clash over Pilot Layoffs

Boeing rejects SPEEA claims that it replaced line assist instructor pilots with contract pilots.

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September 22, 2020

Airbus Commits to Hydrogen Airliners Entering Service in 2035

Airbus unveiled three concepts for the aircraft, which could carry between 100 and 200 passengers on flights of up to around 2,000 nm.

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September 21, 2020

IBA Sees Pandemic Generating Glut of Aircraft for Lease

Lessees prepare to return more than 1,000 commercial aircraft without “clear options” for onward placement.

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September 21, 2020

Embraer Phenom Deliveries Mark Latin America Milestone

The airframer recently two aircraft to first-time customers in Brazil, expanding its business jet fleet in Latin America to 250.

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September 21, 2020

Russian Officials: Supersonic Bizjet To Be New Design

Tupolev, Sukhoi, and MiG will bring their experience to designing the new jet.

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September 21, 2020

Philippines Receives First Super Tucano

Embraer’s light attack turboprop is expected to join OV-10 Broncos operating in the close support/counter insurgency role.

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September 21, 2020

Conversion Plan Set To Promote Early Switch to Hydrogen Fuel

Universal Hydrogen proposes converting Dash 8 and ATR 42 regional airliners to hydrogen power while avoiding the need for costly refueling infrastructure.

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September 18, 2020

Boeing NeXt To Close, Raising Doubts over eVTOL Activities

The closure of Boeing NeXt raises questions about the aerospace giant's future in the eVTOL aircraft and supersonic business jet sectors.

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September 17, 2020

Survey Finds Covid Spurring Industry Interest in AR/VR

XR-specialist GridRaster released a survey finding 42 percent of aerospace respondents interested in implementing AR/VR technologies in the next year.

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September 17, 2020

First New-Build ATR 72 Freighter Takes Flight

The first purpose-built regional freighter from ATR took off for the first time on Wednesday from Toulouse.

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September 16, 2020

Military Materials, Mods Could Cut Airliner Fuel Burn

Alpine Advanced Materials is pressing the case for its HX5 composite, while sister company Metro Aerospace is looking to cut drag with its Microvane mod.

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September 15, 2020

BAE To Supply AS2 Fly-by-wire

Aerion has opted for a BAE Systems fly-by-wire flight control system with active inceptors on the AS2 supersonic business jet.

Aircraft

September 15, 2020

JetAviva Top Bizjet Seller in 1H20, Says JetNet Report

Turbine aircraft broker jetAviva was the number-one seller of business jets in the first half of this year, according to a JetNet analysis report.

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September 15, 2020

Greece to Buy Rafale Fighter in Defense Spending Spree

Greece's announcement that it will acquire a squadron of Rafales coincides with a period of increasing tensions with its neighbor Turkey.

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September 14, 2020

Aerion, Honeywell Progress on AS2 Avionics

Honeywell and Aerion are making progress on the joint definition phase for the avionics suite and connectivity package for the AS2.

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September 14, 2020