The Week In Business Aviation - April 2

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NetJets has launched a new 25-hr. Corporate Angel Network jet card, which comes with one flight hour donated by NetJets to cancer patients needing to travel to treatment centers.

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Credit: Hanwha Systems

South Korea’s Hanwha Systems plans to invest 450 billion won ($400 million) in urban air mobility over the next three years.

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Credit: Panta Holdings/Fokker

Dutch investment company Panta Holdings has acquired Fokker Services and Fokker Techniek, aviation aftermarket businesses, from Fokker Technologies/GKN Aerospace. 

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Credit: Textron Aviation

WICHITA—Textron Aviation is celebrating the 1,000th delivery of its Cessna Citation 560XL series midsize business jet with the delivery of a Citation XLS+ to a customer in the Northeastern U.S.

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Business and general aviation is playing a vital role in the global effort to vaccinate people against the COVID-19 virus.

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Credit: Gulfstream

Despite rumors to the contrary, Gulfstream Aerospace has stressed its commitment to its G280 super midsize jet and is investing in enhancements to the aircraft, company executives told reporters on March 30. 

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Credit: Cape Air

Cape Air, a commuter airline based in Hyannis, Massachusetts, has placed a firm order for 10 new 11-seat Tecnam P2012 Traveller aircraft, with delivery scheduled in 2021.

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Nearly 70% of fixed base operators in the U.S. and Canada experienced a decline in fuel sales in 2020 compared to the previous year, according to an annual FBO fuel sales survey by the Aviation Business Strategies Group. 

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Textron Aviation’s parent company, Textron, is formally standing up an eAviation division to develop opportunities in emerging electric technologies. 

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Credit: Daher

Daher has launched the Kodiak 100 Series III turboprop sport and utility aircraft and has begun customer deliveries. 

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Credit: Sikorsky

Sikorsky has demonstrated the supervised autonomy capability of its modified S-70A Black Hawk optionally piloted vehicle, with the test pilot using a tablet to command the helicopter through a complete mission.

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Credit: Bombardier

Bombardier has delivered its 50th Global 7500 ultra-long-range business jet, following entry-into-service in late 2018. 

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