The Week in Business Aviation - July 17

July 17, 2020

Second North Carolina Hospital Begins Drone Deliveries

Drone logistics system developer Matternet on July 14 announced the start of a second hospital delivery operation with UPS Flight Forward in North Carolina.

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Spain’s Indra Flies Optionally Piloted Tecnam For Surveillance Missions

Spanish electronics company Indra has completed initial flight tests of its Targus optionally piloted vehicle, a modified Tecnam P2006T light twin.

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Environmental Groups Urge FAA To Block Supersonic Revival

A group of 62 environmental organizations have called on the FAA to abandon plans to establish takeoff and landing noise standards for civil supersonic aircraft, arguing that enabling the revival of hibgh-speed air travel would fuel the global climate crisis.

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Textron Aviation Opens Voting For Paint Schemes On Pistons

Textron Aviation is inviting customers, aviation enthusiasts and employees to cast their votes for new paint schemes for next year’s high-wing Cessna piston aircraft, including the Cessna Skyhawk, Skylane and Turbo Stationair HD. 

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New South Wales Backs EVTOL Startup

Australian air taxi startup AMSL Aero is to build a flight-test center at Narromine in New South Wales thanks to an A$950,000 ($660,000) grant from the state government. AMSL is developing the Vertiia, a two-passenger tandem tilt-wing electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.

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Biggin Hill Targets New Customers With COVID-Safe Travel Campaign

Since the start of the global COVID-19 lockdown, business aviation insiders have said they are confident the sector’s inherent characteristics mean it is perfectly placed to bounce back strongly as travelers return to the skies.

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Challenger 350

Used Bizjet Inventory Rises In July

The number of used business jets for sale in July totals 1,829, up 1% from 1,803 a year ago, while average list prices are down 9%, according to Jefferies.

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Electric Flight Training Advances At Bye, Pipistrel

Bye Aerospace is to begin work on the first production-conforming prototype of its eFlyer 2 electric training aircraft after closing $10 million in strategic and venture financing.

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G650
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Latitude

Stratos 716X Makes First Flight

Stratos Aircraft, based in Redmond, Oregon, has announced the first flight of its Stratos 716X single-engine very light jet.

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Japan’s ANA, Aeronext Partner On Drone Delivery

ANA Holdings, parent company of All Nippon Airways, is cooperating with Japanese startup Aeronext on the development of delivery drones with the goal of beginning commercial operations in 2022-23.

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From drone deliveries and blocking the supersonic revival to EVTOL startups and Bombardier enhancements. Find out what happened this week in business aviation.

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