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The Weekly Of Business Aviation, May 10, 2021

VOL. 106 NO. 19 May 10, 2021
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Programs

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Meet Dassault Aviation’s Ultra-Long-Range Jet–The Falcon 10X

May 06, 2021
Dassault Aviation has unveiled its newest business jet–the Dassault Falcon 10X–a clean-sheet 7,500-nm, four-zone, ultra-long-range aircraft that is the company’s largest jet to date.
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Second Falcon 6X Aircraft Enters Flight Test Program

May 04, 2021
Dassault Aviation’s second Falcon 6X flight test aircraft has completed its first flight in the development of the widebody, large business jet.
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Wisk Agrees To Operate Autonomous eVTOLs For Blade

May 05, 2021
Wisk Aero has agreed to operate up to 30 autonomous air taxis on Blade Urban Air Mobility’s U.S. network.
ERA
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AKKA To Assist In Developing Electric Regional Aircraft

May 04, 2021
European engineering services company AKKA Technologies is to assist French startup Aura Aero with development of its planned 19-seat Electric Regional Aircraft and Integral E electric aerobatic aircraft.

Services

Business
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M&A In Business Aviation: All FBOs, No OEMs

May 07, 2021
Looking into 2021 and beyond, the business aviation sector is a tale of two worlds when it comes to mergers and acquisitions.

Intelligence

OEMs/Suppliers

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Bombardier Waiting To Up Production, But Trends Are Positive

May 06, 2021
Bombardier’s first-quarter financial call with analysts was the first of its kind as a pure-play business aviation company, following the divestiture of its transportation business in January.

Charters/Brokers

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Jet Aviation Receives FAA Part 125 Certification

May 04, 2021
Jet Aviation, based in Basel, Switzerland, has received FAA Part 125 certification, authorizing it to operate aircraft that seat 20 passengers or more.
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Directional Aviation Acquires UK Helicopter Operator

May 05, 2021
Directional Aviation Group has acquired helicopter charter operator Halo Aviation, of Cranleigh, UK, for an undisclosed price, adding to its OneSky Flight portfolio of private aviation companies.

Suppliers

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Former Albany CEO Now Head Of PE-backed Cadence Aerospace

May 05, 2021
Olivier Jarrault, most recently CEO of LEAP engine blade maker Albany International during a dynamic two-year stint, is now CEO of Cadence Aerospace, a relatively new private equity-backed machined-parts producer for aerospace and defense OEMs and others.

Regulatory/Legislative

Singapore A350
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Industry Calls For More Aggressive Travel-Corridor Efforts

May 04, 2021
A broad coalition of manufacturers, trade groups and travel organizations are pushing U.S. and UK leaders to re-open travel links between the two countries, while moves by pharmaceutical manufacturers to boost vaccine distribution are being lauded as much-needed steps to jump-start global air travel demand. 
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TSA Selects Miami International For Counter-Drone Testing

May 06, 2021
Miami International Airport on May 6 announced its selection by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration to serve as a test site for drone detection technologies.
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FAA Adds Space Launch Areas To Nav Charts

May 05, 2021
The FAA announced on May 5 that it is marking more space launch activity areas on the digital VFR raster charts it makes available to pilots.

Research/Development

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Pyrotechnic Protection Developed For High-Power Electric Systems

May 04, 2021
As aircraft and propulsion developers look to electrical systems operating at kilovolt levels, Safran has teamed with a pyrotechnics specialist to develop an ultrafast method of shutting down high-power networks before electric arcing can cause potentially catastrophic damage.

Business Aviation Briefs

Airworthiness Directives

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Business Aviation Appointments

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