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The Weekly Of Business Aviation, July 12, 2021

VOL. 106 NO. 28 July 12, 2021
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Charters/Brokers

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NetJets Pauses Light-Jet Sales As Flight Demand Hits Records

Jul 07, 2021
Fractional ownership provider NetJets has suspended sales of light jets, including the Cessna Citation XLS and Embraer Phenom 300, and has started a waiting list for U.S. customers.
Wheels Up unmanned air mobility aircraft
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Wheels Up Envisions Evolving Into eVTOL Market

Jul 06, 2021
As it prepares to list on the New York Stock Exchange, on-demand private aviation provider Wheels Up has detailed its vision for expanding into the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing market.

Programs

Cessna Citation Sovereign+
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Data Points To Final New Citation Sovereign+ Delivery

Jul 07, 2021
Textron Aviation appears to have delivered its final Citation Sovereign+ Model 680 aircraft, more than three months after the company confirmed it had ended production of the midsize business jet.
Moliere
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Dassault Boosts Research In Stealth, Acoustics And Anti-Icing

Jul 05, 2021
Dassault Aviation has created a joint research laboratory in partnership with two French academic institutions dubbed Moliere, an acronym of the French for “innovative functional materials for aviation.”
Bombardier pre-owned aircraft
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Bombardier Launches Certified Pre-Owned Aircraft Program

Jul 07, 2021
Bombardier has launched its Certified Pre-Owned Aircraft program to offer customers a “like-new” experience, it said, with each aircraft selected, inspected and upgraded as needed and offered with a one-year warranty.
Beta Alia Blade UAM aircraft
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Blade Shares UAM Experience With eVTOL Partners

Jul 08, 2021
Using its experience in providing on-demand helicopter service in New York and other cities, Blade Urban Air Mobility is working with electric air-taxi developers to tailor their aircraft to its operations.
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Paraguay Air Force Picks Up Two More Cessna Caravans

Jul 02, 2021
The Paraguayan Air Force plans to start operating the new aircraft for humanitarian missions in the second half of this year.

Intelligence

Training

Textron Aviation Cessna 172
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WSU Tech, Textron Partner On Professional Pilot Program

Jul 07, 2021
In a partnership with Textron Aviation, WSU Tech has launched a two-year professional pilot program aimed at preparing students for careers—the first collegiate aircraft pilot program in what is known as the Air Capital of the World, officials noted.

Safety

212
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FAA, Transport Canada Direct Bell Rotor Hub Inspections

Jul 08, 2021
Emergency airworthiness directives (AD) have been issued requiring main-rotor hub inspections of certain Bell helicopters following the fatal crash of a Bell 212 last month in Canada.

Sounding Board

Trevor Esling, co-founder of Vulcan Aviation
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Sounding Board: Five Minutes With Trevor Esling, Co-Founder Vulcan Aviation

Jul 07, 2021
Three long-time business aviation professionals recently joined forces to launch Vulcan Aviation.

Regulatory/Legislative

Daedalean navigation system
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Standards Developers Identify Concerns, Next Steps For Certifying AI

Jul 06, 2021
Existing aeronautical standards are not adequate for certifying artificial intelligence (AI) with safety-critical systems, and new means of compliance will have to be developed, concludes a report jointly issued by standards developers SAE International and Eurocae.

Associations

Avalon
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Avalon Airshow To Take Place Despite Grand Prix Cancellation

Jul 07, 2021
The airshow's organizers say attendance by overseas visitors, which may be difficult depending on COVID-related border restrictions, is not critical to the success of this year's event.

Business Aviation Briefs

Airworthiness Directives

Business Aviation Appointments

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