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The Weekly Of Business Aviation, August 9, 2021

VOL. 106 NO. 32 August 09, 2021
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Services

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Ag Aviation Marks 100th Anniversary

Aug 03, 2021
Principals of agricultural aviation in the U.S., family members and others gathered Aug. 3 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the industry during an event at Leesburg Executive Airport outside of Washington, D.C.
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Softbank Eyes HAPS, Satellites For 6G Networks

Aug 04, 2021
High-altitude unmanned aircraft and satellites are an integral part of SoftBank’s vision for future 6G mobile networks that expand beyond wireless communications to underpin the digitalization of all industries.
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Sky Harbour Group To Become Public Following Sale To Yellowstone

Aug 02, 2021
Yellowstone Acquisition Co., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, has signed an agreement to acquire Sky Harbour Group, developer and lessor of private aviation hangars.

Regulatory/Legislative

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Senate Infrastructure Bill Would Fund $25B In Aviation Priorities

Aug 06, 2021
The Senate is nearing a vote on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package that would fund $25 billion of commercial aviation priorities through 2026.

Intelligence

OEMs/Suppliers

Bombardier Global 7500
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Bombardier Raises Guidance As Orders Rebound

Aug 05, 2021
Bombardier is raising its forecast for business jet deliveries, revenue and profits in 2021, following a strong first half of the year and positive momentum.
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Bombardier’s Union Votes To Ratify Labor Contract

Aug 02, 2021
Members of Canada’s largest union at Bombardier Aviation ratified a new three-year labor contract on July 31, ending a strike at the company’s Downsview plant near Toronto which produces Bombardier’s Global line of business jets.

Sounding Board

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Sounding Board: Five Minutes With Pat Gallagher, NetJets President Of Sales, Marketing And Service

Aug 05, 2021
Pat Gallagher joined NetJets in 2010 after serving as executive vice president and head of sales at Marquis Jet Partners.

Programs

Regent
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Is There A Future At Sea For Regional Aviation?

Aug 04, 2021
Startup Regent plans to have a piloted 12-passenger seaglider on the market by 2025 as a replacement for seaplanes and water taxis, followed by a 50-passenger vehicle that the company sees replacing not only ferries, but regional turboprops and jets.
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UK Royal Air Force Begins Hunt For VIP Business Jets

Aug 04, 2021
The UK Royal Air Force has begun a search for new VIP aircraft to replace its BAe 146s. 
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AeroTEC Joins UH2 To Convert Dash 8 To Hydrogen Propulsion

Aug 04, 2021
Aircraft modification specialist AeroTEC is to lead conversion, flight test and certification of the De Havilland Canada Dash 8 regional turboprop to hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion under a joint effort with Universal Hydrogen.
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Swiss Low Helicopter Flight Network To Expand

Aug 03, 2021
Switzerland is to double the size of its national flight route network for helicopters, increasing the number of regions in the Alpine which can be reached by rescue helicopters.

Suppliers

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Ultrasonic Welding Could Speed Air Taxi Production

Aug 02, 2021
A technology being developed to rapidly join thermoplastic and thermoset composites to create optimized lightweight structures for cars and motorcycles is being adapted to aerospace with an eye to enabling high-rate, high-quality production of urban air mobility vehicles.

Associations

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Aerobility’s First Project Able Grob Makes Public Debut

Aug 05, 2021
The first fruits of Project Able–British charity Aerobility’s program to refurbish former Royal Air Force Grob Vigilant motor gliders to sell and use in the charity’s own fleet–was on public display for the first time on Aug. 6.

Business Aviation Briefs

Airworthiness Directives

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