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The Weekly Of Business Aviation, August 30, 2021

VOL. 106 NO. 35 August 30, 2021
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Charters/Brokers

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NetJets Temporarily Suspends Jet Card Sales As Demand Soars

Aug 24, 2021
NetJets has suspended sales of its jet cards and is placing customers on a waiting list, effective immediately, as interest from new customers accelerates.
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Wheels Up Posts 2Q Increase In Revenue, Memberships

Aug 24, 2021
In its first earnings report as a publicly traded company, Wheels Up  recorded $285.6 million in revenue in the second quarter, an increase of 113% over a year ago, a 146% surge in live flight legs and a net loss of $29 million, up by $1.6 million from a year ago.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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New Business Jet Pricing On The Rise, Foley Says

Aug 27, 2021
The price of a private jet is rising. But before manufacturers will raise list prices, they will first offer less of a discount, depending on the make, model and customer, says Brian Foley, a consultant with Brian Foley Associates.

Intelligence

Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA, Pentagon Seeking Airspace Display Ideas

Aug 27, 2021
The FAA and U.S. Defense Department (DOD) are seeking solutions from industry to display certain special-use airspace areas to comply with congressional direction to make that information available to pilots in real time.

Associations

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Organizers Postpone LABACE To 2022 Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Aug 24, 2021
Organizers have postponed the Latin American Business & Aviation Conference and Exhibition 2021 planned for November, the second year the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a change of dates.

Programs

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Beechcraft Denali Completes Initial Ground Engine Runs

Aug 26, 2021
Textron Aviation’s new single-engine turboprop, the Beechcraft Denali, successfully completed its initial ground engine runs on the prototype, powered by GE’s new Catalyst engine, the company announced Aug. 26.
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Commercial Helo Market Downturn Prompts Sikorsky To Close Facility

Aug 25, 2021
Sikorsky has blamed the ongoing downturn in the commercial helicopter market for the closure of its commercial helicopter final assembly line in Coatesville, Pennsylvania.
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North Carolina Healthcare System Delivering Vaccine By Drone

Aug 25, 2021
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and UPS have started delivering COVID-19 vaccine by drone at the health care system’s medical complex in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Archer Teams With Reef On Parking-Garage Vertiports

Aug 24, 2021
As it heads toward a Sept. 14 shareholder vote on its merger with blank-check company Atlas Crest Investment, urban air mobility startup Archer has teamed with parking-garage operator Reef Technology to establish rooftop vertiport locations in U.S. cities.
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EHang Identifies First Routes For UAM Operations In China

Aug 25, 2021
EHang is accelerating its initiative to identify urban air mobility routes as the Chinese startup transitions to being an operator of its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing autonomous air taxis.
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Eve Strikes Asia UAM Deal With Ascent

Aug 23, 2021
Embraer company Eve Urban Air Mobility is expanding its list of customers well ahead of entering the market with an electric vertical takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Operations

DJI Matrice 200-series quadcopter.
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Canadian Safety Board Probes Drone Collision

Aug 24, 2021
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is investigating a second midair collision involving a police drone and an aircraft in the last 18 months.

Airports

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FAA Awards Grants For Airport Safety, Sustainability, Accessibility

Aug 24, 2021
The FAA has awarded more than $766 million in grants to build more sustainable and accessible airports across the U.S.

Business Aviation Briefs

Airworthiness Directives

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Business Aviation Appointments

Calendar

Industry Data