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Joby Aviation to acquire Uber Elevate

Joby Aviation has entered a deal to acquire Uber Elevate, with Uber to also invest $75 million into the California-based developer of small electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles for taxi services. Joby Aviation has entered a deal to...

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Boeing resumes Max deliveries as United receives new jet

Boeing has resumed deliveries of the 737 Max, with United Airlines receiving an aircraft on 8 December, the carrier confirms. Boeing has resumed deliveries of the 737 Max, with United Airlines receiving an aircraft on 8 December, the carrier confirms. The...

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Boeing needs to develop a smaller mid-market aircraft: analysts

Competitive pressure will require that Boeing move forward with developing a mid-market aircraft. But that jet must be smaller than the concept Boeing had previously been studying, aerospace analysts say. Competitive pressure will require that Boeing move forward with developing a...

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Dassault rolls out first Falcon 6X

Dassault Aviation has rolled out its newest business jet, with the Falcon 6X making its public debut at a behind-closed-doors unveiling at the company’s Bordeaux-Merignac plant. Dassault Aviation has rolled out its newest business jet, with the Falcon 6X making its public debut at a behind-closed-doors...

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Collins Aerospace finishes E-6B communication systems upgrade

Collins Aerospace Systems has finished communications upgrades to the US Navy’s fleet of 16 Boeing E-6B Mercury aircraft. Collins Aerospace Systems has finished communications upgrades to the US Navy’s (USN) fleet of 16 Boeing E-6B Mercury aircraft. The E-6B is...

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Biden to nominate retired US Army general Lloyd Austin as defence secretary: reports

President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate retired US Army general Lloyd Austin as defence secretary, according to widespread news reports that cite confidential sources. If confirmed by the US Senate, Austin would be the first African American to lead the Pentagon in its...

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Virgin Australia orders 25 Boeing 737 Max 10s, cancels previous deal

Virgin Australia, which most recently exited administration under new owners, has placed a new order for 25 Boeing 737 Max 10s, after cancelling its existing commitments for the type.  Virgin Australia, which most recently exited administration under new owners, has...

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Boeing logs more Max cancellations in November as deliveries slow

Boeing recorded 88 cancellations for the 737 Max in November, and delivered just seven jets, as the coronavirus pandemic continued hammering the commercial aviation market. Boeing recorded 88 cancellations for the 737 Max in November, and delivered just seven jets,...

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El Al increases authorised share capital

Shareholders of Israeli flag-carrier El Al have approved an increase in the company’s authorised share capital amounting to 1 billion shekels ($306 million). The increase takes the overall authorised capital to just over 2.5 billion, inclusive of the single special...

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​IATA presses governments to stimulate travel markets

IATA is urging governments to launch programmes that stimulate demand for air travel and help the aviation industry recover from the coronavirus crisis. IATA is urging governments to launch programmes that stimulate demand for air travel and help the aviation...

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