The Week in Business Aviation - October 16

October 16, 2020

Harrison Ford Now Spokesman For Airlink, A Disaster Response Nonprofit

Actor and pilot Harrison Ford has become a spokesperson for Airlink, a Washington DC-based rapid response relief nonprofit organization responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Aerion Links With Electra.Aero On High-Speed Mobility Plan

Supersonic-business-jet developer Aerion is partnering with startup electric-short-takeoff-and-landing (eSTOL) aircraft company Electra.Aero to create a high-speed interconnected transport system.

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Bombardier, Jetex Collaborate On Singapore FBO

As Bombardier continues the expansion of its Singapore Service Centre, it is collaborating with Jetex to establish a fixed-base operator experience in Singapore, offering Jetex FBO and ground-handling systems.

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Helicopter-Borne CT Scanner For Norwegian EMS

The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation is exploring the potential of fitting a computerized tomography (CT) scanner into a helicopter to treat stroke patients. 

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Rolls EVTOL Test Rig Breaks Cover In UK

Rolls-Royce confirms that video of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) tiltwing vehicle undergoing tests at Cranfield, England, is the company’s ground research test rig for future electric and hybrid electric aircraft.

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FAA’s AD Addresses Doorposts On 14,653 Cessnas

The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive requiring repetitive inspections of 14,653 U.S. registered single-engine Cessna 172, 182, 206, 207 and 210 models to check for cracks in the strut attach fittings at the forward cabin doorpost.

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Jet It Orders 10 HondaJet Elites As It Grows

Jet It, a Greensboro, North Carolina-based fractional ownership company, has placed an order for 10 HondaJet Elite aircraft with delivery over the next year. 

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Gulfstream Designs Custom Seating, Cabin For Flagship G700

When Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. designers were developing seats for the flagship G700 aircraft, part of the testing included sitting in them for 8 hr. a day while they worked.

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Embraer Launches UAM Spinoff Eve

Having incubated Embraer’s involvement in the nascent urban air mobility (UAM) market since 2017, the Brazilian manufacturer’s EmbraerX innovation unit has spun off Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions as an independent company.

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GE Aviation, Uber Partner On Flight-Data Monitoring

GE Aviation announced its selection by Uber Elevate to develop a flight-data monitoring system for Uber’s urban air mobility program.

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From actor and pilot, Harrison Ford, becoming the spokesman for Airlink to Gulfstream designing custom seating for the flagship G700 aircraft, take a look at our roundup of business aviation news from this week.

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