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Stratolaunch | June 17, 2022

Stratolaunch announces the completion of its seventh flight test of Roc, the world's largest flying aircraft. The aircraft flew for 3 hours and 1 minute over the Mojave Desert and reached an altitude of 27,000 feet a new altitude record for the aircraft. The seventh flight focused on continuing Roc's flight envelope expansion with the recent addition of the pylon on the aircraft's center wing. Test objectives included Demonstration of increased ma...

Business Aviation

air europa | August 30, 2022

AerCap Holdings N.V. today announced it has signed lease agreements with Air Europa Líneas Aéreas S.A.U. for the long-term lease of five Boeing 787-9 aircraft and ten Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver beginning in 2024 through 2026.Air Europa will become the first Spanish operator of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. "Air Europa has been a long-time friend and valued customer of AerCap. With this landmark transaction for the airline, we ar...

Air Transport

Embraer | November 15, 2022

The Brazilian National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved financing to Embraer S.A. (B3: EMBR3, NYSE: ERJ) for producing and exporting commercial aircraft manufactured by the company. The operation, in the order of R$ 2.2 billion (US$ 400 million), will be carried out through the BNDES Exim Pre-shipment, a direct bank credit line to produce national goods destined for export. BNDES operation reinforces the US$ 650 million revolving credit funding recently announced by Embr...

Business Aviation

Merlin Labs | July 12, 2022

Merlin Labs, the leading developer of autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, announced that Dan Elwell, former Acting FAA administrator, industry advocate, and pilot, has joined the company's advisory board. He will advise the company on policy and strategy as it engages with regulators in shaping the future of autonomous flight. "Throughout my career, I've been an advocate for common-sense implementations of new technologies in th...