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Accelerating Electric Commercial Aviation: Surf Air Mobility Orders up to 150 Cessna Grand Caravans

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ACCELERATING ELECTRIFIED COMMERCIAL TRAVEL WICHITA, Kan. The post Accelerating Electric Commercial Aviation: Surf Air Mobility Orders up to 150 Cessna Grand Caravans appeared first on EV Obsession. July 20, 2021 — Textron Aviation today announced Surf Air Mobility Inc., The order, which is subject to […].

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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James, New York), Principle VinFast Grapevine (Grapevine, Texas), Hiley VinFast of Fort Worth (Fort Worth, Texas), and VinFast Wichita (Wichita, Kansas). From VinFast: The first group of VinFast dealers consist of Leith VinFast (Raleigh, North Carolina), Smith Haven VinFast (St. But it’s plotting to expand its U.S.

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FAA awards $7.5M in research grants for integration of drones into national airspace

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million recreational and commercial drones (PDF) in the active UAS fleet. Wichita State University – lead University. million federal investment will fund university research on the safe integration of drones into our national airspace. — US Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. There are currently 1.65 million by 2024 (PDF).

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4 Takeaways About Boeing’s Quality Problems

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Boeing said it did not allow inspector shopping and had increased the number of quality inspectors for commercial planes 20 percent since 2019. It has also said it will no longer accept Max bodies from Spirit AeroSystems, a key supplier based in Wichita, Kan., where Max planes are assembled. that still need work.

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Boeing Says Added Inspections Are Raising 737 Max Production Quality

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The body is made in Wichita, Kan., Lund, the senior vice president for quality in Boeing’s commercial airplane division. One of the more important changes Boeing has made since January was requiring that bodies of 737 Max planes pass a more rigorous inspection before being shipped to Renton, near Seattle, for final assembly.

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Boeing Agrees to Buy Spirit AeroSystems, a Longtime Supplier

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Boeing said on Monday that it had agreed to buy a major supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, ending a nearly two-decade experiment in outsourcing production of major components of its commercial planes, including the body of the 737 Max and parts of the 767, 777 and 787. and operations in Oklahoma.

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Boeing Angers Safety Officials With Disclosures on 737 Max Incident

Baua Electric

Lund was promoted as part of a leadership shake-up in February , taking on her current role as a senior vice president overseeing quality across all of Boeing’s commercial airplanes. She was most recently in charge of commercial plane production programs. The body is made in Wichita, Kan.,

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