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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. July 20, 2021 — Textron Aviation today announced Surf Air Mobility Inc., has signed a purchase agreement for up to 150 Cessna Grand Caravan EX single-engine turboprop aircraft, with an initial fleet order of 100 aircraft and an option for 50 more.

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SkyNRG and AEG Fuels deliver sustainable aviation biofuels for Bombardier Business Aircraft demo fleet

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The Learjet 75 business jet flew from Los Angeles to Wichita, Kansas; the Challenger 350 aircraft flew from Los Angeles to Vancouver, British Columbia; the Challenger 650 business jet flew from Los Angeles to Montreal, Quebec; and the Global 6000 aircraft flew from Los Angeles to Hartford, Connecticut.

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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.

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Neil Young - Rockin’ The EV World in “JOHNNY MAGIC” Straight from his LincVolt

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Right here in Wichita. In Wichita. Out on the Kansas two-lane flats near Wichita. People losing their jobs. The home of the heavy metal Continental. Where the Motor-Head Messiah was tuning the system in. Johnny Magic, Johnny Magic. Johnny Magic, Johnny Magic. She burst from the garage in a blaze of silence. In Washington.

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DOE releasing $20M in funding to ARPA-E awardees; NEXTCAR and REFUEL projects

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Wichita State University: Alkaline Membrane-Based Ammonia Electrosynthesis with High Efficiency for Renewable and Scalable Liquid-Fuel Production – $855,000. .: High-Efficiency Ammonia Production from Water and Nitrogen – $1,500,000. Sustainable Innovations, LLC: Electricity From an Energy-Dense Carbon-Neutral Energy Carrier – $1,200,000.

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Kansas Geological Survey Receives $5M Grant to Study CO2 Storage

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A collaborative effort between government and industry, the three-year project will include scientists from the Kansas Geological Survey, KU and Kansas State University departments of geology and two Wichita-based firms—BEREXCO Inc. and Bittersweet Energy Inc. CO2 sequestration is in the early phase of implementation globally. Lynn Watney.

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

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Wichita State University – lead University. Supporting accessible air transport systems for passengers and cargo by working with the urban air mobility (UAM) community to identify and address the opportunities and key challenges ahead is an emerging role for the FAA. Mississippi State University. North Carolina State University. 249,923.

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