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Embraer E2 jet becomes the largest aircraft to ever land at London-City Airport

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At 12:01 local time, an Embraer E195-E2 regional jet operated by Helvetic Airways and registered HB-AZI touched down at the airport, simultaneously taking a place in the airports history books. The aircraft sported a special ‘E195-E2 Largest aircraft in LCY’ decal on the rear fuselage for the occasion.

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China tests out 2 ‘flying wing’ 6th generation fighter jets on Boxing Day

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While much of the world was recovering from Christmas Day overindulgence, China was offering a glimpse of not one but two 6th generation fighter jets. Via X In one of the clearest photos of the jet, the number 36 can be seen on the forward fuselage. However, it is still a tailless flying wing design, with a cranked arrow planform.

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Embraer Executive Jets CCO on the firm’s product strategy 

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Keen to showcase its product range to prospects in the Middle East region, Embraer brought to the show two of its best-selling jets, namely the Phenom 300E and the Praetor 600. Picture: Embraer Friedrich kicked off our conversation with a short introduction about how the Embraer Executive Jets current product range came about.

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Cockpit Voice Recorder Inoperable In Philadelphia Jet Crash

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary report on the fatal medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia on Jan. 31, revealing that the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) was not operational at the time of the crash and likely hadn’t captured audio for several years.

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Air India orders 34 training aircraft for its own flight academy 

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It has a jet-fuel powerplant which the manufacturer claims can save up to 50% on fuel, as compared to similar aircraft powered by AVGAS. The glass cockpit will help prepare them for their future careers flying large commercial jets, said Jane Wang, Director of Sales, Marketing, and Flight Ops at Diamond Aircraft Austria, in a press release.

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The controversial push for AI single-pilot ops: Airbus vs. Pilot associations

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At the forefront of this technological push is European aerospace conglomerate Airbus, whose efforts to develop AI-driven cockpit technology have sparked intense opposition from pilot associations worldwide. And bear in mind, if you go to a one-man cockpit, you might as well go to a zero-man cockpit.” The debate: Safety vs.

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Philadelphia plane crash CVR unearthed eight feet deep, aircraft victims named

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Officials from the National Transport Safety Bureau (NTSB) hope the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) will shed light on what caused the tragedy on January 31, 2025. Parker (@PhillyMayor) February 1, 2025 Jet Rescue Air Ambulance named Valentina Guzman Murillo as the child patient and the mother as Lizeth Murillo Ozuna.

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