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Last Updated: Thursday, April 3, 2025, 2:19 AM PDT
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eVTOL Insights
• Chris Stonor
Vertical Flight Society Awards USD126,000 in Scholarships to Engineering Students
By eVTOL Insights: The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) announced this week that its 2025 Vertical Flight Foundation (VFF) scholarship, totalling USD126,000, has been awarded to 33 engineering students interested in vertical flight, reports a press release.
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AINonline
• Matt Thurber
Regional Air Mobility Summit Addresses Rebooting Local Air Transportation
By AINonline: Business, Air Transport, Defense & General Aviation News.
Leeham News
• Bjorn Fehrm
Evaluating the COMAC C919: Efficiency and Market Impact
By Leeham News: Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm April 3, 2025, © Leeham News: The COMAC C919 is finding its first customers outside China, which gives us a reason to examine the aircraft.
AVweb
• Russ Niles
Airbus Unveils Bigger Hydrogen Airliner Concept
By AVweb: Airbus is working on a full-sized airliner powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
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Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Emergency Evacuation of American Eagle Flight Due to Cabin Smoke
By Aviation Source: Passengers aboard American Eagle flight 5406 faced an emergency evacuation on landing in Augusta, GA on 1 April, due to smoke in the cabin.
Aviation Week
• Stephen Costley
American Airlines Appoints Anthony J. Richmond as EVP-Corp Affairs and Chief Legal Officer
By Aviation Week: Anthony (Tony) J. Richmond to Executive Vice President-Corporate Affairs and Chief Legal Officer of American Airlines.
Aviation Week
• Stephen Costley
SMBC Aviation Capital Finance Completes $500 Million Bond Offering
By Aviation Week: SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL FINANCE closed sale of $500m of 5-year senior unsecured notes at 5.1%; placement is priced at US Treasuries plus 103 basis points, with peak orderbook of $3.3b, representing its 10th successful bond offering.
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