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eVTOL Insights • Jason Pritchard

Pivotal eVTOL Reaches North Carolina 911 Call 20 Minutes Before Ground Ambulance

A flight-trained paramedic piloting Pivotal’s eVTOL aircraft responded to a 911 emergency in Hyde County, North Carolina, arriving approximately 20 minutes before a ground ambulance. The deployment is described as a U.S. first and offers a real-world test of eVTOLs for rural emergency medical response.

Also: Aviation Week

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2026-08-11T04:20:50.124212-07:00

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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Electric VTOL Aircraft Responds to Two 911 Calls in North Carolina

By Flying Magazine: Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft responds to two emergency calls under public aircraft operations.

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2026-08-11T05:06:47.995086-07:00

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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Ryanair faces UK lawsuit from 262 former contract pilots

By ch-aviation: Ryanair (FR, Dublin International) faces a group legal action in the London Commercial Court after 262 former pilots alleged they were denied statutory employment benefits while working for the Irish low-cost carrier as contractors.

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2026-08-11T04:20:51.717396-07:00

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eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

Joby Establishes 45,000-Square-Foot eVTOL Hub in Fort Worth

By eVTOL Insights: Joby Aviation has opened a 45,000-square-foot facility at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport, establishing a new base for its planned advanced air mobility operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Joby Highlights U.S. Defense and Intelligence Work in Ohio eVTOL Development

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Building the Next Generation of Aerospace in Ohio

Also: Seeking Alpha, The Verge and Seeking Alpha

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2026-08-11T03:50:45.488084-07:00

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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Kenya's Jambojet lands first third-party MRO customer

By ch-aviation: Jambojet (JM, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) has secured Ghanaian airline PassionAir as its first third-party MRO customer, resulting in DHC-8-Q400, 9G-BPD (msn 4204), arriving for C-check heavy maintenance at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta after being ferried from Accra via Bangui between August 5-6, ADS-B data confirms.

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2026-08-11T05:36:07.000568-07:00

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Leeham News • Scott Hamilton

First delivery of A350F could slip to 2028, though Airbus reaffirms timeline

By Leeham News: Subscription required By Scott Hamilton Aug. 11, 2026, © Leeham News: The first delivery of the Airbus A350F could be slipping from late 2027 to 2028, LNA has learned.

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2026-08-11T06:06:06.137196-07:00

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Inflight Online • Keith Mwanalushi

FAA certifies Teledyne's GroundLink ECP for Boeing 737s

By Inflight Online: Teledyne Controls launches GroundLink® Edge Computing Platform and AppLink cloud service after FAA STC approval for the Boeing 737, enabling remote deployment and management of onboard applications.

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2026-08-11T04:04:58.478255-07:00

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Pivotal eVTOL Reaches North Carolina 911 Call 20 Minutes Before Ground Ambulance

Electric VTOL Aircraft Responds to Two 911 Calls in North Carolina

Ryanair faces UK lawsuit from 262 former contract pilots

Joby Establishes 45,000-Square-Foot eVTOL Hub in Fort Worth

Joby Highlights U.S. Defense and Intelligence Work in Ohio eVTOL Development

Building the Next Generation of Aerospace in Ohio

Kenya's Jambojet lands first third-party MRO customer

First delivery of A350F could slip to 2028, though Airbus reaffirms timeline

FAA certifies Teledyne's GroundLink ECP for Boeing 737s

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First delivery of A350F could slip to 2028, though Airbus reaffirms timeline

Electric VTOL Aircraft Responds to Two 911 Calls in North Carolina

Kenya's Jambojet lands first third-party MRO customer

Ryanair faces UK lawsuit from 262 former contract pilots

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