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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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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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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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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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INRIX: congestion costs each American 97 hours, $1,348 a year

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Wichita, Kan., While famous for its congestion, Los Angeles’ (ranked fifth in impact; 128 hours lost in 2018) constant gridlock does not have the severity as the other top-ranked cities due to its sprawling geography and massive road network. Boston drivers lost up to $2,291 per year due to congestion, followed by Washington D.C.

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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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Alcoa unveils first aluminum alloy fan blade forging for jet engines; $1.1B supply agreement w/ Pratt & Whitney

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Several of Alcoa’s facilities including La Porte, Indiana; Whitehall, Michigan; Dover, New Jersey; and Wichita Falls, Texas will supply the blades, vanes and structural components, produced using nickel-based superalloys, titanium as well as aluminum.

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DOE-Sponsored Seismic Project Helps Identify Untapped Oil in Developed Reservoirs

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Mull Drilling Company of Wichita, Kan., Close examination has shown that the reservoir has excellent fluid properties and that the oil zone has not been affected by drainage from surrounding wells. discovered the oil zone near Cheyenne Wells, Colo.,

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 16 REFUEL projects for energy-dense carbon-neutral liquid fuels; leveraging ammonia

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Wichita State University. Alkaline Membrane-Based Ammonia Electrosynthesis with High Efficiency for Renewable and Scalable Liquid Fuel Production (Category 1) The Wichita State University team will demonstrate a method for creating ammonia from air using a hydroxide- exchange membrane (HEM) powered by renewable electricity.

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INRIX analysis identifies top 10 US cities for highly autonomous vehicles; prioritizing corridors for deployment

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INRIX HAV City Score. New Orleans. Albuquerque. The deployment of highly autonomous vehicles (HAVs) is expected to deliver substantial benefits: reduced traffic congestion, decreased emissions, lower-cost of mobility and safer travel.

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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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Cessna Aircraft Company-Cessna Citation, Wichita, Kan., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Mass., Aircraft and Technology Concepts for N+3 Subsonic Transport, $4.6 million, three years. Star-C2 Protective Skins-Materials & Requirements Development, $1.9 million, 27 months. Northrop Grumman Systems Inc., El Segundo, Calif.,

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