Week Ending December 11, 2020: VBACE, Airbus Plans Hydrogen-powered Aircraft, Aerion Builds Backlog and New HQ, FAA and the Covid-19 Vaccine, Dassault Falcon 6X Rolls Out

Week Ending December 11, 2020: VBACE, Airbus Plans Hydrogen-powered Aircraft, Aerion Builds Backlog and New HQ, FAA and the Covid-19 Vaccine, Dassault Falcon 6X Rolls Out

Author: Aviation International News December 12, 2020 Duration: 29:12

In this week's episode, news editor Chad Trautvetter talks with senior editors Jerry Siebenmark and Kerry Lynch about NBAA's virtual business aviation show last week; Jerry explains Airbus's ZeroE hydrogen-powered aircraft plans; Kerry outlines Aerion's announcements this week about the growing backlog for its AS2 supersonic business jet and groundbreaking on its headquarters complex in Melbourne, Florida, as well as provides an update on FAA/DOT funding extensions pending in Congress and what the FAA is doing to prepare for a Covid vaccine regarding pilot medicals; and editor-in-chief Matt Thurber gives highlights from Dassault's virtual rollout of the Falcon 6X on Wednesday.


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