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November 30, 2017

Amazon Receives Patent For Self-Destructing Drones

Designed To Improve Safety In The Event Of An Emergency

Amazon has received a U.S. patent for a self-destructing delivery drone that is designed to break up in flight in the event of a power failure. The idea is to prevent a heavy drone from causing damage or injury should the aircraft experience a power failure or other in-flight emergency.

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Falcon 900 Added To 51 North Group's Managed Fleet

Aircraft Will Be Based At Biggin Hill Airport In London

The 51 North Group has added a Falcon 900 to the Executive Aviation Services fleet.  The aircraft will be based at London’s Biggin Hill Airport and available from charter from January 2018.

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U.S. CBP To Hire Student Pilots Exclusively From UND

New Air And Marine Operations Pathways Program Prepares Students For Future Careers As Airborne Law Enforcement Officers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) has launched a program to recruit students exclusively from the University of North Dakota (UND) for careers as airborne law enforcement officers. Under the program, sophomore and junior students learn the foundation of federal law enforcement while continuing their studies at UND. AMO’s mission is to detect, sort, track, intercept and apprehend criminals using sophisticated aviation techniques.

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Mercedes Marks 100 Successful Drone Deliveries In Zurich

Testing Conducted Over Ten Days Earlier This Fall

In a global first, online orders were delivered in Zurich between September 25 and October 13 with the aid of vans & drones. In partnership with Matternet and siroop.ch, Mercedes-Benz carried out a unique pilot project to test on-demand delivery of e-commerce orders – and it was a resounding success, particularly as unlike comparable systems this trial of a van and drone solution was carried out over an urban area and over a period of three weeks.

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P&WC To Power New Twin-Engine Large-Utility Aircraft From Textron Aviation

SkyCourier Aircraft To Utilize The PT6A-65SC Engine

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has been selected by Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, to power a new clean-sheet, twin-engine turboprop aircraft to serve the utility segment. The Cessna SkyCourier aircraft will be powered by the 1,100 shp PT6A-65SC engine enhanced with a fully connected FAST data system.

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