Dassault Aviation has unveiled the twin-turbofan Falcon 10X: a clean-sheet 7,500-nm-range, ultra-large-cabin aircraft that is its largest business jet to date (page 20).Directional Aviation Group has acquired UK helicopter charter operator Halo Aviation as it prepares to enter the urban air mobility market.Wisk has agreed to operate up to 30 autonomous air taxis on Blade Urban Air Mobility's U.S. network. No timeline has been given for beginning operation.Morgan Stanley has significantly reduced its forecast for the urban air mobility market to $1 trillion by 2040 and expects regulatory hurdles to slow the ramp-up.Columbia Helicopters and Aurora Flight Sciences are to demonstrate technologies to make rotary-wing firefighting safer in degraded visual environments.Flight-testing of Beta Technologies' Alia for the U.S. Air Force has begun after the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft received military flight release.COMMERCIAL AVIATION Moody's credit analysts have upgraded their outlook for airlines from negative to positive, reflecting rising vaccinations and easing border restrictions around the world.
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