Aviation International News reports, “With planned additions and no expectations to dispose of any of its current aircraft, NetJets is on track to have nearly 1,000 jets in its fleet by the end of next year, Patrick Gallagher – the fractional lift provider’s president of sales, marketing, and service – said yesterday at Corporate Jet Investor Miami.” The company currently utilizes 850 aircraft globally across the US and Europe. NetJets will take delivery on another 25 to 30 new aircraft before the end of the year, which brings 2022 new acquisitions to approximately 75. “Next year, the company expects to intake more than 100 new-production jets. At these rates, Netjets accounts for approximately 12 percent of the industry’s jet production.”
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NASA’s InSight Nears End of the Line
SPACE reports, “So much dust is choking off the solar power supply to NASA’s InSight lander that the Mars mission, which is operating well past its expiration date, is expected to fall silent very soon.” The craft is expected to run out of power in the next few weeks. InSight has been operating on Mars since it landed in 2018 – on a mission to help measure the interior of the red planet. The craft initially was supposed to last two years, but has far exceeded expectations.
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