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October 16, 2018

Gone West: Microsoft Co-Founder And Philanthropist Paul Allen

Was The Driving Force Behind Vulcan Aerospace And Stratolaunch

The family of Paul G. Allen, one of the co-founders of Microsoft who later founded Stratolaunch which rebranded last year as Vulcan Aerospace, released a statement saying the he passed away Monday from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in Seattle. Mr. Allen was 65 years old.

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Embraer has introduced the new Praetor 500 midsize and Praetor 600 super-midsize business jets just before the start of the 2018 NBAA Convention, where they are on static display. The Praetor 500 plans to be the fastest midsize aircraft. With four passengers and NBAA IFR Reserves, the Praetor 600 will have an intercontinental range of 3,900 nautical miles while the Praetor 500 will offer 3,250 nautical miles. The Praetor jets are currently under development with two Praetor 600 prototypes in flight tests as well as one production-conforming aircraft, and one production-conforming Praetor 500 in its maturity campaign. The Praetor 600 is expected to be certified and