KLM joins Heart Aerospace Industry Advisory Board to provide input on the design, development, and commercialization of the Swedish company’s first regional electric airplane, the ES-30. Heart Aerospace Industry Advisory Board consists of airlines, governments, leasing companies, and airports from all over the world, each representing a key part of the aviation ecosystem...
Starting with new aircraft deliveries in 2024, Pilatus has extended the payload-range capability of its Super Versatile Jet to achieve a maximum range with six passengers of 2,000 nautical miles (3,704 kilometers). Pilatus also incorporated an array of new interior amenities, including a large side-facing divan which can be converted into a bed! New PC-24 features a 600 pound (272 kg) in...
Thales is working with Zambia Airports Corporation Limited to modernise the TopSky – ATC systems at the ATC centres at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, Lusaka and Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport, Livingstone. Thanks to the Datalink CPDLC and ADS-C solutions, Zambia’s ATC centres and pilots will be able to communicate via data messages instead of conventional voice radi...
Textron Aviation delivered the 100th Cessna Citation Longitude business jet to a longtime Citation customer. The Citation Longitude is equally designed around the pilot experience, passenger comfort and overall performance, delivering an aircraft that lives up to its designation as the flagship of the Citation family of business jets. No other super-midsize business jet offers more range, greater...
Embraer and the German Aerospace Center announced a MoU for collaboration regarding precompetitive technology research and development activities. The partners will evaluate the possibility of establishing a future cooperation on a wide range of activities, including Aircraft Design, Flight Systems, Flight Physics, System Architectures, Flight Tests, Windtunnel Experiments, Structur...
easyJet became first airline in the world to sign a contract with Airbus for its carbon-removal initiative. Available through the Airbus Carbon Capture Offer, the technology uses Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage, to offer airlines worldwide carbon removal credits to advance their decarbonisation goals. DACCS technology filters and removes CO2 emissions directly from the air using hi...
Amprius Technologies has exited technical engagement and moved into internal qualification, securing a purchase order from an eVTOL manufacturer for custom silicon anode cells. Amprius’ advanced cells now serve all major segments of the growing aviation market for electric mobility. The eVTOL manufacturer strategically selected Amprius’ cells to expand flight range...
Fokker Services Group and Albastar have entered into a component support program for Albastar fleet of 5 Boeing 737 NG aircraft. With this program, Albastar officially becomes the launching customer of FSG’s Boeing 737 NG nose-to-tail component maintenance and availability program.FSG will service a wide range of components of Albastar’s fleet of Boeing 737 NG. This includes IDGs,...
Sabena technics continues its development as a major player in the supply and maintenance of military helicopters. With its subsidiary Héli-Union, the core of the group's helicopter division, Sabena technics is expanding its industrial capabilities to support the French government and third-party fleets. Well-established in the local ecosystem, Sabena technics, which provi...
Dassault Aviation unveiled a new flight planning tool that allows Falcon pilots to select the most fuel efficient route and reduce excess fuel carried using updated global wind data, optimization and performance model-specific algorithms. FalconWays, will be offered as a flight app on Dassault’ FalconSphere iPad electronic flightbag and is compatible with Jeppesen and Universal fli...
Davinci Jets will install SmartSky Networks inflight connectivity on a large portion of managed fleet. Davinci has just completed an order for 10 SmartSky shipsets, with a commitment for installation by its MRO, Davinci Jets Services, by the end of 2024. The continuously growing partnership between the two companies was bolstered by the announcement of a sales and installation...
Wingcopter and the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences launched “Drone-Cargo Bike Express Delivery” project. Under the name "LieferMichel", the pilot project offers residents of remote districts in Michelstadt, Hesse, the opportunity to have groceries and consumer goods delivered to their homes quickly and emission-free by Wingcopter delivery drone and cargo bike. T...
