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Textron Aviation brings peace-of-mind technology to the Beechcraft Denali cockpit

Textron Aviation is bringing the revolutionary Garmin Emergency Autoland system to its new clean-sheet design Beechcraft Denali single-engine turboprop. The new feature is being implemented into the aircraft’s development and flight test program and will be available as a standard feature...

Airspace Link announces global partnership with Volatus Aerospace

Airspace Link and Volatus Aerospace announced a newly formed global partnership. In this partnership, the two companies will collaborate on advanced uncrewed operations, bringing together Airspace Link's advanced planning, integration, and data capabilities with Volatus technological a...

Transcend Air partners with IAI North America

Transcend Air Corporation has executed a MoU with IAI North America to be its defense partner for the development of military applications of its Vy Family of high speed VTOL aircraft powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Seabury Capital Management LLC acted as investment banker and advisor to Transcend throughout the process. Transcend is developing high-speed VTOL aircraft fo...

First C295 for India completes its maiden flight

The first C295 for India has successfully completed its maiden flight, marking a significant milestone towards its delivery by the second half of 2023. The tactical aircraft took off from Seville, Spain, on the 5 May at 11.45 local time (GMT+1) and landed at 14.45 after 3 hours of flight. India acquired 56 C295 aircraft in September 2021 to replace the (IAF) legacy AVRO fleet. The f...

Embraer and Finep to develop demonstration platforms for new aeronautical technologies

Embraer and the Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (Finep) signed an agreement for the development of platforms to demonstrate new aeronautical technologies. The innovation project, which uses resources from non-reimbursable funding originating from the National Development, Scientific and Technological Funding, is valued at more than R$ 180 million (USD 36 million) and will receive...

RECARO Aircraft Seating BL3710 puts comfort in the spotlight on IndiGo’s brand-new A321neo

RECARO Aircraft Seating BL3710 has entered into service on IndiGo’s A321neo. This seat program marked the first time that IndiGo selected RECARO as a seating solution partner since the airline’s founding in 2006. Deliveries of the BL3710 will be installed on a fleet of 75 A321/A320neo aircraft. Each A321 can seat 232 passengers on the award-winning economy class seat. Outfitted in...

Bombardier Iridium Certus connectivity service will now be baseline feature on Challenger 3500

Bombardier Challenger 3500 aircraft will now be equipped with Iridium Certus connectivity as a baseline feature, providing clients with a highly reliable internet service. Collaborating with Collins Aerospace for fleetwide connectivity services, this new offering will support the aircraft’s exquisite on-board experience and ensure heightened productivity.  With a top connection spe...

EASA publishes world’s first proposal on assessment and limitation of air taxi noise

EASA has published the first proposal world-wide for the assessment of the noise generated by air taxis, addressing one of the top societal concerns concerning this new mode of urban transport. The Environmental Protection Technical Specifications are applicable to eVTOL aircraft powered by multiple, vertical, non-tilting, evenly distributed rotors. The EPTS document...

Airbus Perlan Mission II back in air to set World Altitude Record

After COVID-19 delays, Airbus Perlan Mission II stratospheric research glider returns to the skies to set 90,000-foot world altitude record. The Nevada-based nonprofit The Perlan Project will collect climate science and aerospace engineering data en route to the edge of space above El Calafate, Argentina. Airbus Perlan Mission II, the world’s first initiative to pilot an engineless...

Lilium announced capital raise for up to $250 Million, with $100 Million funded at close

Lilium announced a capital raise for up to $250 million, with $100 million funded at close. A Form 6-K has been filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2023. This capital raise enables Lilium to continue the development of its Lilium Jet at full pace and would cover most of the estimated capital required to achieve first manned flight of the type-conforming...

Driving innovative passenger network - Tecnam partners with flyvbird

Tecnam partners with an innovative airline flyvbird, that will use smaller regional airports and an innovative algorithmic approach to provide an alternative to traditional modes of transport. Launched under the brand name flyvirtual, its focus today is on decentralised regional markets that have the potential to significantly impact the future of sustainable ai...

RECARO post-pandemic record growth of almost 55% in 2022

RECARO announces record growth of almost 55% in 2022 and outlines a plan for continued double-digit growth. In 2022, RECARO generated a revenue of nearly 425€ million and employed 2,500 personnel across its business divisions, which include RECARO Aircraft Seating, RECARO Gaming and Growag. In 2022, RECARO explored brand expansion opportunities. Key parts of the future growth strate...

Alaska Airlines and ZeroAvia developing world largest zero-emission aircraft

Alaska Airlines presented a Dash 8 Q400 regional turboprop to ZeroAvia that will be retrofitted with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system in an effort to expand the reach and applicability of zero emissions flight technology. At an event, held at ZeroAvia’s Paine Field research and development site, the companies were joined by high school students from Raisbeck Aviation High Scho...

Simplifying individual and fleet aircraft ownership - Garmin introduces PlaneSync connected aircraft management system

Garmin announced PlaneSync connected aircraft management, a system that automatically update1 avionics databases, logs flight and engine data and allows aircraft owners and operators to remotely check fuel and systems status via the Garmin Pilotapp. Available for both forward-fit and retrofit applications, PlaneSync technology is designed to bring new levels of connectivity and convenien...

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40 years, 40 aircraft: Piaggio Aerospace celebrates a landmark double achievement

The year of the P.180 Avanti’s 40th anniversary has brought a second reason for celebration at Piaggio Aerospace: the sale of more than 40 P.180 Avanti EVO aircraft since the model entered servi...

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Aircalin signs Flight Hour Services contract for Airbus A350-900 fleet

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Mexico expands C-130J Super Hercules fleet with second aircraft

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Malaysia Airlines renews longstanding Boeing IMM services agreement during MRO Asia-Pacific 2026

Boeing and Malaysia Airlines have renewed their Integrated Materials Management (IMM) services agreement for five years, the companies announced at MRO Asia-Pacific in Singapore. The renewed partnersh...

Half a thousand strong: Textron Aviation rolls out 500th Cessna Citation Latitude

Textron Aviation has reached a significant production milestone with the rollout of the 500th Cessna Citation Latitude from its Wichita, Kansas, facility. The achievement reflects the enduring popular...

Electra demonstrates revolutionary airport operations with Ultra-Short Takeoff aircraft using helicopter-style procedures

Electra announced the successful completion of first-of-its-kind flight operations from a heliport located on the commercial airport ramp at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport. The demonstration high...