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Pratt & Whitney GTF engines achieve milestone fuel and emissions savings

Pratt & Whitney is kicking off the New Year with two major milestones for GTF engines. Since entry into service, the industry’s only geared propulsion system has saved 1 billion gallons (nearly 4 billion liters) of fuel and 10 million metric tons of carbon emissions. During this...

LCI signs agreement with Elroy Air for a committed order of up to 40 Chaparral VTOL aircraft

LCI has signed an agreement with Elroy Air to acquire up to 40 of the company Chaparral VTOL aircraft. LCI’s investment in Elroy Air’s system underpins the Company’s long-term commitment to sustainable growth and innovation. Under the terms of the deposit-backed...

Emirates selects Inmarsat as inflight connectivity provider for new Airbus A350 fleet

Emirates selected Inmarsat as the inflight connectivity provider for its incoming fleet of Airbus A350s, as part of a commitment by the United Arab Emirates airline to ensure passengers ‘fly better’. The milestone agreement marks an expansion of the long-standing partnership between Emirates and Inmarsat. It will enable the airline to provide advanced, high-speed inflight broadban...

Tamarack - setting new standard in sustainable aviation - interview with Jacob Klinginsmith

The topic of sustainability in aviation is more than actual. New technologies are developing at a fantastic speed. Are there solutions that can "change the game" here and now? The answer is yes. We have been following closely the success of this group that offers solutions available now! The technology that can be adapted to fit any existing aircraft quickly and economically, delivering...

Airbus reports 2022 commercial aircraft orders and deliveries

Airbus delivered 661* commercial aircraft to 84 customers in 2022 and registered 1,078 gross new orders. Airbus’ end December 2022 backlog stood at 7,239 aircraft. Guillaume Faury, Airbus Chief Executive Officer commented: “In 2022 we served 84 customers with 661 deliveries, an increase of 8 percent compared to 2021. That’s obviously less th...

C919 awarded AEG Report following the completion of T5 test

Following the completion of the T5 test, 15 pilots, including the flight instructor from SACSC, received C919 aircraft model certificates, marking the milestone that C919 aircraft is about to be delivered and put into commercial operation. The T5 test, known as the model level training standard test of the Flight Standard Board, is a critical task evaluating the compliance of a new aircraft t...

Garmin announces GI 275 electronic flight instrument certification for Airbus AS350 helicopters

Garmin announced Supplemental Type Certification by the FAA for the GI 275 electronic flight instrument in Airbus AS350 helicopters. A powerful solution for helicopter owners and operators, the GI 275 is a scalable, cost-conscious approach to an avionics upgrade that is a direct replacement for a variety of legacy primary flight instruments in the cockpit, including the primary...

Britten-Norman to integrate latest generation autopilot, the S-TEC 3100 on the Islander

UK aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman and US flight control systems developer Genesys Aerosystems are collaborating to certify the latest S-TEC 3100 autopilot system on Britten-Norman’s range of Islander aircraft. The modification will be available as standard on all new aircraft as well as retrofit. Britten-Norman’s Chief Executive, William Hynett, commented :“Ou...

Stellantis to build electric aircraft with Archer and provide strategic funding for growth

Stellantis and Archer Aviation have agreed to significantly expand their partnership by joining forces to manufacture Archer eVTOL aircraft Midnight. Stellantis will work with Archer to stand up Archer’s recently announced manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia at which the companies plan to begin manufacturing the Midnight aircraft in 2024. Midnight is d...

ASKA unveils world first Drive & Fly eVTOL - ASKA A5 at CES 2023 Las Vegas

The first fully-functional prototype of the ASKA A5 drive and fly eVTOL vehicle makes its debut at CES 2023. The size of an SUV, the ASKA A5 is the world's first four-seater electric vehicle that can travel by road, and up to 250 miles by air on a single charge. The company is also announcing the ASKA On-Demand ride service (expected to launch in 2026*) that will feature a fleet...

H3 Dynamics announces hydrogen production, storage and filling stations for long-range hydrogen drones & UAVs

H3 Dynamics announced the global launch of H2FIELD-1, a new hydrogen station capable of producing hydrogen in the field for unmanned aerial vehicles of all shapes, sizes and configurations. Now hydrogen-powered airships, multi-rotors, vertical take-off and landing UAS and various fixed wing systems will be able to benefit from 24/7 hydrogen supply anywhere, anytime. Taras Wankewy...

Horizon Aircraft successfully completes hover testing of VTOL aircraft prototype

Horizon Aircraft has successfully completed initial hover testing of its “Cavorite X5” scale prototype. Brandon Robinson, CEO of Horizon Aircraft commented: “This aircraft has exceeded expectations during initial hover testing. It is extremely stable, is capable of full hover at only 65% power, and has hovered with 20% of its fans purposely disabled in order to test sys...

Advancing critical technology for AAM - Supernal collaborates with Microsoft

Supernal announced a collaboration with Microsoft to advance autonomy, digital operations and cloud integration technologies for the aviation industry by running Advanced Air Mobility on the Microsoft cloud platform. With Microsoft Azure, Supernal can leverage the flexibility and cloud computing power needed to run secure simulations at scale and accelerate its timeline to commercialization....

Tecnam Aircraft announced Aviation Unlimited as exclusive dealer for sales & service for Canada

Aviation Unlimited offers Tecnam complete product line of Light Sport, as well as the Certified Single and Twin Engine Aircraft.. The Tecnam fleet is perfect for Canada as their aircraft offer the best efficiency, performance and value while meeting the latest certification standards with a unique feature as ‘the greenest fleet on the market’. Canada is an important market fo...

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

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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...