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FAA certifies PW812D engine - another milestone for entry into service of Dassault Falcon 6X

Federal Aviation Administration has certified the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW812D engine, designed to power the Dassault Falcon 6X business jet.The PW812D engine has shown exceptional performance during testing with more than 6,100 hours of engine testing, including 1,150+ hours of flight tes...

Airbus DisruptiveLab will test new decarbonisation focused technologies

Airbus unveiled its DisruptiveLab, a new flying laboratory designed to test technologies destined to improve aircraft performance and to reduce helicopters’ CO2 emissions. The DisruptiveLab will evaluate a new aerodynamic architecture intended to reduce fuel consumption, as well as...

Decarbonized aviation - AURA AERO joins the Steering Committee of AZEA

In the frame of the acceleration of the fight against climate change, the European Union launched, in June 2021, the “Alliance for Zero Emission Aviation” (AZEA), an initiative calling on the air transport sector to act jointly in order to prepare the entry into service of the aircraft of tomorrow and reach carbon neutrality by 2050. As a pioneer in decarbonized aviation, AURA AERO,...

NetJets becomes fleet launch customer for Bombardier Global 8000

NetJets will become the fleet launch customer for the Global 8000 aircraft, after a new firm order for four Global 8000 aircraft, valued at $312 million dollars and converted eight existing orders for Bombardier products. This transaction adds to Global 7500 aircraft already on order and in service. NetJets will build a 24-strong fleet of the performance lea...

Airbus and Renault Group to advance research on electrification

Airbus and Renault Group signed a research and development agreement which aims at enhancing transversalities and synergies to accelerate both companies’ electrification roadmaps, improving their respective range of products. This partnership will help Airbus mature technologies associated with future hybrid-electric aircraft and will be detailed at the Airbus Summit taking place 30 Nov...

Air Corsica took delivery of first ATR 72-600 with brand new PW127XT engine

ATR delivered the first ATR 72-600 with the brand new PW127XT engine to launch customer Air Corsica. Following a firm order for five new ATR 72-600, announced a year ago at the Dubai Airshow, this delivery marks an important step in Air Corsica’s fleet upgrade and sustainable development, ensuring the airline will continue to fulfill its public service mission with the most ec...

Clean Aviation SWITCH project to advance hybrid-electric and water-enhanced turbofan technologies

A group of aerospace technology companies announced the formation of a collaborative consortium to develop hybrid-electric and water-enhanced turbofan technology for future aircraft propulsion systems, supported by the European Union Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking. MTU Aero Engines AG, Pratt & Whitney, Collins Aerospace, GKN Aerospace, Airbus and others aim to demonstrate the potential of th...

Croatia Airlines signs firm order for six A220 aircraft

Croatia Airlines has signed a firm order for six A220-300 aircraft. Croatia Airlines plans to lease an additional nine A220s, taking its total commitment for the type to 15. The A220s will replace previous generation aircraft in the company's fleet, reducing operating costs as well as improving environmental efficiency and competitiveness while offering passengers unrivaled comfort throug...

SkyDrive receives pre-order of up to 100 flying vehicles from Pacific Group

SkyDrive and Pacific Group have signed an MoU and agreed on a pre-order of 10 of SkyDrive’s “SD-05” and a conditional pre-order option up to 90 flying vehicles. Pacific Group has also agreed to explore sustainable and easily accessible new mobility solutions, focused on the use case of SkyDrive’s SD-05 flying vehicles, in the Vietnamese market. The significant...

Dassault Falcon 8X at MEBAA 2022 display

Meet Dassault Aviation Falcon 8X very long range trijet at MEBAA 2022 show! Large cabin Falcons like the 6,450 nm/11,945 km Falcon 8X make up a third of the 75 Falcons operating in the region. The Falcon 8X can fly nonstop from New York to Dubai, Dubai to Adelaide and Jeddah to Sao Paulo, yet easily access short runway airports like London City Airport or Lugano, Switzerland, that are t...

Bombardier Defense celebrated the arrival of a Global 6000 for HENSOLDT-led PEGASUS program

Bombardier Defense celebrated the arrival of a Global 6000 aircraft in Wichita, Kansas as part of the next phase of the company’s contract to support Lufthansa Technik’s participation in the HENSOLDT-led PEGASUS program of the German armed forces. Bombardier Defense will utilize its expertise to perform major structural modifications to accommodate the "Kalætr...

World first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen - Rolls-Royce and easyJet

Rolls-Royce and easyJet have set a new aviation milestone with the world’s first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen. The ground test was conducted on an early concept demonstrator using green hydrogen created by wind and tidal power. It marks a major step towards proving that hydrogen could be a zero carbon aviation fuel of the future and is a key proof point in the decarbonisation...

Air France took delivery of "Angers", its twentieth A350-900

Air France continues to integrate latest-generation aircraft, with an improved economic and environmental performance, into its fleet. On 25 November 2022, the airline welcomed its twentieth Airbus A350-900 into its fleet, registration F-HTYT. The aircraft has rolled off the Airbus assembly line in Toulouse and has completed its ferry flight to Paris-Charles de Gaulle, where it will oper...

Lincotek & MMB VOLUM-e join forces to enhance end-to-end additive manufacturing solutions in aerospace market

Global contract manufacturer Lincotek and MMB VOLUM-e have now formalized their relationship. In an agreement between the two companies, Lincotek will acquire a strategic stake in the French metal and Additive Manufacturing (AM) specialist. The deal solidifies the growth plan of the Group’s Surface Solution Division to further penetrate the aerospace market, in terms of both military and com...

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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...

Royal Brunei Airlines signs with Collins Aerospace for FlightSense™ and Dispatch℠ support

Collins Aerospace has been selected by Royal Brunei Airlines to provide its FlightSense™ and DispatchSM services under two 12-year agreements supporting the ca...

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

New Caledonia's flagship carrier, Aircalin, has selected Airbus Flight Hour Services (FHS) to support its incoming fleet of Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The airline currently has two o...

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

The Fuerza Aérea Mexicana has announced the acquisition of a second Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifter, further strengthening Mexico's position...

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...