We are one step closer to a zero-emission flight - ZeroAvia took to the skies for the maiden flight of its 19-seat Dornier 228 testbed aircraft, retrofitted with a full-size prototype hydrogen-electric powertrain on the left wing of the aircraft. The flight took place from the company R&D facility at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire, UK, and lasted 10...
Uzbekistan Airways placed a firm order with Airbus for 12 A320neo Family aircraft (eight A320neo and four A321neo). The new aircraft will join the carrier’s current fleet of 17 Airbus A320 Family aircraft. The choice of the engines will be made by the airline at a later stage. The A320neo Family aircraft will feature the new Airbus Airspace cabin, bringing premium comfort to the si...
NASA has selected Boeing and its industry team to lead the development and flight testing of a full-scale Transonic Truss-Braced Wing demonstrator airplane. The technologies demonstrated and tested as part of the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator program will inform future designs and could lead to breakthrough aerodynamics and fuel efficiency gains. When combined with expected adv...
Emirates will reintroduce its flagship A380 to Casablanca as part of the airline’s ramp up of operations to Morocco. Starting from 15 April, the airline will replace the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft currently used between Dubai and Casablanca with its flagship A380 to meet growing demand on the route. The A380 service, operating as EK751 departs from Dubai at 0730hrs, arriving in Casa...
Diamond Aircraft and its distributor Asian Aerospace Services successfully delivered of three DA42 MPP reconnaissance aircraft to the Royal Thai Air Force in Thailand. The RTAF has placed orders for more than thirty aircraft for multiple applications since 2008. Their newest three DA42 MPP, which will be added to the surveillance and reconnaissance fleet at wing 402, are equipp...
Just one year after the laying of the foundation stone, ELISA AEROSPACE, School of Aeronautics, Space, Technologies of the Future and Transport of the Future, welcomed on January 3rd in its new premises - a building of 5,600 m2 - more than 260 students evolving in two training courses: Engineers (in 5 years) and Assistant Engineer "Bachelor Sciences and Techniques - Transport Industry" (...
The Climate JetClub and powered by GlobeAir, is launching the first-ever Map-based Empty Legs App. Business Jets are often under the spotlight because they are seen as heavy polluters; but little is known that there are dozens of airplanes flying empty every day to fetch passengers or to return to base. These flights, called Empty Legs, which are usually at a discounted pr...
Vertical Aerospace has secured a pre-delivery payment for the reservation of aircraft delivery slots from its existing customer - Marubeni Corporation. Following the joint working group partnership with Vertical, Marubeni has reserved aircraft delivery slots for 25 out of its up to 200 VX4 conditional pre-orders and becomes Vertical’s first customer in Asia to make a pre-deliv...
The Phenom 300MED, has received the Supplemental Type Certificate from the U.S. FAA and the EASA. The Phenom 300MED is a unique Medevac solution for the Phenom 300 series aircraft. The STC was performed at Embraer Service Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and will be operated by the launch customer, on-demand charter operator Grandview Aviation. Marsha Woelber, Vice-President of Wor...
Delta Air Lines has firmed up an order for a dozen more A220-300 aircraft, bringing the airline’s total firm order for A220s to 119 aircraft - 45 A220-100s and 74 A220-300s. Throughout the years, Delta has reordered the A220 four times and is today the largest A220 customer and operator. Kristen Bojko, Vice President of Fleet, Delta Air Lines commented: "These 12...
As part of the modernisation of France’s military air assets, the consortium formed by Sabena technics and Thales has been notified by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) to upgrade the avionics on the CN-235 aircraft operated by the French Air and Space Force. The consortium formed by Sabena technics and Thales has been awarded a contract for the upgrade of the French Air and...
SmartSky Networks announced the completion of an STC for the installation of SmartSky’s flagship hardware system on the Dassault Falcon 900 series aircraft. The Falcon 900 series, with more than 400 aircraft in service, joins a growing list of aircraft types that have already been granted STCs for SmartSky’s patented ATG connectivity service, making its high performance netwo...
