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Ruili Airlines becomes the first airline in China to be a part of the Embraer Energia Advisory Group

Ruili Airlines has signed an agreement with Embraer to join its Energia Advisory Group - Energia is Embraer’s project developing sustainable aircraft for the future. The companies will work together on the design requirements for next-generation sustainable aircraft and the potential market in...

Boeing awards Lufthansa Technik contract to support New Zealand P-8A Poseidon fleet

Boeing awarded Lufthansa Technik a contract for sustainment services within its support of the Royal New Zealand Air Force future fleet of four P-8A aircraft that will leverage commercial capabilities to improve readiness rates. The contract is for provision of Lufthansa Technik ...

World longest urban drone delivery route connecting hospitals and laboratories in Zurich

Matternet has begun test operations on a five-kilometer beyond-visual-line-of-sight route over the city of Zurich, Switzerland. This route is the world’s longest drone delivery route over a major city and will be used to transport diagnostic samples between the Triemli and Waid Hospitals – both a part of Stadspital Zürich, a municipal central hospital owned by the city of Zur...

Ampaire wins NASA award for innovative hybrid powerplant system research

Ampaire has won a $150,000 Phase 1 award from NASA under its Small Business Innovative Research program. The award is for the High Efficiency Powertrain for Hybrid Aircraft project. The Phase 1 award will fund sizing, architecture and other analytical studies over six months as a prelude to a potential Phase 2 award that would fund the system’s installation and testing on Ampaire&r...

Airbus-led large-scale flight demo teams up fighters, a helicopter and drones

Europe first large-scale multi-domain flight demo, led by Airbus, two fighter jets, one helicopter and five unmanned remote carriers teamed up and accomplished a mission that could occur in real-life situations. The Future Combat Air System Manned-Unmanned Teaming Demonstrator project will now move to the next phase: further paving the way for FCAS by developing a flyin...

Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, Virginia Tech announce new research partnership

Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce have signed a joint agreement with Virginia Tech for pre-competitive research focusing on the impact of environmental contaminants on aeroengine operation and testing. The four-year project will leverage Virginia Tech’s research and cross-discipline expertise on engine operation, instrumentation, and geosciences as well as the current research relatio...

In support of UKSAR2G Search and Rescue programme Bristow to purchase six AW139 helicopters

Bristow Group signed a contract to procure six AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters to support the Second-Generation Search and Rescue Aviation programme by the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Aircraft’s deliveries are expected to start in 2023 and to be completed in 2024, joining an existing fleet of nine AW189 super medium twin engine SAR helicopters as part of the UKSAR2G...

Dornier Seawings and Gulf Enterprises sign extensive agreement

An agreement, which will enable the most advanced amphibian aircraft to enter the Middle Eastern market was signed At MEBAA Show 2022 by Dornier Seawings and Gulf Enterprises. The agreement sets out a strong partnership between both companies in sales & marketing, operational and maintenance set-up, and support for this region. Dornier Seawings’ flagship aircraft is t...

Pilatus delivers first PC-12 NGX to Tradewind Aviation

Tradewind Aviation took delivery of their first PC-12 NGX during a ceremonial handover at the Pilatus US subsidiary in Broomfield, Colorado. The delivery marks the first of twenty PC-12 NGXs to be delivered to Tradewind’s headquarters in Oxford, Connecticut, over the next five years. Pilatus and Tradewind Aviation executives gathered to celebrate the milestone at Rocky Mountain Met...

ACJ partners with Citadel to extend its Service Centre Network

Airbus Corporate Jets has signed a partnership agreement with Citadel Completions LLC, based in Chennault International Airport, Louisiana, USA, to enter the ACJ Services Centre Network. Citadel will provide to ACJ customers a wide spectrum of capabilities, including maintenance, engineering, modification and upgrade services. The signature took place at MEBAA Show 2022. The ACJ Service Ce...

The Helicopter Company signs HCare In-Service contract for fleet of six ACH160 helicopters

The Helicopter Company (THC), established by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) as the first helicopter services provider licensed to operate commercial flights in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has signed an HCare In-Service contract to cover its future fleet of six ACH160 helicopters.When delivered, the ACH160s will be deployed across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for corporate transportation ser...

Air Greenland became latest A330neo operator and Flight Hour Services customer

Air Greenland took delivery of an A330-800 widebody aircraft, becoming the latest operator of the type. The A330neo will replace previous generation aircraft in the company's fleet, reducing operating cost, improving environmental efficiency while offering an unrivalled passenger experience. Air Greenland’s A330neo will comfortably accommodate 305 passengers, featuri...

Final Boeing 747 airplane leaves Everett factory

The last Boeing 747 left the company's widebody factory in advance of its delivery to Atlas Air in early 2023. Kim Smith, Boeing Vice President and general manager, 747 and 767 Programs, said: "For more than half a century, tens of thousands of dedicated Boeing employees have designed and built this magnificent airplane that has truly changed the world. We are proud that this...

Embraer Executive Jets brings Phenom 300E and Praetor 600 to MEBAA 2022

Embraer is back to MEBAA 2022 showcasing Phenom 300E and Praetor 600 for the first time! Since the last appearance at the show in 2018, Embraer has enjoyed great momentum in capturing a competitive market. Embraer has experienced strong sales throughout the year while holding a solid and growing backlog. In 2021, Embraer set forth new ESG goals and commitments. Embraer’s ambitious goals...

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World's longest-range aircraft, the Airbus A350-1000ULR takes to the skies

The A350-1000ULR (MSN 707), the first of 12 aircraft ordered by Qantas has completed its first flight in Toulouse, France. The aircraft, fitted with special flight test instrumentation, flew for three...

Electra completes first urban flight of hybrid-electric ultra short aircraft in downtown Charleston

Electra completed first urban demonstration of its Ultra Short airplane at the Columbus Street Terminal, offering a real-world look at how regional air travel can move beyond...

Kepplair Evolution reaches a major milestone with the delivery of its first prototype aircraft this summer

Kepplair Evolution, which recently received official support from the French government and the Occitanie region as part of the France 2030 plan and the FEDER (European Regional Development Fund) for...

Platoon Aviation to build Europe's largest Cessna Citation Longitude fleet

Platoon Aviation signed a purchase agreement with Textron Aviation for multiple Cessna Citation Longitude business jets. With this order, Pl...

NOEMI Aerospace - strategy beyond passenger travel - interview with Eric Lithun and Simon Bendrey - new aircraft platform approach

NOEMI Aerospace unveiled a broader platform strategy that expands company’s vision beyond its initial fully electric amphibious passenger aircraft programme. The company remains firmly committed...

Signature Aviation, BETA Technologies, Republic Airways, and Brickyard Connection complete regional electric flight demonstrations across Florida

Signature Aviation, BETA Technologies, Republic Airways Holdings and Brickyard Connection completed three days of high-cadence electric flight demonstrations at Kissimmee Gateway Airport earlier...

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AIR selects Dynon Avionics as exclusive avionics provider across smart aircraft portfolio

AIR announced a strategic partnership with Dynon Avionics as its exclusive avionics provider across its aircraft portfolio. The portfolio includes the AIR ONE personal eVTOL and the company&...

Daher Aircraft showcases its “go anywhere” Kodiak 900 along with the TBM 960 at France Air Expo

The European tour of Daher Aircraft’s “go-anywhere” Kodiak 900 multi-role airplane continues this week at the France Air Expo 2026 event in Lyon, France, where it will join a fast, e...

Cirrus launches “Let’s Go Fly!” immersive Apple Vision Pro flight experience

Cirrus launched Let’s Go Fly!, a first-of-its-kind app created for Apple Vision Pro that delivers an immersive introduction to Personal Aviation—the freedom, convenience and acce...

Bell announced order of first Bell 407GXi in India with TransBharat Aviation

Bell Textron announced the order of the first Bell 407GXi helicopter in India to TransBharat Aviation Private Limited, one of India’s most established non-scheduled rotary-wing operators. F...

Climate-friendly aviation: greater ambition pays off

Which strategy leads to cost-effective, climate-friendly aviation in 2070? Four scenarios from the Bauhaus Luftfahrt think tank illustrate the impacts of different transformation paths. Key points: In...

Gogo secures $7.5 million NOAA contract, providing mission-critical communications services for ‘hurricane hunter’ aircraft

SD Government, a Gogo company serving the military and government markets, announced today that it has secured a multi-year framework contract from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National...

Bombardier Defense to provide three Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft for maritime surveillance in Australia

Bombardier Defense will provide three Global 6500 aircraft to fly maritime surveillance missions for the Australian Border Force. Metrea - the originator and leading provider...