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Successful premiere of the AERO Fly-In “Future Meets History”

On 31 August and 1 September, the first AERO Fly-In took place at the Aalen-Elchingen airfield (EDPA) under the motto “Future Meets History”, which was jointly organized by fairnamic GmbH, Luftsportring Aalen e.V. and Luftraum Süd. Over 300 flight movements and around 3,500 visitors made the premiere a success. Unique event concept The AERO Fly-In builds on the airfield fest...

PAL-V expanding at Breda International Airport with assembly and delivery center

PAL-V and Forum Group, the owner of Breda International Airport, announce that they signed an LOI for the establishment of an Assembly and Delivery Center at Breda International Airport. The airport, strategically located in the south of the Netherlands, nestling in between European hubs, like Rotterdam and Antwerp is on the forefront of regional airport innovation. Forum Group management has...

Airways Aviation Group acquires Professione Volare, Italy

This is a beginning of a new era in Italian Aviation Training - Dubai, UAE headquartered Airways Aviation Group airwaysaviation.com announces the acquisition of Professione Volare, www.professionevolare.it  one of Italy’s oldest and most prestigious commercial Flight Training Schools. This acquisition represents a major milestone in the history of Airways A...

Brisbane includes Advanced Air Mobility in transport planning for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games

In a report released this week, The Race to Gold – Brisbane’s Games Transport Legacy” the City of Brisbane announced a wide-ranging transport development plan to prepare for the transport needs of the city for the Olympic Games and beyond. This comprehensive plan included numerous modes of transport, including the facilitation of electric air taxis. Adrian Schrinner, Bris...

Pilatus receives prestigious Living Legends Of Aviation Award

Together with other members of the management representing the Pilatus Team, Markus Bucher, CEO of Pilatus, accepted an award for notable achievement in aviation at the ‟Living Legends of Aviation Europe Awards”. Pilatus is immensely proud to receive this extremely prestigious award. For the fourth time, the ‟Oscars of Aviation” were presented as part of the ‟Living Legends of Aviation...

FACC celebrates 35 years of innovation together with customers and partners

It is the beginning of a success story: In 1989, a small team of visionaries from the Fischer Ski & Tennis research department founds FACC. 35 years later, FACC AG is one of the largest companies in the international aviation industry and counts all major manufacturers worldwide to its customers - including Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls Royce. As par...

Cathay I Can Fly programme 2024 empowers 300 graduates to soar towards their dreams

Cathay has a longstanding commitment to promoting local youth development, and this year marks the return of the I Can Fly programme, its flagship community service initiative, after a five-year hiatus. Following six months of enriching learning and engagement, around 300 students celebrated their graduation from the programme on 31 August, ready to spread their wings and fly high. The HKSAR Go...

Dufour Aerospace production-ready drone achieves major milestone with successful first hover flight

Dufour achieved another major milestone, as the Aero2 production-ready version — called the “X2.3” — completed its first successful hover flight. (Of course, Dufour Aerospace aircraft have hovered and transitioned from vertical take-off to forward flight flown many times, but this was the first hovering flight of the Dufour Aerospace production-ready design.) Sascha Hard...

LCI to support Torres Strait islander healthcare with two new AW139 helicopters

LCI delivered two new Leonardo AW139 helicopters to Babcock Australasia for emergency medical services operations across the Torres Strait and the Northern Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. The helicopters, which were delivered to Australia to begin modification for their EMS role in late August, have been placed in LCI’s joint venture with SMFL: SMFL LCI Helicopters Limited.&nbs...

Butler National Corporation announces Garmin G700TXi STC for Learjet 35/36 series

Butler National Corporation announces the receipt of FAA Supplemental Type Certificate approval of the installation of the Garmin G700TXi Flight Display System "Glass Cockpit" into the Learjet Model 35/35A(C-21A)/36/36A airplanes with FC-530 or 535 autopilots. The FAA STC approval, STC Number ST02036WI allows the installation of the Garmin G700TXi System in the Learje...

Lund University School of Aviation acquires two ALSIM simulators: the Airliner and the AL250

Lund University School of Aviation in Sweden selected ALSIM for its training needs by purchasing an Airliner and an AL250 equipped with the Engineering Pack.The AIRLINER is a hybrid simulator (Fly-by-wire and conventional control) manufactured by ALSIM to address large flight training programs for advanced training such as MCC, APS MCC, Crew Resource Management, Jet Aircraft Handling and Proc...

HAL selects SAFHAL Helicopter Engines to develop and produce Aravalli engines for powering India's IMRH and DBMRH platforms

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and SAFHAL Helicopter Engines signed an airframer contract, to commence joint design, development, manufacture, supply, and support of a new generation high power engine named Aravalli for the 13-ton Medium Lift class, Indian Multi-Role Helicopter and the Deck-Based Multi-Role Helicopter, being designed & developed by HAL. The name Aravalli derived from...

Jetvia launches new fractional ownership, in-house financing program

Jetvia launches its innovative fractional ownership financing program. This new offering is designed to make private aviation more accessible by providing financing with just a 25% down payment and a competitive 5% interest rate. The in-house financing program aims to reduce the financial barriers to private jet ownership, empowering more customers to enjoy the luxury and convenience of priva...

airBaltic celebrates the opening of its technical academy

On August 29 airBaltic officially inaugurated its Technical Academy during a ceremony attended by the new students, their families, and representatives of airBaltic, as well as from Riga Technical University (RTU), and Liepaja State Technical School (LVT). The academy welcomed its first 57 students in three specialized programs, who will embark on their journey t...

SkyDrive and Osaka Metro sign agreement towards social implementation of eVTOL after the EXPO 2025

SkyDrive Inc.has signed an agreement with Osaka Metro to study the feasibility of using eVTOL in the Osaka area after the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. In addition, Osaka Metro invested in SkyDrive. SkyDrive's mission is "taking the lead in the once-in-a-century mobility revolution," and its vision is to create a future where everyone uses eVTOLs for daily transportation in Ja...

Ampaire celebrates grand opening of new headquarters at Long Beach Airport

Ampaire celebrated the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art headquarters at Long Beach Airport with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 27, 2024. This event marked a significant milestone in Ampaire’s mission to revolutionize air travel with sustainable and innovative solutions. New headquarters will support Ampaire growing team and expanded research and development initi...

Avincis takes delivery of two five-bladed H145s destined for emergency medical services operations in Italy and Sweden

Avincis took delivery of two five-bladed H145 aircraft at the Airbus facility in Donauwörth, Germany. Both aircraft will be deployed in Avincis Helicopter Emergency Medical Services operations. One will the join the fleet in Italy, strengthening operations across Avincis’ network of Italian bases.The other will join the Avincis fleet in Stockholm, Sweden, supporting our custom...

ANRA Technologies forms strategic partnership with Flyby Guys

ANRA Technologies announced a strategic partnership with Flyby Guys, a leader in enterprise drone services. This collaboration is set to enhance ANRA capabilities in providing cutting-edge airspace management and operational services across Europe and beyond. With a strong presence in the U.S., India, the UK, and Europe, ANRA Technologies has established itself as a leader in UTM, o...

Go Autonomous becomes first Danish startup to join Aerospace Xelerated global program

Copenhagen-based Go Autonomous has joined the prestigious Aerospace Xelerated program – a first for any company from Denmark. The startup was selected through the accelerator’s new “always on” model, announced last year, after Go Autonomous successfully addressed an innovation challenge on how to automatically capture and validate convoluted data from documen...

Chicago Police Department takes delivery of a Bell 429, signs purchase agreement for two Bell 407GXis

Bell Textron delived Bell 429 and a signed purchase agreement for two Bell 407GXi aircraft for the Chicago Police Department. The three aircraft will join the Helicopter Operations Unit’s existing fleet of all-Bell aircraft. The Chicago Police Department’s Helicopter Operations Unit provides emergency response assistance to the city’s more than 2.6 millio...

Piper M700 FURY achieves TCCA type certification

Piper Aircraft new M700 FURY single-engine turboprop has been awarded type certification by Transport Canada Civil Aviation. The validation also includes Flight into Known Icing approval. The first M700 FURY delivery into Canada is scheduled for this quarter, with additional international deliveries this year into EASA, the U.K. and Brazil as those certifications are obtained. John Calcagn...