Will drones be able to fly guided by artificial intelligence? A competition between six Italian university teams in the third edition of this event organised by Leonardo. The Leonardo Drone Contest 2022 edition is at the starting line. Six Italian universities will compete to the design of prototypes for a drone capable of flying autonomously and without a navigation system using artificial Int...
Air Tahiti Nui announces the debut of its first non-stop service connecting Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Papeete, Tahiti (PPT) with its inaugural flight and arrival to SEA Airport. In a new partnership with Alaska Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui becomes the first and only carrier offering direct flights connecting the South Pacific and the Pacific Northwest. Air Tahiti Nui wil...
On the occasion of the “Airline Day” organized on 22 September in Paris, French aircraft manufacturer AURA AERO signed over 130 LOI (Letters of Intent) with several international airlines, for orders for ERA (Electric Regional Aircraft), its electric 19-seater regional transport aircraft. This event, organized in Paris at the prestigious Aéroclub de France, brought together airline...
In the first nine months of this year, Riga Airport has handled 3.94 million passengers, which is almost three times more than in the same period last year, shows the operational data on the Airport's performance in the first nine months of the year. In September, the number of passengers handled at Riga Airport exceeded 534 thousand representing 60 % increase compared to September la...
Gulfstream Aerospace officially opened its newest Gulfstream Customer Support service center at Fort Worth Alliance Airport. To mark the occasion, federal, state and local dignitaries, community leaders and Gulfstream leadership and employees came together for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting held at the all-new facility. Gulfstream invested more than $55 million in the 162,000-square-foo...
TRU Simulation + Training announced the sale of a Full-Flight Simulator to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section). The FFS will be Level D qualified and designed to be reconfigurable to support training for the entire RFDS King Air fleet of aircraft, including the Beechcraft King Air 260, King Air 350 and King Air 360. Jerry Messaris, vice president and general man...
Pratt & Whitney announced that Airbus has started development flight testing of the GTF Advantage engine on an A320neo aircraft. This early flight test campaign will continue to mature the engine by testing it in a variety of environments, including hot and cold weather and operation from high-altitude airports. The flight test campaign is an extension of ongoing product development by Pratt &...
Zero Petroleum will supply its revolutionary fossil-free fuel to the world’s first licensed drone cargo airline, Dronamics, for testing with a view to commercial use in its long-range cargo drone. The partnership aims to support the creation of Dronamics’ sustainable same-day delivery service for items such as e-commerce goods, perishable food, manufacturing parts and medical supplies....
SITA announced a new partnership with Versa Networks, the recognized secure access service edge (SASE) leader, that will launch SITA Connect Go, a multi-tenant edge Secure SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) solution designed specifically for the air transport industry. The new partnership combines the best of both companies into a single solution. SITA has its roots in p...
In October 2022, Latvian airline airBaltic celebrates its 27th anniversary since the launch of commercial operations. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “Our growth over the last 27 years has been staggering – from just 190 flights in an average month of 1995 to 3 685 this August. We have achieved major milestones over the past 27 year...
Wisk Aero revealed world first self-flying, all-electric, four-passenger eVTOL air taxi. As Wisk’s go-to-market aircraft, Generation 6 represents the first-ever candidate for type certification by the FAA of an autonomous eVTOL. The most advanced air taxi in the world, Generation 6 combines industry-leading autonomous technology and software, human oversigh...
Airbus opens A350F livery design competition! See your design take-off! You are a professional designer, an amateur artist or a student: we are inviting creative talents from all around the world to design the livery of our new Airbus generation freighter - the A350F - and make it fly. Trip 1 Get your limited edition scale model of the aircraft at Le Bourget Pari...
London Stansted is set to host its third major jobs fair of the year on Tuesday, October 4, in preparation for Christmas and what is expected to be a busy 2023. 25 companies based at the airport are recruiting for more than 500 positions in a variety of roles including cabin crew, retail managers, engineers, chefs, drivers, check-in agents and customer service representatives. Some of the...
Daher appoints Hradecka Letecka Servisni s.r.o.as the authorized TBM Service Center and TBM Sales Representative for the Czech and Slovak Republics. This latest expansion of Daher’s worldwide support and sales network was marked with the first demonstration tour of the TBM very fast turboprop aircraft in the Republics, providing the opportunity for the region’s pilots and ope...
Jet Linx announced its eighth consecutive year of support as lead corporate sponsor for The Tutu Project, an initiative of The Carey Foundation. In 2022, The Tutu Project celebrates 10 years in operation as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Proceeds from the initiative provide everything from wigs and lymphedema sleeves to transportation, childcare, and counseling to the families impacted by a breast ca...
In total, 86 IADA companies will be at NBAA-BACE. That number includes IADA-accredited aircraft dealers, OEM members and IADA-verified products and services members. Thirteen IADA member companies are scheduled to exhibit aircraft for sale at Orlando Executive Airport during the convention. To find IADA members participating in NBAA-BACE go to https://iada.aero/2022-NBAA-BACE-Conference. IADA E...
The aviation sector has taken some steps to address its impacts on the environment and climate, but projected growth in demand calls for greater and more decisive action aligned with the European Union’s climate and environmental goals. The new European Aviation Environmental Report offers an overview of the current environmental performance of the sector. In addition to reviewing prog...
Astonfly becomes the first flight school to fully refund each student for their Integrated ATP training (Ab Initio Line Pilot) in the event of failure or abandonment of the candidate during the theoretical phase (14 ATPL certificates). With 150 pilots trained each year and a fleet of over 30 aircraft, Astonfly is the leading private professional pilot training center in France. Ma...
Since the delivery of the country first H135 to Toho Air Service in April 1997 for electronic news gathering activities, Japanese operators across the country have been tapping into Airbus Helicopters’ H135 operational excellence for a variety of missions spanning utility, emergency medical services, law enforcement, media broadcasting, passenger transportation, and training. Mo...
Embraer has reached a new milestone on the E-Jet program, the delivery of the 1700th production aircraft. The Aircastle leased E195-E2 was handed over to KLM Cityhopper at a ceremony at Embraer’s facility in São José dos Campos.E-Jets have enjoyed global success in the fleets of 150 airlines and leasing companies from more than 50 countries since the first aircraft entered...
Rolls-Royce welcomes the decision of the European Union’s Clean Aviation programme to proceed with over €700m of funding for 20 aviation research and innovation programmes from across the industry. Following the evaluation of first Call for Proposals, a proportion of this funding, subject to successful completion of grant preparation, will enable Rolls-Royce and partners, to carry out g...
