What do you know about 3D technology? How it is used in aviation industry? Most probably the first answer will be - 3D printed aicraft parts. Guess what, Textron Aviation advances the industry with interactive 3D technical manuals! The industry’s first interactive, 3D full-color technical library unveiled today following the Cessna Citation Longitude’s entry into serv...
Are you dreaming to finally fly on Gulfstream G600? There is a solution, as the first Gulfstream G600™ of Solairus Aviation is available for charter operations or for use in Part 135. The aircraft will be based at San Francisco International Airport. “Solairus is thrilled to have the world’s first G600 available for charter flights,” said Dan Drohan, chief executive offi...
To fly faster, further, and in ultimate comfort? Quite possible with VistaJet, set to be the first global private aviation company offering a fleet of the revolutionary aircraft. Thomas Flohr gave more details in his statement: “Vista Global is the first and only group to offer passengers access to the ultimate business flying machine, the Bombardier Global 7...
Flying Colours Corp. completed a retrofit of the Honeywell Primus Elite™ flight-deck for a Bombardier Global Express, along with installation of the Honeywell JetWave™ Ka-band system in an unusual two phase project. The dual avionics upgrade successfully modernised the privately-owned Bombardier Global Express to enhance the crew’s situational awareness and add hig...
Tamarack Aerospace Group announced that it has filed a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization with the Eastern District of Washington. The filed Plan includes repayment of all creditors in full and, when approved, the Plan will allow Tamarack to emerge from bankruptcy. Tamarack sought bankruptcy protection on June 1st of this year when the timing for resolving Airworthiness Directives (ADs...
It just happened! The world’s first full-scale air taxi vertiport is already a reality! It was unveiled today at the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress in Singapore. The VoloPort is the outcome of an exciting collaboration between Volocopter, the German urban air mobility and air taxi pioneer, and Skyports, the vertiport developer, owner and operator. Voloc...
The time has come when important steps are made in order to move forward sustainability in aviation. From discussions manufacturers are passing to actions. This is very important, as every step is meaningful in order to reduce carbon emissions, in order to fly on Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Embraer is more than determined in this matter - the entire NBAA-BACE 2019 static display and demons...
Cargo Connect returns to DWC, Dubai Airshow Site during the Dubai Airshow in November to focus on technology innovations that are disrupting the cargo industry. Taking place on the 18 November, Cargo Connect is bringing together some of the biggest names in the industry with opening keynotes delivered by top decision makers from Dubai Airports, Emirates SkyCargo, FedEx and Etihad. The one day conf...
This wek, Las Vegas is the place where you can see Uber and Safran Cabin eVTOL mock-up based on a future vision for on-demand urban air mobility vehicles! Designed around the mission of turning a typical 90- minute car ride into a 8-15-minute flight, future eVTOL vehicles will allow passengers to quickly travel point- to-point in crowded urban environments by going vertical....
Gulfstream first carbon-neutral flight is done! Gulfstream G650ER™, Gulfstream G600™, Gulfstream G500™, Gulfstream G550™ and Gulfstream G280™ made it traveling from Savannah to the Las Vegas area for NBAA-BACE 2019! The five flights were made using a combination of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and carbon offsets. “Gulfstream already designs extre...
Liebherr-Aerospace and SR Technics renew their partnership with a five-year global service contract. The partners work hand in hand to support a fleet of more than 500 aircraft operated by airlines around the world, including Airbus A320 Family and A330/A340 Family aircraft as well as Embraer E-Jets. In the five-year global service agreement, Liebherr-Aerospace and SR Technics will provide serv...
The first non-stop commercial airline flight from New York to Sydney has landed after 19 hours 16 minutes in the air. A total of 49 passengers and crew were on the flight, which was used to run a series of experiments to assess health and well-being onboard. Data from these experiments will be used help shape the crew rostering and customer service of Qantas’ ultra long haul flights in fu...
The aerospace industry is at an exciting point as new technologies open opportunities for industrial changes that can be translated into tangible cost savings and growth. When the Dubai Airshow returns to DWC, Dubai Airshow Site from 17 – 21 November, leading aerospace companies will use the platform to launch and exhibit their latest innovations to the market. Many of the 1300 exhibitors...
Diamond Aircraft has introduced a new variant and concept based on the DA62 Special Mission Aircraft to attack the survey market where traditionally metal aircraft are established. Diamond follows its successful tradition to bring in the high efficient diesel powered composite twin engine aircraft. The design team in Austria will have completed the strong combination, certified as Major Change...
FAA Type Certificate for a new five-blade carbon fiber propeller system for the King Air 200 fleet is secured! These custom designed props will be available through Raisbeck Engineering via STC for King Air 200, B200, and B200GT aircraft. This new propeller system, which increases performance across the board, is the first five-blade structural composite propeller certified on the Kin...
Malta Aviation Conference & Expo (MACE), a new B2B and B2C aviation networking event in Malta, will be held between October 30th and November 1st, 2019 at the Grand Hotel Excelsior, Valletta. MACE will include educational and inspiring keynote speakers and an expo hall, it being the first of its kind to be organised in Malta. The main aim...
Qantas Flight 7879, with 50 passengers and crew on board, will depart New York’s John F Kennedy Airport at 9pm New York as the first commercial airline to fly non-stop between New York and Sydney. The 787-9 aircraft has been positioned to New York after being delivered from the Boeing factory in Seattle. After the research flight is complete, it will enter normal commercial service with Q...
The future is already here! Seraph, an electric air taxi , capable of carrying loads of up to 250kg, completed its maiden flight already back in August! Now, the first company in the world to do so, Vertical Aerospace has revealed flight footage of an eVTOL. The prototype, named Seraph, completed its maiden flight at Llanbedr Airfield in Wales on August 22....
What you can expect from Textron Aviation at NBAA-BACE in LasVegas? Here you will have all information in details! Attention! Textron Aviation renowned Cessna and Beechcraft jet and turboprop aircraft are scheduled to travel to and from the show utilizing a sustainable alternative jet fuel mixture! You will see the newly-certified super-midsize Cessna Citation Longitude jet, the comp...
EHang announced a strategic partnership with Vodafone to collaborate on building out an urban air mobility (UAM) ecosystem first in Germany and then Europe-wide. Under the agreement, Vodafone will become EHang's exclusive partner to provide connectivity to all EHang AAVs operating in Europe by equipping them with Vodafone SIM cards. EHang will become Vodaf...
As one of Key actors of business aviation industry, Bombardier is getting ready to impress during NBAA-BACE 2019, next week in Las-Vegas. Righr before the opening, Bombardier announced new 10 City-Pair Speed Records! Challenger 350 had set speed records for 10 key American city pairings in 20.5 hours. This impressive feat was completed as the aircraft flew a cross country ci...