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EH216 completes demo flight tour in 4 Japanese cities

St. Barth Commuter - reception of 6th aircraft in the fleet - Cessna Grand Caravan

When we left after CARIBAVIA2022, we knew the company is getting ready for a special trip – reception of the 6th aircraft. Thanks to Bertrand MAGRAS, the Managing Partner, we have details of the ceremony and of course the road back. Here is the essential of our discussion: Q...

AeroVanti Air Club announces $9.75M funding round

AeroVanti Air club has engaged Network1 Financial Securities Inc. to raise up to $9.75 million in a Series A fundraising round. The company believes this capital infusion will position the charter aviation club, which has experienced 20X growth since launching in June 2021, to continue to...

Collaboration between Embraer and BAE Systems - LOI for up to 150 Eve eVTOLs

Eve announced a non-binding Letter of Intent with Embraer and BAE Systems to explore the potential order of up to 150 eVTOL vehicles with the aim of examining the aircraft application for the defence and security market. In a separate announcement, BAE Systems and Embraer signed a Memorandum of Understanding at Farnborough International Airshow to potentially form a joint...

Ampaire - firm order for hybrid-electric Eco Caravan innovative WingTips program building a nationwide fleet

Ampaire has secured a firm order backed by deposits for five of its low-emission, nine-seat Eco Caravan aircraft, plus an option for an additional 20. The buyer is WingTips, an innovative air mobility company operating today in California, Arizona, and Nevada. Both companies anticipate another 175 orders for the Eco Caravan as WingTips expands nationwide, plus 50 of Ampaire’s follow-on 19-se...

Pilatus opens New US Paint Facility in Colorado

In response to the growing demand for the PC-24 and PC-12 NGX, Pilatus has opened a new state-of-the-art paint facility at their US Completions Centre in Broomfield, Colorado. Pilatus’ latest installation exemplifies their commitment to Colorado, to delivering aircraft of the highest quality and to meeting the latest environmental standards. Pilatus executives, employees, industry partn...

Gulfstream G650 family step approach certified in Europe - increased flexibility for more operators

Gulfstream G650 and G650ER have been certified for steep approach landing operations by the European Union Aviation Safety Administration (EASA), unlocking the ability for European operators of the ultralong-range aircraft to access even more airports around the world. Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream, commented: “We are pleased to be able to increase flexibility for our G650 and G6...

Hybrid-electric VTOL Atea -Ascendance Flight Technologies announced first LOI

Ascendance Flight Technologies has opened its order book. It has received its first purchase intentions from operators in the US, Asia and Europe for a total of 245 units of Atea, its five-seat hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. These LOI confirm the sector’s interest in the hybrid technology, endurance and versatility of the aircraft. Atea is a low carbon...

Halo Aviation is the launch customer for Eve Urban Air Traffic Management solution

Eve and Halo Aviation will collaborate in the development and launch Eve’s Urban Air Traffic Management software solution. As part of the agreement, Halo will acquire the software from Eve with the objective of using the software to maximize its UAM operations. It is the first LOI for Eve’s state-of-the-art UATM solution, which will unlock the value and network performance of...

Eve eVTOL cabin for the first time at the Farnborough Airshow

Farnborough Airshow was the place where Eve unveiled its first full-sized eVTOL cabin mock-up, which reinforces company’s human-centred design approach. The mock-up will be showcased at Embraer Fly the Future exhibition, together with sustainable aircraft concepts. Eve also shared its most recent vehicle configuration as part of the present product design phase...

British consortium to build world first advanced electric flight ecosystem

Vertical Aerospace, Virgin Atlantic, Atkins, Skyports and NATS, along with Connected Places Catapult and leading academic institutions Cranfield University and WMG, University of Warwick, announced the creation of the Advanced Mobility Ecosystem Consortium. Together, the organisations will develop key technology and infrastructure in a project that will significantly accelerate the introduction of...

CF34 engine line passes 200M hours, 157 million cycles

The CF34 engine line has surpassed 200 million flight hours and 157 million flight cycles. In the history of GE and CFM*, only the CF6 and CFM56 engine lines have accumulated more commercial flight hours. Only the CFM56 has accumulated more flight cycles. The CF34-1A engine entered service on Bombardier Challenger 601 Corporate Jet in 198". There are more than 600 Bombardier Challenger a...

Gulfstream G800 - program maturity with first International Trans-Atlantic flight

Just weeks after the aircraft first flight, all-new ultralong-range Gulfstream G800 made its first international flight. The G800 flew from Savannah to Gulfstream Customer Support’s Farnborough, England, facility in support of Gulfstream’s participation in the Farnborough International Airshow. The G800 made its first flight on June 28 and shortly thereafter, the Gulfstream f...

Tamarack Experimental Smartwing King Air 350 got Rave Reviews at Congressman Sam Graves Wing Nuts Fly-in

The experimental King Air 350 Tamarack Performance SMARTWING flew this past weekend before an estimated crowd of thousands of spectators, most of the major aviation association leaders, four congressmembers and a former FAA acting administrator at the remote Tarkio, MO Wing Nuts Flying Circus fly-in. Tarkio is the home of one of the most influential aviation supporters in the U.S. Congre...

Engine Assurance Program awards Duncan Aviation 20 TFE731 engines for MPI and CZI

Engine Assurance Program, the high-quality hourly maintenance program for operators of Honeywell, General Electric, Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney engines, has agreed to send 20 TFE731 engines to Duncan Aviation for MPI, CZI and unscheduled events over the next 12 months. EAP’s hourly engine maintenance program covers scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, including life-limite...

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