Electra.aero successfully completed first flights of EL-2 Goldfinch hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft. The two-seat Goldfinch eSTOL technology demonstrator is world’s first blown lift aircraft using distributed electric propulsion and a hybrid-electric propulsion system. The aircraft uses eight electric motors to significantly increase wing lift and enable ultra-sh...
World’ first trans-Atlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel completed by Gulfstream Aerospace! Gulfstream G600 flew from company’ headquarters in Savannah and landed 6 hours, 56 minutes later at Farnborough Airport in England. This flight clearly shows the potential for future use of renewable fuels for business aviation and aviation in ge...
StableLight is a robust, feature-packed autopilot in a compact, lightweight package that is perfectly suited for light rotorcraft. The system transforms the flight control experience of the helicopter with transparent stability augmentation that works precisely and without feedback to the control sticks. The addition of the stabilized climb flight attitude recovery, auto hover, and a wide rang...
Project Speedbird,a joint partnership between Nova Pangaea Technologies, LanzaJet and British Airways,secured new funding totalling £9 million from the Government’ Advanced Fuels Fund competition. NPT was awarded £7.5 million as part of the partnership, and LanzaJet will receive £1.5 million. It is hoped that the funding will help establish the UK as a w...
Lufthansa Technik Philippines welcomed Cebu Pacific first A330neo aircraft, RP-C3900, for its inaugural base maintenance on 17 November 2023. This marks the beginning of a series of maintenance events to support CEB’s growing A330neo fleet.The collaboration between the two companies began in 2011 with line maintenance for CEB’s narrow-body fleet and has since expanded to incl...
Air Chateau and Archer Aviation signed an MoU covering a planned purchase by Air Chateau of up to 100 of Archer’ Midnight eVTOL aircraft with an approximate value of $500M and providing for an initial non-refundable, pre-delivery payment of $1M by December 31, 2023. Air Chateau plans to own and operate the Midnight aircraft in the region. Air Chateau was the first private heli...
Emirates concluded a week of significant investment announcements in its future fleet and capabilities, and inking new partnerships that signal confidence in what’s ahead. Emirates announced orders to grow its fleet and power the airline’s future growth plans in line with the Dubai Economic Agenda. Confirming an order for an additional 90 Boeing 777-9s, 777-8s, and 5 787...
