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Euro Airship reveals Solar Airship One mission - a non-stop world tour flight without fossil fuels

Euro Airship, a company specialized in designing, constructing, and selling rigid airships, has chosen Viva Technology to announce the launch of Solar Airship One: a non-stop world tour flight with no fossil fuels and zero CO2 emissions. This unprecedented project will be the world's first demon...

Swedish National Police performs over 4,500 public safety missions using Bell 429

Every year, the Swedish National Police boasts over 4,500 completed missions due to the stability and readiness of the Bell 429. Search-and-rescue efforts in the mountainous region of the country account for nearly 500 missing persons cases due to avalanches and hiking accidents throughout...

Airbus Ventures invests in Venus Aerospace

Airbus Ventures announces its investment in Venus Aerospace, a Houston-based hypersonic startup enabling cost-effective one-hour global transport. Joining Venus’ team of investors, Airbus Ventures will support the team in their next phase of flight-redefining growth.Venus has been awarded contracts with NASA and US Defense Agencies to accelerate the development and transition of its RDRE tec...

AutoFlight reveals interior design of Prosperity I EVTOL

AutoFlight is thrilled to unveil the interior design of its world-record holding Prosperity I EVTOL. Designed by legendary automotive industry designer Frank Stephenson, known for his iconic works with brands such as Ferrari, Maserati, McLaren, and MINI, Prosperity I represents a fusion of style, science, and sustainable urban mobility. The full-scale aircraft type will be showcased at the hi...

Elfly Group presents its pure, all-electric seaplane design Noemi

Today in Oslo, Elfly Group presented its new design of its pure, all-electric commercial seaplane NoEmi (for No Emission). A 100-strong audience experienced a full-scale cabin virtual reality tour of this innovative amphibious aircraft. Noemi is being designed for flexible mobility in Norway with a design inspired by a boat, whose hull will enable the aircraft to take off...

SkyAlps Airline signs LOI with Tamarack Aerospace for a fuel saving sustainable upgrade of the fleet

SkyAlps has signed a Letter of Intent with Tamarack Aerospace Group to partner in the development of the world’s most efficient regional aircraft. SkyAlps intends to make a global impact on aviation sustainably by offering a highly modified DeHavilland Q400 regional aircraft to the world. The aircraft modifications will feature significant emissions reductions. In addition to SkyAlps and Tam...

Honda Aircraft Company announces plan to commercialize new light jet

Honda Aircraft Company will commercialize the HondaJet 2600 Concept, an all-new light jet that was first introduced at NBAA-BACE 2021. The company also said it will target type certification in 2028 for the new light jet, which represents a new product line for Honda Aircraft Company and will be offered alongside its existing very light jet model, the HondaJet Elite II. Hideto Y...

20 years of CF34 partnership - MTU Maintenance and GE Aerospace

MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg and GE Aerospace mark 20 years partnership since the first CF34 engine was redelivered after a shop visit at the Ludwigsfelde location in 2003. MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg has performed over 1,500 shop visits for work on CF34-3, -8 and -10E engines at its facility just south of Berlin. Under the GE Branded Service Agreement signed in 2002 and recently...

Return to Growth - Avolon forecasts global passenger fleet to almost double by 2042

Avolon published its World Fleet Forecast – Return to Growth – projecting trends in the commercial passenger aviation fleet out to 2042. It forecasts the fleet will almost double by 2042, growing 94% to 46,880 aircraft, underpinned by sustained growth in demand for air travel, building on the rapid recovery experienced since the pandemic. Avolon estimates...

Making aviation more sustainable - Ascendance Flight Technologies showcases international ambitions &innovative solutions

Ascendance Flight Technologies announces its presence at the 2023 Paris Air Show to present its innovations to enable a more sustainable air mobility. Following a Series A round of 21 million euros in March 2023 with French Tech Souveraineté operated by Bpifrance as part of the France 2030 plan, CELAD, Expansion Aerospace Ventures, SC Mahé, Adrien Montfort via Snaw Ventures a...

Lélio, new 100% French electric-powered airship completed its maiden flight

In development since 2012, Lélio airship, the fruit of the Koesio-Kinetic project, made its very first test flight on Wednesday 7 June 2023. This revolutionary aircraft, a real concentrate of technology, was then presented on Thursday in its finalised version to all the partners in the project and the companies involved in the research and development of the various components that mak...

Britten-Norman gives green light to UK aerospace manufacturing

Britten-Norman reveals plans to increase production rates and to repatriate aircraft production to its historic home in Bembridge on the Isle of Wight. The move is a major change for the British SME which has been manufacturing its aircraft in Eastern Europe since the late 1960s. Britten-Norman will invest in new jigs and tooling to create two additional production lines as well as modernisin...

Electra unveils full-scale technology demonstrator aircraft to begin flight testing its proprietary eSTOL technology

Electra.aero unveiled the test vehicle for its hybrid-electric ultra eSTOL aircraft marking a significant milestone in Electra mission to help decarbonize aviation and revolutionize urban and regional transportation. Electra eSTOL technology demonstrator is world' first blown lift aircraft using distributed electric propulsion, which enables the airplane...

The lowest emission regional aircraft on the market - ATR to attend Paris Air Show

ATR will attend the Paris Air Show as part of the company commitment to enhancing responsible connectivity across the world’s regions. ATR Chief Executive Officer Nathalie Tarnaud Laude will host a media briefing (conference centre – room 2). Nine months into her role, she will discuss her plans for ATR’s future, including the manufacturer’s commitments to continu...

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ATR highlighted Vietnam's significant potential as a market for modern regional aviation, pointing to strong underlying demand, an expanding airport network and a new generation of turboprop...

Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran and Tereos join forces to develop a Sustainable Aviation Fuel production project in France

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Boosting East Frisian Island connectivity - Inselflieger takes delivery of its second Tecnam P2012 STOL

FLN FRISIA-Luftverkehr GmbH Norddeich (Inselflieger) took delivery of its secondTecnam P2012 STOL aircraft. This acquisition is direct result of the outstanding operational su...