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DA62 MPP Demonstrator for Southeast Asia

In September 2022 Diamond Aircraft Austria successfully handed over a DA62 MPP demonstrator to Asian Aerospace Services (AAS), a Diamond Aircraft distributor based in Thailand. This is an important step for the company to demonstrate the capabilities of its flagship special mission aircraft to...

Blue Spirit Aero accelerates the development of Its hydrogen-powered aircraft with Dassault Systèmes

Blue Spirit Aero is using Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud to accelerate the development of its hydrogen-electric light aircraft and advance the certification of accessible clean aviation. The aircraft, “Dragonfly,” which relies on Blue Spirit Aero&rs...

Pratt & Whitney opens STEM Labs in Bengaluru in partnership with United Way

Pratt & Whitney, through its subsidiary United Technologies Corporation India Pvt Ltd, and in partnership with United Way Bengaluru (a not-for-profit organization) announced the opening of two STEM labs in Bengaluru, India. The STEM labs, designed to encourage science and math learning amongst school children, have been installed in Karnataka Public School (Krishnandanagar) and Government Mode...

ZeroAvia & AGS Airports to bring zero-emission flights to Scotland

ZeroAvia announced an agreement with AGS Airports to explore the development of hydrogen fuel infrastructure, regulatory framework requirements and resourcing required for delivering zero-emission flights from Aberdeen and Glasgow airports. The team at AGS, which owns and operates Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports, will work closely with ZeroAvia’s specialist airport...

Orders for the Eviation Alice aircraft pass US$ 2 Billion

Eviation Aircraft announced that the order book for its nine-seater all-electric Alice airplane has passed a total value of US$ 2 billion. The Eviation Alice conducted its first flight on 27 September 2022 at Grant County International Airport (MWH), Washington, U.S., the first all-electric commuter airplane to pass this test. This historic achievement marke...

VoltAero secures the first funding in its Series B round from the strategic industrial investor, TESI

VoltAero completed first tranche in its Series B financing, with Italy TESI becoming a strategic investor and industrial partner. The new funding round, which includes a €32 million capital raise, will cover certification and production launch of the first member in its electric-hybrid aircraft family, the Cassio 330. The Series B round marks the third funding phase for VoltAer...

Royal Jordanian Air Force boosts training capabilities with Bell 505s

Bell Textron signed agreement for the sale of 10 Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Jordanian Air Force at The Special Operations Forces Exhibition & Conference in Aqaba, Jordan. The contract includes the delivery of the aircraft with a flight training device and a comprehensive computer-based training package to enable an enhanced approach to basic and advanced rotorcraft flight...

Volocopter raises additional USD 182 million in second signing of Series E financing round

Volocopter has raised an additional USD 182 million in the second signing of its Series E funding round. NEOM – the Red Sea's smart, cognitive region project – and GLy Capital Management of Hong Kong have joined Volocopter's diverse investor base. This will carry the company beyond the certification of its electric passenger aircraft, the VoloCity air taxi....

Rolls-Royce congratulates STARLUX Airlines on the delivery of A350-900 powered by the Trent XWB-84

Rolls-Royce joined STARLUX Airlines and Airbus in celebrating the delivery of the airline’s first A350-900, which is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 engines. The aircraft departed from Airbus’ Delivery Centre in Toulouse, France, and landed at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the home base of STARLUX Airlines. It will initially fly to major cities within the Asia-Pac...

Bombardier inaugurates state-of-the-art Miami Service Centre

Officially inaugurated! New Bombardier Miami-Opa Locka Service Centre ,at full capacity, plans to add close to 300 aerospace jobs in the community, including more than 225 highly skilled technicians.Once fully ramped up, the 300,000 square foot facility will more than quadruple Bombardier’s current maintenance footprint in Florida and allow the company to transfer its se...

Pipistrel celebrates first electric aircraft delivery to Canada

First Pipisqtrel Velis Electro was delivered to Canada. The Canadian customer, the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics at the University of Waterloo and its partner Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre, will use the Velis Electro to increase their research and collaborative capacity to evaluate battery powered electric flight in Canada. Pipistrel continues its work...

EHang & HAECO Group exploring partnership in advanced air mobility

EHang has signed a MoU regarding the potential partnership with HAECO Group. Two parties plan to cooperate in multiple areas such as manufacturing and assembly, continued airworthiness, digital platforms, aircraft maintenance, and talent training. The focus is to co-develop systems and solutions that cater to the needs of continued airworthiness and after-sales maintenance services in prepara...

Jekta to present passenger zero emissions hydro aircraft at Abu Dhabi Air Expo

For the first time since the middle of the last century, Jekta Switzerland is proposing a commercial displacement seaplane. Jekta Switzerland will debut at Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2022 with the design of the new 19-seat all-electric amphibious aircraft PHA-ZE 100. The aircraft's name defines its main features: Passenger Hydro Aircraft with Zero Emissions. The use of a new elec...

Italy Carabinieri to introduce new mission capabilities with new AW119Kx helicopters

Leonardo signed a contract by Italy Carabinieri for the supply of 20 AW119Kx single engine helicopters for its Air Service. The aircraft will be assembled at Leonardo Vergiate facility (Varese) with deliveries expected in the 2023-2026 period. The contract also includes a comprehensive turnkey logistics support package and training services for pilots and maintenance technicians. &n...

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ATR sees Vietnam as a key growth market for regional aviation in Southeast Asia

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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Embraer signs service & support agreement to enhance operational availability of Brazilian Air Force’s KC-390 fleet

Embraer signed a new long-term agreement with the Brazilian Air Force to provide support solutions for its KC-390 Millennium fleet. The agreement strengthens the partnership between Embraer and t...

Britten-Norman launches Global Aircraft Recovery service: first mission completed in Saudi Arabia

Britten-Norman launched the Global Aircraft Recovery service, delivered in collaboration with specialist partners including Avitrius Air International. The service has already proven its capability in...

First Airbus ACH160 delivered in New Zealand following CAA certification

Auckland-based charter operator Advanced Flight took delivery of the country’s first Airbus ACH160 helicopter today, following the aircraft's recent grant of NZ Type certification by New Zea...

Airbus delivers first H135 for Canada’s Future Aircrew Training program

Airbus delivered the first H135 helicopter for Canada’s Future Aircrew Training program, achieving a key milestone in the modernisation of pilot training for the Royal Canadian Air Force. T...

Daher: logistics partner to Airbus Defence and Space in Europe

Since 2020, Daher has been managing logistics operations for Airbus Defence and Space under two major A400M maintenance contracts: one in France, and the other in Germany...

Avincis signs contract for up to 15 Airbus H145 helicopters

Avincis, Europe’s largest emergency aerial services operator, and Airbus Helicopters have signed a contract for up to 15 H145 helicopters. The new aircraft will be deployed across Avincis’...

Do228 NXT launch customer announced - NGO acquires versatile turboprop aircraft for humanitarian and special mission operations

Following the successful first flight and Roll-Out of the demonstrator aircraft of the Do228 NXT series, German aircraft manufacturer General Atomics AeroTec Systems announced the sale of the first Do...