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Airbus Helicopters & VRM Switzerland to develop the world’s first H145 Virtual Reality simulator

Airbus Helicopters and VRM Switzerland are co-developing a Virtual Reality training device for the twin-engine H145 helicopter. This innovative new training tool will offer H145 operators an affordable, compact training solution with realistic flight behaviour and full-body immersion, as well a...

Turkish Forestry achieves 95% readiness with Bell 429 for nine straight years

Bell announced that the Turkish Directorate General of Forestry has achieved 95% operational readiness for nine years with its fleet of Bell 429 helicopters. With over 6,000 total fleet hours, the DGF has maintained this superior standard on its Bell aircraft, kits, and components. Fo...

A firefighting kit successfully tested on Airbus A400M

Airbus has successfully tested a removable firefighting demonstrator kit on the A400M new generation airlifter during a flight test campaign in Spain. The test campaign took place in daylight conditions with a minimum operating height of 150ft, flight speeds as low as 125 knots and drops involving up to 20 tonnes of water from the current tank in less than 10 seconds. The main objec...

Lilium Jet cabin interior - Lilium engages Diehl Aviation

Lilium selected Diehl Aviation to collaborate on the design and development of Lilium’s jet cabin, as well as acting as the integrator and manufacturer for interior components. The supplier agreement represents a further step forward for the Lilium Jet on its anticipated path to industrialization and type certification. Diehl Aviation is one of the world’s leading Tier 1 aero...

Horizon Aircraft successfully completes AFWERX HSVTOL challenge phase 1

Horizon Aircraft has successfully completed Phase 1 of the AFWERX High Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL) Challenge. The highly competitive Phase 1 contract award included significant non-dilutive financial aid that helped Horizon accelerate development of their innovative Cavorite X-series VTOL aircraft.  Earlier this year the US Air Force selected a small group of companies, of...

Piper Aircraft partners with CAE on electric aircraft program

Piper Aircraft announced at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 that it has partnered with CAE to develop a conversion kit via a Supplemental Type Certificate for in-service Piper Archer aircraft, enabling the two companies to bring an electric variant option of the iconic aircraft to market. CAE will convert two-thirds of its Piper Archer® training fleet and will be the first to develop a c...

RED Aircraft became reciprocating engine supplier for Ampaire hybrid-electric Eco Caravan

RED Aircraft became a key exclusive supplier for Ampaire hybrid-electric propulsion system being developed for its Eco Caravan aircraft, an upgrade to the current Cessna Grand Caravan. Ampaire will use a RED Aircraft AO3 series compression ignition engine rated to 550 hp (405 kW) in an integrated parallel configuration. The RED engine provides the base power and the Ampaire ele...

Legendary utility aircraft now becomes the ultimate getaway vehicle - Daher unveils the Kodiak 900

The Kodiak 900 made its world debut at AirVenture Oshkosh today with Daher’s introduction of this larger, faster version of the robust and rugged Kodiak 100 – filling out the company’s airplane product line in joining the TBM 910 and TBM 960 very fast turboprop aircraft. Inheriting the Kodiak 100’s remarkable qualities as a backcountry short takeoff and landing an...

Condor renews fleet with Airbus A320neo family powered with Pratt & Whitney GTF engines

German Airline Condor Flugdienst GmbH has selected the A320neo Family to modernize its Single-Aisle-fleet. The agreement will cover 41 aircraft, via lease and via direct purchase. The aircraft will be powered by Pratt & Whitney engines. Christian Scherer, Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Airbus International, commented: “Following Condor’s earlier decision to order the...

Embraer delivers 11 Commercial and 21 Executive Jets in 2Q22

Embraer delivered 32 jets in the second quarter of 2022, of which 11 were commercial and 21 were executive jets (12 light and nine large). As of June 30, the company has delivered a total of 46 aircraft (17 commercial and 29 executive). The firm order backlog ended 2Q22 at US$17.8 billion, the highest level since 2Q18, driven by new sales of aircraft and services, an increase of 12% when comp...

ATR at Farnborough International Airshow - new orders and updated 20-year market forecast

At Farnborough International Airshow 2022 ATR reaffirmed its leadership on the regional aviation market with the signature of new deals and Global Maintenance Agreements, and in the future, with its updated 20-year market forecast. ATR has secured new orders from Japan’s ORC and Gabon’s Afrijet, respectively selecting the ATR 42-600 and the ATR 72-600 as the lowest CO2 e...

MTU Aero Engines at FIA2022 - nearly 600 million US dollars in contracts

The Farnborough International Airshow really paid off for MTU Aero Engines. Germany’s leading engine manufacturer brought in orders totaling to nearly 600 million US dollars. “This amount underscores once again how much our industry is recovering. Airlines have great demand for state-of-the-art aircraft with propulsion systems with good fuel efficiency,” says Reiner Winkler, CEO...

Vertical Aerospace VX4 assembled and delivered from GKN Aerospace Global Technology Centre in Bristol

GKN Aerospace reached an important milestone in its partnership with Vertical Aerospace by delivering the electrical wiring interconnection system and integration expertise for Vertical’s first flying prototype of the VX4 all-electric demonstrator aircraft. The VX4 is leveraging GKN Aerospace’s multi-technology expertise and its global footprint, with EWIS d elivere...

E195-E2 makes debut touchdown at London City Airport

After departing the Farnborough Airshow, Embraer latest aircraft, the E195-E2, made its debut landing at London’s iconic City Airport (LCY); demonstrating the aircraft’s steep approach capability. The visit, in anticipation of the aircraft’s certification for steep approach into London City at the end of this year, included ground handling tests and other preparations for th...

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SkyDrive signs Australia’s first eVTOL agreement with Gold Coast Helitours

SkyDrive signed a Letter of Intent with Gold Coast Helitours, a premier helicopter operator based in the Gold Coast, Australia. This milestone agreement represents SkyDrive's first LOI w...

Textron Aviation celebrates 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 delivery as Gen3 era advances

Textron Aviation delivered the 500th delivery of a Cessna Citation CJ4 series business jet, underscoring more than a decade of customer confidence in the company’s largest light jet an...

New high-tech composite center for 300 employees in central Switzerland begins operations

With its striking new “Schwarzhorn” building, Pilatus has officially opened an ultra-modern center of advanced composite competence in canton Nidwalden: effective immediately, the developm...

Heart Aerospace completes first flight off World's largest electric aircraft

Heart Aerospace announced the successful first flight of the company's X1 demonstrator aircraft. Spanning 106 feet, measuring 76 feet nose to tail, and weighing more than 25,000 pounds at takeoff,...

NOEMI Aerospace and Pawan Hans sign strategic MoU to explore electric seaplane operations in India

NOEMI Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Pawan Hans, India's leading helicopter operator, to explore the introduction of electric amphibious aircraft for regional air tra...

Archer to shape physical AI future of aerospace & defense with acquisition of Boeing’s Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid subsidiaries

Boeing and Archer Aviation have signed definitive agreements in which Archer will acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries. The deal will combine complementary capabilities de...

EH216-S completes Central Asia’s first pilotless human-carrying eVTOL flight in the heart of Kazakhstan’s capital

EHang flagship EH216-S successfully completed Central Asia’s first pilotless human-carrying flight of an eVTOL aircraft in Astana, Kazakhstan. During the Games of the Future 2026, the...

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EHang launches Global Fast Track Program to accelerate international commercialization of pilotless eVTOL; Sri Lanka first to adopt

EHang launches its Global Fast Track Program — a structured and accelerated pathway for the assessment and introduction of pilotless eVTOL operations in international markets. Sri Lanka is...

ATR identifies demand for 209 new domestic air routes in Indonesia

ATR identified 209 new domestic air routes in Indonesia that would be economically viable if served by regional turboprop aircraft. Total demand for these routes is 16 million passengers per...

Do228 NXT makes its African debut at El Alamein Airshow in Egypt and AAD 2026 in South Africa

In September 2026, General Atomics AeroTec Systems will put a major focus on Africa. With two trade show appearances, the German aircraft manufacturer is highlighting the strategic importance of...

Horizon Airways doubles down on fleet modernization with order for second Tecnam P2012 STOL

Queensland-based Horizon Airways has signed an order for a second Tecnam P2012 STOL aircraft. Slated to join the Australian fleet by the end of 2026, this subsequent order rapidly...

SkyDrive signs Australia’s first eVTOL agreement with Gold Coast Helitours

SkyDrive signed a Letter of Intent with Gold Coast Helitours, a premier helicopter operator based in the Gold Coast, Australia. This milestone agreement represents SkyDrive's first LOI w...

Textron Aviation celebrates 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 delivery as Gen3 era advances

Textron Aviation delivered the 500th delivery of a Cessna Citation CJ4 series business jet, underscoring more than a decade of customer confidence in the company’s largest light jet an...

Eve Air Mobility and RV Connex sign MOU to advance urban air mobility regulatory framework in Thailand

Eve Air Mobility and RV Connex Co., Ltd., a leading Thai engineering and aerospace company, are signing a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on regulatory development that will hel...