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Shaping the future of IFR aviation training with the Tecnam P-Mentor

Welcome a new, revolutionary aircraft into the General Aviation arena – a model named P-Mentor by TECNAM . With the Type Certificate issued on April 7, 2022, the P-Mentor sees its official birth date. The aircraft will be showcased for a worldwide premiere at AERO Friedrichshafen at Tecna...

Wider understanding & study of use of hydrogen in Japan - Airbus partners Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Airbus and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to gain a wider understanding of hydrogen supply, infrastructure and fueling, and will support the future deployment of hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft. The MoU was signed at a ceremony in Tokyo, attended by St&...

Raisbeck receives FAA STC approval for new EPIC Caravan drag reduction system

Raisbeck Engineering has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its new drag reduction system, EPIC Caravan, for the Cessna Caravan 208B aircraft. This STC enables Caravan 208B fleet and owner-operators who are flying cargo pod-equipped aircraft to reduce drag and consequently increase cruise speeds and/or decrease fuel burn.  EPIC Caravan was designed to address th...

Air France-KLM confirms order for four A350F

Air France-KLM has finalised its order with Airbus for four new generation A350F freighters, following the earlier commitment announced in December 2021. The freighters are destined to  increase Air France’s cargo capacity with the most efficient and sustainable cargo aircraft available in the market.  The A350F is based on the world's most modern long range leader, the...

RECARO reports 2021 revenue, highlights growth & innovation outlook

Global seating company Recaro reports its 2021 revenue and sets its sights on growth and innovation outlook with a double digit growth for 2022. The Recaro Group with its business fields employs globally 2,200 people at Recaro Holding, Recaro Aircraft Seating and Recaro Gaming. All three companies are headquartered in Germany. Revenue for Recaro in 2021 almost reached 270 € million. Despit...

Landing gear collaboration - Liebherr and Airbus

Liebherr-Aerospace has signed a long-term collaboration agreement with Airbus to work jointly on the key design features of the landing gear that will meet Airbus’ future requirements. Through this collaboration, both parties will jointly define the key elements, and the key characteristics, that will enable optimization of the design, the production, overall development plan and the in-serv...

Prestige Aviation pre-orders 100 units of EHang EH216 AAVs

EHang has received a pre-order for 100 units of EH216 AAVs from Prestige Aviation, an Indonesian aviation company and a subsidiary of Prestige Corp., at the online contract signing ceremony during the Indonesia International Motor Show 2022 (“IIMS 2022”) on April 9, 2022. It’s the largest pre-order EHang has received so far for its passenger-grade AAVs in Asia. Prestige Aviation...

Pilatus ends 2021 financial year flying high

The 2021 financial year was extremely successful for Pilatus, but also challenging. Despite the difficult circumstances, a new production record of 152 aircraft deliveries was set. Sales of 1.3 billion Swiss francs, an operating result of 210 million and incoming orders worth 1.7 billion francs are a very good result. The Board of Directors also underwent a change and a reinforcement. Pilatus a...

BOC Aviation orders 80 A320neo family

Global aircraft operating lessor BOC Aviation has signed a firm order for 80 A320neo family aircraft comprising 10 A321XLR, 50 A321neo and 20 A320neo. The latest agreement takes BOC Aviation’s total direct orders with Airbus to 453 aircraft from the single aisle A320 Family to the A330 and A350 widebodies.  “We are proud to continue our long-standing relationship with Airb...

Statistical analysis of commercial aviation accidents by Airbus

The safety of products and the people who fly or operate them is the number one priority for Airbus. Compiling and analysing data on the incidents and accidents which occur contribute to continuously improving the safety of our products, by identifying trends and bringing out links between causes and consequences. The latest edition of the Statistical Analysis of Commercial Aviation Accide...

Bestfly expands offshore helicopter fleet in Angola with AW139 order

Bestfly is expanding its fleet of Leonardo helicopters configured for offshore transport missions in Angola. The recent order of Bestfly’s first fully owned AW139 intermediate twin engine, is expected to be delivered in the Q3 of 2022. This aircraft adds to two previously leased AW139s and four AW169 light intermediate twins purchased at the end of 2021, which made Bestfly the first local op...

Cirrus Aircraft opens new sales office in France

Cirrus Aircraft announced the establishment of Cirrus France, a new, dedicated regional sales office offering new and existing French customers an ideally located aircraft sales location. The office will be led by Cedric Dupont who has been appointed as Regional Sales Director of Cirrus France. Cirrus Aircraft is committed to the French general aviation market considering the rich aviation cult...

Infosys and Rolls-Royce launched Aerospace Engineering and Digital Innovation Centre in India

Infosys and Rolls-Royce inaugurated their joint Aerospace Engineering and Digital Innovation Centre  in Bengaluru, India. This centre has been established to provide high-end research and development services integrated with advanced digital capabilities to Rolls-Royce’s engineering and group business services from India. Infosys and Rolls-Royce’s collaboration has been...

To develop hydrogen refueling ecosystem at California Airports - ZeroAvia and ZEV Station

ZeroAvia signed an MoU for new partnership with ZEV Station to develop green hydrogen refueling infrastructure for airports in California. The companies will work together on developing an initial regional airport project that represents sufficient scale to showcase how hydrogen-electric propulsion systems can deliver zero-emission commercial flights. ZeroAvia will leverage its...

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

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

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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...