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CANAVIA increases its fleet with new Tecnam P2006T NG

CANAVIA Spanish Aviation Academy based in the Canary Islands, will incorporate a new P2006T NG into their fleet. The school already operates three multi-engine P2006T MkII’s and seven single-engine Tecnam P2008JC MkII’s 365 days a year, providing high level training to over 140 stud...

Pratt & Whitney GTF engine receives FAA certification to power the A321XLR

Pratt & Whitney has received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certification for the GTF engine that will power the Airbus A321XLR aircraft. The engine type certificate, granted on December 12 and applicable to the PW1100G-JM engine, was updated to include the A321XLR.   Ric...

Joby becomes first company to fly in Korea’s K-UAM Grand Challenge

Joby Aviation has successfully completed a series of flight tests in Korea as part of the K-UAM Grand Challenge. Joby is the first electric air taxi company to complete flights as part of the program, which was launched in 2023 by Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to support the commercialization of air taxis in the Korean market. Over the course of a week, Job...

Leonardo’s protection system chosen for government’s new VIP Airbus aircraft

Leonardo’s platform protection system has been chosen to protect an Airbus A330 designated for VIP transport by a government customer. The system will be installed by Jet Aviation during VIP completion of the aircraft at its MRO and completion facility. The combination of Miysis DIRCM and MAIR enables the detection, tracking and defeat of multiple incoming missile threats simultaneously. Thi...

Archer partnership with Anduril to develop hybrid VTOL military aircraft; raises an additional $430M

Anduril and Archer announced an exclusive partnership to jointly develop a hybrid VTOL aircraft for critical defense applications targeting a potential program of record from the DOD.  With Archer’s ability to rapidly develop advanced VTOL aircraft using existing commercial parts and supply chains and Anduril's deep expertise in artificial intelligence, missionization, and syst...

Daher inaugurates its Learning Center in Colomiers: a new era for training aeronautical talent

Daher is strengthening its commitment to technical talent development with the inauguration of the Daher Learning Center in Colomiers, near Toulouse, France. This 1,000 m² facility – featuring a state-of-the-art 650 m² technical workshop – marks a significant milestone in addressing the growing demand for skills in the aerospace industry while adapting to the increasing pace...

SKYTRAC support public tracking of Coulson Aviation’s Philippine Mars as it begins its final relocation journey

SKYTRAC , a global leader in satellite communications (satcom) and intelligent connectivity solutions, is excited to announce that it is supporting Coulson Aviation, a global leader in aerial firefighting with a next-generation multi-mission fleet, in publicly tracking the journey of their Philippine Mars aircraft as it begins its final relocation journey to the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson...

Paragon Flight Training takes delivery of Pilot 100i SN 200, expands Pilot 100i orders

Piper Flight School Alliance member Paragon Flight Training of Fort Myers, Florida, has taken delivery of the 200th Pilot 100i produced by Piper Aircraft. This milestone aircraft joins Paragon’s fleet of over thirty Piper Pilot 100is and one Seminole. Piper Aircraft has produced the Pilot 100i for four years, and Piper’s Flight School Alliance partners value the high dispatch...

Cambodia Angkor Air expands fleet with three ATR 72-600

ATR announced the addition of three ATR 72-600 aircraft to the fleet of Cambodia Angkor Air (which will change its name to Air Cambodia as of January 1, 2025), the country’s national carrier. These aircraft, purchased by HNCAL (HNCA Aviation Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.), a prominent Chinese lessor and subsidiary of HNCA, are leased to Cambodia Angkor Air, supporting the airlin...

EcoPulse paves the way for more sustainable aviation

EcoPulse, the distributed hybrid-electric propulsion aircraft demonstrator developed jointly by Daher, Safran and Airbus – has concluded its flight test campaign, delivering crucial insights to meet the decarbonization goals for air transport by 2050. This collaborative project, which is emblematic of the French aerospace sector, has provided unique experience in the design, certificati...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson flies aboard Electra Ultra Short hybrid-electric aircraft during visit to Electra HQ

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson flew aboard Electra’s hybrid-electric EL2 Goldfinch Ultra Short prototype aircraft, experiencing firsthand the aircraft unique ability to take off and land in soccer field-sized spaces to make sustainable point-to-point travel a reality. The flight also marks the first ever by a U.S. government agency head on a next-generation Advanced Air Mobility ai...

Air India discloses 100 Airbus aircraft order and services contract

Tata Group-owned Air India has officially disclosed orders it placed earlier for 10 A350 widebody and 90 single-aisle A320 Family aircraft. In addition, it has selected Airbus’ Flight Hour Services-Component for its growing A350 fleet. The latest aircraft order, which is already included in Airbus’ 2024 orderbook, comes on top of the 40 A350 and 210 A320 Family...

FACC-CREW as a guarantee for growth through innovation and efficiency: 10 years LEONARDO Team Award

Marking the 35th anniversary of FACC AG, the LEONARDO team award, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, was presented last week at the FACC Christmas party: Since its establishment, well over 200 flagship projects have been submitted that have made a significant contribution to the growth and success of FACC on the international market and are of enormous importance for Austria as a bu...

FAA and EASA certify more durable CFM LEAP HPT hardware

FAA and EASA certified the updated high-pressure turbine hardware durability kit for the CFM LEAP-1A engines that power Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The durability kit was designed to increase time on wing, especially in hot and harsh environments, and includes the HPT stage 1 blade, HPT stage 1 nozzle, and forward inner nozzle support. Gaël Méheust, president and chief exec...

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STARLUX orders five more A350F freighters

STARLUX Airlines of Taiwan has placed a firm order with Airbus for five more A350F freighters. This doubles an initial order from the airline last year for five of the all-new cargo aircraft. The ...

Cessna SkyCourier achieves Canada type certification, bringing operational support to remote regions of North America

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Horizon Aircraft has signed  a Letter of Intent with Discovery Air Chile, a leading Chilean helicopter operator to lease five Cavorite X7 eVTOLs with a projected delivery timeline of 2028. T...

Abelo expands fleet and converts ATR 42 STOL order

ATR and Abelo have strengthened their partnership with significant fleet updates. Abelo has converted its initial order for 10 ATR 42 Short Take-Off and Landing aircraft into a mix...

Daher paves the way for the future of decarbonized aviation - inauguration of the Fly'in technology center

Daher inaugurated its new technology center – called Fly’in – which is dedicated to sustainable aviation. Located at the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport in southwe...

STARLUX orders five more A350F freighters

STARLUX Airlines of Taiwan has placed a firm order with Airbus for five more A350F freighters. This doubles an initial order from the airline last year for five of the all-new cargo aircraft. The ...

Skyryse unveils updated SkyOS cockpit, now scalable to fit any aircraft

Skyryse, the creator of SkyOS, the world's first universal operating system for flight, today revealed the updated production cockpit for its Skyryse One aircraft. This innovative, elevated, and s...

Vertical Aerospace chooses Monolith as ‘AI for engineering’ partner

Monolith has started work with Vertical Aerospace, a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero emission aviation. Monolith will help the Bristol-based company optimise its e...

Cessna SkyCourier achieves Canada type certification, bringing operational support to remote regions of North America

Cessna SkyCourier has been awarded type certification by Transport Canada Civil Aviation, expanding aircraft’s ability to support operational activities in some of the most remote areas of...