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airBaltic places order for 10 additional A220 aircraft bringing airline’s total order to 90

Virgin Australia orders eight Embraer E190-E2

Virgin Australia has placed a firm order with Embraer for eight E190-E2 small narrowbody aircraft, as part of its fleet renewal plan. The order will see the E190-E2, the world’s most fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft with the lowest noise emissions, complement the airline’s larger nar...

Piper M700 FURY unpaved field certified

Piper Aircraft new M700 FURY received Federal Aviation Administration approval for unpaved field operations. This significant milestone broadens the aircraft’s overall operational capabilities. Piper Aircraft is progressing with several M700 FURY international validations at both the aircraft...

Joby rolls third aircraft off production line, reports second quarter 2024 financial results

Joby Aviation announced it has rolled its third production prototype aircraft off the company’s pilot production line in Marina, CA, with four aircraft expected to be in active flight test during the next quarter. The news came as the company issued its Second Quarter 2024 Shareholder Letter, detailing the Company’s operational and financial results for the period ending June 30,...

Pratt & Whitney tested a tried-and-true engine on 100% sustainable aviation fuel.It passed with flying colors.

V2500 test is part of RTX strategy to increase SAF use and help meet industry climate goals. The team gathered in Germany to test an aircraft engine’s ability to operate on the fuel of the future. It started by running that engine on the fuel of the past. Jet-A fuel, made mostly of kerosene, coursed into the V2500 engine for the singular purpose of proving it was in good working o...

Volocopter conducts first eVTOL flight at Palace of Versailles

Volocopter conducted world first eVTOL flight test within the premises of the World Heritage Palace of Versailles. This unprecedented flight marks the conclusion of this summer’s multi-day operational validation test campaign at the Aerodrome of Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole and Versailles. Volocopter and its partners aspire to return to Paris later in the year to fly our eVTOL aircraft in...

Archer unveils planned Los Angeles air taxi network ahead of major worldwide sporting events

Archer Aviation plans to launch a Los Angeles air mobility network—seeking to change how Southern California residents and visitors commute, travel and spend their free time. The goal is for passengers to be able to go to a nearby vertiport, or vertical take-off and landing location, and then fly 10-20 minutes in Archer Midnight aircraft to their destination of choice within t...

Skyportz secures orders in excess of 1000 vertipad units following Farnborough International airshow release

Following the release of the innovative Skyportz vertipad patent at the Farnborough international Airshow last month, Skyportz has reported three orders totalling in excess of 1000 units to support the emerging air taxi industry.The patented modular vertipad solution addresses a multitude of issues including passenger safety, downwash, outwash, battery fires, power generation, power storage, debri...

Paris sets the stage for eVTOL operational validation

Volocopter successfully completed a crewed test flight at the Aerodrome of Saint-Cyr-l'École, the first bespoke commercial vertiport for eVTOL integrated within Volocopter approved flights routes in Paris. This flight initiated the eVTOL operational validation phase, a critical step to making electric flights a norm in the city and beyond. The commencement of this phase h...

Electra EL-2 Goldfinch eSTOL is first piloted electric aircraft to fly at NASA Langley Research Center

Electra.aero successfully demonstrated flight capabilities of its EL-2 Goldfinch hybrid-electric eSTOL technology demonstrator aircraft at NASA historic Langley Research Center. The achievement marks the first flight of an electric aircraft with a pilot onboard at NASA Langley. Electra and NASA are working together on Advanced Air Mobility research, demonstrations and informati...

Vietnam Airlines welcomes Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner to its fleet

Vietnam Airlines took delivery of its 5th Boeing 787-10 aircraft. It is also the 30th wide-body aircraft joining the carrier’s growing fleet and will further enhance the carrier’s position in Vietnam’s aviation industry. Vietnam Airlines marked the milestone by organizing a grand celebration at Noi Bai International Airport. The 787-10 Dreamliner has the largest size in...

Cathay Group orders the A330neo

Cathay Group has placed a firm order with Airbus for 30 A330-900 widebody aircraft. The order follows a thorough evaluation by the airline under its mid-size widebody fleet renewal programme. The newly-ordered aircraft will enable Cathay to modernise its earlier generation A330-300 fleet and expand its operations on high capacity regional routes. The aircraft will also offer flexibility to serve l...

Seychelles Islands Development Company welcomes new Tecnam P2012 STOL aircraft

Islands Development Company, airline based in the Seychelles, has commenced scheduled operations with its first P2012 STOLs delivered just one month ago. Following aircraft acceptance and crew training in Italy, the aircraft was delivered via a challenging ferry flight across Africa to reach the Seychelles archipelago. The P2012 STOL is the ideal platform for inter-island connections bet...

Joby applies for aircraft certification in Australia

Joby Aviation has formally applied for its revolutionary aircraft to be certified for use in Australia. Joby application to Australia Civil Aviation Safety Authority for the validation of an FAA type certification builds on a bi-lateral agreement between the U.S. regulator and CASA, and it lays the groundwork for the introduction of quiet, emissions-free air taxis in Australia....

Flight Training Alliance deploys an Airbus A220 Full Flight Simulator in Rome at ITA Airways Flight Centre

Flight Training Alliance, a joint venture between Lufthansa Aviation Training and CAE, and an Airbus Authorized Training Provider, inaugurated a CAE-built 7000XR Airbus A220 full-flight simulator.This latest generation FFS is designed to replicate the flight characteristics and systems of the Airbus A220 and will be located at the ITA Airways Flight Centre at Rome Fiumicino International Air...

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Piper M700 FURY achieves TCCA type certification

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Pilatus to expand footprint in the United States

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ATR celebrates milestone 1700th delivery

ATR delivered its 1,700th aircraft since the inception of the programme to longstanding customer Air Corsica. The delivery of this ATR 72-600 to the French airline c...