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JEKTA signs first lessor deal with Solyu for 30 PHA-ZE 100 aircraft

JEKTA has signed an agreement with Solyu for 30 of its zero-emissions amphibious aircraft. The deal, which represents JEKTA's first lessor agreement, brings advanced commitments for JEKTA’s amphibious aircraft to more than US$1 billion in value. Solyu is committed to supporting a...

Condor selects Cirium as its strategic partner for aviation analytics

Cirium is now Condor new partner for aviation analytics, with the new agreement making Cirium the airline’s single source of external aviation data, providing end-to-end data services. The partnership between Cirium, the aviation analytics firm, and Condor, will empower the German carrier...

Archer surpasses 400 test flights this year, achieving company milestone four months ahead of schedule

Archer Aviation has completed 402 test flights so far this year, surpassing the 400 test flight goal it set for 2024 approximately four months ahead of schedule.The 400 plus flights were conducted over the last eight months as the company ramps flight test operations in advance of for-credit flight testing with the FAA. Each flight produces critical data that Archer’s teams use to evalu...

Deutsche Aircraft, SNC significant C-146A/D328 programme milestone as fleet achieves 200,000 operational flight hours

Deutsche Aircraft and global aerospace and national security company SNC proudly commemorate a significant achievement for the C-146A, known as the “Wolfhound,” by the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. This fleet of D328 turboprop aircraft has surpassed 200,000 operational flying hours, proving itself instrumental in meeting global mobility requirements. The first C-146A...

PAL-V expanding at Breda International Airport with assembly and delivery center

PAL-V and Forum Group, the owner of Breda International Airport, announce that they signed an LOI for the establishment of an Assembly and Delivery Center at Breda International Airport. The airport, strategically located in the south of the Netherlands, nestling in between European hubs, like Rotterdam and Antwerp is on the forefront of regional airport innovation. Forum Group management has...

Pilatus receives prestigious Living Legends Of Aviation Award

Together with other members of the management representing the Pilatus Team, Markus Bucher, CEO of Pilatus, accepted an award for notable achievement in aviation at the ‟Living Legends of Aviation Europe Awards”. Pilatus is immensely proud to receive this extremely prestigious award. For the fourth time, the ‟Oscars of Aviation” were presented as part of the ‟Living Legends of Aviation...

FACC celebrates 35 years of innovation together with customers and partners

It is the beginning of a success story: In 1989, a small team of visionaries from the Fischer Ski & Tennis research department founds FACC. 35 years later, FACC AG is one of the largest companies in the international aviation industry and counts all major manufacturers worldwide to its customers - including Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls Royce. As par...

Dufour Aerospace production-ready drone achieves major milestone with successful first hover flight

Dufour achieved another major milestone, as the Aero2 production-ready version — called the “X2.3” — completed its first successful hover flight. (Of course, Dufour Aerospace aircraft have hovered and transitioned from vertical take-off to forward flight flown many times, but this was the first hovering flight of the Dufour Aerospace production-ready design.) Sascha Hard...

Butler National Corporation announces Garmin G700TXi STC for Learjet 35/36 series

Butler National Corporation announces the receipt of FAA Supplemental Type Certificate approval of the installation of the Garmin G700TXi Flight Display System "Glass Cockpit" into the Learjet Model 35/35A(C-21A)/36/36A airplanes with FC-530 or 535 autopilots. The FAA STC approval, STC Number ST02036WI allows the installation of the Garmin G700TXi System in the Learje...

HAL selects SAFHAL Helicopter Engines to develop and produce Aravalli engines for powering India's IMRH and DBMRH platforms

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and SAFHAL Helicopter Engines signed an airframer contract, to commence joint design, development, manufacture, supply, and support of a new generation high power engine named Aravalli for the 13-ton Medium Lift class, Indian Multi-Role Helicopter and the Deck-Based Multi-Role Helicopter, being designed & developed by HAL. The name Aravalli derived from...

SkyDrive and Osaka Metro sign agreement towards social implementation of eVTOL after the EXPO 2025

SkyDrive Inc.has signed an agreement with Osaka Metro to study the feasibility of using eVTOL in the Osaka area after the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. In addition, Osaka Metro invested in SkyDrive. SkyDrive's mission is "taking the lead in the once-in-a-century mobility revolution," and its vision is to create a future where everyone uses eVTOLs for daily transportation in Ja...

Ampaire celebrates grand opening of new headquarters at Long Beach Airport

Ampaire celebrated the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art headquarters at Long Beach Airport with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 27, 2024. This event marked a significant milestone in Ampaire’s mission to revolutionize air travel with sustainable and innovative solutions. New headquarters will support Ampaire growing team and expanded research and development initi...

ANRA Technologies forms strategic partnership with Flyby Guys

ANRA Technologies announced a strategic partnership with Flyby Guys, a leader in enterprise drone services. This collaboration is set to enhance ANRA capabilities in providing cutting-edge airspace management and operational services across Europe and beyond. With a strong presence in the U.S., India, the UK, and Europe, ANRA Technologies has established itself as a leader in UTM, o...

Go Autonomous becomes first Danish startup to join Aerospace Xelerated global program

Copenhagen-based Go Autonomous has joined the prestigious Aerospace Xelerated program – a first for any company from Denmark. The startup was selected through the accelerator’s new “always on” model, announced last year, after Go Autonomous successfully addressed an innovation challenge on how to automatically capture and validate convoluted data from documen...

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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...