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Eve Air Mobility announced $94M new equity to support eVTOL development

Eve Air Mobility announced $94M in new equity financing from multiple investors. The funding, which includes the issuance of new shares of common stock and warrants, includes participation from a diverse group of global industrial companies that include Embraer, Nidec and additional financial i...

Solving the time-cost dilemma of patient transportation - ERC-System eVTOL aircraft

ERC-System goal is quite clear: to create an eVTOL that is more cost-effective than a helicopter and faster than an ambulance.The company launched its Charlie aircraft during an event in Munich on July 3 2024. ERC-System eVTOL demonstrator captivated the audience with its design meticulously cr...

Ampaire expands to new headquarters at Long Beach Airport

Ampaire relocates its headquarters to Long Beach Airport, CA. Kevin Noertker, CEO of Ampaire commented:“This move marks a significant milestone for Ampaire as we continue to grow and innovate in the electric aviation industry. Long Beach Airport offers the ideal environment for our expansion, providing us with the space, resources, and support we need to take our company to the nex...

Liebherr-Aerospace expands its service capacities in the USA

Liebherr-Aerospace Saline is enhancing its aftermarket service capacities with the fifth expansion since 1993.Spanning 33,000 ft² (3,065 m²), the new expansion will adjoin the existing heat transfer facility, which commenced operations in 2016. The new facility will cater to Liebherr-Aerospace Saline’s growing heat transfer aftermarket demand of testing, repair, overhaul, and...

Deutsche Aircraft revises entry into service timeline for the D328eco regional turboprop

Deutsche Aircraft announced a revised entry into service timeline for its 40-seater regional turboprop, the D328eco. The aircraft is now set for EIS in the fourth quarter of 2027. The adjustments to the timeline align with regulatory changes that entail the detailed and comprehensive certification process, and the associated compliance requirements. This update comes after detailed...

Airbus Helicopters’ new logistics hub at Albacete equipped and operated by Daher with first-of-its-kind automation and robotization

Airbus Helicopters officially opened its new logistics hub at Albacete, Spain, which is equipped and operated by Daher as the lead logistics partner. Located adjacent to the Airbus Helicopters production facility at Albacete, this 50,000 square meter warehouse will optimize operations and create several hundred new skilled jobs for the wider Castilla-La Mancha region. During the design of...

Stellantis invests additional $55 million in Archer following recent flight test milestone

Archer has received an additional $55 million investment from Stellantis under the companies’ strategic funding agreement following the achievement of its transition flight test milestone last month. This latest investment builds on Stellantis’ series of open market purchases of 8.3 million shares of Archer’s stock in March of this year that was previously announced. During...

Airbus H160 enters into service in the U.S. with PHI Aviation

Airbus delivered the first H160 in the U.S. to PHI, marking the beginning of H160 operations in the country. This is the first of the initial four H160 helicopters that PHI will operate for offshore transportation in the Gulf of Mexico. Prior to beginning commercial operations, the helicopter will be used in a route-proving programme designed to demonstrate the H160’s ca...

Neste supplies sustainable aviation fuel to Hotelplan Group via the Neste Impact emission reduction solution

Neste will supply sustainable aviation fuel to Hotelplan Group, a globally active Swiss travel group in the leisure and business travel sector, to enable Hotelplan to expand the use of SAF across the whole group. Hotelplan purchases unblended, i.e. “neat”, sustainable aviation fuel for a total value of 300,000 Swiss Francs via Neste Impact, a solution that enables companies t...

XTI Aerospace signs capital distribution agreement for proposed investment of up to $55 million at $275 million valuation

XTI Aerospace has entered into an agreement with FC Imperial Limited, an affiliate of a private global investment consortium, FinExic Concordia Group, for a proposed strategic equity investment for shares of convertible preferred stock of up to $55 million (the “Maximum Amount”) at a post-money valuation of $275 million, with the successful consummation of the entire transact...

Textron Aviation to showcase next generation of military aircrew multi-engine training aircraf at Farnborough International Airshow2024   

Textron Aviation will return to the Farnborough International Airshow as the industry leader with more than 1,700 Cessna and Beechcraft turbine aircraft based in Europe and more than 250,000 aircraft delivered worldwide.   Building upon the versatile and reliable Beechcraft King Air 260. Textron Aviation is today announcing that its new military multi-engine training aircraft will be on displ...

Joby announced ‘ElevateOS’ software suite for air taxi operations

Joby Aviation has received FAA authorization to use a suite of software tools developed in-house, called ‘ElevateOS’, that are designed to enable high-tempo, on-demand air taxi operations.The ElevateOS operating system includes pilot tools, operations and schedule management software, a mobile-first rider app, and an intelligent matching engine. The matching engine is similar...

FACC equips 2000th Airbus with sharklets

In June 2024, FACC equipped the 2000th Airbus aircraft with Sharklets. The upwardly curved wingtips help to significantly reduce an aircraft's fuel consumption. By manufacturing sharklets for the Airbus A320 Family, FACC is making a significant contribution to increasing the efficiency and range of modern passenger aircraft - the use of the approximately 8 feet high sharklets significantly red...

AW609 tiltrotor successfully completes first ship trial campaign

AW609 tiltrotor programme set another major industry capability milestone after its first successful ship trial, which was recently conducted with the support of the Italian Navy. From 3-12 April, the AW609 AC4 aircraft, fully representative of the final production configuration, performed demonstration trials relocating from Leonardo’s facility based in Cascina Costa to Maristaer Grottaglie...

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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...