The twin-engine H215 is part of the Super Puma helicopter family. Equipped with advanced technologies, the aircraft is known for its high availability rate, performance and competitive operating cost. The H215 rotorcraft comprises two versions, one customised for multi-role operations and another for aerial work and utility missions. The aircraft also features a f...
The aircraft will upgrade the fleet of Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Nasa will leverage the aircraft for various missions, including aerial security at rocket launches, emergency medical services, research, and qualified passenger transportation. Airbus will deliver another aircraft next year. Nasa Kennedy Space Centre flight operation chief David Ramsey...
As of 1 September, the low-cost carrier has a fleet size of 32 and flies to 24 domestic and 17 international routes. It launched the airline service in March 2012. Peach Aviation’s new A320neo is designed to seat 188 passengers in a single-class layout. It is said to be the latest addition to Peach Aviation’s current A320 family fleet that includes 32 A320ceo. In ...
Built on the next-generation 737 featuring newer technology, the 737-800BCF reduces fuel consumption and higher reliability than other standard body freighters. The aircraft is primarily designed to ferry express cargo on domestic or short-haul routes. It is capable of flying up to 2,000nm with up to 23.9t. Boeing commercial sales and marketing senior vice-presiden...
Swiss aviation company Comlux has placed order for two aircraft, while undisclosed customers have agreed to acquire the remaining four units. The orders follow the launch of the ACJ TwoTwenty business jet. The first ACJ TwoTwenty of Comlux Aviation is expected to enter service by early 2023. Comlux executive chairman and CEO Richard Gaona said: “We are proud t...
The helicopter is slated to be inducted into service in Latin America, North America and Asia Pacific in the next few months after being launched in January. The ACH130 Aston Martin Edition, which is a special version of the ACH130, features a range of interior and exterior designs created by Aston Martin. One of the orders for the aircraft was placed by an exist...
The manufacturer opened Mobile A220 Final Assembly Line in January 2019, which was followed by official production of the programme in August the same year. Airbus has been training approximately 400 US employees on A220 production in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada. Airbus Americas chairman and CEO C Jeffrey Knittel said: “The delivery of the first US-built A220-300 is a ...
The airline plans to operate a daily 737 Max flight between Miami and New York from 29 December to 4 January, Reuters reported. American expects to commence flight bookings from 24 October. This will depend on the certification of the aircraft from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Reuters quoted the carrier as saying: “We remain in contact with the FAA...
Designated as MSN10,000, this is the third A321neo to join the airline. MEA operates an all Airbus fleet of 18 aircraft. The handover of the aircraft took place in Toulouse, France. Earlier this month, MEA took the delivery of the first A321neo aircraft earlier. The carrier expects to receive another six A321neos in the next few months. MEA chairman and directo...
When the realization that the coronavirus pandemic was a serious threat to both health and business, we wanted to see how it was affecting you. So we asked. The results of that first survey were revealing. They showed that pilots are pretty much what you’d expect them to be—thoughtful, cautious and analytical. Few respondents, for instance, had much hope that Sun ’n Fun ...
Mooney is under new ownership. On Tuesday, the new owners quietly posted to the Mooney website news of the acquisition—though it wasn’t phrased that way. It also discussed plans for resetting the company’s direction, and owners are excited to hear the news. It’s not totally new. This group of airplane owners and pilots, including CEO Jonny Pollack, have kept the pl...
The organizations will work together to develop the logistics as well as share experiences to improve transportation and specialized cargo practices for relief efforts, according to the MoU announced on September 23, 2020. The International Humanitarian City, a global hub for humanitarian emergency response, has also designated the Emirates as the primary freighter servi...
It is the combination of two aircraft, Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner. At 65,000 cubic feet, the Dreamlifter can hold three times the volume of a 747-400F freighter. The first Dreamlifter was operated out onto Taipei Taoyuan International Airport hangar on August 17, 2006, and on September 9, 2006, the first test flight from that airport was successfully car...
The carrier’s 787 certainly showed this airline meant business and its latest arrival, a brand new Airbus A321neo shows Vistara is living up to its promises. The aircraft – which is part of a hefty order of 50 from the Airbus A320 Family signed in 2018 – arrived in Delhi this morning. This addition makes Vistara the first airline in South Asia to offer lie-flat beds ...
Kahului, Hawaii based Mokulele Airlines has joined with California-based Ampaire to begin testing the second prototype Cessna 337 “Electric EEL” hybrid-electric aircraft conversion. Ampaire successfully flew the second demonstrator on September 10. The new prototype builds on previous aircraft that the company has test flown in other markets. Ampaire calls the new fli...
The editors at Flying announced today that Epic Aircraft’s E1000 has won the 2020 Flying Innovation Award. The new turboprop combines power with passion to earn our highest honor, amongst a strong field of 2020 Editors’ Choice Award winners. “We’re really pleased to be in a position to award the 2020 Innovation Award to Epic Aircraft for the phenomenal job that you’ve do...
Bombardier is celebrating on July 9 the 350th delivery of its best-selling Challenger 350 business jet. In a news release, the company said, “The Challenger 350 aircraft is a force in the business jet industry, strengthening its position year after year with enhancements and upgrades to its winning combination of performance and cabin experience.” The Challenger 350 feat...
When you venture into the world of airplane ownership and evaluate different aircraft models for purchase, it quickly becomes clear that each offers various combinations of strengths and weaknesses. Some have outstanding payload at the expense of increased fuel burn. Some are capable of accessing very short runways at the expense of cruise speed. But very few offer the u...
And then there were three: Textron Aviation continues apace with its flight test program on the twin turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier, adding a third test article to the pre-production fleet. The aircraft, P2 in company parlance, made its first flight on September 28, 2020, in Wichita. That initial flight, led by pilots Todd Dafton and Caleb Quick, spanned 90 minutes in ...
Some airplane models never reach 100 units—and few turboprops have reached the milestone that Daher celebrated on September 21, with the rollout of TBM number 1,000. The TBM 940 will be delivered to a US-based customer, James A. Hislop, an event marked during a grand ceremony at the Daher headquarters in Tarbes, France. Daher acquired the product line 10 years ago—and th...
Textron Aviation announced on October 5 the FAA type certification of the upgrades to its Becchcraft King Air 300 series—the King Air 360 and 360ER—paving the way for deliveries to begin. The 360 and 360ER feature autothrottles from Innovative Solutions & Support that ease pilot workload in most phases of flight, including takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, and go around, ...
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the joint-venture established between ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies, and Wizz Air Holdings, has recently received national carrier status from the UAE government subject to meeting regulatory standards prior to starting operations. The arrival of the first Airbus A321neo aircraft will enable the airline to have the lowest envir...
This partnership is built on a joint commitment to innovation in aviation. HAV’s Airlander 10 is at the cutting edge of decarbonising aviation and will fly with up to 90% fewer emissions from 2025. 2Excel brings a long history of designing and delivering complex aviation services to commercial and defence customers. 2Excel will work with HAV to develop efficient opera...
According to the Nebraska-based operator, the Enterprise Jet Card Membership offers companies the ability to “optimize their corporate travel strategy through increased connectivity and productivity.” Membership in the program will offer customers guaranteed availability of up to four aircraft per day at guaranteed, fixed hourly rates with no per-passenger fees. In ad...
The first customer copy of the Bossa Nova edition—an interior that was first designed for the Praetor 600—was delivered last week to Joe Howley, co-founder of Patient Airlift Services (PALS), at a ceremony at Embraer’s Global Customer Center in Melbourne, Florida. The twinjet will be used to promote the group’s mission to organize free air transportation for people re...
According to MercyFlight’s timeline of air ambulance history, these flights started in 1870 when balloons were used to rescue French soldiers, then in World War I airplanes flew injured soldiers to hospitals much quicker than road conditions would allow for surface transportation. The first helicopter air ambulance flight took place during World War II. Now the world...
Specifically, the hiring of technical service engineering manager Andrew Wilson and librarian Pam Moore has allowed the company to address some long-standing items of interest to Twin Commander owners. In addition, the company is working to improve the cost and availability of some difficult-to-obtain parts. For example, Twin Commander is currently working on a replac...
The company is aiming to complete certification of an initial hybrid-powered aircraft within three to five years, with a hydrogen-powered version set to enter service after 2028. Under a memorandum of understanding signed on August 19, Hatzolah Air, which is a U.S.-based EMS operator, will help Israel-based Urban Aeronautics to develop, produce, and market the CityHaw...
Unveiling the aircraft on Thursday at Buchanan Field Airport in California, the startup said it intends to start regional cargo operations on routes of up to 500 miles as part of its plan to prove the use case for autonomous operations. According to Xwing, which has secured an FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate for drone cargo deliveries, initial operations with a p...
The new model will be called the VA-1X and the UK company said it will be able to fly up to around 100 miles at speeds of 150 mph, entering service in 2024. The new design, which features a fixed-wing with tiltrotors and a V-shaped tail, marks a significant change from the earlier Seraph technology demonstrator with its eight rotors installed on beams. In January 2020...
The Wichita airframer also noted on the aircraft’s fifth anniversary that the Latitude accounts for more than 40 percent of midsize jet deliveries since 2015. Half of the Latitude deliveries have involved fractional operator NetJets, where, according to Textron, the airplane holds the distinction as having the highest average daily utilization. “Customers have returne...
The move gives the startup the stability it says it needs to advance plans to achieve a first flight with the planned Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft (BEHA) in early 2024. The company is the anchor tenant in Duxford’s new Avtech facility established as a research and development hub for general aviation ventures by Cambridge University’s Gonville & Caius College on land ...
VPAW will use the airplane, which has already entered service, for airborne law enforcement, search and rescue, training, and extended marine safety missions throughout the Australian state. “The King Air 350ER will undertake a wide variety of roles and enhance aviation capabilities of Victoria police,” said Victoria police aviation program director Ashley Bellamy. “W...
“We are now the only all-around service provider for Embraer Phenom jets, worldwide,” said COO Gregor Bremer. “Our complete offer includes pilot training, aircraft sales, management, charter, maintenance, and repair.” An approved training organization by German civil aviation authority Luftfahrt-Bundesamt, Atlas is also approved for type training on the Cessna Citatio...
Aeroleo was owned by Era Helicopters, which merged with Bristow in June as part of the latter’s post-bankruptcy strategy. Aeroleo has flown more than 300,000 flight hours in Brazil over the last 40 years. Separately, Bristow announced that it was writing off its entire investment in Brazil’s Lider and would no longer be a shareholder in that company. Bristow acquired ...
The order is part of THC’s plans to expand its fleet and introduce new services to meet the increasing market demand and support the Kingdom’s broader aviation sector. The Airbus H125 can ferry up to six passengers and be modified to meet changing requirements. THC will leverage the fleet for new services and tasks such as filming, banner towing, and surveying. TH...
