“It’s clear from the extraordinary growth we are seeing that there is strong demand in the current market conditions for a jet card product, providing certainty of price and availability,” said PrivateFly and Flexjet managing director Marine Eugène. PrivateFly also has created a super-midsize jet card—replacing its midsize jet card—intended to offer customers access to ...
The new converter will be placed on Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 2 series of electric aircraft, which is to be certified under 14 CFR Part 23 by the FAA. Crane A&E has filled an industry void with its modular High Voltage DC-DC Converter, which supports traditional, all-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen platforms. A&E’s HV DC-DC Converter provides 4kW of power and owns a...
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. said it launched its DHC-515 Firefighter program and expects to begin delivering aircraft by the middle of this decade. The company said European customers have signed letters of intent to purchase the first 22 aircraft built. The DHC-515 Firefighter is a successor to the well-known Canadair CL-215 and CL-415 amphibious that have be...
Bentonville Municipal Airport (KVBT) has served local and transient aviators since at least 1946. In recent years, this airport in northwestern Arkansas has been the beneficiary of strategic thought and investment into what was historically a typical general aviation airport. These efforts have enabled the construction of dedicated aerospace-related facilities, while con...
Liebherr will contribute to the development of the D328eco with highly-engineered made in Germany parts that follow sustainable manufacturing practices, aligned with both companies' future environmental goals. The parts will be manufactured by Liebherr-Aerospace, based in Lindenberg, Germany, where they already benefit from decades of experience as a German manufacturing...
Many pilots enjoy talking about fuel economy because it is among the factors in aviation over which we have some degree of control. Carefully adjusting power settings and other elements of our flight profiles can cut fuel expenses significantly. It also pays to consider fuel consumption when buying an aircraft. Like cars, some airplanes seem to sip fuel while others guz...
AeroTime meets Peter Brueggemann, a 58-year-old doctor living in Norfolk, UK, who spent 10 years building his own replica Fokker triplane, which he now pilots about the skies of eastern England. The Fokker Dr.1 Triplane is Germany’s most famous World War 1 fighter, designed by Anthony Fokker, and known for its maneuverability. Ace pilot Manfred von Richthofen painted h...
The aircraft, registered as A6-CJE, spent two years in storage and has recently been reactivated by the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates. According to a source inside the company, the test was successful, with the jet reaching its maximum speed at the cruise altitude, as planned. However, upon the completion of the test, the aircraft entered a shallow dive and ...
Nicholas, as we introduce the next generation of advanced mobility in the air, we also need to address the need to keep the airspace at our airports safe from unintentional or the malicious use of unmanned systems or smaller drones. NR: That is correct. Airports need to have access to resources and information on the prevention of unauthorized drone and unmanned aircraft...
The aim of ICAO’s GRF is to standardize reporting globally, in the hope of reducing the 25% of all aircraft accidents that come as a result of runway excursions. Although winter weather gets a lot of attention for changing runway conditions; globally, rain is the most frequent cause of a change in runway condition. And within that, standing water is more common than exp...
The proposed new regulatory framework is open to public consultation until September 30, 2022, and cover the technical domains of airworthiness, air operations, flight crew licensing and rules of the air. They complement existing EU regulatory material for operations of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), the unmanned traffic management system known in Europe as U-space a...
An X-plane project under the direction of DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), Liberty Lifter will be designed to operate at sea for weeks at a time, capable of both water and traditional runway landings. When traversing long distances across water, the seaplane will seek to exploit the ground effect, flying just a few metres above the sea’s surface to redu...
A Polish aerospace company, Metal Master, is currently developing the only non-American manufactured single-engine Very Light Jet (VLJ). Metal Master states the goal was to produce the Flaris LAR01 (sometimes referred to as the LAR-1) as an affordable short-haul jet aircraft for corporate and private owners who desire to move up, down or sideways from their current pisto...
“I am thrilled to celebrate the 100th delivery of the Global 7500 with our valued customer, VistaJet,” said Bombardier chairman and CEO Eric Martel. “VistaJet recognized early on that this aircraft would transform the business jet industry and the enormous success of Bombardier’s Global 7500 in transforming the private aviation industry. I would like to thank our teams i...
The first of the advanced composite V-tails was shipped from the GKN facility in Cowes to GA-ASI in Poway, California and fitted onto an MQ-9B, which will then be delivered to the RAF as a Protector drone. GA-ASI and GKN Aerospace have partnered for more than a decade, first as part of the MQ-9A programme and now with the MQ-9B. The GKN Aerospace V-tails are now a stan...
FedEx Express is partnering with California-based Elroy Air to develop and test an autonomous hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for cargo in 2023. The announcement Wednesday by the FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) subsidiary is the latest signal that the global package delivery industry is interested in exploring the potential of eVTOL and advanced a...
The company’s CEO Daniel Wiegand shared the news in a blog post on Lilium’s website, asserting that the company is going through a “rigorous process” with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ensure that its aircraft would meet a “safety standard equivalent to a commercial airliner.” “Our rigorous process...
As we reported back in September 2019, Etihad put the aircraft into storage as part of a business transformation plan which also saw it cancel an order for 42 A350-900s. Two and a half years and a Covid-19 pandemic later and the first of the A350-1000s has finally entered service – initially operating on mid-haul routes to destinations including Mumbai and Delhi, before...
This week, Synhelion's team announced that they will collaborate with the German company INERATEC to combine their technologies and accelerate solar fuel production. INERATEC's modular synthesis plant will be used to transform syngas into liquid fuels by way of the Fischer-Tropsch process. Both companies offer technologies that are modular and this collaboration will hel...
Based in Santa Ana, California, Overair will use the funding on the ongoing development and commercialisation of Butterfly, the company’s six seat, all-electric aircraft designed to take off and land vertically. In addition to their investment, Hanwha will also provide electric motors and battery packs for Overair's prototypes, as the two companies expand their R&D co-o...
The need for hangar space is apparent at many airports across the country. Chances are that you yourself are on a waiting list that has grown to be years out and bears the signatures (and deposits) of dozens of other pilots, all of whom await the chance to snap up whatever hangar comes available next. This demand has prompted increased interest from the aviation commun...
Beluga™ Drone is the result of three years of research and testing by Eurolink Systems, an Italian company operating in the Embedded Electronics segment for Defense and Aerospace market, since 1994 and extending its core business to the Drone and Robotics market in 2009. Beluga™ is focused on setting standards with its promise to be one of the most configurable and comp...
Gozen, which owns Freebird Airlines and ground-handling operation Gozen Air Services, has launched a strategic partnership with the Ireland-based leasing group’s Avolon-e division to prepare to commercialize eVTOL passenger services in Turkey. The companies said they will identify local partners to support what are expected to be scheduled services. They will also prepar...
United Airlines Ventures (UAV) was set up by the airline in 2021 “to invest in emerging companies that have the potential to influence the future of travel.” It has invested in SAF producers, carbon capture, hydrogen-electric engines, electric regional aircraft, and urban air mobility. Together, UAV and OLCV will fund development work at Cemvita to convert carbon dioxid...
The company’s new COO, Xin Fang, told a March 29 conference call that when the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issues the airworthiness certificate, it will gradually expand production of the two-seat vehicle and initial commercial operations in several Chinese cities that it will announce when the approval is granted. As part of its 100 Air Mobility Route...
ITOCHU is not only investing in Wingcopter but will also distribute and lease the Wingcopter 198 delivery drone in Japan. This new agreement means that ITOCHU is now a part of Wingcopter’s Authorized Partnership Program, joining the Latin American aviation company Synerjet Corp as an authorized partner of Wingcopter. The drone manufacturer announced in February that the...
Led by HOK and Oklahoma City-based FSB, the expansion is designed to put the “world” back in Will Rogers World Airport, adding a new east concourse with four new gates (along with the flexibility to open six more gates in the future) and a customs area for international flights. According to HOK, to elevate the passenger experience, the terminal features a larger, conso...
In the course of 150 take-offs and landings, the optionally-piloted vehicle trialed the autonomous take-off and landing (ATOL) system, operating from the landing deck of a civilian vessel sailing off the French coast near Brest. Making its first uncrewed flight in December 2018, the optionally-piloted vehicle (OPV) is a modified Guimbal Cabri G2 light helicopter outfitt...
That’s what Matt Mackinnon, founder of Unmanned Aerial Services Inc., told me the night before my first time going into a mine. And it wasn’t just any mine. The next morning, I was going to accompany Matt and his head UAV pilot, Geoff Helluin, into the deepest mine on the planet—the Kidd Mine. Also with us was Johan Mlouka, Flyability’s Managing Director of North and La...
Developing a new business jet takes years—up to 16 in the case of the recently unveiled (though not yet customer-ready) Gulfstream G400, and only if everything goes smoothly from here on out. Part of that has to do with timing and market positioning—the G400’s larger G500 and G600 siblings, with which the latest plane shares roughly 80 percent common parts, were also con...
The nearly three-year, $100 million, 130,000 square foot project includes a large aircraft maintenance hangar and room for offices, training, and warehousing to support the carrier’s Technical Operations Team. “As we continue to grow and welcome more Customers at Denver International Airport, we’re laser-focused on the work that happens behind-the-scenes that enables us...
Developed in partnership with Safran and Airbus and supported by France’s CORAC civil aviation research council, the test aircraft is based on the TBM 900-series airframe and features six wing-mounted 50-kW electric motors in addition to its standard Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop engine. Its purpose is to develop the key architectural principles for future hybrid ...
“This award-winning G700 interior is featured on our first fully outfitted production-test aircraft, proving design maturity and excellence,” said Gulfstream president Mark Burns. That aircraft—S/N 6—joined the flight-test fleet in April 2021 and is currently being used for function and reliability testing. Certification for the G700 is still expected by year-end, though...
Finnish airport operator Finavia has announced that it will introduce an advanced security control technology at Helsinki Airport to facilitate quicker and easier security checks. With the new scanning and liquid analysis equipment in place, passengers at the airport will no longer have to remove electronics or liquids from their hand baggage. The new technology is bei...
Commissioned by Bombardier, the report provides an overview of the company’s contribution to GDP, job creation, and wealth in Canada, along with its competitiveness internationally and ESG milestones. Bombardier president and CEO Eric Martel noted that Bombardier, which last year became a pure-play business aviation manufacturer and services organization, continues to pl...
Based on the Dart 311GII designed for the EC145/Kawasaki BK117C-2 helicopter, the H145 system features a lightweight, belly-mounted 240-gallon main tank, 14-gallon foam tank, 10-foot-long snorkel, and five-inch hover pump with a 450 gallon per minute flow rate. It can deliver multiple drops with one tank load. The partnership to develop the system came at the request o...
