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Airbus Helicopters revealed its new PioneerLab technology demonstrator at the German National Aviation Conference in Hamburg. The aircraft is based on the company’s twin-engine H145 model and will test rotorcraft …
Airbus Unveils New Flying Lab to Test New Light Helicopter Technologies Read More
VoltAero recently flew its proprietary electric-hybrid powertrain with 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel. The flight tested both the hybrid powertrain’s electric mode and its internal combustion engine – which was …
VoltAero Tests Electric-Hybrid Demonstrator with 100% Sustainable Fuel Read MoreWheels Up Experience has received a new round of financing from an investor group that includes Delta Air Lines, Certares Management LLC, Knighthead Capital Management LLC, and Cox Enterprises. The …
Wheels Up Finalizes New Investment in Turnaround Effort Read More
Airbus is taking an interest in ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric engine program. Aside from participating in a new round of funding to continue to develop the new engine technology, Airbus will cooperate …
Airbus Invests in ZeroAvia’s Hydrogen-Electric Engine Effort Read More
Quiet month for Boeing. Airbus sets new all-time backlog record. Boeing and Airbus delivered 35 and 52 commercial jets in August 2023, compared to 35 and 41 deliveries, respectively, in …
Airbus and Boeing Report August 2023 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
Passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions of existing aircraft stocks represent a cost-effective means of filling out overall carrying capacity in a time of growth. They also present an opportunity to transform excess …
777 P2F Market Ebbs and Flows with E-Commerce Demand Read More
Gulfstream has revealed that its G700 business jet will deliver better performance, including greater range and speed, than the company had initially announced for the new aircraft. During certification flight …
Gulfstream Reveals Range Increase for New G700 Business Jet Read More
Vertical Aerospace has updated both investors and the public after making headlines in early August regarding a crash involving the company’s VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft prototype. …
Vertical Aerospace Provides Updates Following August Crash Read More
After several years of tumult precipitated by a one-two punch of black swan events – the grounding of the MAX fleet in 2020 and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic …
737 Retrofit Market Transitions Out of the Black Swan Era Read More
ATR aims to deliver a fleet of around 25-30 ATR 72-600 regional turboprops to the South Korean regional aircraft market over the next seven years. The manufacturer delivered its forecast …
ATR Touts Turboprop Efficiency for South Korean Regional Routes Read More