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Skills and open innovation: young researchers compete in the Leonardo Drone Contest

Will drones be able to fly guided by artificial intelligence? A competition between six Italian university teams in the third edition of this event organised by Leonardo. The Leonardo Drone Contest 2022 edition is at the starting line. Six Italian universities will compete to the design of protot...

AURA AERO signs LoI for over 130 ERA 19-seater regional transport aircraft

On the occasion of the “Airline Day” organized on 22 September in Paris, French aircraft manufacturer AURA AERO signed over 130 LOI (Letters of Intent) with several international airlines, for orders for ERA (Electric Regional Aircraft), its electric 19-seater regional transport aircraft...


Gulfstream Customer Support service center at Fort Worth Alliance Airport - expansion adds jobs and resources

Gulfstream Aerospace officially opened its newest Gulfstream Customer Support service center at Fort Worth Alliance Airport. To mark the occasion, federal, state and local dignitaries, community leaders and Gulfstream leadership and employees came together for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting held at the all-new facility.  Gulfstream invested more than $55 million in the 162,000-square-foo...

Pratt & Whitney GTF Advantage flight testing starts on Airbus A320neo aircraft

Pratt & Whitney announced that Airbus has started development flight testing of the GTF Advantage engine on an A320neo aircraft. This early flight test campaign will continue to mature the engine by testing it in a variety of environments, including hot and cold weather and operation from high-altitude airports. The flight test campaign is an extension of ongoing product development by Pratt &...

Zero Petroleum to provide fossil-free synthetic fuel to power Dronamics long-range cargo drone

Zero Petroleum will supply its revolutionary fossil-free fuel to the world’s first licensed drone cargo airline, Dronamics, for testing with a view to commercial use in its long-range cargo drone. The partnership aims to support the creation of Dronamics’ sustainable same-day delivery service for items such as e-commerce goods, perishable food, manufacturing parts and medical supplies....

Meet world first Wisk self-flying, four-seat, all-electric, VTOL Air Taxi

Wisk Aero revealed world first self-flying, all-electric, four-passenger eVTOL air taxi. As Wisk’s go-to-market aircraft, Generation 6 represents the first-ever candidate for type certification by the FAA of an autonomous eVTOL. The most advanced air taxi in the world, Generation 6 combines industry-leading autonomous technology and software, human oversigh...

A350F - join the Airbus livery design competition

Airbus opens A350F livery design competition! See your design take-off!  You are a professional designer, an amateur artist or a student: we are inviting creative talents from all around the world to design the livery of our new Airbus generation freighter - the A350F - and make it fly. Trip 1  Get your limited edition scale model of the aircraft at Le Bourget Pari...

Hradecka Letecka Servisni becomes TBM service center and sales representative for the Czech and Slovak Republics

Daher appoints Hradecka Letecka Servisni s.r.o.as the authorized TBM Service Center and TBM Sales Representative for the Czech and Slovak Republics. This latest expansion of Daher’s worldwide support and sales network was marked with the first demonstration tour of the TBM very fast turboprop aircraft in the Republics, providing the opportunity for the region’s pilots and ope...

Airbus delivers 100th H135 in Japan

Since the delivery of the country first H135 to Toho Air Service in April 1997 for electronic news gathering activities, Japanese operators across the country have been tapping into Airbus Helicopters’ H135 operational excellence for a variety of missions spanning utility, emergency medical services, law enforcement, media broadcasting, passenger transportation, and training. Mo...

The 1700th Embraer E-Jet delivered

Embraer has reached a new milestone on the E-Jet program, the delivery of the 1700th production aircraft. The Aircastle leased E195-E2 was handed over to KLM Cityhopper at a ceremony at Embraer’s facility in São José dos Campos.E-Jets have enjoyed global success in the fleets of 150 airlines and leasing companies from more than 50 countries since the first aircraft entered...

Rolls-Royce welcomes EU funding to advance sustainable aviation

Rolls-Royce welcomes the decision of the European Union’s Clean Aviation programme to proceed with over €700m of funding for 20 aviation research and innovation programmes from across the industry. Following the evaluation of first Call for Proposals, a proportion of this funding, subject to successful completion of grant preparation, will enable Rolls-Royce and partners, to carry out g...

40th anniversary of the worldกฏs first circumnavigation by helicopter - The story of two Americans and a Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II

Getting any aircraft off the ground and achieving flight is, to many people, still nothing short of a miraculous achievement. But to fly the aerial equivalent of a small sedan around the world is perhaps more incredible. In the grand scheme of human history, flight is relatively new. The first airplane flight was in 1903, and the first helicopter didnกฏt take to the skies until 1939. Vertic...

Airbus delivers its 500th A350 and unveils its new Production Standard 2022

At the end of September 2022, Airbus celebrates its 500th A350 delivery with an aircraft for Iberia. With this milestone, the A350 Family is continuing to spread its wings to all corners of the world. A growing versatile family The 500th A350 - an A350-900 - was recently delivered to Iberia, a major European customer with 20 A350s on order and 14 in service. Beyond a symbol, the 500th A350 m...

Welcome the STOL of the 21st century - Tecnam P2012 STOL

Tecnam introduces new P2012 STOL dedicated to Short Take Off and Landing operations, specifically designed to operate across the most demanding commercial airports in the world. Addressing the needs of a market niche that was left undeveloped and unsupported for decades, Tecnam is once again providing a solution to those operators that seek for their business a modern, spacious, com...

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Airbus Global Services Forecast 2026-2045: a long-term industry outlook

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From flagship aircraft to best-in-class support: Bombardier's NBAA-BACE 2026 experience

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Avolon places landmark order for 110 Airbus A320neo and A330neo aircraft

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Turkish Airlines and CFM sign landmark MOU for more than 600 LEAP-1B engines

Turkish Airlines has taken another major step in its fleet expansion strategy with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with CFM International for more than 300 LEAP-1B engines and a long-term...

Piaggio Aerospace returns to NBAA-BACE, highlighting the P.180 Avanti EVO

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Samson Sky taps renowned Italian automotive designer for switchblade flying car interior design

Samson Sky has enlisted renowned Italian automotive designer Luigi Memola to develop the interior design of its Switchblade Flying Car, bringing world-class automotive styling expertise to the roadabl...

Aviation Capital Group places order for 75 Airbus A320neo family aircraft

Aviation Capital Group, the Newport Beach, California-based global aircraft asset manager, has signed a firm order for 75 additional Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, bringing its cumulative orders for...

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HondaJet APMG S upgrade package earns EASA validation

HondaJet Classic and APMG operators across the European Union can now access the latest enhancements developed for the HondaJet family following the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s valid...

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