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Embraer Malaysia report foresees potential for over 100 new routes within Malaysia and the region

In conjunction with its participation of the Selangor Aviation Show, Embraer released its Malaysia report which shows how regional jets can enable the opening of over 100 new routes within Malaysia and the region. Raul Villaron, Asia Pacific Vice-President for Embraer Commercial Aviation, comment...

Second outfitted Gulfstream G700 test aircraft flies

Second fully outfitted Gulfstream G700 production-test aircraft has flown, adding an additional testing platform for the most spacious cabin in business aviation. The aircraft joins the first outfitted G700, which has already set eight international city-pair speed records and was awarded the 2022 I...

Akagera Aviation welcomes two new Diamond aircraft

Akagera Aviation Flying Academy, based at Kigali International Airport (Rwanda), recently took delivery of one twin-engine DA42-VI and one single-engine DA40 NG Tundra version. These are the first Diamond aircraft for the flight school. According to Akagera Aviation they chose Diamond Aircraft for its pilot training fleet due to three main reasons: Fleet commonality: Diamond Aircraft is...

Airbus and HeliDax sign first HCare Classics support contract to cover fleet of 36 H120s

HeliDax and Airbus Helicopters have signed the first-ever HCare Classics support contract to optimise the availability of HeliDax’s H120 fleet. HCare Classics is Airbus’ new support package entirely dedicated to meeting the support needs of the company’s out-of-production legacy helicopters. An H120 operator since 2008, HeliDax relies on its fleet of 36 H120s to provide basi...

Reliable Robotics and Astral Aviation collaborate to improve safety and connectivity across Sub-Saharan Africa with automated aircraft

Reliable Robotics demonstrated its remotely piloted system on an uncrewed Cessna 172 Skyhawk in 2019 and is working towards certification for the Cessna 208 Caravan.  Reliable Robotics and Kenya-based airline  Astral Aviation announced a strategic collaboration with the goal of enhancing aviation safety and increasing air cargo connectivity in sub-Saharan Africa through the...

Sustainability leaders Tamarack Aerospace and OXI-ZEN combine forces

Idaho-based Tamarack Aerospace Group, Inc. and YASAVA Solutions, SA, Switzerland and its sister company OXI-ZEN Solutions LLC have signed a Memo of Understanding to actively support each other’s sales and promotion for aviation services. The linchpin of the agreement includes using science-verified carbon sequestration to carbon-balance an aviation customer’s CO2 emissions, i...

United invests another $15 Million in electric flying taxi market with Eve

United announced a $15 million investment in Eve Air Mobility and a conditional purchase agreement for 200 four-seat electric aircraft plus 200 options, expecting the first deliveries as early as 2026. This marks another significant investment from United in flying taxis – or eVTOLs – that have the potential to revolutionize the commuter experience in cities around the w...

FLYING WHALES QUÉBEC chooses Pratt & Whitney Canada to develop a propulsion system for electric aircraft

To accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy, FLYING WHALES QUÉBEC and Pratt & Whitney Canada are collaborating on an exciting project to design a new electric-powered aircraft. FLYING WHALES QUÉBEC has selected P&WC, world leader in the design, manufacture, and maintenance of turbines, for the development of a 1MW turbogenerator to equip its LCA60T electric propulsion...

Testing future eVTOL flight routes & concept of operations in the Kansai region - Airbus partners with Hiratagakuen

Airbus is partnering with Japanese helicopter operator Hiratagakuen to develop advanced air mobility services in the Kansai region and beyond. This is a key addition to the company’s strong regional footprint and growing international network to pioneer the future of mobility. Through this agreement, Airbus and Hiratagakuen will tackle crucial aspects required to launch a commercial tra...

Mexican iFly Academy took delivery of Tecnam P2006T MkII Premium Edition

Tecnam P2006T S/N 350 was delivered to iFly Academy in Merida, Mexico. iFly chose this modern twin engine to improve the MEP training and updating their twin fleet “with the most efficient and versatile aircraft of its category for multi – IFR training.” The Tecnam P2006T MkII is a twin-engine four-seat aircraft with fully retractable landing gear.  Its simplicity, great...

Embraer concludes flight tests for firefighting capability for the C-390 Millennium

Embraer has successfully completed the fight test of the certification campaign for the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS II), which provides the C-390 Millennium with the required capability to perform firefighting missions. The tests, carried out at the Embraer facility in Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo State, in Brazil, represent an important advancement in the certification...

Safran enters into exclusive negotiations with Thales to acquire its aeronautical electrical systems activities

Safran has entered into negotiations with Thales to acquire its aeronautical electrical systems business. This electric power conversion activity, also plays a role in power generation and electric motors in the civil and military aeronautics sector. Thales's aeronautical electrical systems business employs nearly 600 people and generated revenues of €124 million in 2021....

Rolls-Royce broke ground for new production support facility in France

Rolls-Royce broke ground on a new facility in Le Haillan near Bordeaux, France. The site will play an important role in the production support of the Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X engine, which exclusively powers Dassault’s brand-new Falcon 10X flagship aircraft. Construction of the new 2,000 sqm production support centre, which will house offices, a workshop and a warehouse, begins later this ye...

Embraer advances in the KC-390 test campaign for the Portuguese Air Force

Embraer continues to advance in the test campaign of the first KC-390 aircraft for the Portuguese Air Force. Currently, the activities carried out at the Embraer unit in Gavião Peixoto, in the São Paulo State, are focused on flight tests that meet the specific requirements of the Portuguese State, and are certified by Brazilian authorities, including the National Civil Aviation Agenc...

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