A350 testbed demos ‘most energy efficient flight’ in advance of 4D
MUNICH — With 30% sustainable aviation fuel and 70% kerosene-based jet fuel in its tanks, Airbus’ Airspace Explorer A350-900 flight test air... Continue Reading
Safety
Thompson to create Northern Ireland aircraft seat crash test facility
In a sign that Thompson Aero Seating has well and truly arrived, the fast-growing premium aircraft seatmaker has announced plans to create a... Continue Reading
Dynamic duo Eve and United work to define UAM ecosystem
Eve Air Mobility, Embraer’s urban air mobility (UAM) unit and eVTOL creation, is a regular newsmaker through its high-level, infrastructure ... Continue Reading
Joby agrees early eVTOL introduction with Delta
Joby Aviation enjoyed a busy October, announcing a landmark eVTOL deal with Delta Air Lines worth up to $200 million, and its application to... Continue Reading
Dassault updates on 6X, 10X, new EASy IV flight deck and MRO
Dassault’s Falcon business jet division is full of news from the NBAA-BACE show in Orlando, with positive progress of its two new jets, a ne... Continue Reading
From kitchens to packaging, On Air Dining boosts BizAv sustainability
With kitchens at the UK’s London Stansted and Farnborough Airports, On Air Dining specializes in creating and delivering catering to busines... Continue Reading
From F-16 fins to aircraft cabins, Collins advances thermoplastic tech
The Air Force Research Laboratory has selected Collins Aerospace to build a prototype of an advanced ventral fin for the Lockheed Martin F-1... Continue Reading
Inside Airbus’ new A350 NPS interior mockup, with ten-abreast seats
TOULOUSE — Following our in-depth interview last month with Airbus executives around the New Production Standard variant for the airframer’s... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Aviation must not delay action on non-CO2 global warming impact
Airlines are putting off until tomorrow action that could be taken today when it comes to addressing the non-CO2 effects of flying on climat... Continue Reading
flyExclusive rapidly expands MRO business in North Carolina
Kinston, North Carolina-based private aviation company flyExclusive is swiftly growing its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operation ... Continue Reading
Farnborough Airport, Gulfstream work to attract young people to STEM
On 16 October 1908, Samuel Franklin Cody crashed at the end of a 27-second, 1,390ft flight over Farnborough Common. The American pilot had c... Continue Reading
Spotlight on aviation’s climate impact shifts to non-CO2 effects
Non-CO2 emissions from aircraft account for as much as two-thirds of the aviation industry’s impact on climate change, yet their effec... Continue Reading
US general aviation embarks on important transition to unleaded avgas
On 1 September, the FAA approved supplemental type certificates (STC) allowing 100-octane unleaded avgas to be used in spark-ignition engine... Continue Reading
Airbus’ A350 NPS variant: lower weight, more MTOW—and bigger cabin
Airbus is planning to transition the A350-900 and -1000 to what it calls a “new production standard” (NPS) between now and 2024, reducing ai... Continue Reading
Goodbye aha! as parent ExpressJet eyes liquidation
The adventure is over for aha! airlines after parent company ExpressJet filed for bankruptcy and ceased all operations effective 22 August. ... Continue Reading