Content Archive: November 2024

Airports

U.S. Leads Global Business Jet Activity Growth

Late Thanksgiving drives higher departure numbers than same week in 2023
WingX U.S. airport traffic chart
Training and Workforce

Canada Orders 19 PC-21s to Train Air Force Pilots

Future Aircrew Training program is run by KF Aerospace and SkyAlyne
Pilatus PC-21
Airports

Gaming Simulators Could Support eVTOL Pilot Training and Vertiport Design

Vertiport Simulations adds electric charging cubes and other detailed scenery to flight simulator software
Vertiport Simulations image
Aircraft

Mayman Pursues Multiple Military Missions for Razor Drone

Razor VTOL aircraft features turbine engines that provide thrust vector control by tilting on gimbals.
Mayman Aerospace Razor P1 drone testbed
Airlines

Emirates Receives the First of 65 A350-900 Airliners

Aircraft will support new medium- and long-haul routes out of Dubai
Emirates Airbus A350-900
Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Bids To Add Customers in South and East Africa

Private flight provider held roadshow events in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Nairobi
VistaJet Bombardier Global 7500
Aircraft

Sierra Nevada’s Rapcon-X ISR Jet Makes First Flight

Rapcon-X is a heavily modified Bombardier Global 6500 business jet
Sierra Nevada Corp Rapcon X ISR aircraft
Engines

MagniX and NASA Complete Electric Propulsion Ground Tests

Magni650 electric propulsion unit simulated flight at 30,000 feet on a testbed aircraft
NASA’s ground-based Electric Aircraft Testbed
Aircraft

Electra's Hybrid-Electric STOL Demonstrator Flies in Pentagon Exercise

Ultra short landing and takeoff performance could support military applications
Electra.aero EL2 technology demonstrator
Safety

AINsight: FOD for Thought

Foreign objects can lead to serious aircraft incidents and accidents