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Leasing Group Plans To Add Alice Electric Aircraft to Portfolio

Aeroleasing signed a letter of intent covering the planned purchase of up to 50 Eviation Alice electric aircraft.
Eviation's Alice all-electric aircraft.
Aircraft

First FOC KC-390 Tanker/Transport Delivered to Brazil

Embraer now delivers KC-390s fully capable of meeting all Brazilian air force mission requirements.
Embraer KC-390
Engines

Rolls-Royce Gears Up for Future Flight

Rolls-Royce has a host of technology programs under way, including ultra-efficient turbines and hydrogen power.
Rolls-Royce hydrogen
Sustainability and Environment

Teijin's Tenax Composites Boost Aircraft Efficiency

Teijin’s Tenax carbon-fiber helps aircraft manufacturers improve fuel efficiency today while enabling development of supersonic aircraft of tomorrow.
Teijin Tenax™ Carbon Fibers 
Aircraft

Goodyear Lands Tire Supply Deal for Airbus A321XLR

Goodyear's Flight Radial Tires will be standard equipment on the Airbus A321XLR when the narrowbody airliner enters service in 2024.
Airbus A321XLR
Avionics

Honeywell/Curtiss Wright CVR/FDR Gains New Approvals

The newly approved Honeywell Connecter Recorder-25 cockpit voice and flight data recorder meets the latest EASA requirements for 25-hour voice recording.
The HCR-25 25-hour cockpit voice and flight data recorder
ATC

Saab Launches Deployable Remote ATC Tower

Saab now offers its remote tower technology in a rapidly deployable package for expeditionary operations.
Saab r-TWR Deployable air traffic control tower system
Aircraft

Airbus Increases Maximum Payload of the A350 Freighter

The Airbus A350XWB made its debut at the Paris Air Show June 2013 and has collected nearly 1000 orders for the -900, -1000 and the freighter versions.
Airbus has increased the maximum payload of the A350F to 111 tonnes, 2 tonnes more than at the launch of the aircraft in 2021.
Aircraft

Boeing's Massive 777X Shows its Agility in the Paris Air Show 2023 Flying Display

Boeing's Massive 777X Shows its Agility in the Paris Air Show 2023 Flying Display
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Aircraft

Boeing's 737 Max 10 Takes to the Skies at Paris Air Show 2023

Boeing's 737 Max 10 Takes to the Skies at Paris Air Show 2023
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Rotorcraft

The Airbus Helicopters H160 Shows Off Its Moves in the Paris Air Show Flying Display

The Airbus Helicopters H160 Shows Off Its Moves in the Paris Air Show Flying Display
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Aircraft

ATR's 72-600 Turboprop Flies at Paris Air Show 2023

ATR's 72-600 Turboprop Flies at Paris Air Show 2023
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Aircraft

Dassault's Rafale Fighter Impresses in the Paris Air Show Flying Display

Dassault's Rafale Fighter Impresses in the Paris Air Show Flying Display
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Aircraft

Airbus A321XLR Flies at Paris Air Show 2023

Airbus A321XLR Flies at Paris Air Show 2023
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Aircraft

Dassault Falcon 6X Makes Paris Air Show Flying Display Debut

Dassault Falcon 6X Makes Paris Air Show Flying Display Debut
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FutureFlight

Lilium Enters China Market As Heli-Eastern Agrees to Buy 100 eVTOL Aircraft

Lilium has announced its first purchase agreement with a Chinese operator, as well as plans to open a regional headquarters in China.
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FutureFlight

Washington State Invests in Hydrogen Propulsion

Washington state just made its second $350,000 investment in ZeroAvia's hydrogen propulsion R&D facilities at Paine Field.
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FutureFlight

Embraer Taps Nidec to Build Electric Motors for Eve's eVTOL Air Taxi

Embraer and Nidec, a Japanese manufacturer of electric motors, will jointly develop propulsion systems for electric aircraft, including Eve's eVTOL.
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ATC

Collins Aerospace Takes Part in Digital European Sky Research

Collins Aerospace will participate in EU Sesar air traffic management projects to accelerate digital transformation of the continent’s ATM system.
Collins Aerospace
Engines

Collins Generator Will Meet Rising Military Power Needs

Collins Aerospace's 1-MW electric generator will help the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory meet future aircraft requirements.
Collins Aerospace 1MW electric generator
Aircraft

Electric VTOL Upstarts Take Center Stage in City of Light

In a historic moment, Volocopter's eVTOL aircraft opened the flying display, silently demonstrating how these vehicles could transform crowded cities.
Volocopter 2X eVTOL aircraft
FutureFlight

eVTOL Aircraft Make the Case For Advanced Air Mobility At the Paris Air Show

Volocopter's 2X eVTOL technology demonstrator opened the daily flying display, demonstrating the low noise levels it is hoped will make the new aircraft acceptable in cities.
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Regulations and Government

KHPN Arrivals Can Now Choose FBO for Customs Clearance

A pilot program launched today allows arriving international bizav flights into Westchester County Airport to select which FBO ramp they wish to use.
Customs clearance is now available at most FBO ramps at KHPN
Aircraft

Massive A320 Order Kicks Off Airbus Paris Salon Sales

Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo topped up its Airbus orderbook with a further firm order for 500 single-aisle aircraft.
Airbus
Engines

Safran Validates Helicopter Hybrid Propulsion

Safran Helicopter Engines has validated its "eco mode" hybrid helicopter propulsion system for the Airbus Racer.
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Accidents

NTSB Cites Disorientation, Task Saturation for Citation Fatal

The NTSB concluded that a fatal Cessna Citation 501 crash in February 2020 stemmed from spatial disorientation and cumulative effects of task saturation.
Citaiton I
Aircraft

Textron Aviation To Build Workforce Development Center

Textron Aviation will begin construction of a multimillion-dollar facility that will house its workforce training, development, and education programs.
Artist's rendering of Textron Aviation's planned hiring and learning center (Image: Textron Aviation)
Engines

F-35 Engine and Power System Upgrades On Course

The U.S. has decided to upgrade the existing F-35 engine to meet future needs rather than buy a new-generation powerplant.
Collins Aerospace EPACS
Aircraft

Deutsche Aircraft Confirms Supply Chain Plan for D328eco

Thyssenkrupp Aerospace will manage the ordering and distribution of parts for the D328eco regional airliner being developed by Deutsche Aircraft.
eco version of legacy Dornier 328
Safety

AIN Team Wins at Paris's Aerospace Media Awards

AIN Media Group earned top honors at the Aerospace Media Awards during the Paris Airshow.
Aerospace Media Awards