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Engines

Collins and P&W Unveil Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems

Pratt & Whitney is preparing to start ground and flights testing a new 1-MW electric motor from sister company Collins with one of its aircraft engines,
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Aircraft

CFM To Build 34K-pound thrust-rated Leap for A321XLR

The highest-thrust version of the Leap, physically identical to all other Leap-1A engines, will obtain the thrust bump by means of a data plug change.
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Aircraft

Cost Reductions Make F-35 a Winner in Europe

The acquisition cost now matches fourth-generation fighters, and operations plus sustainment costs are following, according to Lockheed Martin.
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Sustainability and Environment

Standard for 100 percent Drop-in SAF Likely Two Years Away

Approval of a drop-in fuel standard will predate by several years approval of a separate initiative to develop a non-drop-in standard for 100 percent SAF.
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FutureFlight

Bristow Plans Lilium Jet eVTOL Purchase As Part of Wider Partnership

The helicopter operator has now made commitments with six electric aircraft developers as part of its strategy to diversify into advanced air mobility services.
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FutureFlight

Babcock Considers VX4 eVTOL Aircraft For Medical Support and Cargo Flights

Vertical Aerospace is displaying the VX4 aircraft at this week's Farnborough International Airshow in the UK.
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FutureFlight

Joby Aviation Seeks UK Certification For its eVTOL Aircraft

In March, the UK Civil Aviation Authority and the FAA started working together on the process for certifying eVTOL aircraft.
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FutureFlight

Archer Selects FACC To Supply eVTOL Fuselage and Wing Elements

Archer Aviation has selected the Austrian aerostructures manufacturer FACC to supply elements of the fuselage and wing for its eVTOL aircraft
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FutureFlight

SkyDrive Picks Toray To Supply Composites for Personal eVTOL

Toray Carbon Magic will develop the structure of SkyDrive's SD-05 personal eVTOL vehicle using advanced carbon fiber-reinforced plastics.
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FutureFlight

Eve Reveals New eVTOL Design and Cabin Mockup

The aircraft now features a combination of a wing and an empennage, with an earlier canard design having been updated.
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Aircraft

Boeing Sees Orders Ahead, Still Cautious on 737 Output

Boeing is continuing to sort through issues surrounding 737 Max 10 certification but believes it is nearing return of deliveries of the 787 widebody.
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Aircraft

Eve Reveals eVTOL Design and Cabin Mockup

Eve has reconfigured its all-electric eVTOL vehicle with a new wing and empennage combination and has also unveiled how four passengers will be seated.
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Training and Workforce

U.S. Air Force Chooses Collins for Next-Gen Training System

The TCTS II training system allows large numbers of aircraft—with varying levels of security clearance—to exercise together in virtual environments.
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Rotorcraft

AW149 Demonstrates Weapons Firing Capability

Weapon capability is one element of a four-pronged approach to making the AW149 a highly survivable rotorcraft platform over the battlefield.
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Aircraft

Boeing: Market To Demand 41,000 Aircraft Through 2041

Boeing omitted deliveries to Russia in its latest outlook but still sees a market for 41,000 new commercial aircraft worth $7.2 trillion through 2041.
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Aircraft

Sentinel Makes Surprise Appearance at RIAT

Raytheon Intelligence & Space has purchases a fleet of Sentinel R.1 reconnaissance aircraft and is offering them for sale or lease.
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Air Chiefs Commit to Climate Change Challenge

Leaders from international air forces declared plans to collaborate on the mitigation of climate change at the Global Air and Space Chiefs’ Conference
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Avionics

AESA Radar Confirmed for UK Typhoons

The UK government has confirmed that the ECRS Mk2 E-scan radar will be installed in some of the Typhoon fleet.
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Aircraft

Boeing’s 737 Max 10 Makes International Debut

In addition to the international debut of the 737-10 Max, Boeing is highlighting its latest sustainability initiatives and defense platforms at FIA.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream G800 Makes First Intl Flight, Airshow Debut

Gulfstream's G800 flew from the company's headquarters in Savannah, Georgia, to its service center in Farnborough for the airshow.
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Aircraft

GKN To Lead Dutch R&D Consortium

GKN Aerospace will lead electrification and thermoplastics R&D programs for the Dutch sustainable aviation transition consortium.
Airlines

Outgoing Eurocontrol DG Reflects on His Tenure

Eamonn Brennan hands over Eurocontrol’s reigns to Raúl Medina Caballero on January 1.
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Airlines

Several New SAF Production Projects Emerge across Europe

Airlines are signing more long-term SAF off-take agreements and supporting the diversification from biomass SAF with e-fuels.
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Airports

Strategic Location and Experience Spur Sea-Air in Dubai

Tracking the growth of sea-air through Dubai may have become more difficult over time due to the problems with obtaining comprehensive data.
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Aircraft

Embraer, Raizen Partner on SAF at Farnborough

Embraer and renewable fuels producer Raizen sign LOI at Farnborough on producing SAF for the the manufacturer’s flight operations.
Avionics

Honeywell Nearing First Hybrid-electric Power Application

Honeywell is making big investments in the advanced air mobility sector, developing new propulsion and avionics systems.
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Aircraft

Rebranded DHC Lands at Farnborough in a Twin Otter

Freshly rebranded, De Havilland Canada brought a fully missionized Twin Otter Guardian 400 to the Farnborough Airshow.
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Elettronica Applies Electromagnetics to Covid Fight

Italian electronic defense specialist Elettronica unveiled a virus-combatting technology that taps into its electromagnetic expertise.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Unveils H175M Industrial Team for UK's New Medium Helicopter Program

Having said that it would build the H175M in the UK if the type is selected for the NMH requirement, Airbus has now announced four industrial partners.
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MTU Looks to Advances in Emissions-free Engine Tech

MTU is updating its Clean Air Engine technology agenda during the 2022 Farnborough International Airshow, including details on advanced engines and fuels.
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