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Aircraft

Russian Government Issues New Plan To Boost Airliner Output

The Irkut MC-21 and SSJ100 would become the main beneficiaries of a $25 billion allocation from the Russian government.
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Charter & Fractional

Luxaviation Opens Office in French Riviera

Luxaviation France has expanded to the French Riviera with the opening of an office on July 1 at Cannes Mandelieu Airport
Maintenance and Modifications

Epic Appoints Lone Mountain Authorized Service Center

Epic Aircraft continues working to establish a network of authorized service centers across the U.S. to support its E1000 and E1000 GX turboprop singles.
Sustainability and Environment

Boeing Partners with SkyNRG on Sustainable Fuel Initiative

Collaboration among Boeing, SkyNRG, and SkyNRG Americas will lead to more availability of SAF globally and use by the airframer for its own operations.
Engines

Pratt & Whitney Opens Tech Engine Parts Facility

Pratt & Whitney's ceramic matrix composites engineering and development facility has created more than 60 jobs in Southern California.
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Now a Public Company Trading on NYSE

Private aviation charter and aircraft ownership services company Wheels Up successfully closed its IPO and will use proceeds to expand.
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Aircraft

Global Flight Data Highlights Harsh Realities of Covid Impact

Airlines continue to face uncertainty over possible longer-term changes to the air transport market, partly due to different rates of Covid vaccination.
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FutureFlight

Trio of Carriers Commit To Converting Regional Airliners to Hydrogen Power

Icelandair, Air Nostrum, and Ravn Air have signed letters of intent with Universal Hydrogen to convert 21 regional airliners to replace Pratt & Whitney turboprop engines with its hydrogen powertrain.
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FutureFlight

GKN Aerospace Launches H2Jet Hydrogen Fuel Cell Project In Sweden

The aircraft systems and components group is leading a two-year research and development program involving multiple Swedish partners to find new ways to generate electrical power for aircraft from hydrogen fuel cells.
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Rotorcraft

Leonardo Delivers First TH-73A Trainer Helicopter to U.S. Navy

Leonardo Delivers First TH-73A Trainer Helicopter to U.S. Navy
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FutureFlight

Whisper Aero Raises Funds for Planned Ultra-quiet Electric Propulsion Units

The Tennessee-based start-up has raised $7.5 million from venture capitalists and aims to bring the first of its electric thruster propulsion units to market by 2023.
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FutureFlight

United Airlines Backs Heart's Electric Regional Airliner With Investment and Provisional Order

United Airlines Ventures is making an unspecified investment in Heart Aerospace's plans to develop a 19-seat electric regional airliner and says that United partner operator Mesa Airlines will add some to its fleet.
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FutureFlight

Joby Teams with JetBlue and Signature To Establish Electric and Hydrogen Carbon Credits

Joby, the eVTOL aircraft developer, is working with U.S. airline JetBlue and business aviation services group Signature Flight Support to establish a basis for marketing carbon credits associated with flights in electric- and hydrogen-powered aircraft.
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FutureFlight

NASA Adds New Partners for Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign Testing

Autonomous flight specialist Reliable Robotics and communications technology group Aura Network Solutions have been added as partners for the first full phase of testing in NASA's National Campaign.
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FutureFlight

Appointment of Agility Prime Founder Roper Boosts Beta's Leadership Team

Former U.S. Air Force Assistant Secretary Will Roper, who launched the Agility Prime program to advance joint military and civil applications for eVTOL aircraft, is joining the board of Beta Technologies.
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Aircraft

Garmin G1000 NXi for Phenom 100/300 Gets EASA Nod

EASA has approved the Garmin G1000 NXi upgrade for Embraer Phenom 100s and 300s equipped with the Prodigy Flight Deck.
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Airports

Oklahoma Airport Finishes Runway Rebuild

Oklahoma’s Ponca City Regional Airport (KPNC) has completed the reconstruction of its 7,200-foot runway 17/35.
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Aircraft

IADA Warns of Coming Shortage in 'Quality' Used Bizjets

Used business aircraft transaction closings continued to rise in the second quarter of 2021, the International Association of Aircraft Dealers reported.
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Sustainability and Environment

Joby Teams with JetBlue, Signature on Carbon Credits

Joby Aviation is joining forces with JetBlue and Signature Flight Support to establish carbon credits for flights using green electric and hydrogen.
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Survey: Private Aviation Boom Likely To Linger

The current post-Covid surge in private aviation likely will persist, according to the results of a recent survey,
Aircraft

Elit’Avia To Sell HondaJets in France, Parts of Africa

Honda Aircraft has chosen business aircraft sales and charter/management firm Elit’Avia as the HondaJet sales rep for France and 16 African countries.
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Aircraft

After Pandemic Delay, EASA Certifies Textron's Citation Longitude

Textron Aviation received FAA type certification of the Cessna Citation super-midsize Longitude in September 2019.
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Aircraft

United Airlines Backs Heart's Plans For Electric Regional Airliner

Heart Aerospace now says it has commitments for more than 400 of its ES-19 electric aircraft, which will carry 19 passengers up to around 250 miles.
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Aircraft

New Quality Problem Further Delays Boeing 787 Deliveries

Boeing engineers found gaps between two sections of the 787’s forward pressure bulkhead, requiring new inspections and repairs.
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Rotorcraft

Aero Asset: Twins Leading Used Helo Market

North America accounts for 50 percent of used twin engine helicopter sales worldwide.
Aircraft

Additive Manufacturing Gains Altitude as Technology Matures

More aerospace companies are looking to exploit the design flexibility, cost efficiency, and greater sustainability delivered by additive manufacturing.
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Aircraft

Covid Brings Flood of Supply to Aircraft Recycling Business

The pandemic’s implications for aircraft recycling range from more momentum to paralysis.
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Sustainability and Environment

UK's Farnborough Airport Now Stocking SAF

London-area business aviation hub Farnborough Airport is the latest UK gateway to offer continuous supplies of sustainable aviation fuel.
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Aircraft

Boeing Wins Order for Twelve 737-800BCFs from BBAM

A firm order for a dozen 737 Boeing Converted Freighters signals continuing strength in the air cargo market.
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Global Jet Capital Appoints Kaushal as New CEO

Vivek Kaushal replaces Shawn Vick as Global Jet Capital CEO but will remain with the firm as executive chairman.
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