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Volocopter targets mid-2024 certification as Paris debut shapes up
Volocopter is aiming to get European certification for its VoloCity electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in the second quarter of 2024, paving the way for operations to start in Paris in time for the Olympic Games held in the city.
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Airbus welcomes Belgium’s observer role on FCAS
Airbus Defence & Space has welcomed Belgium’s confirmation as an observer to the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme.
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Israel’s El Al expands 787 fleet with lease of another pair
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has reached a lease agreement with Irish-based AerCap covering a pair of Boeing 787-9s. The aircraft will be delivered to the airline in the second quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026. The carrier says the lease period is 15 years. El Al’s lease ...
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Maintaining current A400M production rate ‘a common interest’, Airbus says
Jean-Brice Dumont, Airbus Defence & Space’s head of military aircraft, says discussions continue with its European customers for the A400M tactical transport regarding annual production plans.
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American Airlines orders seven Embraer E175s for Envoy Air
American Airlines signed a firm order for seven Embraer E175s at the Paris air show on 20 June.
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Lessor Azorra named as customer for 15 Embraer E195-E2s
Lessor Azorra has been named as the previously undisclosed customer for 15 Embraer E195-E2s.
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Tu-144 crash puzzle persists 50 years after fatal Paris display
Le Bourget was the scene of gladiatorial supersonic spectacle 50 years ago when a Soviet Tupolev Tu-144S sought to outperform the rival BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde at the 1973 Paris air show, only to splinter into fiery rain over the suburb of Goussainville.
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Airbus teams up with STMicroelectronics on aircraft electrification
Airbus has signed an agreement with semiconductor specialist STMicroelectronics to co-operate on power electronics research and development in support of hybrid and full-electric aircraft. The co-operation will focus on developing semiconductors like silicon carbide and gallium nitride, which the partners say have “superior electrical properties” compared to traditional semiconductors. ...
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Binter orders six more Embraer E195-E2s
Binter Canarias placed a firm order for six more Embraer E195-E2 aircraft at the Paris air show on 20 June.
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Philippine Airlines to fit 10-abreast seating on A350-1000s
Philippine Airlines is to fit 10-abreast seating to the economy cabin of its Airbus A350-1000s, taking advantage of recent interior upgrades to the variant. The carrier is configuring the twinjets with 380 seats in three classes, including 24 in the premium-economy cabin and 42 in business. Airbus has introduced a ...
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Aerolease signs for 50 Eviation Alice electric aircraft
Miami-based leasing company Aerolease has signed a letter of intent for 50 of Eviation’s in-development Alice clean-sheet commuter aircraft.
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US Air Force supports GE-Clemson project to advance high-temperature materials
GE Aerospace and Clemson University have secured government funds to develop materials capable of holding up in the ultra-hot temperatures associated with high-speed flight.
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Victory for Valor: Bell celebrates FLRAA win in Paris
With a new chief executive at the helm and an era-defining contract for its V-280 Valor tiltrotor in hand, helicopter-maker Bell is taking a victory lap at the Paris air show.
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Voar, Wideroe signal intent to buy up to 120 Eve air taxis
Electric air taxi developer Eve Air Mobility has secured letters of intent from the two aviation companies to purchase a total of up to 120 of its in-development electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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Modified A330 to explore hydrogen fuel-cells’ potential as APU replacement
Airbus is to modify an A330-200 to explore the potential for hydrogen fuel cells to power systems other than those directly related to the main engines. Lighting, avionics and air conditioning are driven by the auxiliary power unit. But Airbus chief technical officer Sabine Klauke believes 5% of the fuel ...
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Aviation Industry will need 1.3m new professionals by 2032: CAE
Canadian flight crew training company CAE says the global aviation industry will require 1.3 million new professionals across numerous work groups in the coming decade in order to keep up with the ever-growing demand for commercial and business air travel.
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Diehl Aerospace secures Tiger MkIII computer upgrade work
Diehl Aerospace has secured a contract for the development, production and customer support of the new armament computer and its operating system for the Airbus Helicopters Tiger MkIII upgrade programme.
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ATR nets Mandarin commitment for six 72-600s, says more to come this year
Taiwanese operator Mandarin Airlines has firmed an order for six ATR 72-600s, with deliveries set to run from the end of this year through 2025.
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PBS unveils new APU for helicopters
Czech aerospace company PBS has introduced a new auxiliary power unit (APU) designed for helicopter applications.
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Leap-powered A321XLR progresses towards certification after fuel-tank liner agreement
Airbus’s long-range A321XLR has made its air show debut, as the airframer aims to certify the CFM International Leap-1A version by the end of this year. Executive vice-president for programmes Philippe Mhun tells FlightGlobal that Airbus has agreement on the twinjet’s technical configuration for the twinjet following discussions with the ...