All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 23
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In depthWhy down-to-earth approach has Vertical Aerospace looking up
With its latest VX4 prototype now making steady flight-test progress, and a more favourable funding position secured, the UK electric vertical take-off and landing developer is increasingly confident that the work taking place at its three UK facilities will see its Flightpath 2030 strategy delivered.
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NewsPipistrel performs first flight of Nuuva V300 cargo drone
Slovenia’s Pipistrel Aircraft has performed the first hover flight of its Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric cargo drone.
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NewsEquinor picks Lufttransport for AW189 operations and signs sale-and-leasback deal with Milestone
Norwegian oil firm Equinor has selected offshore newcomer Tromso-based Lufttransport RW to operate a fleet of five new Leonardo Helicopters AW189 super-medium-twins for personnel transport missions.
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NewsLate-paying Lilium Aerospace angers employees after wages slip
Lilium’s rescuer Mobile Uplift Corporation (MUC) has made a troubled start to its acquisition of the air taxi developer after employees that transferred to the new business were told their wages for January would be paid late.
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NewsEuropean Defence Fund pledges €25m for next-generation rotorcraft engine research
Development of a next-generation military rotorcraft engine is to benefit from a €25 million ($26.1 million) boost after the European Defence Fund (EDF) announced backing for the project in its latest annual work programme.
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NewsRoyal Navy’s upgraded Merlin fleet achieves FOC status
UK defence officials have declared full operating capability (FOC) status for the Royal Navy’s fleet of upgraded Leonardo Helicopters AW101 Merlin Mk4/4a rotorcraft.
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NewsBombardier hails Global 7500’s new Swiss role
Swiss defence procurement agency Armasuisse has unveiled its new Bombardier Global 7500 following its delivery in late 2024.
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NewsP&W upbeat on potential for hydrogen power as initial HySIITE testing wraps up
Pratt & Whitney has growing confidence over the potential for a revolutionary hydrogen-combustion, steam-injection turbine engine in the 2050s, after component-level testing of the “hardest parts” of the powerplant demonstrated the feasibility and benefits of the architecture.
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NewsP&W eyes technology insertion from GTF Advantage to improve ‘base’ PW1100G
Pratt & Whitney is increasingly confident that technologies developed for its GTF Advantage engine can be inserted into the baseline PW1100G to improve durability and time-on-wing.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters chief stays upbeat on H160 despite lacklustre 2024 sales
Airbus Helicopters chief executive Bruno Even has played down fears over the sales performance of its H160, following a year in which the airframer booked just four orders for the new medium-twin.
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NewsAirbus backs away from CityAirbus NextGen launch over battery concerns
Airbus Helicopters will pause activities on the CityAirbus NextGen electric air taxi once its flight-test campaign is complete, believing key technologies are not ready to support the launch of a new development programme.
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NewsBaykar signs preliminary contract for Piaggio purchase
Turkish UAV specialist Baykar Technologies has moved a step closer to the acquisition of Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace with the signing of a prelkinary contract for the transfer of assets.
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NewsWright advances labours on Hercules hybrid with C-130 nacelle fit check for EPU
US advanced propulsion system developer Wright Electric has conducted an initial fit check of its WM2500 electric propulsion unit (EPU) related to its potential installation aboard a Lockheed Martin C-130 tactical transport.
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NewsVertical seeks $90 million from latest funding round
Vertical Aerospace has launched a new $90 million funding round, partly tying when investors are able to redeem the warrants on offer to the flight-test progress of its VX4 aircraft.
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NewsP&W plans new European technology and innovation centre in the Netherlands
Pratt & Whitney is to open a new European research and innovation centre in the Netherlands. To be co-located with an existing facility operated by sister company Collins Aerospace in Houten near Utrecht, the centre will focus on technologies for “more energy efficient and sustainable aviation”. Source: RTX ...
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NewsAsset transfer slips to end-January as Lilium Aerospace emerges
Lilium’s new owner Mobile Uplift Corporation (MUC) now expects to take ownership of the company’s assets by the end of the month, a slight slippage over a previous 20 January target.
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NewsItaly renews aerial firefighting contract with Avinics
Emergency aerial services provider Avincis has been awarded a seven-year contract renewal to operate Italy’s government-owned fleet of 18 De Havilland Canada CL-415 firefighting aircraft.
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NewsCranfield Aerospace cuts hangar staff amid change in strategy
UK-based Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) is in the process of laying off its maintenance staff following a change in business strategy that will see it instead focus on technology development.
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NewsV-tail statistics: Windracers ups payload and performance on Ultra MkII cargo drone
UK developer Windracers will on 20 January begin assembling the first example of its newly revealed Ultra MkII cargo drone ahead of delivery to launch customer Norce around one month later.
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NewsDaher deliveries climb after solid year
French airframer Daher saw deliveries rise by almost 11% across its TBM and Kodiak product lines in 2024, while also booking 100 new orders for the turboprop types.