Federal Express has selected AAR to supply cargo-loading systems for some of the US carrier's Airbus A310-200 freighter fleet. Deliveries of the system, which includes a Teflon-impregnated coating to reduce friction, are scheduled to begin immediately.
Source: Flight International
German air taxi developer Volocopter has its sights set on further operational milestones as it regroups following the Paris Olympics, where it had intended to launch commercial operations of its fourth-generation multi-rotor vehicle, VoloCity, but had to be satisfied with conducting a series of demonstration flights under a permit-to-fly.
Boeing logged 72 aircraft orders in the month of July, a total boosted by high-profile deals at Farnborough air show.
Silicon Valley-based electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft developer Archer Aviation has secured additional financing from its backer Stellantis.
