Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a contract valued at over US$200 million (£167 million) to provide special mission aircraft to a country in Europe, which is a NATO member country. The special mission aircraft will be developed by IAI’s Group and subsidiary ELTA Systems Ltd., home to Israel’s radar and intelligence technology and considered […]
VoltAero’s prototype Cassio 330 will utilise Safran Electrical & Power’s ENGINeUSTM 100 smart electric motor in the aircraft’s parallel electric-hybrid propulsion system, with the agreement for its supply signed at the UK’s Farnborough International Airshow. The ENGINeUSTM 100 will have a maximum rating of well above 150-kW at take-off and is to be integrated along
Rex and Australian-headquartered Dovetail Electric Aviation (Dovetail) have announced the formation of a strategic partnership to pioneer the conversion of turbine-powered aircraft to electric, nil-emission propulsion. The partnership, which will operate under the Dovetail brand, will develop and certify the retrofitting of electric engines onto legacy aircraft, initially for regional and general aviation aircraft. Dovetail
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easyJet has confirmed a firm order for 56 A320neo-family aircraft following shareholder approval. The order is part of easyJet’s fleet renewal and up-gauging, cost and sustainability enhancements to the business. The agreement includes an upsizing of 18 A320neo to the larger A321neo model. Kenton Jarvis, CFO for easyJet, said: “We believe this order will support
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Collins Aerospace has produced the first working prototype of its 500-kilowatt electric motor suitable for the Airlander 10 aircraft under a partnership with Hybrid Air Vehicles and the University of Nottingham. Collins has begun basic characterisation testing of the motor at the University of Nottingham. For the 2,000 RPM permanent magnet electric motor, Collins is
