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Horizon and MHIRJ will join forces to advance the development of the Cavorite X7

Horizon Aircraft secures investment from Canso Investment Counsel

Robinson Aircraft, a hybrid eVTOL aircraft developer (Horizon Aircraft), has announced a strategic investment in the form of a convertible note purchased by certain accounts of Canso Investment Counsel (Canso) and affiliated companies for an aggregate CA$6.7 million. Brandon Robinson, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Horizon Aircraft commented, “Canso has a strong history of […]

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Honeywell's Ground Control Station successfully enabled dynamic flight plan adjustments and contingency management within new airspace for unmanned vehicles

Honeywell and Pipistrel demonstrate Ground Control Station for commercial drone 

Honeywell, in collaboration with Pipistrel, a Textron company and a leading electric aircraft manufacturer, ENAV, an Italian air navigation service provider and D-Flight, an Italian-based company providing air traffic management services for drones, marked a significant milestone in advancing the operation of remotely piloted aircraft within European airspace. The collaboration has resulted in a successful

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Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) has granted type certification for the H160 helicopter

Airbus awarded Canadian H160 type certification

Airbus Helicopters has received Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) type certification for the H160 helicopter, positioning the aircraft type for entry into the Canadian market. “The H160’s multi-mission capabilities and advanced features contributing to safety, comfort and efficiency, have already generated strong interest across North America,” said Bart Reijnen, Airbus Helicopters Head of the North

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Asia Digital Engineering staff members with the 100th C-check aircraft

ADE achieves milestone with 100th C-check in record time

In celebration of International Civil Aviation Day, Asia Digital Engineering (ADE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capital A Berhad specialising in aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), has marked a significant accomplishment by successfully completing its 100th C-check within a timeframe of two-and-a-half years since its establishment in September 2020. A C-check, recognised as a meticulous

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Inside the cockpit of EcoPulse's first hybrid-electric flight ©

EcoPulse aircraft demonstrator makes first hybrid-electric flight

EcoPulse, the hybrid-electric distributed propulsion aircraft demonstrator jointly developed by Daher, Safran and Airbus to support aviation’s decarbonisation roadmap, has successfully performed its first flight test in hybrid-electric mode. The demonstrator flew with its ePropellers activated, powered by a battery and a turbo generator.  EcoPulse took off from Tarbes Airport (France) on November 29, at

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Fokker Services Group has converted a Gulfstream G550 jet into an advanced surveillance aircraft

Fokker Services Group converts Gulfstream G550 into maritime surveillance aircraft

Fokker Services Group (Fokker), an independent integrator in aircraft completions and conversions, has received the EASA Supplement Type Certificate (STC) related to a special mission project conducted in partnership with Gulfstream Aerospace (Gulfstream) and its Japanese international sales representative Marubeni Aerospace Corporation (Marubeni), both acting on behalf of the Japan Coast Guard. Applicable STC completion

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Max Roberts and Belinda Finch

Max Roberts and Belinda Finch join IFS’ leadership team

IFS, the global cloud enterprise software company, has made two senior appointments with Max Roberts and Belinda Finch joining the company’s executive leadership team as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Information Officer, respectively. The appointments underpin the company’s consistent performance trajectory as well as its longer-term plans for growth. Roberts joins IFS from Stripe, a

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