Universal Hydrogen, the company achieving true-zero emission aviation with renewable hydrogen, has selected the Mojave Air & Space Port as its new flight test centre, and also announced the successful ferry flight to Mojave of its Dash-8 modified 40-passenger regional airliner, powered on one side by a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. This move signals the […]
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On June 29, Delta Air Lines (Delta) broke ground on a new pilot training facility in its key Mountain West hub, Salt Lake City. The SLC training facility will complement Delta’s Atlanta training facility, which has 34 full-flight sims, plus 13 Flight Training Devices (FTDs) and 20 Procedure Trainers (PTs). Located next to Salt Lake
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Spirit AeroSystems (Spirit) has announced plans to resume operations at its Wichita, Kansas plant on June 30, after union workers voted in favour of a new contract, ending a week-long strike. According to REUTERS news agency, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), representing the union employees, agreed to a four-year deal, prompting
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BOC Aviation has delivered the first of two new Airbus A320neo aircraft for lease to Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. trading as Viva Aerobus (Viva). Both aircraft are part of the Company’s existing order book and will be powered by Pratt & Whitney GTFTM engines. “Today we have a double celebration: we are delighted to
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The global military rotorcrafts market is set to experience substantial growth over the next decade, driven by the initiation of new rotorcraft acquisition programmes by leading global militaries as they seek to replace their aging fleet of legacy platforms. One notable example is the United States’ procurement of the V-280 Valor, which will replace the
Phoenix, Arizona-based Honeywell Aerospace (Honeywell) has announced it is to acquire SaaB Technology’s heads-up-display (HUD) assets. This will allow Honeywell to subsequently partner with SaaB Technology (SaaB) to develop and improve its HUD product offerings. The benefit of a HUD is that it gives a pilot greater situational awareness, particularly at night-time and also in
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Joby, a company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, has received a Special Airworthiness Certificate for the first aircraft built at its Pilot Production Line in Marina, California. Issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the certificate allows Joby to begin flight testing of its first production prototype. The aircraft is expected to become
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Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have completed the inaugural flight of the service’s first T-7A Red Hawk, marking the start of the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the programme. During the one hour and 3-minute flight, U.S. Air Force Maj. Bryce Turner, 416th Test Squadron, and Steve Schmidt, Boeing T-7 chief test pilot,
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AerCap has announced lease placements with Airlink, the largest regional airline in Southern Africa, for three used Embraer E195-E1 aircraft. The first aircraft was delivered in March, while the second and third aircraft are scheduled for delivery in July 2023. “We are very pleased to welcome Airlink as a new customer to AerCap with
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On June 27, Rolls-Royce officially opened a new assembly plant for its mtu-Series 2000 engines in Kluftern near Friedrichshafen, Germany. This highlights the continuing role that the internal combustion engine is set to play in the energy transition through the use of sustainable fuels. The new production facility, which was announced in 2021 and which
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