Aircraft & Engines

Horizon Aircraft, an innovative leader in hybrid electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial vehicles, has successfully completed initial hover-testing of its “Cavorite X5” scale prototype. Brandon Robinson, CEO of Horizon Aircraft said, “This aircraft has exceeded expectations during initial hover-testing. It is extremely stable, is capable of full hover at only 65% power, and

Majority state-owned global lessor BOC Aviation has announced that it has placed an order with Boeing for 40 more of its fuel-efficient 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery during 2027 and 2028. This takes BOC’s total order book with Boeing for the 737 MAX 8 to 80 aircraft. Originally known as

The first two of 50 Embraer E195-E2 jets ordered by Porter Airlines (Porter) have been delivered in a ceremony at Embraer’s HQ in Brazil. In the run up to the New Year Embraer will deliver a further three aircraft to Porter. Porter, the North American launch customer for Embraer’s E195-E2, is opening up operations throughout

Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), centre of excellence for Airbus Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions, re-delivered its tenth A330-300P2F aircraft to DHL Express in time for the Asian high-season for e-commerce and cargo demand.  DHL Express, launch customer for EFW’s A330-300P2F programme, is currently the biggest operator of the A330-300P2F. DHL Express’ A330-300P2F fleet will continue to grow,

Raytheon Technologies has completed the successful first engine run of the company’s regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator, marking a key milestone towards flight testing, targeted to begin in 2024. The propulsion system’s initial run took place at Pratt & Whitney’s innovation facility in Longueuil, Quebec and performed as expected. The system fully integrates a 1 MW electric motor developed by

German Airline Condor Flugdienst GmbH (Condor) has taken delivery of its first A330-900 wide-body aircraft out of an order of 16 A330neo aircraft. The A330neos will replace previous generation aircraft in its fleet to reduce Condor’s operating costs as well as reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 25%. Condor’s A330neo will accommodate 310 passengers, featuring

Rolls-Royce has completed building and is preparing to test its UltraFan technology demonstrator. In a major milestone for the programme, the demonstrator engine was transported from the build workshop and into Testbed 80 in Derby, UK where it was mounted in preparation for testing. The first test of the demonstrator is expected to take place

Japanese regional airline Oriental Air Bridge, operating as ORC, has taken delivery of its first ATR 42-600 aircraft which will also be covered by an ATR Global Maintenance Agreement contract (GMA). The aircraft, delivered in Toulouse was ordered in July and carries the brand-new ORC livery. ORC plans to start operating the ATR aircraft in