The first of the three A220s for Air Austral, France’s La Réunion Island-based airline, has been delivered from the Airbus A220 Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Mirabel, Canada. The second and third aircraft are expected to join the Air Austral fleet in the coming days. This A220 will be the first of the type to
SAMAD Aerospace has completed hover tests for its second prototype eVTOL eStarling aircraft. Designed for intercity transport, the eStarling aircraft will combine a helicopter’s vertical ability to take off and land from almost anywhere, with the speed and range of a business jet. The aircraft has a semi-blended wing body (BWB) design and will be powered by
VoltAero’s pioneering Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft is now available for U.S. fractional ownership through the company’s teaming with KinectAir, joining its on-demand flight services driven by artificial intelligence and utilizing an advanced smartphone application. KinectAir’s “Pioneer” program opens opportunities for fractional owners to reserve share positions, or whole aircraft, in four-seat Cassio 330s – the first
Sine Draco Aviation Development (Sine Draco) has reported that its prototype A321-200 SDF has been inducted for a six-year heavy-maintenance check at Ascent Aviation Services in Tucson, Arizona. Conversion of the prototype airplane to the all-cargo configuration is planned to take place immediately following the heavy maintenance check. The Sine Draco A321-200 SDF passenger-to-freighter conversion
Brazilian planemaker Embraer has released its operating figures for the second quarter of 2021. Of the 34 jets delivered, 20 were executive jets and 14 were commercial aircraft. Of the executive jets delivered, 12 were light aircraft and eight were large. In what represented a return to pre-pandemic levels, as at June 30, the backlog
Hi Fly airline has added one more Airbus A330-300 aircraft to its fleet. Msn 1779 and registered 9H-HFA, touched down at Beja airport in Portugal, having flown in from Malta, on July 21. With comfortable interiors, warm colors, and a relaxed atmosphere, the aircraft seats 249 passengers in a two-class configuration (46 high-comfort business-class seats
On the anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s and “Buzz” Aldrin’s moon landing in 1969, Jeff Bezos and three fellow crew members successfully completed a 10-minute ten-second suborbital flight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard, reaching a maximum altitude of 66.5 miles (107 km). Describing the event as “Best day ever,” Bezos was accompanied by his brother Mark
MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg has received German aviation authority (LBA) approval for the CFM56-7B engine and inducted the first engine of this type on July 21. It is now the third facility within the MTU Maintenance network capable of servicing this engine type and plans to ramp up to at least 50 engines per year in
Airbus has delivered the first A350 from its widebody completion and delivery center in Tianjin (C&DC), China, taking additional steps in the expansion of its global footprint and long-term strategic partnership with China. The A350-900 aircraft was delivered to China Eastern Airlines, the largest Airbus operator in Asia. At the end of June 2021, China
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, has announced plans to advance its hybrid-electric propulsion technology and flight demonstrator program as part of a CA$163 million (US$128 million) investment, supported by the governments of Canada and Quebec. “Pratt & Whitney Canada is proud to be a leader toward ever more
