Barfield, the Americas subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has signed a partnership agreement with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) manufacturer and French start-up DIODON Drone Technology (DIODON). The agreement is for AFI KLM E&M to sell and support DIODAN’s UAS systems, which are renowned for their robustness, water-proofness, and
ADAC Luftrettung, one of Europe’s biggest Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operators, has taken delivery of its first two five-bladed H145s. Furthermore, the German HEMS operator will upgrade its current fleet of 14 four-bladed H145s to the five-bladed rotor system. The new version of Airbus’ H145 light twin-engine helicopter was unveiled at Heli-Expo 2019 in
Alaska Airlines is accelerating its fleet growth by exercising options early on for 12 Boeing 737-9 aircraft. The option aircraft are now firm commitments for 2023 and 2024. This additional commitment brings Alaska’s total firm 737-9 order to 93 aircraft, five of which are currently in service. Alaska announced a restructured agreement with Boeing in December 2020 to
Aerit, the sustainable drone delivery startup based in Stockholm, Sweden, has received operational authorization from Transportstyrelsen, Sweden’s national transportation agency, to pilot last-mile drone delivery in Sweden. Aerit’s operational authorization is made possible by the Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) process provided by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) that came into effect in
Jackson Square Aviation (JSA) has closed the sale-and-leaseback-financing of three new Airbus A320neo aircraft to Spirit Airlines. JSA now has a total of 11 aircraft under operating lease with the airline, representing a strong, growing relationship between the two companies. “We are delighted to continue to support Spirit Airlines as the carrier further expands its
On the journey to a net zero-carbon emissions future, another Embraer initiative has reached a new stage with the beginning of the flight test campaign of its electric demonstrator aircraft. Developed to evaluate new technologies and solutions that enable 100% electric and more sustainable aeronautical propulsion, the demonstrator is subjected to tests at Embraer’s facility
Ampaire, the U.K. subsidiary of Los-Angeles-based Ampaire has successfully performed its first full test flight on a potential future commercial route between Kirkwall Airport on the Orkney Islands across the Pentland Firth to Wick John O’Groats Airport on mainland northern Scotland. This is also the first U.K. demonstration of the aircraft, a modified six-seat Cessna
Data released by online flight-tracking Flightradar24 shows that a Boeing 737 MAX took to the skies in China, taking off from Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport on August 11, at 9:24 a.m. It is understood that the plane subsequently landed at Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport, about 150 km (80 nautical miles) to the south where Boeing has
Rolls-Royce has delivered the 100th Pearl 15 engine to its customer Bombardier in Montreal, Canada. The engine, developed and built in Dahlewitz near Berlin, Germany, is the first member of the successful Pearl engine family and the exclusive option for Bombardier’s latest business jets, the Global 5500 and Global 6500. The engine was custom-designed for
Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions (Eve) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kenya Airways, the flag carrier of Kenya, through its fully owned subsidiary Fahari Aviation. This collaboration aims to develop operational models for the wide accessibility of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) to support Fahari Aviation’s key markets. In addition, this partnership will
