Eve Holding (Eve) is to conduct a North American urban air mobility (UAM) simulation and instead of using eVTOLs the company will be using helicopters powered by Blade Air Mobility (Blade). The intention is for Eve to study operations, ground services, passenger journeys and eVTOL operator needs, creating more accessible and faster connections to Downtown
Emirates, the Middle East’s largest airline, will embark on the retrofit of a combined 120 Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft in November of this year as part of a multi-billion-dollar investment to help customers ‘fly better’ during the coming years. Having carried out various carefully monitored tests, it has been shown by Emirates Engineering
In what is seemingly a major U-turn, Hungarian budget carrier Wizz Air has announced that due to “industry supply limitation”, it will no longer continue with its intention to resume flights between Abu Dhabi and Moscow with its offshoot Wizz Air Abu Dhabi. The route was only launched in December 2021. The statement made no
CHC Group LLC (CHC) has announced that through a comprehensive US$500 million recapitalisation, subject to regulatory approvals, it will now be able to significantly reduce its funded debt obligations. The global rotary wing aviation company specialises in providing transportation services to offshore oil and gas platforms, civilian search and rescue and air medical evacuation services
In an effort to help smaller U.S.-based suppliers up their use of 3-D printing and other advanced manufacturing technologies, the White House under President Biden has got behind the Additive Manufacturing Forward (AM Forward) programme. The voluntary programme has been designed to boost the use of additive manufacturing by suppliers. Focusing heavily on 3-D printing,
Boom Supersonic and American Airlines have jointly announced that the American carrier has confirmed an order for 20 of Boom Supersonic’s aircraft with the payment of a non-refundable deposit, plus an option for an additional 40 of the supersonic jets. The Overture, which is scheduled to roll out in 2025 and fly its first passengers
As part of a larger Indigo Partners’ deal agreed back in 2020, JetSMART’s brand new Airbus A321neo aircraft took to the skies on August 15, the first aircraft to fly with 240 pax of the latest in Recaro’s economy-class seating designs, the SL3710. Over the next five years, 11,000 of the seats will be installed
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement with Apollo Global Management to raise US$700 million which it hopes will enable the stricken carrier to complete its restructuring process under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. The news comes hot on the heels of an announcement that Norwegian, Danish and
Archer Aviation (Archer) has announced that further to United Airline’s agreement to buy up to 200 of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the airline has made an advance payment of US$10 million (£8.25 million) as a pre-delivery deposit on 100 of the planes. Archer recently completed its production aircraft’s Preliminary Design Review
Lufthansa Technik AG has kick-started its training programme after a two-year break as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 186 of the recruits will commence their apprenticeships at German locations, while a further 23 recruits are ‘dual students’ who are combining a degree course with practical applications. 209 new training positions or places to
