Dominic Perry
Dominic Perry is deputy editor of Flight International but also contributes extensively to flightglobal.com. Although specialising in the coverage of the helicopter industry, he has written on most topics in aerospace – be they commercial, defence or business aviation.
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NewsHelvetic takes delivery of first E195-E2 as it touts fleet flexibility
Swiss carrier Helvetic Airways has become the first airline to take delivery of two variants of Embraer’s E-Jet E2 family, with the handover today of an E195-E2.
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Embraer ‘hopeful’ of turboprop launch in 2022: commercial aviation chief
Embraer is pressing ahead with its plans for a new turboprop airliner and is eyeing a programme launch next year.
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Aerospace industry calls on government for more support to tackle decarbonisation
Cash-strapped UK aerospace manufacturers need the government to step up the funding available for research into green technologies or risk losing out to overseas competitors, a senior industry leader has warned.
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Rolls-Royce pushes net-zero roadmap to maintain ‘benefits’ of flying
Rolls-Royce believes that the development and application of advanced technologies will allow ”the benefits of flying while having it at net zero”, according to its chief executive.
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Deutsche Aircraft picks GKN for empennage on D328eco
Deutsche Aircraft has selected GKN Aerospace to supply the empennage for its D328eco platform, as supplier selection for the modernised twin-turboprop gathers pace.
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EAG unveils new appointments as it widens powertrain scope
UK start-up Electric Aviation Group (EAG) has broadened the focus of its research and development efforts into a zero-emission regional aircraft, adding hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the mix.
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CFM sees ‘closer integration’ with airframe as key to unlocking RISE’s potential
CFM is confident that the performance improvements likely to be delivered by the next generation of narrowbody airliners can combine with the potential fuel-burn saving from its new RISE technology demonstrator engine to deliver an overall efficiency gain of around 30%.
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CFM launches open rotor demonstrator, promising 20% better fuel burn for mid-2030s applications
CFM International has launched RISE – a new engine demonstrator programme featuring an open rotor architecture that promises to deliver a 20% fuel efficiency gain over today’s narrowbody powerplants.
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Airbus Helicopters showcases ‘westernised’ H175 as UK Puma replacement hots up
Airbus Helicopters has revealed the first airframe of a H175 super-medium-twin which has been built entirely using European-sourced components to replace those previously provided by Chinese suppliers.
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UK extends Merlin operations until 2040
UK defence officials have quietly extended the out-of-service date for the Royal Navy’s Leonardo Helicopters AW101 Merlin rotorcraft under plans that will now see the heavy, three-engined type operating until 2040.
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Flightdeck provider Honeywell also invests in pair of eVTOL developers
Honeywell is now investing in two manufacturers of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft following the announcement on 10 June that it would be taking stakes in start-ups Lilium and Vertical Aerospace.
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UK reveals bidder shortlist for next-generation SAR tender
A total of six companies have been shortlisted to bid for the UK’s second-generation search and rescue contract – known as UKSAR2G – as the procurement kicks off in earnest.
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Leonardo hands first TH-73A trainer to US Navy
Leonardo Helicopters has delivered the first of an eventual 130 TH-73A trainers to the US Navy at a ceremony held at the manufacturer’s Philadelphia production site.
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Safran pushes for 100% biofuel in helicopter engines by 2023
Safran Helicopter Engines believes it can achieve regulatory approval by 2023 to allow its powerplants to be run on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on the back of a test campaign with German rotorcraft operator ADAC Luftrettung.
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EcoPulse electric motor passes Airbus windtunnel tests
Airbus has completed windtunnel tests of the integrated propulsion unit – the electric motor, propeller and nacelle – that will be used to power the EcoPulse hybrid demonstrator it is developing alongside Daher and Safran.
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Leonardo ramps up AW149 push for Puma replacement
Leonardo Helicopters has underscored the credentials of its 8.6t AW149 super-medium-twin as a replacement for the UK Royal Air Force’s Puma HC2 transports, particularly against what it describes as rival “paper aircraft”.
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Leonardo Helicopters plans new unmanned demonstrator in UK
Leonardo Helicopters’ UK operation has begun initial design work on a clean-sheet 3t-class unmanned rotorcraft which could be flying by 2024.
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Why price controls may be necessary for UAM services to live up to their promise
Electric-powered air taxis could offer a solution to the problem of urban congestion - wisking passengers across gridlocked cities. However, fare caps could be needed to ensure they are not the preserve of only the wealthy.
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Ricardo closes on fuel cell system design for Islander conversion
Engineering consultancy Ricardo in the coming weeks hopes to select the fuel cell developer that will provide the power source for the electric conversion of a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander it is working on as part of Project Fresson.
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Babcock to provide another H160 pair on lease to French navy
France has firmed an option for two additional Airbus Helicopters H160s, adding to four examples of the new medium-twin already destined to be operated by the country’s navy for search and rescue (SAR) missions.
