All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 19
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NewsFAA pilots carry out familiarisation flight on newest AW609 tiltrotor
Leonardo Helicopters continues to progress the certification of its AW609 tiltrotor, with pilots from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) having now flown the first production-conforming aircraft.
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NewsBombardier warns on US import tariff uncertainty but puts ‘solid contingency plans’ in place
Bombardier chief executive Eric Martel has highlighted the airframer’s extensive US industrial presence and strong trading relationship as he used the company’s full-year results call to warn against the imposition of tariffs on Canada-built products.
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NewsWages wait continues for Lilium Aerospace employees
Lilium Aerospace employees are still no clearer when their wages for January will be paid after another week passed under the electric air taxi developer’s new ownership.
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NewsHoneywell Aerospace to become stand-alone business as part of company break-up
Honeywell is to spin-out its aerospace unit as a stand-alone listed business on the back of a strategic review into the future of the industrial conglomerate.
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NewsEmbraer nets $7bn Flexjet order
Fractional operator Flexjet has signed a $7 billion purchase agreement with Embraer covering the Brazilian airframer’s Praetor 600, Praetor 500 and Phenom 300E business jets.
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NewsVertical eyes next stage of VX4 flight testing after Phase 2 wraps up
Vertical Aerospace hopes in the coming weeks to be able to start wing-borne flights with its VX4 prototype, for the first time taking the electric air taxi beyond the perimeter of its Kemble airfield base.
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NewsSafran seals certification for ENGINeUS 100 electric motor
Safran Electrical & Power has secured European certification for its ENGINeUS 100 electric motor in a claimed world first.
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NewsFlying Whales picks Evolito to power LCA60T airship
French airship developer Flying Whales has selected the Evolito D250 electric motor to power its LCA60T programme.
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NewsZeroAvia agrees EPS certification basis with US regulator
ZeroAvia has agreed the certification basis with the US Federal Aviation Administration for its 600kW electric propulsion system (EPS).
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NewsClean Aviation outlines test plans for next-generation narrowbody engines
The EU’s Clean Aviation body has provided more detail on the two new narrowbody engine concepts it plans to fund in its second phase, readying them for service entry around 2035.
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In depthWhy down-to-earth approach has Vertical Aerospace looking up
With its latest VX4 prototype now making steady flight-test progress, and a more favourable funding position secured, the UK electric vertical take-off and landing developer is increasingly confident that the work taking place at its three UK facilities will see its Flightpath 2030 strategy delivered.
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NewsPipistrel performs first flight of Nuuva V300 cargo drone
Slovenia’s Pipistrel Aircraft has performed the first hover flight of its Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric cargo drone.
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NewsEquinor picks Lufttransport for AW189 operations and signs sale-and-leasback deal with Milestone
Norwegian oil firm Equinor has selected offshore newcomer Tromso-based Lufttransport RW to operate a fleet of five new Leonardo Helicopters AW189 super-medium-twins for personnel transport missions.
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NewsLate-paying Lilium Aerospace angers employees after wages slip
Lilium’s rescuer Mobile Uplift Corporation (MUC) has made a troubled start to its acquisition of the air taxi developer after employees that transferred to the new business were told their wages for January would be paid late.
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NewsEuropean Defence Fund pledges €25m for next-generation rotorcraft engine research
Development of a next-generation military rotorcraft engine is to benefit from a €25 million ($26.1 million) boost after the European Defence Fund (EDF) announced backing for the project in its latest annual work programme.
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NewsRoyal Navy’s upgraded Merlin fleet achieves FOC status
UK defence officials have declared full operating capability (FOC) status for the Royal Navy’s fleet of upgraded Leonardo Helicopters AW101 Merlin Mk4/4a rotorcraft.
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NewsBombardier hails Global 7500’s new Swiss role
Swiss defence procurement agency Armasuisse has unveiled its new Bombardier Global 7500 following its delivery in late 2024.
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NewsP&W upbeat on potential for hydrogen power as initial HySIITE testing wraps up
Pratt & Whitney has growing confidence over the potential for a revolutionary hydrogen-combustion, steam-injection turbine engine in the 2050s, after component-level testing of the “hardest parts” of the powerplant demonstrated the feasibility and benefits of the architecture.
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NewsP&W eyes technology insertion from GTF Advantage to improve ‘base’ PW1100G
Pratt & Whitney is increasingly confident that technologies developed for its GTF Advantage engine can be inserted into the baseline PW1100G to improve durability and time-on-wing.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters chief stays upbeat on H160 despite lacklustre 2024 sales
Airbus Helicopters chief executive Bruno Even has played down fears over the sales performance of its H160, following a year in which the airframer booked just four orders for the new medium-twin.