All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 32
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NewsPioneerLab progresses as Airbus Helicopters eyes hybrid future
Airbus Helicopters is continuing to ramp-up flights of its H145-based PioneerLab demonstrator as it looks to validate the latest autonomous control technologies prior to the installation of a hybrid-electric powertrain in 2025.
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NewsH2FLY hits latest power milestone in fuel cell ground tests
German advanced powertrain specialist H2FLY has successfully validated its latest hydrogen fuel cell system, achieving peak power of 175kW during bench testing.
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NewsRolls-Royce and ITP Aero partner on ‘loyal wingman’ engine
Rolls-Royce’s German unit and Spain-based ITP Aero have joined forces to pursue a new engine based on the former’s Advance2 two-spool core designed to equip a future ‘loyal wingman’ uncrewed aircraft in the 10t-plus class to enter service in the early part of next decade.
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NewsAvincis assists CityAirbus NextGen development for EMS missions
Helicopter emergency services specialist Avincis has joined forces with Airbus to help define future use cases and operational concepts for electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles such as the airframer’s CityAirbus NextGen.
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NewsD328eco progresses as Uplift flight tests trial synthetic SAF potential
Deutsche Aircraft is preparing to cut metal on its first D320eco test aircraft as the German manufacturer maintains its pace towards a 2025 first flight.
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NewsPZL Swidnik inaugurates new AW149 production line
PZL Swidnik, the Polish subsidiary of Leonardo Helicopters, has opened a new production line that will build AW149 battlefield transports for the Polish Land Forces. Warsaw in 2022 ordered 32 of the super-medium-twin helicopters, with the agreement specifying technology transfer and local production. Source: Bartosz Glowacki Warsaw will ...
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NewsPearl 10X testing gathers pace as business jet engine reaches double-digit flight milestone
Rolls-Royce hopes to have wrapped up flight testing of the new Pearl 10X business jet engine by the end of the summer as the programme gathers pace.
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NewsLilium’s Roewe 'confident but not comfortable’ with mid-2026 service-entry goal
Lilium chief executive Klaus Roewe says he is confident that the German company will hit its target of service entry for the developmental Lilium Jet by the middle of 2026. Although the Bavaria-based firm has yet to fly a full-scale version of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, ...
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AnalysisItaly’s Air Corporate praises performance of new ACH160
Air Corporate is already full of praise for its new ACH160, following the VIP-configured helicopter’s service entry earlier this year.
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AnalysisAW09 joins Agusta VIP helicopter family
Leonardo Helicopters has taken the wraps off the latest addition to its Agusta-branded family of VIP rotorcraft, unveiling at EBACE today the AW09 light-single in a baseline five-passenger layout.
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NewsDassault plays down FCAS fears after Belgium joins as observer
Outspoken Dassault Aviation chief executive Eric Trappier says he remains sanguine about the possible participation of additional nations in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme currently being developed for France, Germany and Spain.
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NewsACH160 takes starring role for Airbus Corporate Helicopters
Airbus Corporate Helicopters has given a leading role to its newest star at this year’s EBACE, with the ACH160 medium-twin taking centre stage on its show stand.
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NewsDassault chief Trappier confident on revised Falcon 10X schedule
Dassault Aviation chief executive Eric Trappier is confident that the airframer’s revised development timeline for its ultra-long-range Falcon 10X will hold, despite continued issues in the supply chain.
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NewsPHI adds to super-medium fleet with deal for up to a dozen AW189s
US offshore operator PHI Group has continued its fleet growth plan, signing a framework agreement with Leonardo Helicopters for up to 12 AW189 super-medium-twins, a move signalling its further diversification away from the Sikorsky S-92.
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NewsAirbus defence unit to study solutions for European strategic transport need
Airbus Defence & Space is to lead a consortium to identify short- and long-term options for strategic transport of outsized military cargo under an European Defence Fund (EDF)-backed project.
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NewsCoulson takes first 737-700 for firefighting conversion
Canada’s Coulson Aviation has received the first Boeing 737-700 from Southwest Airlines for conversion into an aerial firefighting aircraft at its site in Port Alberni, British Columbia.
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In depthSix bidders face off for NATO next-generation rotorcraft concept contracts
Half-a-dozen companies – including traditional airframers, start-ups, and even an international consultancy – are vying for a trio of contracts to produce designs for a next-generation rotorcraft that could eventually replace thousands of helicopters currently operated by NATO members.
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NewsRomania picks Marte ER missiles for new H215M fleet
Romania is to integrate the MBDA Marte ER anti-surface warfare missile onto a pair of Airbus Helicopters H215Ms it is procuring.
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NewsHeliService to operate windfarm-support flights with 40% SAF blend
German rotorcraft specialist HeliService is to begin operating offshore flights in support of windfarm construction in the Baltic Sea using helicopters running on a 40% blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) under a pilot project.
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AnalysisLCI and Sumitomo joint-venture helicopter lessor to take trio of Airbus types
Leasing joint venture SMFL LCI Helicopters (SMFLH) has ordered up to 21 new rotorcraft following an investment by its owners.