All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 4
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NewsHill Helicopters HX50 first flight slips as GT50 engine development drags on schedule
UK rotorcraft start-up Hill Helicopters has further delayed the first flight of its developmental HX50 light-single, pushing back the milestone until late 2026.
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NewsAir China Cargo discloses A350 Freighter plan
Air China Cargo has outlined plans to order up to 10 Airbus A350 Freighters, in a deal valued at up to $4.65 billion at list prices.
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NewsFrench navy to lease trio of Pilatus PC-24 business jets from Jet Aviation
Jet Aviation is to acquire a trio of Pilatus PC-24 midsize business jets for lease to the French navy as transport and training assets.
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NewsItaly lines up follow-on order for 29 AW249 Fenice attack helicopters in €1.22 billion deal
Italy has begun the process of contracting a third batch of Leonardo AW249 Fenice attack helicopters for its army in a deal valued at €1.22 billion ($1.41 billion).
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NewsMD Helicopters rolls out upgrade packages for MD 500D
MD Helicopters has won approval from the US regulator for the first of a series of upgrade packages for older D-model variants of the MD 500 light-single which, if combined, would bring it towards the level of the latest MD 530F model.
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NewsHorizon Aircraft boosted by anti-ice research grant under latest round of Canadian sustainability programme
A clutch of Canadian companies is in line for some C$62 million ($44.3 million) of research and technology funding dedicated to sustainable aerospace projects, including the integration of innovative anti-ice systems on Horizon Aircraft’s Cavorite X7.
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NewsFirst firefighting-roled H160 arrives in Japan ahead of 2026 debut
Japan’s Hiroshima City Fire Services Bureau has taken delivery of its first Airbus Helicopters H160, becoming the initial operator of the medium-twin in a firefighting configuration.
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NewsCFM still ‘in discussions’ with Airbus over Leap-1A deliveries to support rate 75 A320neo production
Safran and its CFM International narrowbody engine joint venture with GE Aerospace remain in negotiations with Airbus over the ramp-up required on the Leap-1A to meet the airframer’s rate 75 A320neo production target in 2027 and beyond.
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NewsFrance targets significant Rafale order expansion from 2027 onwards
France could significantly expand its future commitments for the Dassault Aviation Rafale fighter, disclosing an ambition to order more than 50 additional examples of the multirole type in the coming years.
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NewsRegional aircraft lessor TrueNoord to advise Elysian on development of battery-powered E9X
Netherlands-based Elysian Aircraft is to collaborate with regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord on the development of its E9X battery-powered 90-seater.a
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NewsNorway presses ahead with defence helicopter acquisitions, as talks continue with UK on ASW assets
Norway continues to analyse the options for a future anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter to equip its new UK-built Type 26 frigates as the Nordic nation wrestles with multiple rotorcraft procurement programmes.
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NewsItaly plans to restore lapsed maritime patrol capability with six-aircraft buy
Italy has outlined plans to acquire six new maritime patrol aircraft capable of performing anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare missions.
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NewsKorean Air signs for up to 100 Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft
Korean Air has signed a deal for up to 100 Archer Aviation Midnight electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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NewsHeli Austria waits on EASA nod for Thales StableLight autopilot on H125
Heli Austria will later this year become the first European rotorcraft operator to use Thales’s StableLight retrofit four-axis autopilot system for light helicopters.
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NewsHeart Aerospace discloses new delay to HX-1’s maiden flight
Heart Aerospace has again delayed the first flight of its HX-1 all-electric demonstrator, with the milestone now having slipped into early 2026.
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NewsLilium prototypes remain up for sale despite Archer agreement for patent portfolio
If you thought the long-running Lilium saga had ended with Archer Aviation’s purchase of its patent portfolio, well, not quite: the collapsed developer’s two prototype aircraft remain up for sale having been excluded from that acquisition.
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NewsClean Aviation offers reassurance on hydrogen flight-test plan
Clean Aviation has not ruled out providing funding for future flight tests of hydrogen technologies on smaller commuter-category aircraft – despite being outside the EU body’s remit – provided developers can prove scalability onto larger platforms.
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NewsPratt & Whitney Canada marks latest PT6 flight-hour milestone
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PT6 E-Series engine family has now surpassed 500,000 flight hours since its service entry in 2020.
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NewsUS government shutdown fails to derail launch of Blackhawk’s TBM 700 engine upgrade programme
Blackhawk Aerospace has launched a new engine upgrade programme for the Daher TBM 700-series turboprop having received supplemental type certification (STC) for the modification days before the US government shutdown came into effect.
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NewsUS luxury start-up Magnifica Air targets ultra-premium market with A220 and A321neo fleet
US-based private airline Magnifica Air has unveiled ambitious expansion plans that will see it rapidly grow its fleet of ultra-premium-configured airliners following the start of operations in 2027.