All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 7
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NewsAirbus UpNext gears up for 2026 flight tests with newly complete eXtra Performance Wing demonstrator
Airbus UpNext, the airframer’s innovation arm, has completed the installation of its eXtra Performance Wing onto a Cessna Citation VII business jet that will next year serve as a flying testbed for the project.
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NewsBristow's Beta testing ramps up with first Bergen flight for CX300
Bristow Norway has capped a busy month of test flights with the Beta Technologies Alia CX300, on 4 September performing the first simulated cargo mission between Stavanger and Bergen using the all-electric aircraft.
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NewsGKN expands additive production capability to US site in support of P&W programmes
GKN Aerospace is to expand its factory in Newington, Connecticut, adding a new additive fabrication capability to build parts for Pratt & Whitney PW1500G and PW1900G engines.
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NewsBeta scores $300m GE investment as part of hybrid-electric pact
GE Aerospace is to invest $300 million in advanced air mobility (AAM) developer Beta Technologies as part of an agreement that will also see the two companies co-develop a new hybrid-electric turbogenerator.
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NewsItaly’s Guardia di Finanza orders single Piaggio P180 Evo
Piaggio Aerospace has secured an order for a single P180 Avanti Evo from Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (GDF) agency, the first for the twin-turboprop since its acquisition earlier this year by Turkey’s Baykar Technologies.
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NewsNew Broome: PHI Aviation puts first AW189 into service in Western Australia
Offshore oil and gas operator PHI Aviation has begun commercial operations with the Leonardo Helicopters AW189 super-medium-twin, the latest type to be introduced to the firm’s fleet.
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NewsWindracers opens new UK factory in move to significantly scale Ultra output
UK-based cargo drone developer Windracers has officially opened its new production facility, having moved into the site earlier this summer.
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NewsVertical adds to board with Ky appointment
Vertical Aerospace has appointed former European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) chief Patrick Ky to its board of directors.
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NewsLeasing landscape faces shake-up with ‘transformational’ $7.4bn Air Lease acquisition
Steven Udvar-Hazy-founded lessor Air Lease (ALC) is to be acquired by a consortium of investors including rival SMBC Aviation Capital in a $7.4 billion cash deal that promises to shake up the aircraft leasing market.
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NewsUK competition regulator cites Airbus sale as key reason for Spirit-Boeing merger clearance
UK competition regulators cleared Boeing’s acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems after concluding that the sale to Airbus of parts of the aerostructures supplier’s operation would prevent any market distortion from taking place.
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NewsUSAF pilots to train at Italian flight school in historic first
US Air Force (USAF) pilots will for the first time be trained by a foreign school following a landmark agreement between the service and its Italian counterpart.
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NewsNew study highlights increased turbulence risk as climate change fuels atmospheric instability
Airlines and their passengers look set for an increasingly bumpy ride in future as climate change makes the atmosphere less stable and raises the risk of clear-air turbulence, new research suggests.
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NewsHoneywell-led STRATA consortium secures £14.1m for AI and additive manufacturing research
A Honeywell-led consortium has been granted UK government funding for a £14.1 million research and development project that aims to transform production processes using AI and additive manufacturing.
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NewsOperators rekindle interest in S-92 alongside super-mediums as supply chain issues fade, says lessor Milestone
Offshore helicopter operators appear to be gravitating back towards fleets featuring a mix of heavy and super-medium types as supply chain challenges previously afflicting the Sikorsky S-92 have begun to ease, according to leading lessor Milestone.
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NewsBoost for UpLift flying testbed as DLR completes ground vibration tests on modified D328
Germany’s DLR aerospace research centre has completed ground vibration tests on the Deutsche Aircraft D328-based UpLift flying testbed (D-CUPL).
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NewsSupernal CEO resigns as eVTOL firm seeks new leadership
Hyundai Motor Group-backed electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer Supernal is looking for a new leader after the resignation of chief executive Shin Jai-won. Shin has stepped down to take on an advisory role within the South Korean automotive manufacturer, according to the Yonhap news agency, citing a company ...
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AnalysisIndustry eyes greener future despite hydrogen adoption delay
Any organisation funding the research and technology activities necessary for aviation’s future faces a delicate balancing act as it looks to dole out investment.
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NewsUK Supreme Court ruling extends Global 6500 detention at Farnborough
The long-running detention of a Bombardier Global 6500 business jet at Farnborough airport under the UK government’s sanctions regime looks set to continue indefinitely following a recent Supreme Court ruling.
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NewsWould-be buyer of Lilium assets faces hurdles as administrators await key documents
Administrators overseeing the insolvency of collapsed electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer Lilium say they have yet to receive key documentation from a would-be buyer of the firm’s assets.
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NewsEcojet accounts show continued spending but little progress towards operational launch
Environmentally conscious UK start-up Ecojet Airlines appears no closer to launch despite another year’s trading during which it continued to rack up liabilities.