Swedish developer Heart Aerospace’s first full-scale prototype – the all-electric HX-1 – is our cover choice, having recently broken cover in Gothenburg. The test asset will get airborne next year in the USA, supporting the ambitious start-up’s work on a potentially transformational regional transport named the ES-30.
Boeing, meanwhile, has been plunged into a fresh crisis, with strike action by union members halting production of the 737, 767 and 777, and threatening its finances. And the US Air Force is reviewing its next-generation fighter, tanker and unmanned aircraft priorities, with cost-control a key factor.
Also this issue, we preview the NBAA business aviation show, to assess when the next big development programmes could launch, and check the post-pandemic health of US market demand. Plus: rotorcraft and environment special reports.
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Having unveiled its first flight-test prototype, Heart Aerospace is now working to get the HX-1 airborne next year while also overcoming the multiple engineering and production challenges on the path to developing its ES-30, a hybrid-electric airliner targeted for service-entry by the end of this decade.
Boeing will ask suppliers to stop shipping most parts to its Pacific Northwest aircraft assembly sites and is considering furloughing employees as part of a broader plan to save cash amid an ongoing machinists’ strike.
The service’s top civilian official says the US Air Force soon plans to announce major changes to its most-significant new aircraft development programmes, including to its sixth-generation air superiority platform, a low-observable tanker and low-cost autonomous fighters.
Unambiguous procedures for installing angle-of-attack sensors on Yakovlev Superjet 100s are being developed after the fatal crash of a Gazpromavia aircraft – as well as an earlier incident involving a sister ship.
US start-up JetZero continues to progress towards the first flight of a full-scale blended-wing-body demonstrator aircraft by 2027, with the jet having passed the preliminary design review milestone earlier this year.
An eventual successor to current regional turboprops could feature a strut-braced, high-aspect-ratio composite wing with morphing leading and trailing edges, depending on the outcome of an ongoing research and technology project.
Under a $991 million contract, systems integrator Sierra Nevada will convert Bombardier Global 6500 business jets into airborne surveillance and reconnaissance platforms to replace a current fleet of turboprops.
Offshore helicopter operators are continuing to battle serious fleet availability challenges on the Sikorsky S-92 that are “unprecedented in [their] severity and duration” and which oil and gas producers say pose “significant safety and operational risks”.
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Most business aircraft manufacturers have revealed their hands in terms of new product development ahead of this year’s NBAA convention. But will there be any surprise launches?
Business aviation enjoyed a post-pandemic spike in the USA – but what are the longer-term prospects for the sector ahead of its biggest annual event, and a presidential election two weeks later?
Half a century ago, a prototype example of the YUH-60A Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System lifted off from Sikorsky’s Stratford, Connecticut site, marking the first flight of a rotorcraft that has since become one of the most prolific military aircraft of all time.
Rotorcraft operator CHC has delivered vital support services for the Australian Defence Force’s aircraft operations over 35 years. Now it is pitching to extend that relationship.
The transport ministers of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland have agreed to collaborate on initiatives to speed their introduction of low- and no-emissions flight technologies.
New Zealand’s airports have long been decarbonising and partnering with airlines, energy, and aerospace companies in readiness for low- or no-emission aircraft.
Atop the challenges which face every airline every day, Hawaiian Airlines is acutely aware that climate change threatens to damage or even destroy key aviation, tourism and community infrastructure across the islands, and by extension big sections of the tourist economy
Former Oxford University academics claim to have come up with a simple way of creating sustainable aviation fuel from hydrogen and carbon dioxide, and are beginning to industrialise their technology.
The thrill of flying led Stephanie Goetz to leave a successful career in broadcasting. She now pilots Global-series business jets, while also championing breast cancer awareness using a unique L-39.
The lighter side of Flight International.
Already dealing with multiple challenges across the business, Boeing’s hopes of a recovery this year are now threatened by a strike by its machinists. A quick resolution is key.
The next generation of commercial aircraft may have a shorter lifespan than their predecessors. With a heavy reliance on years of aftermarket revenues, supply chains will need to adapt, says Matteo Peraldo.
