All articles by Howard Hardee – Page 6
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Sikorsky ‘not confined to rotor blades’ as it unveils tiltwing Hex demonstrator
Sikorsky has shared its vision for a hybrid-electic tiltwing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft called Hex.
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Phenix rises for ‘dirty, dull and dangerous’ missions with newly unveiled Ultra 2XL
Uncrewed aircraft developer Phenix Solutions has unveiled a full-sized prototype of its remotely piloted heavy-lift rotorcraft at the Heli-Expo show in Anaheim.
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Lynx Air to cease operations due to high costs and stiff competition
Canadian start-up carrier Lynx Air is ceasing operations on 26 February, citing financial pressure in the highly competitive low-cost segment.
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Wisk eyeing potential air taxi operations in greater Houston area
The California-based start-up has an agreement with the city of Sugar Land, Texas to develop autonomous air taxi services in the Houston area.
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Interview
Eve seeks to firm up air taxi order backlog: CEO Johann Bordais
Six months after taking over as chief executive of Eve Air Mobility, Johann Bordais is trying to turn some of the start-up’s tentative orders into firm ones.
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Advanced air mobility start-ups see huge Asia-Pacific potential
Advanced air mobility companies descended on the Singapore air show with ambitions of unlocking the vast potential market for next-generation aircraft in Asia.
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Honda Aircraft seeks firmer foothold in Asian business jet market
Seeking to capitalise on the potential market for light business jets in Asia, Honda Aircraft is bringing its certified pre-owned (CPO) programme to the region.
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Interview
Australian hydrogen start-up AMSL Aero emerges with long-range ambitions
Australian hydrogen-electric aircraft developer AMSL Aero is taking a long-range view of potential use cases for its in-development Vertiia aircraft, targeting intra-city operations rather than urban air taxi services.
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P&W boosts Singapore presence with expanded engine centre
As part of a long-term plan to bolster its presence in Southeast Asia, Pratt & Whitney has expanded its Eagle Services Asia engine centre in Singapore, which it expects will boost geared turbofan (GTF) engine production at the facility by about two-thirds in 2024.
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Hawaiian takes delivery of first of 12 Boeing 787s
The airline’s first 787-9 arrived in Honolulu on 14 February after a delivery flight from Boeing’s 787 production facility in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Nearly $1bn directed toward improving 114 US airports
President Joe Biden’s administration on February 15 indicated that it is awarding some $970 million for improvements to airports in 44 states across the USA.
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Porter plans trio of new E195-E2 crew bases across Canada
Canada’s Porter Airlines is launching a trio of crew bases staffed with a total of 350 employees to support its growing Embraer 195-E2 operations.
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Surf Air secures 90 early deliveries of Electra’s hybrid-electric aircraft
A pair of US start-ups with plans to electrify regional aviation are partnering to bring their emerging low-emissions technologies to a “broad customer base”.
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United dials up effort to secure Hawaiian’s forfeited Haneda slot
United Airlines is requesting the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to “immediately grant” the carrier’s uncontested application for a soon-to-be-vacated slot at Tokyo’s Haneda airport.
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Merlin to develop autonomous KC-135 flight capabilities with USAF
Autonomous flight technology company Merlin has an agreement with the United States Air Force (USAF) to work toward uncrewed operations of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.
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Canada’s Nolinor Aviation re-introduces 737-200 for gravel runway operations
Canadian charter airline Nolinor Aviation has re-introduced a Boeing 737-200 optmised for gravel runways that it plans to use in austere far-northern operating environments.
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Mexican start-up Awesome Cargo eyes expanded international flights
Mexican start-up carrier Awesome Cargo is requesting authority to expand its Airbus A330 operations to the USA.
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Five people aboard business jet during crash on South Florida interstate
A Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet crashed on Interestate 75 near Naples, Florida on 9 February with five people aboard.
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Loose part found in cowling of Atlas Air 747 after in-flight engine fire
US investigators found a loose component in the engine cowling of the Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 involved in an in-flight engine fire during a 18 January fight from Miami International airport.
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Senate committee rejects raising mandatory US pilot retirement age
A US Senate committee has voted down a measure in the Federal Aviation Administration’s five-year spending reauthorisation bill that would have raised the mandatory pilot retirement age from 65 to 67 years old.