Micro-hybridisation: the next frontier to electrify flight?
Karim Mokaddem explains why aviation is embracing hybrid-electric power Decarbonising flight will require a range of solutions, including new fuel types and innovative technologies. Some…
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Norway’s First P-8A Poseidon Performs Maiden Flight
The first of five Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Norway performed its maiden flight yesterday, Aug. 9. The aircraft took off at 10:03 a.m. Pacific…
LEONARDO: A109 HELICOPTER’S MAIDEN FLIGHT ANNIVERSARY MARKS 50 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP
A109’s maiden flight paved the path for the company’s distinguished technical and performance features in the multirole and dual-use helicopter domainUnmatched speed, handling quality, efficient…
Leonardo’s AW101 for the Polish Navy flies for the first time
Leonardo celebrates an industrial engineering collaboration through the manufacturing efforts of its sites in Italy, the UK, and Poland on the Polish Navy’s AW101Leonardo is…
‘Road to space’: billionaire Bezos has successful suborbital jaunt
10-minute trip was first crewed Blue Origin space flightWorld’s oldest and youngest space voyagers were aboardBezos says company nears $100 million in private sales (Reuters)…
Richard Branson makes historic first full flight to space with VirginGalactic’s Unity22
Today a new step into spaceflight has been taken by VirginGalactic from their Spacebase in New Mexico ‘Spaceport America’ when ‘Unity22’ took to space with…
Lockheed Martin’s First Female F-35 Production and Training Pilot Takes Flight
On June 7, 2021, Monessa “Siren” Balzhiser took flight as Lockheed Martin’s first female F-35 Production and Training Pilot. The former United States Air Force…
Largest Boeing 737 MAX model set for maiden flight
(Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) prepared to stage a maiden flight of the largest member its 737 MAX family on Friday, in a further step…
Embraer Sells a Praetor 600 to Aerodata for Flight Inspections
Embraer has signed a contract with Aerodata AG, from Germany, to sell a Praetor 600 to be converted into a Flight Inspection Aircraft, to fulfill…
Elbit Systems Awarded a $1.65 Billion Contract for Flight Training Program, as Part of Agreement Between Israeli and Hellenic Ministries of Defense
(“Elbit Systems” or “the Company”) announced today, further to the Company’s announcement of January 5, 2021, that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately…
Northrop Grumman Completes Successful First Flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully completed the first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk on April 15, 2021 from Palmdale, California. With an unmatched…
NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Prepares for First Flight
NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft…
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