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2021
27 May

ReleaseThe EUROGLIDER autonomous electric glider project is ready for takeoff

26 May

ReleaseAirlander's mobility cabin concepts revealed

26 May

ReleaseAirbus provides suppliers with an update on production plans

25 May

ReleaseStatement on behalf of Aerion Corporation

20 May Boeing T-7A Red Hawk aircraft mechanic Will Helton examines the surface of the first spliced advanced trainer being produced in St. Louis as part of the U.S. Air Force contract for 351 of the new jets. (Photo: Randy Jackson)

Boeing completes first production digital splice of Red Hawk

It took just half an hour to join the front and aft sections of the T-7A trainer, with a 98% reduction in drilling defects. The latest digital techniques are delivering an improvement of 50% in production quality.

20 May Roei Ganzarski (left) and Omer Bar-Yohay (right) shake hands as the electric propulsion units are delivered to Eviation's facility in Arlington, Washington.

Power is in hand for first flight of Alice

Following the arrival of the first magniX engine Eviation expects to fly its Alice electric aircraft later this year. The aircraft will carry nine passengers up to 440nm.

20 May

ReleaseTanking goes automatic

20 May

ReleaseAntonov completed assembly of a fuselage of the first AN-178 for MoD of Ukraine

20 May

ReleaseSubaru new helicopter Subaru Bell 412 EPX starts delivery

18 May

ReleaseBETA Technologies closes $368 million funding round led by Fidelity and backed by Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund

18 May

ReleaseVoltAero's Cassio 1 demonstrator aircraft will make its public debut at France Air Expo

18 May

ReleaseDiamond Aircraft wins iF DESIGN AWARD 2021 for the DA50 RG

17 May

ReleaseAirbus welcomes first ACJ TwoTwenty section in Mirabel / Canada

17 May

ReleaseVoloConnect: expanding Volocopter's coverage of the urban air mobility ecosystem

13 May The X-59 is fitted with Quiet Supersonic Technologies (QueSST).

NASA's quiet supersonic research aircraft could fly in 2022

Innovative features on top of the X-59 wing should re-shape the shock wave pattern, substantially reducing the sonic boom to more of a sonic "thump" when it reaches the ground. Collins is onboard for the avionics.

13 May Hermeus will build its first aircraft in the new factory in Atlanta.

Hermeus secures factory for Mach 5 aircraft manufacture

A large facility in Atlanta will allow Hermeus to manufacture in an urban environment, while being just a few miles from Dekalb-Peachtree airport. It will house assembly, manufacturing and testing operations.

13 May

Pegasus scales up flight testing for vertical business jet models

Pegasus expects to fly a full-scale unmanned hover model of its proposed vertical take-off business jet by the end of the year. Its cool-air fan technology should make it suitable for all manner of take-off sites.

13 May The modernised Toulouse facility will house the final assembly line for the A320 family.

Work restarts on upgraded final assembly line in Toulouse

A huge backlog of orders for the A320 series means that Airbus is prioritising further work on final assembly lines. The latest, in the former A380 Lagardere facility, should be operational by the end of 2022.

12 May

ReleaseRostec to present modernised Ka-32A11M at MAKS

12 May

ReleaseATR 42-600S moves from design to industrialisation

11 May

ReleaseNew Robinsons include enhanced audio alerts

11 May

ReleaseBell announces delivery of 300th Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

11 May

ReleasePS-28N Cruiser EASA type certified

6 May Stratolaunch Talon-A separation article.

Stratolaunch carrier aircraft completes second flight

Talon-A is a fully reusable, autonomous, liquid rocket-powered Mach 6-class vehicle which can provide over 60 seconds of hypersonic flight test conditions. It needs a monster carrier aircraft to get it airborne.

6 May

Aeronautics pitches Orbiter 4 for maritime patrol duties

With advanced image processing, automatic takeoff and recovery, and the ability to navigate with or without GPS/datalink, Orbiter 4 can take-off and land on any type of vessel and is operated by only three personnel.

6 May The flight test crew prepare to take number two airborne.

Falcon 6X testing on track with second aircraft airborne

On the brink of a major product announcement, Dassault continues to make progress with its Falcon 6X. Three test aircraft will eventually complete the certification process during next year.

6 May

Dassault unveils ultra-long range Falcon 10X

With a non-stop range of 7,500nm or more than 15 hours, Dassault has ensured that its future Falcon will have the most comfortable cabin possible - large, exceptional pressurisation, and with pure filtered air.

6 May

ReleaseL3Harris Technologies and Air Tractor announce Sky Warden ISR strike aircraft

6 May

ReleaseJaunt Air Mobility announces design and manufacturing operations in Canada and the appointment of Eric Cote as President

5 May

ReleaseUSAF, Kratos complete milestone 1 of the Autonomous Attritable Aircraft Experimentation (AAAx) campaign with successful flight test series

5 May

ReleaseAir Force awards first airworthiness approval for human flight in AFWERX Agility Prime electric aircraft program

5 May

ReleaseWisk to provide and operate up to 30 electric vertical aircraft for key Blade Urban Air Mobility routes

4 May

ReleasePilatus delivers 1800th PC-12

4 May

ReleaseResolute ISR Inc. completes purchase of Resolute Eagle UAS from American Aerospace (AATI).

4 May

ReleaseAirbus demonstrates C295 FITS mission system operated by ground-based crews

3 May

ReleaseSagetech Avionics and Pen Aviation sign MOU to integrate detect and avoid system

30 April

ReleaseAstro Aerospace announces definitive agreement to acquire Horizon Aircraft

29 April

ReleaseREGENT Craft Inc, announces the launch of the world's first seaglider, an electric flying machine set to transport passengers along coastal routes by 2025

28 April

ReleaseDeliveries for Beechcraft King Air 360 and 260 aircraft to commence in Brazil with recent ANAC certification

28 April

Bye targets turboprop markets with all-electric twin

The eFlyer 800 will have only one-fifth the operating costs of traditional twin turboprops and is geared for the air taxi, cargo, regional and charter aircraft markets. L3Harris will collaborate to create an ISR version.

28 April The R44 S/N 14438 is the 13,000th helicopter delivered by Robinson.

Robinson celebrates milestone delivery with paint make-over

Forty-two years since the delivery of the first R22, Robinson has notched up an average of over 300 helicopters per year to customers all around the world. There are three models in the line-up.

28 April FIXAR 007 is a vertical takeoff and landing, fixed wing commercial drone with primary application in the aerial mapping and survey (photogrammetry and LiDAR) in the mining, oil & gas, energy, and agricultural sectors.

Volatus to manufacture light drones in Ontario

The FIXAR 007 will be first to roll off the production line, featuring a two-kilogram payload capacity and swappable payload module. Up to 1,200 of this and future models are envisaged.

28 April Airbus has set out plans to transform its European aerostructures activities.

Airbus to absorb Stelia and Premium Aerotech into the brand

Reorganising its aerostructures activity into two major companies, in France and Germany, Airbus aims to focus more closely on assembly and less on the manufacture of detail parts.

27 April

ReleasePiper M600/SLS HALO System with Garmin Autoland achieves EASA certification

27 April

ReleaseWingcopter announces world's first triple-drop delivery drone to power logistical highways in the sky

26 April

ReleaseBell partners with Government of Quebec to develop green technology

26 April

ReleaseAirbus to test advanced autonomous features on helicopter Flightlab

23 April

ReleaseVoltAero lays out the business case for its Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft

23 April

ReleaseEmbraer and Brazilian Air Force sign a memorandum that aims the study of unmanned aircraft system

22 April

ReleaseDufour Aerospace receives funding from session.vc and existing investors to accelerate growth