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7 December 2020

ReleaseElectra selects lead airframe contractor

7 December 2020 VerdeGo Aero’s hybrid electric powertrain will drive Airflow’s eSTOL cargo aircraft.

Airflow selects VerdeGo powertrain for hybrid eSTOL

Integrating VerdeGo's hybrid-electric powertrain to Airflow's eSTOL platform will enhance the aircraft's mission capabilities by extending range to four to ten times that of a battery-electric system.

4 December 2020

ReleaseErickson announces final FAA certification of the composite main rotor blades on the S-64F and CH-54B

4 December 2020

ReleaseGA-ASI demonstrates government-supplied CODE autonomy engine

3 December 2020 Samad Aerospace has completed the first CTOL flight of 50% scale e-Starling demonstrator.

Samad's half-scale Starling makes first CTOL flight

Ticking off the CTOL flight capability is a crucial step towards validation for the e-Starling. Hovering trials and transition between hovering and aerodynamic flight in both directions can now begin.

3 December 2020 The Shanghai Aircraft Airworthiness Certification Center of CAAC has issued the first model inspection and approval letter for the C919 project. Photos by Wang Jiliang.

CAAC paves the way for C919 to move into flight testing

Six C919 flight test aircraft will now carry out more intensive flight test missions, verifying the type's safety and reliability, and ensuring compliance with airworthiness regulations, following a ceremony in Nanchang.

3 December 2020

Textron revels in King Air 260 coronation

The King Air 260 is the latest addition to Textron's popular prop series. This iteration includes the Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) ThrustSense Autothrottle, along with a new digital pressurisation controller.

3 December 2020

ReleaseThe Airbus Zephyr, Solar High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) concludes a successful new test flight campaign in Arizona, USA

3 December 2020

ReleaseH55 has secured CHF 20 million to complete the certification of its electric propulsion system

3 December 2020

ReleaseBell Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque demonstrator wins Popular Science "Best of What's New in Aerospace" award

2 December 2020

ReleaseICON Aircraft brings the Garmin G3X Touch and Autopilot to the ICON A5

2 December 2020

ReleaseXeriant announces strategic alliance with Dynamic European aircraft manufacturer

30 November 2020

ReleaseVSR700 achieves autonomous takeoff and landing from moving platform

30 November 2020

ReleaseFive-bladed Airbus H145 receives FAA type certification

27 November 2020

ReleaseDenis Manturov appreciated the preparation of MC-21-310 with PD-14 engine for the first flight

25 November 2020 Cassio first customer deliveries could be as soon as 2023.

VoltAero attracts European funding for Cassio

VoltAero has been selected by the European Innovation Council to receive multi-million euro funding for the development of the Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft.

25 November 2020 Jude Rushmere from MBIE, Philipp Sueltrop from Kea Aerospace, Mark Rocket from Kea Aerospace, Hon. Minister Megan Woods and Lianne Dalziel, Mayor of Christchurch.

Kea reveals plans for solar-powered image gatherer

The Kea Aerospace Atmos will cruise for months on end at 65,000 feet, enabling continuous data gathering at lower cost than satellite alternatives. Three electric motors will power the aircraft.

25 November 2020 The Embraer and EDP electric aircraft prototype.

Embraer partners up to investigate high voltage batteries

EDP Smart has acquired the energy storage and battery charging technologies for Embraer's all-electric demonstrator aircraft project, which will utilise the EMB-203 Ipanema as its test bed.

25 November 2020

Avions Mauboussin launches STOL hybrid-hydrogen aircraft

Reviving an iconic aircraft brand from the 1930s, Avions Mauboussin has its eyes on the future with two aircraft models designed for sustainable regional hydrogen-powered air mobility.

24 November 2020

ReleaseGA-ASI awarded smart sensor contract

24 November 2020

ReleaseEHang 216's Korean flight tour: the first step toward future UAM operations

23 November 2020

ReleaseISAE-SUPAERO and H3 Dynamics develop a zero-emission pilotless aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean

23 November 2020

ReleaseModified IJT commences spin flight testing

19 November 2020

ReleaseXTI Aircraft partners with VerdeGo Aero on the Hybrid-Electric VTOL TriFan 200 cargo/logistics aircraft

18 November 2020

ReleaseXERI awarded new Halo aircraft patent

18 November 2020 Wisk’s autonomous all-electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (eVTOL) air taxi.

NASA partners Wisk and Alaka'i to develop UAM safety

Wisk Aero and Alaka'i Technologies will join others to prepare for NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign NC-1 beginning in 2022, where NASA will begin to assess vehicle readiness.

18 November 2020 Boom Supersonic and Collins Aerospace will collaborate on advanced nacelle technology for Boom’s supersonic airliner, Overture.

Boom brings Collins onboard for supersonic nacelles

Collins has completed 19 nacelle certification programs over the past decade, so believes it is uniquely positioned to collaborate with Boom Supersonic as it aims for greater economy and lower noise.

17 November 2020

ReleaseAn unmanned aerial vehicle with a payload of 100 kg - V400 Albatross first public flight!

13 November 2020

ReleaseX-59 assembly presses on

12 November 2020

ReleaseBeechcraft King Air 360 enters into service with first delivery of the newest flagship turboprop

12 November 2020

ReleaseEHang 216 AAV made its debut in Seoul after obtaining a special certificate of airworthiness from Korea

11 November 2020 The MC-21-310 prototype aircraft with Russian PD-14 engines.

First MC-21 with Russian PD-14 engines rolls out

Irkut Corporation is starting ground tests on the MC-21-310 prototype aircraft. It features Russia-manufactured engines which have already been tested in one of the pods of an Ilyushin Il-76.

11 November 2020

ReleaseLilium partners with Tavistock development and City of Orlando to establish first region in the US

11 November 2020

ReleaseLeonardo: the successful C-27J Spartan sheds its skin to reach new performance heights

10 November 2020

ReleaseAerion AS2 completes wind tunnel validation - prepares for production start in 2023

6 November 2020

ReleaseRussian Helicopters delivers first batch of helicopter knock-down kits to Kazakhstan

4 November 2020

ReleaseThe L-39NG passed the aerodynamic tests for armed version

4 November 2020

British businessman bids to save the Eclipse program

The future prospects for the Eclipse business jet are uncertain, to say the least, but a new buyer is looking to lead its manufacturer out of Chapter 11. The US courts will decide if the purchase can go ahead.

4 November 2020 The production Cassio aircraft has a sleek, aerodynamically-optimised fuselage with a forward fixed canard and an aft-set wing with twin booms that support a high-set horizontal tail.

Sonaca to develop airframe for hybrid-electric Cassio

VoltAero's four-seat Cassio 330 could be in customer hands by 2023, with Sonaca's help to transition into serial manufacturing in Nouvelle Aquitaine. Larger models will follow.

4 November 2020

Canadian group will streamline air mobility sector development

A consortium of Canadian aerospace companies have joined forces to focus on developing advanced air mobility solutions. Operating in urban skies is going to involve close cooperation with regulators.

3 November 2020

ReleaseHill Helicopters reveals innovative new engine design for the HX50

2 November 2020

ReleaseBye Aerospace signs key agreements with Aerospace9

29 October 2020 UVH-500 delivery unmanned aerial system (UAS) during test flights.

UAVOS cargo UAV system enters flight testing

A CH-7 helicopter with a larger fuel tank, larger heat exchangers and a parachute system and an autonomous system from the family of autopilot solutions developed by UAVOS; the basis of a new unmanned solution.

29 October 2020 The cockpit of the X-59 at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works factory in Palmdale.

X-59 assembly progresses despite pandemic challenges

Lockheed Martin is assembling the experimental aircraft for NASA in anticipation of its first flight some time in mid-2022, and is now turning its attention to the cockpit space.

29 October 2020 The first U.S.-assembled A220 takes-off from Mobile, Alabama.

Airbus hands over first Mobile A220

Having made its first flight in June this year, the first A220 assembled in Mobile, Alabama, has been handed over to Delta Air Lines. 400 U.S. employees have been trained on A220 production

28 October 2020

ReleaseWorkhorse Group submits formal application to the FAA for Type Certification of its HorseFly delivery drone

28 October 2020

ReleaseEHang to accelerate UAM services upon CAAC announcement of Unmanned Civil Aviation Experimental Zones

28 October 2020

ReleaseAirCar - the flying car passed flight tests. Next stop: driving a new market

26 October 2020

ReleaseWorld's first flying car hits the road

26 October 2020

ReleaseFlying car hits take-off speed