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2024
24 April Custom battery packs.

Amprius and Stafl team up for battery pack innovation

This collaboration could mark a significant step forward in driving innovation and accelerating the adoption of high-performance battery solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles and urban air mobility applications.

24 April

ReleaseRapidFlight announces cutting-edge Mobile Production System

24 April

ReleaseZeroAvia launches electric and hydrogen aviation components offering as manufacturing plans revealed

23 April

ReleaseThe Stephens Group completes strategic investment into VisionSafe

23 April

ReleaseMerlin partners with MIT Lincoln Laboratory (LL) to continue work to dramatically improve aviation safety

22 April

ReleaseEASA issues 'Permit to Fly' to AURA AERO for its brand new Integral E, two-seater electric aircraft, whose first flight should take place in the coming weeks

19 April

ReleaseAeros initiates down selection of general contractor for construction of cargo airship manufacturing facility

19 April

ReleaseAeroMech announces RVSM certification program for Piper M700 Fury

18 April

ReleaseIntroducing the CD-170R engine optimised for rotary wing applications

18 April

ReleaseAmprius secures multiple purchase orders from AALTO for SiMaxx 450 Wh/kg high-energy cells to continue record-breaking flights

18 April Eve's eVTOL is scheduled to begin deliveries and enter into service in 2026.

Eve names KAI as supplier for eVTOL pylons

The pylons are a key component of the airframe that provide support for its electric power units and eight lift propellers. KAI supplies major aerostructure components to global aircraft manufacturers.

18 April Manufacturing in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Bell Mexico delivers 800th commercial aircraft cabin

It has manufactured cabins and fuselages, electrical harnesses and components, instrument panels, firewalls, bulkheads, floors and other structural components for the Bell 206L4, 407, 429 and 412 platforms.

18 April

ReleasePacket Digital to build battery cell factory in North Dakota

18 April Celebrating the new agreement.

Chile's ENAER expands cooperation with Embraer

Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, ENAER was an important supplier of structures for the ERJ-135/140/145 family of jets - now its work with Embraer will involve moire aircraft types.

17 April

ReleaseThe future of e-aviation arrives at the AERO Friedrichshafen trade show with VoltAero and its Cassio S testbed aircraft

17 April This new design, the manufacturer says, comes after carefully listening to customer suggestions and improves on all the best features of the previous P2006T models, of which 400 units have been built.

Tecnam's latest P2006T features 300 improvements

Pilots benefit from an additional front door for the co-pilot and external access to the baggage compartment. Windows have also been redesigned and made larger to improve visibility.

17 April

ReleaseST Engineering and Bureau Veritas sign cooperation agreement to advance Wing-in-Ground technology

17 April BRM Aero is now accepting pre-orders.

BRM and H55 open the order book for the Energic

They say that the B23 Energic will be the first clean and efficient fully electric aircraft in the CS-23 general aviation category, with the first deliveries to a selected group of launch customers scheduled early next year.

17 April There are a total of 10-20 flights planned before reaching supersonic speeds.

Boom's XB-1 is cleared for supersonic testing

The FAA has issued a first-of-its-kind authorisation to XB-1 for supersonic test flights, planned for later this year in the Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor in Mojave, CA.

16 April

ReleaseHorizon Aircraft provides corporate update

16 April

ReleaseLilium starts production of high-performance battery packs for the Lilium Jet

15 April

ReleaseNext milestone of Do228 NXT production achieved - successful start of the Do228 NXT wing production at General Atomics AeroTec Systems

15 April

ReleaseAV enters teaming agreement with Parry Labs to develop modular next-generation long range reconnaissance UAS

15 April

ReleaseEP Systems unveils EPiC 2.0 offering over 90 minutes of usable flight time

15 April

ReleaseHyLight raises €3.7 million ($4 million) to decarbonise aerial inspection with its hydrogen-powered airship drone

11 April

ReleaseAmprius completes qualification process for SiMaxx™ mass production tool, ramping up manufacturing capacity to 2 MWh

11 April

ReleaseMHIAEL completes expansion of the its Nagasaki Plant for manufacture of aero engine combustors

10 April Pilatus engineers carried out an extensive campaign of flight tests to expand the entire envelope for the higher design weights.

Latest PC-24 offers more range and payload

The Payload Range Increase Program focused on increasing the payload capacity and range, while retaining the PC-24's aerodynamic characteristics and flight handling, so that meant no major changes to the external shape.

10 April The G700 cabin supplemental type certifications officially approve the interior outfitting of the G700 and its cabin air purification system.

Gulfstream's G700 earns additional certifications

Production methods were designed with the Savannah-based research and development team and include advanced automation, 3D model designs, and robotic and bonding techniques.

10 April ST Engineering AirX’s AirFish 8 during a demonstration flight.

ST Engineering and MPA collaborate on wing-in-ground trials

AirX intends to trial both the single-engine and the dual-engine AirFish 8 prototypes, which can seat up to eight passengers.

10 April In addition to the type certification efforts in Japan, Wingcopter is currently undergoing the FAA type certification process in the USA, which will allow to unlock the huge commercial potential of the North American market as well.

Wingcopter and ITOCHU start certification for Wingcopter 198 in Japan

The Wingcopter 198 will be the first foreign company's drone to be accepted for type certification, and approval would allow for commercial BVLOS operations in populated areas.

10 April Parallel production lines for the final assembly of Kodiak aircraft from Stage 3 to Stage 6 are now operational at Daher’s Sandpoint, Idaho production facility. On the left is the Kodiak 900’s final assembly line, while the build-up of Kodiak 100s are completed in a “mirrored” process on the building’s opposite side.

Daher increases Kodiak production at Sandpoint, Idaho

There now are parallel integration steps for the Kodiak 100 and 900, involving wing and horizontal stabiliser mating; flight controls and rigging; engine and avionics; first flight; interior outfitting, and customer delivery.

10 April

ReleaseSintavia announces $25M expansion in Hollywood, Florida

10 April

AIBOT selects Amprius batteries for aiEVTOL range

SiCore cells are designed to ensure maximum power and reliability for mission-critical operations. AIBOT's aiEVTOL drone, designed for remotely piloted heavy-lift air cargo, could be introduced by the end of 2024.

9 April

ReleaseRhinestahl acquires Hydro Systems

9 April

Releasee-VAC Magnetics receives historic $111.9 million Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit for construction of first U.S. manufacturing facility in South Carolina

9 April

ReleaseElixir aircraft to open new US facility in Sarasota (Florida)

8 April

ReleaseCFD Research expands R&D capabilities with new 10,000-square-foot facility

8 April

ReleaseHughes awarded production contract by GA-ASI to connect Gray Eagle UAS with next gen satellite communications

8 April

ReleasePrecision Aerospace Group acquires majority interest in Aerofab NDT, bolstering non-destructive testing capabilities

8 April

ReleaseKULR Technology Group expands SafeCASE application to transform battery storage in eVTOL manufacturing

8 April

ReleaseTextureJet celebrates five years in business!

7 April

ReleaseEHang secures production certificate from CAAC, clearing path for mass production of EH216-S pilotless eVTOL aircraft

5 April

ReleasePress release: gross weight increase

5 April

ReleaseToray awarded by Northrop Grumman for supplier excellence

4 April

ReleaseSkydweller Aero completes world's first successful unmanned/uncrewed flight of large scale solar-powered aircraft in the United States

4 April

ReleaseToray Advanced Composites announces new strengthened polyamide thermoplastic material for high-performance applications.

4 April

ReleaseICON Aircraft initiates restructuring process and files for Chapter 11 protection

3 April Complex molecular forces cause adsorbed hydrogen to assume a “solid-state" condition that is only two thirds of the volume of the liquid hydrogen used for fueling.

NOVAdev unveils Hydrogen Flux Capacitor for large commercial aircraft

The HFC produces hydrogen gas on demand. It is fuelled with liquid hydrogen which rapidly adsorbs to nano-material filling an insulated container. Gaseous hydrogen is then released by a controlled thermal input system.

3 April The Pearl 10X, aboard the company's dedicated Boeing 747 flying testbed.

Pearl 10X engine takes to the skies for the first time

The flight test programme will include engine performance and handling checks at various speeds and altitudes, inflight relights, tests of the nacelle's anti-icing system and fan vibration tests at various altitudes.