Making the Leap to Hybrid-Electric Bizjets – Can It Be Done? A published paper in a peer-reviewed scientific journal provokes a conversation about the future of hybrid-electric propulsion and large-cabin business jets. As the aviation industry appears to be poised to enter a new era of electric- powered flight with smaller eVTOL air taxis, what are the possibilities that larger,...Read More

Can Vertical Aerospace certify the Valo eVTOL by 2028? By Ben Sampson When Vertical Aerospace’s chief test pilot Simon Davies lifted off vertically from Cotswold Airport on April 14 in the VX4 prototype, climbed away on rotor thrust, tilted the front propellers forward to fly on the wing, and then reversed the sequence to land back in a hover, the...Read More

IATA calls for action to ease MRO bottlenecks of latest-generation single-aisle aircraft engines The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in collaboration with Emerton, during the World Maintenance and Engineering Symposium in Madrid on June 24-25, released a new study examining bottlenecks in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) of latest-generation single-aisle aircraft engines—namely LEAP engines from CFM, and Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines from Pratt...Read More

Electra Unveils Turbo Electric Aircraft Concept for Next Generation Airliner as Part of NASA AACES 2050 Program By Jason Pritchard Electra has unveiled a new conceptual aircraft design for next-generation airliners developed as part of NASA’s Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability (AACES) 2050 program. The study explores how targeted electrification, advanced aerodynamics and integrated airframe-propulsion design can transform the efficiency and competitiveness of aircraft with 100+ passengers by...Read More

Seven years on: Boeing 777X Certification Delay Pushes Toward 2027 By Hellwing Villamizar Boeing’s long-delayed 777X program appears to be facing another schedule slip, with U.S. certification now likely moving into 2027 rather than arriving this year. The latest signal came from FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford, who suggested that the Boeing 777X would follow the 737 MAX 7 and MAX...Read More

World’s longest-range aircraft, the Airbus A350-1000ULR takes to the skies The A350-1000ULR (MSN 707), the first of 12 aircraft ordered by Qantas has completed its first flight in Toulouse, France. The aircraft, fitted with special flight test instrumentation, flew for three hours 43 minutes reaching an altitude of slightly above 41,000 feet. The aircraft was flown by a dedicated Airbus...Read More

Lufthansa Boeing 787 nose landing gear collapses at Frankfurt Airport The incident occurred as the Dreamliner was being prepared for a flight to Los Angeles. By Joanna Bailey The front landing gear of a Lufthansa Boeing 787 has collapsed while parked at Frankfurt Airport in Germany. Video footage from the airport shows the aircraft parked on a stand when the nose landing...Read More

Joby Aviation Is Pushing the Boundaries of Electric Aviation Power-train chief Jon Wagner explains why integration beats invention By Elan Head When JoeBen Bevirt founded the company now known as Joby Aviation in 2009, electric aircraft were on few people’s minds. Tesla’s first electric vehicle, the Roadster, had arrived on the market just one year earlier, and it was not yet evident that EVs would transform the...Read More

GE Hybrid-Electric Evaluation Paves Way For Flight Tests By Guy Norris GE Aerospace is moving toward flight tests of a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine system on a modified Saab 340B testbed following the completion of ground tests of the propulsion system at the company’s facility in Peebles, Ohio. Developed through NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project, the propulsion system is...Read More

The SYOS Aerospace SA200 uncrewed autonomous helicopter has completed a series of fully autonomous mission trials, clearing the aircraft for serial production. By Lisa West The SYOS Aerospace SA200 uncrewed autonomous helicopter has completed a series of fully autonomous mission trials, clearing the aircraft for serial production. The trials, which concluded a five-year development programme, demonstrated the SA200’s ability to...Read More