CAE and its partners have passed the PDR for their program to electrify the Piper Archer training aircraft and are heading into detail design of the testbed.

The company’s engineers are working on the business jet’s architecture, starting with a digital twin.

Lilium signed a licensing agreement with Dedienne Aerospace at EBACE 2024 covering tooling for production and maintenance operations.

The aircraft will rival the carrying capacity of the largest civilian helicopters but with lower operating costs and a far superior noise and emissions footprint.

The sensor upgrade will be installed on the CH-149s as part of the C$1 billion ($734 million) Cormorant Mid-Life Update program.

The initial aircraft is planned to launch into a company testing program around the end of this year using only the thermal engine.

The system is intended to enable dispatchers, controllers and pilots to see which areas and contrail formation altitudes to avoid.

New, more capable single-aisle turboprops have shaken up deliveries in the business aviation turboprop market.