MagniX

By Ben Goldstein
Bye Aerospace shifted its production strategy while it works on its full-scale prototype two-seat electric trainer ahead of a planned first flight next year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein, Steve Trimble
Known as a critic of eVTOLs, Robinson’s CEO is bullish on electric and hydrogen-electric helicopters.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble, Ben Goldstein
MagniX will start experimenting with electric propulsion for turbine-powered rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
U.S. electric power startup Magnix says it aims to continue working with NASA on the technology.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney has appointed AeroTEC to convert a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 turboprop into its Hybrid-Electric Propulsion flight demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The budget calls for NASA in fiscal 2026 to develop a new strategy to maintain U.S. leadership in aviation and focuses aeronautics research in four main areas.
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard, James Pozzi, Graham Warwick
Manufacturers, maintenance providers and Part 147 schools are setting plans for supporting electric aircraft, engines and ground support equipment.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
As the commercial aviation industry backtracks on its net-zero commitment, electric aviation startups are pushing forward anyway.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Electric aviation executives insist their main pitch to potential customers and investors is improved efficiency, reliability and maintainability.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Electric engines and turboshaft developments signal new growth in the light helicopter market sector.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Dubbed HeliStorm, the lightweight, high-speed electric engine family will cover the 6,000-7,000 rpm range.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The WM250 is the most powerful motor so far to be installed in the test site at the Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
MagniX has completed electric engine altitude testing at NASA, with Wright Electric and RTX to follow.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Staff
Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.
Weekly_of_Business_Aviation_departments

By Graham Warwick
Total investment in the five projects amounts is C$101 million ($72.5 million).
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin, Bill Carey, Guy Norris, Jeremy Kariuki
The show featured a new challenger for broadband inflight connectivity, updates to unconventional aircraft and more.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Fan-in-wing VTOL airlifter; Electrifying the C-130; Hover record goal for LH2 drone; Fly-drive logistics eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Electric propulsion promises lower operating costs and emissions, but will they be enough?
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
MagniX unveils hybrid testbed; VoloCity vibration testing; UK gets first vertiport; electric aircraft training.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
MagniX unveiled a Dash 7 that it plans to convert to a hybrid aircraft by replacing two of its four turboprop engines with electric powertrains.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
MagniX is preparing to begin modifying a De Havilland Canada Dash 7 into a hybrid-electric propulsion testbed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The line is focused on maximizing energy density and cycle life with the safety required for certification.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Certification plans firm up as turbo-compressor and humidifier changes pave the way for the next flight-test phase.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
The work will culminate with flights of a De Havilland Dash 7 regional airliner modified with a hybrid-electric propulsion system in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion