De Havilland Canada is providing engineering support to modify a Dash 8-100, replacing one of its two P&WC PW120-class turboprops with a 2-megawatt parallel hybrid-electric powertrain.
The company wants to certify its technology for continuous autopilot engagement through all phases of the Cessna 208’s operations, including taxi, takeoff, cruise, landing, braking and rollout.
Finland has opened the LIFT Future Aerospace Center, which aims to strengthen aviation research, development and innovation in the country through public and private cooperation.
A New York bankruptcy court has approved Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) $700 million debtor-in-possession financing, which is being provided by U.S.-headquartered Apollo Global Management.
“Much of the focus in advanced air mobility today has been on the vehicle,” says David Stepanek, the Bristow Group’s chief transformation officer. “There hasn’t been a lot of focus, or any focus at all, on what happens after production."
Alder Fuels has signed a long-term contract with Enviva for the large-scale supply of woody biomass for conversion to a “green crude” that can be processed into SAF.
Romanian LCC Blue Air has postponed its relaunch by a month to Oct. 10, citing cashflow issues, after the airline was forced to halt operations on Sept. 6.
Israel’s Urban Aeronautics is looking to complete development, certification and assembly of its CityHawk enclosed-rotor, hydrogen-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi in Montreal.
Already operating a 737-800F in Thailand, the new additions make more operational sense as AirAsia Group is already operating more than 200 Airbus A320 family aircraft in the region.
Boeing has underlined that African aviation traffic has recovered at a strong pace in 2022 with pent-up demand and economic growth driven by higher global commodity prices allowing African airlines to recover their flight operations to 80% of pre-pandemic levels.
Boeing continues to evaluate and develop improvements to the aircraft’s aerodynamics and flight control system ahead of long-delayed certification tests of the 777-9.
Etihad Airways has increased flights from JFK International Airport following the launch of the airline’s new A350 aircraft, and an expanded partnership with JetBlue.
Kenya-based cargo airline Astral Aviation, has announced a strategic collaboration with US-based autonomous aircraft systems developer Reliable Robotics, with a goal of enhancing aviation safety and increasing air cargo connectivity in sub-Saharan Africa through the use of automated aircraft.
