Aircraft & Propulsion

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Epic Aircraft, based in Bend, Oregon, has received the FAA’s production certificate for its six-seat E1000 carbon-fiber, single-engine turboprop.

Dassault Aviation is pressing ahead with the development of new business jets and the modernization of its factories in a bid to be prepared for the hoped-for recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic-induced downturn.

Skyborne Airline Academy has ordered 10 all-electric light trainers from Bye Aerospace.

Bombardier delivered its first Global 5500 large-cabin intercontinental business jet to be based in the U.S.

Citing the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on its business, Danish charter and wet-lease operator Jet Time is filing for bankruptcy but will resume operations in 2021-2022 under a new company name: “Jettime.”

A Swedish medevac PC-24 jet completed its first flight July 22, marking the first of six Pilatus PC-24s destined for the Swedish Air Ambulance organization.

With the goal of demonstrating zero-carbon flight across the Atlantic within a generation, the UK government’s Jet Zero Council held its first meeting on July 22.

Brazilian-U.S. light aircraft maker Texas Aircraft Manufacturing is collaborating with the UK’s Oxis Energy to develop an all-electric training aircraft powered by advanced lithium-sulfur batteries.

This webinar took place July 22, 2020 and was sponsored by Raytheon Technologies. Prototypes are flying, operational trials are beginning, financing

With the groundbreaking of Aerion’s new Florida headquarters approaching, company CEO Tom Vice talks to Senior Propulsion Editor Guy Norris about the design, development, and sustainability of its newly reconfigured AS2 supersonic business jet.

Germany is to purchase three Bombardier Global 6000 business jets to carry out its signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission.

Hydrogen propulsion could play a key role in a complete rethink of long-haul aviation to reduce its environmental footprint, a study by German aviation think-tank Bauhaus Luftfhart has concluded.

UK electric regional; supersonic opposition; EHang flies tourists; Indra tests Targus OPV; ANA’s delivery drone; and eVTOL down under.

Ask the Editors: The latest work on tiltrotors focuses on reducing cost and minimizing compromises between vertical and forward flight.

Start-up Electric Aviation Group (EAG) says it is in discussions with all major UK aerospace suppliers and academic institutions as it seeks to form a consortium to develop a 70-80-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner that could enter service by 2028.

The UK has launched a government-backed project to help the country’s aerospace industry develop a zero-carbon commercial aircraft by 2030.

The Stratos 716X, an all-carbon, single-engine very light jet has made it first flight.

The long-range, large-cabin Bombardier Global 5500 recently passes a milestone with entry-into-service.

Pipistrel’s Velis Electro two-seat trainer recently became the first Western-made all-electric aircraft to earn type certification.

Blackhawk Aerospace has received FAA approval of its XR Upgrade Kit for the King Air 350.

The Airbus H160 twin-engine medium helicopter was awarded EASA type certification but with several special conditions and deviations.

Embraer’s Services and Support division completes the first conversion of a Legacy 450 to a Praetor 500.

As with the PC-12, operators say they expect the PC-24 to become considerably more capable as post-certification development continues. It’s off to a strong start, and it can only get better.

Asking prices in the COVID-19 era are getting soft. So, potential buyers can afford to shop for deals. Patience and perseverance could make the G280 a best buy.