In a groundbreaking development on January 11, Turbotech and Safran completed the inaugural test of a hydrogen-powered aero gas turbine engine featuring an ultra-high-performance regenerative cycle. Leveraging ArianeGroup’s resources and decades of experience in hydrogen fuel tests for space applications at its Vernon test facility in France, the successful trial utilized gaseous-form hydrogen fuel. The […]
Eve Air Mobility has revealed four new suppliers for its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Thales will provide a reliable air data solution, including sensors and a computer, while Honeywell will supply guidance, navigation, and external lighting. RECARO Aircraft Seating will design and produce the seats, and FACC will lead the development of […]
EVE AIR MOBILITY UNVEILS ADDITIONAL EVTOL SUPPLIERSRead More »
Airbus US Space & Defence have completed a deal with Eutelsat OneWeb to purchase its 50% share of the Airbus OneWeb Satellites (AOS) joint venture. Airbus is now the sole owner of AOS and the satellite manufacturing facility in Merritt Island, Florida. The new structure is expected to provide maximum efficiency and increased competitiveness […]
In a strategic move bolstering its commitment to exceptional service and sustainable practices, Rolls-Royce Power Systems Division has inaugurated a cutting-edge Remanufacturing and Overhaul Center on the thriving MTU Aiken campus in South Carolina, USA. Dr. Jörg Stratmann, the CEO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems, emphasised that this facility would serve as a cornerstone in catering […]
The GOES-U satellite travelled to its final earthly destination on a Lockheed Martin-built C-5M aircraft GOES-U-Ship-Colorado-Buckley-Lockheed-Martin. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida, Jan. 24, 2024 – The next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-U has successfully arrived at Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, to begin preparing for its spring launch. It is the final of four satellites in the […]
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French Ministry of Interior orders 42 H145 helicopters Sécurité Civile. Marignane – The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) ordered 42 new H145 helicopters at the end of 2023, on behalf of the Ministry of Interior, with deliveries set to start in 2024. Of these 42 helicopters, 36 are destined for the French rescue and emergency […]
Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, recently arranged a charter into its 4,000th airport since 2013, spanning 191 different countries. Chris Leach, ACS’s Chairman, commented: “Since the beginning of 2013, we have chartered aircraft into or out of 4,027 IATA or ICAO recognised airports, along with thousands more dirt runways, ice runways, non-designated airfields, […]
AIR CHARTER SERVICE ARRANGES CHARTER TO 4,000TH AIRPORT IN LAST 10 YEARSRead More »
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter, weighing 4 pounds (1.8 kilograms), experienced a communication loss during its 72nd flight on Mars on January 18. The helicopter successfully climbed to its designated altitude of 40 feet (12 meters) but lost communication with the Perseverance rover, acting as a relay to Earth, during its planned descent. The Ingenuity team […]
Sasol and Topsoe are excited to announce the appointment of Jan Toschka, a seasoned leader in the aviation fuels industry, as the CEO of the joint venture established to develop, build, own and operate SAF ventures and to market the products. During June 2023, Sasol, a renowned global chemicals and energy company, together with Topsoe, […]
SASOL AND TOPSOE APPOINT CEO OF ITS NEW SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS JOINT VENTURERead More »
Safran Aircraft Engines and France’s national aerospace research agency ONERA have begun the first wind tunnel tests with the ECOENGInE, a 1:5 scale demonstrator of the future Open Fan. The trials are at ONERA’s wind tunnel facility in Modane, France. This disruptive architecture is a key pillar of the CFM RISE technology demonstration programme and […]
