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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
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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
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
The United States have sent two military helicopters to Japan to assist in relief efforts following the earthquake that hit Noto peninsula on the country’s west coast. Communities are cut off by the disaster and are in desperate need of supplies. “Two Blackhawk helicopters will supplement Japan’s fleet assisting to move supplies and personnel,” US
The EASA has published the first-ever proposal to regulate ground handling across European Union airports, to increase the safety, cybersecurity and consistency of all the actions that happen on the ground before and after a flight, delivering benefits to passengers and their airlines. For the first time there is a regulation that will affect approximately
The largest diesel and aviation fuel refinery in Africa, spearheaded by the continent’s wealthiest individual, has recently commenced production, marking a momentous occasion for Nigeria. The Dangote refinery, with a daily capacity of 650,000 barrels, has the potential to revolutionise Nigeria’s energy landscape by reducing its dependence on fuel imports. Owned by Nigerian billionaire Aliko
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In a significant development for South Africa’s aviation sector, Poppy Khoza has been re-appointed as the director of Civil Aviation for the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA). This marks her return for a third consecutive five-year term, effective from 1 December 2023 until 30 November 2028. SACAA board chairperson, Ernest Khosa, praised Khoza’s international
Prince Harry will be among four people inducted as “Living Legends of Aviation” at the 21st Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards in Beverly Hills this month, officials said. Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, is a British Army veteran and pilot with 10 years of military service, “flying training missions in the US, UK
