Horizon Aircraft announced that it has successfully completed initial transition flight testing of its “Cavorite X5” 50% scale eVTOL prototype in the world class ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel. “Aircraft performance exceeded our expectation,” said Brandon Robinson, CEO of Horizon Aircraft. “We explored forward speeds of up to almost 100 km/h, measuring aerodynamic forces, control authority, […]
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FAA Gives Kids Opportunity to Design Airports
The Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Design Challenge took flight on April 1 with an extended enrollment period. The Challenge helps students design virtual airports using the Microsoft game Minecraft. Students studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) across the globe will meet aviation professionals and learn about the aerospace industry and STEM concepts and careers. […]
SPARROW Executive Jets Partners with Blue Lightning Initiative to End Human Trafficking in Aviation
SPARROW Executive Jets has announced it is the first air charter brokerage to partner with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Blue Lightning Initiative (BLI) to end human trafficking. As an element of the DHS Blue Campaign, BLI trains aviation personnel to identify potential traffickers and victims, and to […]
BAE Systems and Heart Aerospace to Collaborate on Battery for Electric Airplane
BAE Systems and Heart Aerospace announced a collaboration to define the battery system for Heart’s ES-30 regional electric airplane. The battery will be the first-of-its-kind to be integrated into an electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) regional aircraft, allowing it to efficiently operate with zero emissions and low noise. “Our industry-leading solution builds on decades […]
Ashwin Bhat To Be New CEO of Lufthansa Cargo
Ashwin Bhat is set to be appointed as new CEO of Lufthansa Cargo. Subject to the pending resolution by the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Cargo, he will take over his new position as of 15 April 2023. In his new role, he will continue to be responsible for product and sales. Dr. Michael Niggemann, Member […]
AEGEAN and CAE Partner to Create Greece’s First Advanced Flight Training Center
AEGEAN, Greece’s largest airline, and CAE, the global leader in civil aviation training, announced a joint venture to establish the first advanced flight training center in Greece. With a capacity for up to seven full-flight simulators, the AEGEAN CAE Flight Training Centre will be part of AEGEAN’s new 85,000 m2 technical base at Athens International […]
CubCrafters to Offer New Rotax Powered Carbon Cub
CubCrafters is introducing a new variant of its best-selling Carbon Cub aircraft. In development for international markets, the new model is called the Carbon Cub UL. The company has invested in several new technologies to make the Carbon Cub UL even lighter and better performing than its predecessor, the Carbon Cub SS. The goal is […]
Airwayz Announces Partnership with Royal NLR to Accelerate Drone U-Space Adoption Across Europe
Photo above – Eyal Zor, CEO of Airwayz, shaking hands with Henk van Dijk, VP Aerospace Operations of Royal NLR, after officially signing their collaborative partnership agreement. Dynamic UTM/USSP provider, Airwayz, announced it is collaborating with NLR – Netherlands Aerospace Centre to support the development of the drone industry across Europe. The partnership will see […]
IBAC Mourns the Loss of Australian Business Aviation Advocate David C. Bell, OAM
The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) joins the global business aviation community in grieving for the loss of David C. Bell. The former Chief Executive Officer for the Australia Business Aviation Association for nearly 20 years, David spent a lifetime in aviation and touched many lives with his kindness, sense of humor, and knowledge of […]
Hartzell Propeller Boosts Green Flying Technology
When Universal Hydrogen’s De Havilland Dash 8 hydrogen fuel cell-powered testbed first flew earlier this month, its powertrain included a prop designed and tested for the experimental aircraft by Hartzell Propeller. The 91-inch diameter five-blade swept airfoil carbon fiber propeller utilized derivative blades, hub and retention components from an existing 14 CFR Part 35 certified […]
