Michelin-sponsored pilot Mélanie Astles has won the 2020 title of the France Unlimited Female Champion that took place in Châteauroux between September 16-23 aboard her Extra 330 F-HMEL plane. With a score of 78.7 % after 3 programs, the five-time French aerobatics champion has placed 6th in the general ranking. Louis Vanel won the male […]
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EHang Unveils Heavy-lift AAV for Short-to-Medium-Haul Aerial Logistics
EHang Holdings Limited has unveiled the logistics version of its flagship product EHang 216 – the “EHang 216L”, for short-to-medium-haul air logistics in both urban and rural areas. The EHang 216L boasts a payload of 200kg, which, to the Company’s knowledge, is the largest for multi-rotor AAVs for aerial logistics. The EHang 216L is another […]
D-Day Squadron Officially Launches the DC-3 Society to Strengthen Participation with Operators, Crew, Enthusiasts, Students and Historians
Photo above by Mike Killian Days shy of flying the Arsenal of Democracy in Washington, D.C., the D-Day Squadron has officially launched its well awaited DC-3 Society. Having met each flyover mission, outreach event, airshow performance and display with success since their inception four years ago, the operators and crew of these historic DC-3s began […]
ALSIM Opens New Production Facility in France
ALSIM, the 26-year-old global flight simulator manufacturer, has opened a brand-new production facility in order to meet growing demand. Located next to its historical factory in Le Loroux-Bottereau, approximately 230 miles SW of Paris, ALSIM currently has clients in more than 50 countries. The new facility is fully equipped with modern installation allowing ALSIM to […]
Volocopter Offers Reservations for Commercial Flights
At Greentech Festival in Berlin today, Volocopter, the pioneer of Urban Air Mobility (UAM), announced that the world’s first public sale for electrical air taxi flight reservations has started. Effective immediately, Volocopter fans world-wide can reserve their tickets online and be amongst the very first to take this new form of mobility. The VoloFirst ticket […]
Langley Flying School Acquires AL250 Simulator
Langley Flying School in British Columbia Canada is adding a high fidelity ALSIM AL250 simulator to their growing fleet. The school has been operating out of the Langley Regional Airport (CYNJ) since 1994 and currently has a record number of students. In May 2020, the Flight Training Unit relocated to a new and larger training […]
Airport Ranking Lists Zurich as Europe’s Best Airport
The Consumer Choice Center recently published its second annual European Airport Index, highlighting the top airports in Europe ranked by passenger-friendliness. The index should be used to inform both consumers and administrators as to who is doing the best job, accommodating passengers. The top 5 airports according to the study are Zurich, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Manchester, […]
Canadian Firm, Aero Asset, Names Two Sales Directors Based in North America
Aero Asset, the Canadian-based helicopter sales firm, has named two veteran Sales Directors to its company’s executive ranks. Sales Director Joe Viveiros started his aviation career in 1985 and has a Transport Canada and FAA ATPL in fixed and rotary wing aircraft. He is typed in Sikorsky S76 and Gulfstream G550 aircraft, among other qualifications. […]
GAMA Welcomes New Associate Membership
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced the addition of Hyundai Motor Group’s Urban Air Mobility Division as an Associate Member Full. “We welcome Hyundai Motor Group’s Urban Air Mobility Division to GAMA. It is exciting to see automotive manufacturers enter the advanced air mobility sector of the aviation industry. The innovative technologies that are […]
First EASA Approved XCub Headed to UK
The first new European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified CC19 XCub has now shipped for Europe from the CubCrafters company headquarters in Yakima, Washington. The aircraft, to be placed on the United Kingdom registry as G-OBTO, is the first ever EASA certified aircraft to be approved with Garmin’s immensely popular G3X Touch glass panel avionics […]
