• Qatar Airways A350 from Los Angeles to Doha declares emergency

    Picture source: Wikipedia, Steve Lynes, Farnborough International Airshow, Hampshire, Airbus A350-941 – F-WZNW Qatar Airways flight QR740, an Airbus A350-1000, declared an emergency on August 2, 2023, while en route from Los Angeles to Doha. The flight was about eight hours and 35 minutes into its journey when it declared the emergency over the North…

  • 2022’s 30 Biggest Charter/Fractional Private Jet Companies Ranked

    NetJets increases its dominance as Flexjet, Wheels Up, and Vista Global continue their chase as the largest private jet charter and fractional operators NetJets, Inc. handily kept its perch at the top of the mountain as the largest private jet operator when it came to flight hours by charter and fractional operators. The data from…

  • Pratt & Whitney GTF™ Engines Achieve Milestone Fuel and Emissions Savings

    Pratt & Whitney started 2023 with two major milestones for our GTF engines. Since entry into service, the industry’s only geared propulsion system has saved 1 billion gallons (nearly 4 billion liters) of fuel and 10 million metric tons of carbon emissions. During this time, Pratt & Whitney continued to advance the engine for current…

  • Raytheon Technologies Completes First Engine Run of Regional Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator

    Raytheon Technologies announced today the successful first engine run of the company’s regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator, marking a key milestone towards flight testing, targeted to begin in 2024. The propulsion system’s initial run took place at Pratt & Whitney’s innovation facility in Longueuil, Quebec and performed as expected. The system fully integrates a 1 MW electric motor developed by…

  • Airbus tests new technologies to enhance pilot assistance

    Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, has started testing new, on ground and in-flight, pilot assistance technologies on an A350-1000 test aircraft.  Known as DragonFly, the technologies being demonstrated include automated emergency diversion in cruise, automatic landing and taxi assistance and are aimed at evaluating the feasibility and pertinence of further exploring autonomous…

  • New Acura Brand Campaign: A Thrill Ride Across Acura Multiverse

    Acura today kicked off its latest brand campaign – New World. Same Energy. – taking viewers on a fast-paced journey across the Acura multiverse in the brand’s Precision Crafted Performance vehicles. The new action-packed 60-second spot celebrates Acura performance and includes a first look at the brand’s all-electric future: acura.us/newworldsameenergy. The multi-channel New World. Same Energy. brand campaign showcases Acura’s…

  • Aston Martin ignites year-long celebration of 110th anniversary

    The past, present and future of Aston Martin is to be honoured through a year-long celebration of the iconic British brand’s 110th anniversary. Sunday 15 January is exactly 110 years since founders Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford officially formed the partnership that went on to create the first Aston Martin car, igniting more than a century…

  • Porsche pursues first overall win at the virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans

    The Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team will field two LMP2 racing prototypes at the virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans this Saturday. The factory squad is determined to clinch its first overall win at the season highlight of the Le Mans Virtual Series and aims to grab its chances in the fight for the championship…

  • Ferrari extends its partnership with Essilorluxottica

    Eyewear line licencing and racing activities sponsorship both expanded with new agreement. Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/MTA: RACE) (“Ferrari”) announces that Ferrari S.p.A., its wholly-owned Italian subsidiary, has renewed and expanded the partnership with EssilorLuxottica that began in 2016. Under the new multi-year agreement, signed by the two companies today and effective from 1 January 2023, EssilorLuxottica…

  • Gulfstream makes industry-first 100% sustainable aviation fuel flight

    Gulfstream Flies Test Flight in Partnership with Rolls-Royce on BR725 Engines Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced it is the business-jet industry’s first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to fly on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The flight took place on a Gulfstream G650 from Gulfstream’s worldwide headquarters in Savannah and was flown in partnership with engine supplier…