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Pilatus Delivers First PC-12 NGX to Tradewind Aviation
Tradewind Aviation accepted delivery of their first PC-12 NGX during a ceremonial handover at the Pilatus US subsidiary in Broomfield, Colorado. The delivery marks the first of twenty PC-12 NGXs to be delivered to Tradewind’s headquarters in Oxford, Connecticut, over the next five years. Pilatus and Tradewind Aviation executives gathered to celebrate the milestone at…
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BMW Motorrad presents the new Ride & Style Collection 2023
Safe, comfortable and carefree motorcycle riding in style. When it comes to motorcycling, there is no such thing as weather that is too wet, too cold or too hot, it all depends on having the right outfit. BMW Motorrad took this challenge on more than 40 years ago and in 1978 was the first motorcycle…
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Bristow to purchase six AW139 helicopters to support its “UKSAR2G” Search and Rescue programme
An Italian Helicopter HH139 – Author : Antonio Stellato These six AW139s will join an existing fleet of nine AW189s, with deliveries between 2023 and 2024 The contract supporting the new U.K. Search and Rescue programme provides further evidence of the outstanding capabilities of the world-class AW139 Approximately one third of the AW139 global fleet…
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Cessna Skycourier and teams recognized with two prestigious awards
The Cessna SkyCourier has recently been recognized with two prestigious aviation awards. The Aviation Week Network Laureate Award for Business Aviation and the James McDonnell Team Achievement Award from the Society of Flight Test Engineers were recently bestowed and presented to the Textron Aviation Cessna SkyCourier teams. Textron Aviation’s SkyCourier team is made up of some of…
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Safran signs SBH® support contract with The Helicopter and Jet Company
Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a contract with The Helicopter and Jet Company (THC) to support Arrano and Arriel engines powering its H160, H125 and H145 fleets. This Support-By-the-Hour (SBH®) contract formalizes a long-term Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and services agreement supporting more than 60 engines. The Helicopter and Jet Company currently operates a…
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Airbus delivers MicroCarb instrument, the first European mission to measure atmospheric CO2
A special passenger crossed under the Channel this week: the MicroCarb instrument, en-route to be integrated with its satellite platform at RAL Space (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory) in Oxfordshire, England. MicroCarb is a small satellite designed to map sources and sinks of carbon dioxide (CO2)—the most important greenhouse gas — on a global scale, to better understand the…
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Final Boeing 747 Airplane Leaves Everett Factory
– The final 747-8 Freighter will be delivered to Atlas Air in early 2023 – Iconic plane transformed global travel after entering service in 1970 The last Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747 left the company’s widebody factory in advance of its delivery to Atlas Air in early 2023. “For more than half a century, tens of…
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World first: Mercedes-Benz and Bosch driverless parking system approved for commercial use
Coming soon to APCOA parking garage at Stuttgart Airport Mercedes-Benz and Bosch have reached an important milestone on the way to automated driving: Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved their highly automated parking system for use in the P6 parking garage run by APCOA at Stuttgart Airport. This makes it the world’s first…
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Airbus and CERN to partner on superconducting technologies for future clean aviation
Two European pioneers at the heart of disruptive technology Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, and CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, are launching a project to evaluate how superconductivity can contribute to the decarbonisation of future aircraft systems. The Super-Conductor for Aviation with Low Emissions (SCALE) demonstrator aims to promote the…
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Airbus unveils its DisruptiveLab to test new decarbonisation focused technologies
Airbus used the occasion of its annual Summit to unveil its DisruptiveLab, a new flying laboratory designed to test technologies destined to improve aircraft performance and to reduce helicopters’ CO2 emissions. The DisruptiveLab will evaluate a new aerodynamic architecture intended to reduce fuel consumption, as well as pursuing the implementation of hybridisation with a fully…
