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NASA – TTBW Demonstrator Wanted!
NASA is looking for industry partners, with whom to develop and build a subsonic flight demonstrator, likely following the TTBW concept. This initiative is part of the Sustainable Flight National Partnership (SNFP). NASA first announced the project last June, with...
Lilium and Azul Discuss Deal For 220 eVTOL Aircraft
In a deal that could cost $1 billion, Azul Airlines is in discussions for 220 Lilium Jet aircraft, the company’s promising eVTOL air taxi. The eVTOL world continues to see developments, with multiple projects racing in parallel. Many believe this could become a...
Single European Sky: A Simpler (?) Way To Cut Emissions
The Single European Sky could be the simplest and most effective way to reduce CO2 emissions in Europe. Also, it could be the most difficult. In many key ways, the European Union is working like a single country – or at least it’s supposed to be. EU citizens have...
INCIDENT: United Express CRJ550 Diverts – Fuel Leak
A CRJ550 crew operating a United Express flight diverted safely into Rochester, NY, after a substantial fuel leak caused a weight imbalance. The incident happened yesterday. GoJet, the operator of the aircraft, was performing flight UA-4583, for United Express. The...
Opener BlackFly – An Actual, Working, Practical eVTOL?
We have covered several eVTOL designs here, but the Opener BlackFly seems different: simpler, easier to fly (and regulate)… and cheaper! Opener launched the BlackFly concept several years ago. The first scale project flew back in 2014. The first version that could...
737NG – The New Darling Of The Second-Hand Market?
It’s been a staple of the world’s single-aisle aircraft fleets, but now the 737NG is getting a new lease of life (no pun intended) in the second-hand market. Commercial aviation has seen many changes in the last few years. One of them is that Airbus has overhauled...
British Airways Responds To Skyrocketing Demand Boost!
With key changes in quarantine requirements for entry to the UK, British Airways is adding more flights to respond to a boost in demand. It has only been a bit over two days since the UK dropped the requirement for self-isolation for vaccinated arrivals from...
INCIDENT: easyJet Near-Collision During Take-Off Roll!
An easyJet Switzerland A320 that was in its take-off roll, had a near-collision with a Learjet in Geneva. The planes came within SIX METERS of each other! The incident happened earlier this July, but the SUST investigation authority in Switzerland opened an...
MC-21 Freighter Possible, Volga-Dnepr Launch Customer?
Irkut is pondering a freighter version of their upcoming MC-21. It would be the first factory-built single-aisle freighter in over 20 years! The project includes a potential partner in Volga-Dnepr Group, a major holding company with multiple cargo operators. They...
LATEST NEWS
NASA – TTBW Demonstrator Wanted!
NASA is looking for industry partners, with whom to develop and build a subsonic flight demonstrator, likely following the TTBW concept. This initiative is part of the Sustainable Flight National Partnership (SNFP). NASA first announced the project last June, with...
Lilium and Azul Discuss Deal For 220 eVTOL Aircraft
In a deal that could cost $1 billion, Azul Airlines is in discussions for 220 Lilium Jet aircraft, the company’s promising eVTOL air taxi. The eVTOL world continues to see developments, with multiple projects racing in parallel. Many believe this could become a...
Single European Sky: A Simpler (?) Way To Cut Emissions
The Single European Sky could be the simplest and most effective way to reduce CO2 emissions in Europe. Also, it could be the most difficult. In many key ways, the European Union is working like a single country – or at least it’s supposed to be. EU citizens have...
INCIDENT: United Express CRJ550 Diverts – Fuel Leak
A CRJ550 crew operating a United Express flight diverted safely into Rochester, NY, after a substantial fuel leak caused a weight imbalance. The incident happened yesterday. GoJet, the operator of the aircraft, was performing flight UA-4583, for United Express. The...
Opener BlackFly – An Actual, Working, Practical eVTOL?
We have covered several eVTOL designs here, but the Opener BlackFly seems different: simpler, easier to fly (and regulate)… and cheaper! Opener launched the BlackFly concept several years ago. The first scale project flew back in 2014. The first version that could...
737NG – The New Darling Of The Second-Hand Market?
It’s been a staple of the world’s single-aisle aircraft fleets, but now the 737NG is getting a new lease of life (no pun intended) in the second-hand market. Commercial aviation has seen many changes in the last few years. One of them is that Airbus has overhauled...
Single European Sky: A Simpler (?) Way To Cut Emissions
The Single European Sky could be the simplest and most effective way to reduce CO2 emissions in Europe. Also, it could be the most difficult. In many key ways, the European Union is working like a single country – or at least it’s supposed to be. EU citizens have...
INCIDENT: United Express CRJ550 Diverts – Fuel Leak
A CRJ550 crew operating a United Express flight diverted safely into Rochester, NY, after a substantial fuel leak caused a weight imbalance. The incident happened yesterday. GoJet, the operator of the aircraft, was performing flight UA-4583, for United Express. The...
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