by Spyros | Aug 3, 2021 | News
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 the...
by Spyros | Aug 3, 2021 | News
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...
by Spyros | Aug 2, 2021 | News
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 no...
by Spyros | Aug 2, 2021 | News
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...
by Spyros | Aug 1, 2021 | News
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...
by Spyros | Aug 1, 2021 | News
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...
