Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Boeing has selected the Collins Aerospace Perigon flight control computer for its Defiant X advanced utility helicopter. (Collins Aerospace) The next generation Collins Aerospace Perigon flight control computer has received its first airframe selection as it will become a central part of the avionics featured on the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant X…
Photo: BAA Training Reading Time: 3 minutesThe most sincere dreams deserve the best service and support. So we recommend you choose the pilot training route with particular rigor. The training program and provider you select will undoubtedly play their role in how your career rolls out. BAA Training’s new ATPL program, designed in cooperation with…
ITOCHU joins existing Wingcopter investors SYNERJET, DRONE FUND, Expa, Xplorer Capital, Futury Capital, Hessen Kapital III, and Corecam Capital Partners. The Japanese conglomerate has also agreed to become an authorized partner of Wingcopter and will be able to distribute and lease the 198 eVTOL drone for delivery services in Japan. (Photo: Wingcopter) German drone manufacturer…
A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler, assigned to the “Garudas” Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134, taxis the runway at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 28, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chance Nardone) U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers have arrived at Spangdahlem Air Base to increase readiness and enhance NATOs collective defense amid growing tensions…
Photo: BAA Training Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new state-of-the-art Airbus A320 Flight Training Device (FTD) Level 2 is ready for training at BAA Training Spain. It is one of a few devices of this kind in Europe with Level 2 certification. It offers high-fidelity training functionality: the cockpit, visual system, and software are identical…
An artistic depiction of the BriteCloud 218 variant released by a F-16C Fighting Falcon. (Photo: Leonardo) The Expendable Active Decoy will be tested on US F-16s after the recent tests on Italian Tornados and Danish F-16s. The U.S. Air Force’s Seek Eagle Office has approved Leonardo’s BriteCloud 218 Expendable Active Decoy to be flown on…
Air Greenland’s new partnership with Avolon includes an agreement to purchase or lease multiple eVTOL aircraft made by Vertical Aerospace—the VX4 pictured above. (Photo: Still from video provided by Avolon) In a new partnership, Avolon and Air Greenland will form a Working Group to examine the potential of commercial zero-emission air travel in Greenland. Air…
Photo: LOT Polish Airlines Reading Time: < 1 minuteLOT Polish Airlines will commence passenger flights to Mumbai from May 31, 2022. It also resumes flights to Delhi from March 29, 2022. There has been a two-year break due to the pandemic situation in India, but now LOT Polish Airlines is ready for long-haul flights to…
A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron from the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, taxis out to the flight line at Croatia’s 91st Air Base at Pleso, March 17, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Miquel Jordan) The U.S. Air Force F-16s from Aviano…
Photo: Sky News Reading Time: < 1 minuteBudget airline Ryanair has said it will achieve carbon neutrality within 28 years, hitting net zero at the same time as the UK and the 27 member states of the EU expect to reach the same target. The strategy is as follows: 34% decarbonisation through the increased use of…
The latest partnership announced by Eve is an agreement with Acciona, who will invest $30 million and contribute to Eve’s Board of Directors following the company’s business combination with Zanite Acquisition Corp. Eve is developing an eVTOL aircraft, imagined in the photo above, and has already received close to 1,800 pre-orders for the vehicle. (Photo:…
The new Chrome Raptor about to land at Nellis AFB on Mar. 17, 2022. (All images: Steve Fortson) A second “Chrome” F-22 has been spotted at Nellis Air Force Base operating alongside other aircraft taking part in Red Flag exercise. As we have reported in detail last year, there’s a sort of mysterious F-22 Raptor…