The NextGen version has a distributed propulsion system powered by eight electrical-powered propellers, a V-shaped tail, and fixed wings. (Airbus) Airbus announced the new version of its CityAirbus electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the urban air mobility market, CityAirbus NextGen, at its Pioneering Sustainable Aerospace summit on Sept. 21. “We are on…
A screengrab from the TikTok video showing the unidentified shape. A clip posted to TikTok shows a pretty weird shape on a trailer at the Helendale Radar Cross Section Facility. A pretty intriguing “object” was spotted in a video posted this morning on TikTok by our friend and OSINT researcher Ruben Hofs. A dark colored…
Photo: Boeing Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn September 21, Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has signed a deal worth nearly $2 billion with General Electric (GE.N) to purchase GEnx engines to power Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The signing ceremony took place on September 21 in New York, USA. The Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc was present at…
ALIA is a distributed, direct-drive electric propulsion system with eight lifting motors used for vertical lift and two internal motors used for cruising. (BETA) BETA Technologies announced a new partnership with CAE for pilot and maintenance technician training for its ALIA electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, according to a Sept. 15 press release. …
Airbus has selected an enhanced vision system sensor from Collins Aerospace as part of an enhanced flight vision system that they’re developing as an option for A320s. (Collins Aerospace) Airbus is developing a new enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) for its A320 family of aircraft, that will eventually be adapted to other models, representatives from…
Photo: airBaltic Reading Time: < 1 minuteLatvian airline airBaltic has surpassed the network that it was operating before the pandemic. It now offers 90 routes from the Baltics around Europe. The airline serves destinations across 30 different countries ranging from the United Arab Emirates to the United Kingdom and Southern Spain, with these routes. In…
An F-117 Nighthawk lands at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport, Sept. 15, 2021, after conducting a training mission with the local Air National Guard unit. Two F-117 Nighthawks are participating in dissimilar air combat training missions this week along with F-15 pilots from the 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno, Calif. (U.S. Air National Guard photo…
Urban Aeronautics is developing a wingless air taxi dubbed CityHawk. (Urban Aeronautics) Urban Aeronautics has raised $10 million toward the company’s next funding round for its wingless air taxi concept, CityHawk, the company announced on Sept. 14. The funding comes on the heels of a successful test flight of the company’s demonstrator aircraft in July. …
The 7-Seater Jet is an updated version of Lilium’s 5-Seater aircraft and carries six passengers and one pilot. (Lilium) Two electric aircraft companies, Lilium and Archer Aviation, have announced completed business mergers resulting in the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft companies becoming public. Joby Aviation became the first publicly traded eVTOL company last…
Photo: BAA Training Reading Time: 2 minutesHighlights: BAA Training has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation Academy, pursuing the goal to transform it into an EASA standard approved training organization (ATO). BAA Training and Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation Academy will write a joint CPL training program by the end of 2021, and…
Bombardier revealed its latest Challenger 3500 super mid-sized business jet during a virtual launch event on Sept. 14. (Bombardier) Bombardier unveiled the new Challenger 3500 super-midsized business jet during a Sept. 14 virtual launch event, where the Canadian business jet maker provided details on some of the new model’s standard avionics systems to include autothrottle,…
The two F-117s that landed at Fresno on Sept. 13, 2021. (All images: Sean Towe) The two F-117 Nighthawk jets, arrived at Fresno Airport, where they are guests of the 144th Fighter Wing. On Sept. 13, 2021, two F-117 Nighthawk stealth jets made a surprise visit to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, a joint civil-military airport…