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Boeing NeXt eVTOL Ends For Now
Boeing's foray into the eVTOL space via formalizing agreements and relationships with eVTOL pioneers like Kitty Hawk seems to be ending. With the airframer under alot of pressure especially on its commercial side of business they seem keen to shed spending on other ventures for the moment. The Boeing NeXt is expected to close...at least for now and this creates an interesting situation for Aurora Flight Sciences and the Wisk Aero ventures as Boeing was a key player. Looking further down the road to even the Aerion AS2, what does this mean for them with Boeing appearing willing to shed some weight. Boeing injected hundreds of millions into Aerion...
Aerion AS2 Commences Wind Tunnel Testing
More boxes are being ticked-off when it comes to the development of the Aerion AS2 supersonic jet. Aerion is now gearing up for high-speed wind-tunnel testing of the AS2 to be able to complete the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) by 2021. Inside the wind tunnel they will be testing the AS2 to evaluate high-speed performance, loads, stability, and control at both transonic and supersonic speeds. This data then will be integral for the PDR...
USAF Teams with Boom Supersonic for Government Executive Flight Program Exploration
BOOM supersonic which is currently working on their version of a supersonic commercial aircraft called the Overture, has announced the United States Air Force awarded a contract for exploring the possibilities of supersonic government executive flight. This is not to say that Boom will be manufacturing an 'Air Force One'. The contract will fund explorations of an Overture configuration designed for Air Force executive transport...
HondaJet ELITE Delivered To F1 Racing Scuderia AlphaTauri
Yesterday Honda Aircraft Company announced that they delivered a HondaJet ELITE aircraft to Red Bull Formula 1 racing team, Scuderia AlphaTauri. Red Bull recently began using the HondaJet ELITE for the transportation of their team during the Italian Grand Prix, which concluded with a stunning first place victory by AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly...
FAA Certifies Cirrus Vision Jet Safe Return Feature
Duluth-based airframer Cirrus Aircraft now has Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification in hand for the Safe Return feature on their SF50 Vision Jet. Safe Return is Cirrus' version of an automated landing feature based on Autoland technology from Garmin. "With Safe Return, we are making personal aviation more accessible, elevating the passenger experience and taking the next step towards autonomous flight,"said Zean Nielsen, Chief Executive Officer at Cirrus Aircraft...
Judge Gives Nod To One Aviation Sale Bid To Continue
One Aviation was the result of the merger between Eclipse Aviation and Kestrel. The company briefly survived manufacturing the Eclipse 500/550 mainly but went out of business a couple years ago. Since then they have been trying to find a buyer for the company. The Chinese-bolstered Citiking appeared to have interest in the company in terms of bringing the airframer out of bankruptcy but that never happened. This led to One Aviation filing an emergency motion at the end of August, 2020...
IS&S Autothrottle; SVS Upgrade Green-lighted By FAA For Eclipse 500/550s
Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) has been given the nod by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to upgrade the Eclipse 500 and 550 models with the Synthetic Vision System and Autothrottles. The upgrade package from IS&S has now allowed Synthetic Vision on the PFDs (Primary Flight Display) of the Eclipse 500/550. On the other hand the autothrottle can be utilized to approaching minimums...
Celera 500L Design By Otto Aviation Surfaces
Otto Aviation revealed more about a new design this week that it wants to bring to market by 2025. The blimp-style aircraft called the Celera 500L is a run by a pusher-prop connected to 500-hp Red A03 diesel engine. There is a prototype doing tests as well which to date is said to have successfully completed 31 flights. The aircraft will carry six passengers in a stand-up cabin and is capable -on paper- of flying up to 4,500 miles. It also is touted to have a top-cruise speed of 450 mph and an economy of 18 to 25 miles per gallon...
Xwing Flies First Cessna Caravan Turboprop Autonomously
Xwing is a company that operates in San Francisco, the United States and they have been quietly working on a project that would bring autonomous flight to the Cessna Caravan. They did it with a number of passenger flights utilizing a Cessna C208B Caravan recently...
GE Delivers Two F414 Engines For NASA X-59 QueSST
NASA has taken delivery of two F414 jet engines from General Electric (GE). These will power the NASA X-59 QueSST that is currently under development by NASA and to be flight tested by Lockheed Martin. The X-59 QueSST is single engined and because it is a text program at this stage, they purchased two powerplants, one as the primary test engine and the other as a backup...
Fifth Anniversary For Citation Latitude Since Entering Service
The Cessna Citation Latitude is marking five years since entering service in 2015. The aircraft is one of the best selling Midsize category executive jets out there with NetJets ordering 120 of them in the past. Since introduction to service Textron Aviation (Cessna) has delivered nearly 240 of the type to customers around the world and not just pure executive jet role but also in multi-role and special mission type applications. You can find the Latitude as Flight Inspection aircraft in Japan or Air Ambulances in Europe...
Certification Green-Lights G1000 NXi Upgrade For Piper Meridian
The Piper Meridian from Piper Aircraft is now in-line to receive the Garmin G1000 NXi upgrade. This is thanks to recent certification granted from the United States-based Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The certification applies to Piper Meridians equipped with the G1000 cockpit...
Bombardier Ships First Global 7500 With Dual HUD
Most executive jets that have a Heads Up Display (HUD) in the cockpit usually have just one. Bombardier recently delivered a unit in their new Global 7500 flagship model that has two installed in the cockpit making it a first for the Global series. The co-pilot can now benefit from what the captain sees as well and make better informed decisions. "The delivery of the first Global 7500 aircraft with a dual HUD showcases our outstanding commitment to safety," said Michel Ouellette, Senior Vice President, Program Management and Engineering, Bombardier Aviation...
New Financing Allows Piaggio To Return To Operations
Piaggio Aerospace is back in the news again but this time with more positive news. 35.7 million dollars (30 million Euros) in new financing. This allows the company to resume some work and keep the search on for a new buyer for the business. You might remember Piaggio Aerospace went into extraordinary receivership in 2018 and ever-since then it has been looking for suitable buyers to purchase the company. An extraordinary commissioner - Vincenzo Nicastro- was appointed to oversee the affairs of the process...
ProLine Fusion Upgrade By Constant Aviation Certified By Transport Canada
A major development for Constant Aviation with regards to their efforts to upgrade Bombardier Challenger 604 flight decks has come through thanks to certification by Transport Canada. Constant Aviation has done these upgrades to Challenger 604s already but in the United States to N-registered aircraft. The new STC validation now gives them more scope to include Canadian-registered 604s. "Transport Canada validation opens up an important market for the Challenger 604 Pro Line Fusion upgrade," said David Davies, Constant Aviation CEO...
eFlyer 2 Parachute System Selected By Bye Aerospace
Bye Aerospace, the manufacturer behind the eFlyer family of electric aircraft has selected the Emergency Parachute System that will be fitted onboard the eFlyer 2. They have chosen Aviation Safety Resources Inc (ASR) to design and develop a next-generation parachute system for the aforementioned aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, ASR will design, prototype, test and deliver a recovery system specifically for the eFlyer 2, according to George E. Bye, CEO of Bye Aerospace. "We continue to push forward on our FAA certification program with efficiency and urgency, remaining focused on safety as our highest priority"...
First Phenom 300E With Bossa Nova Interior Delivered
Embraer announced that they have delivered the first Phenom 300E fitted with the cutting-edge and bespoke Bossa Nova interior. This aircraft has gone to the co-founder of Patient Airlift Services (PALS), Joe Howley. Embraer’s Global Customer Center in Melbourne, Florida was the site of the delivery ceremony to Mr. Howley. PALS is crucial in providing airlift for those patients who are in need of diagnosis, treatment or followup medical services and are not in a position to afford or are unable to fly the commercial travel route...
Gulfstream Offers Plasma Ionization For Its Large Cabin Jets
Plasma Ionization is being offered on Gulfstream's large cabin offering in an effort to further improve the health and well-being of its customers when flying on its jets. In lab tests, Gulfstream says plasma Ionization was proven to kill allergens and pathogens. Gulfstream’s plasma ionization system, which operates whenever the aircraft environmental control system is active, works by emitting positive and negative oxygen ions that actively seek out and inactivate harmful molecules in the air and on surfaces...
Second Cessna SkyCourier 408 Makes First Flight
The second unit in the flight test fleet of the Cessna SkyCourier 408 model made its first flight recently. P1 is the name of the second unit to hit the skies and this one is actually configured as a cargo/freighter model as can be seen by the large cargo door at the back. The first flight test article had its maiden flight in May...
Elliott Aviation To Install HomeSafe™Upgrades On TBM940s
Daher Socata has enlisted the expertise of Elliott Aviation to install HomeSafe™, Daher's variant of Garmin's Autoland system. Elliott Aviation will perform the install/upgrade on eligible United States registered TBM 940s. They were waiting for the system to be certified by the authorities and since then JF published an article on the HomeSafe™system being approved by the FAA and EASA...
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