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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection Initiated By Virgin Orbit
As a continuation of the news JF published last month regarding the evolving situation around Virgin Orbit, this article serves as a follow-up. You may revert to the previous article here... https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-virgin-orbit-halts-operations.4583/ . Since then, the company has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection. This all stems from that failed launch attempt that happened at the start of 2023. Nine small satellites were lost when the rocket failed to deploy them in orbit...
Little Rock Dassault Facility Using Continuous SAF For Customer-Bound Aircraft
For the environmentally conscious, Dassault's recent announcement at the end of March regarding its Little Rock Arkansas location will be pleasing. Dassault announced that it is providing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for all Falcon customer acceptance and departure flights from the facility. Dassault has now accepted continuous supply of SAF at its completions location in Little Rock...
BAE To Provide Batteries For HS-30
Heart Aerospace is back in the news with an announcement that they are collaborating with BAE Systems for the development of their batteries for the HS-30 hybrid-electric aircraft. As a hybrid-electric aircraft batteries are an essential part of the make-up of the aircraft...
Piper M600/SLS Gets More High Tech From This Spring
From this Spring, the Piper M600/SLS is going to be more high-tech than before thanks to some additions the company is making available to owners of this model. Owners of the newest M600/SLS can look forward to some upgrades to existing G3000 software, first previewed to Piper customers at NBAA-BACE 2022 in Orlando, FL. The updated software includes enhancements to the synthetic vision system, onboard weather radar, navigation, flight planning, checklists, weight and balance calculation capabilities, and stabilized approach monitoring...
Daher To Add EcoPulse Variant To Model LineUp
While Daher Socata has been quietly working on their EcoPulse technology demonstrator to see the feasibility of utilizing hybrid-electric application in future aircraft, there is a definite shift towards adding it as a fifth model to the lineup. Currently Daher builds 4 models, two from their TBM line and two from the Kodiak line. Kodiak 100 Series III and the recently introduced Kodiak 900 as well as the TBM 910 and latest TBM 960...
Jekta Announce First Order For The PHA-ZE 100 Electric Seaplane
Jekta is a a Swiss manufacturer of the electric seaplane called the PHA-ZE 100. A few days ago the airframer announced that it received an order from Gayo Aviation and will take delivery of the aircraft in 19-seat configuration. Gayo Aviation is a global provider of private and specialist aviation services and will optimize the aircraft to support existing and new market opportunities. "We are delighted to be the first customer to sign an LOI with Jekta for this impressive, versatile and comfortable airframe. We want to be among the first to provide our customers with a truly sustainable option to transport their passengers...
Hydrogen Powered Regional Turboprops Sooner Than You Think
A company called Universal Hydrogen is actively working on decarbonization steps and steppimg away from traditional means of fueling the propulsion of regional turboprops like the ATR. To put their work on a testbed and to validate their work, they have been utilizing a Dash 8. That De Havilland Dash 8 hydrogen fuel cell-powered testbed first flew earlier this month and while it was hydrogen-electric, the propeller on one of the engines was a specially made Hartzell prop for the testing missions...
Pangea SY30J Hybrid-Electric By The AirCraft Company
A Wichita, Kansas-based company is pushing ahead with its goal to offer a hybrid-electric, 30-seater regional airliner that it has named the Pangea SY30J. That company is simply called The AirCraft Company and it is a start-up wishing to integrate an Accessible regional carrier...
Final Stretch To Certification For Leonardo AW609 Civil Tilt-Rotor
Although Leonardo does not want to say the exact date that certification of the AW609 Civil Tilt-Rotor aircraft will happen we know for sure that the program is on the final stretch. So much so that both FAA and EASA Staff have flown the test bed aircraft in a run-up to the final Type Inspection Authorization (TIA)...
Vertiia eVTOL By AMSL Aero
Here is an eVTOL from a startup that JF has not covered before. The Vertiia eVTOL is from a startup based in Sydney, Australia. Its design is certainly different than what we typically have been covering on JF. However, does its design differences make it any different to the plethora of eVTOLs in development. The Vertiia will be a hybrid of sorts with it having the ability to fly on battery power alone or hydrogen fuel. Before we delve into the proposed performance figures for the Vertiia eVTOL here is a look at the design of it so far...
eDA40 Eyed For Training Duties With Lufthansa Aviation Training
JF doesn't normally cover Piston aviation as this is a Jet and turboprop Forum. The Diamond DA40 would normally be Piston related but the eDA40 is fully-electric. In the realm of flight training, Diamond Aircraft Austria and Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI). The LOI covers an eDA40 purchase intention to supplement the current regular DA40 NG fleet as well as analyses for the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) for the regular fleet. Diamond Aircraft introduced the eDA40 to the market in October 2021...
CTOL CX300 To Be Certified
Beta Technologies who you may know for their exploits as an eVTOL company with their ALIA 250 aircraft is now looking to provide a CTOL version. CTOL meaning Conventional Takeoff and Landing. This means that it will be utilizing regular airport to airport arrival and departure sequences...
Startup Lyte Aviation Unveils LA-44 SkyBus Hybrid eVTOL
Earlier this week a new company made an announcement that it was bringing a new type of eVTOL to the market. The announcement was from a European (UK) startup called Lyte Aviation. They have launched schematics of what would be their Hybrid eVTOL LA-44 Skybus. The company plans to start-off hybrid perhaps as it may be an easier path to certification and then eventually they would make the transition to all hydrogen-based propulsion. It will come in the form of a passenger aircraft as well as a cargo variant. The Cargo variant, the SkyTruck, will likely be first to the market...
United Reveal Latest Route With Archer Midnight eVTOL
United Airlines has revealed its latest eVTOL route with the pending Archer Aviation Midnight eVTOL. The large American airline expects to start taking delivery of the Archer Aviation Midnight eVTOL from around 2025 so they are already making plans for the first route types. The United Archer Aviation Midnight eVTOL will transport passengers between O’Hare International Airport and Vertiport Chicago, the city’s only downtown heliport facility. By car, that kind of distance can take an hour sometimes in rush-hour traffic. By this eVTOL, the time will be reduced to as little as 10 minutes...
HS-30 Hybrid-Electric Good For Transportation Between Finland
Heart Aerospace is back in the news concerning their Hybrid-Electric ES-30 aircraft. They have signed an agreement in the form of a MoU with Aland -an autonomous part of Finland in the Baltic Sea-. The government of the area is investigating ways to debcarbonize air travel to the islands. Heart Aerospace envisions these flights between Aland’s capital city Mariehamn and locations on the Finnish and Swedish mainland...
Virgin Orbit Halts Operations; Re-evaluates
Virgin Orbit has halted all operations at least temporarily has it looks to reassess, secure further funding as well as modify key functions of its rocket. You may remember that at the start of the year the rocket with 9 small satellites onboard failed to reach orbit and were lost as a result. Virgin Orbit utilizes a tandem approach with a Boeing 747 named "Cosmic Girl" to fly the rocket to high altitude and launch it from its underwing pylon. They suggest there was an anomaly with a fuel filter that became dislodged during the launch sequence...
Record 250KM Test Flight Leads To Massive Order
AutoFlight made big news with their eVTOL Gen4 Prosperity 1 when it flew the longest distance on a single charge for any eVTOL so far. The distance was recorded at 250.3-km or around 155 nautical miles all on the crafts batteries. The test flight did not go unnoticed as the company soon netted a massive order from EVFLY who initially intend to purchase 205 Prosperity I and Prosperity Cargo Aircraft. The first 10 aircraft once delivered EVFLY will operate in the Middle East region, UAE and Saudi Arabia...
Honda Aircraft Now Offering Phased Maintenance Program For Customers
Honda Aircraft has been under pressure from at least one company that based its operation by utilizing the Honda Jet. According to that company, the airframer has not been up to standard with the maintenance program of its jets and it has cost them. Honda Aircraft did not respond to any of the accusations from the operator publicly until now, publishing a press release on March 2nd regarding a flexible phased maintenance program which is applicable to all the Honda Jet variants, i.e: HondaJet, Elite, Elite S, and Elite II...
Airspeeder MK4 Unveiled By Alauda Aeronautics
The development of eVTOL's are constantly in the news nearly every day but for the majority of the time these are either autonomous or future-piloted craft that will end-up serving the bourgeoning forthcoming air-taxi market. These will not be express fast but designed to get you closer to your destination faster, efficiently and significantly more environmentally friendly. Then steps in a company called Alauda Aeronautics. They have been working on an eVTOL they called the Airspeeder Mk3 that was a full-sized 'flying car' that flew at 75 mph...
Best-Selling Light Jet For 11th Year; Phenom 300
The Phenom 300 manufactured by Embraer has been known as the best selling Light Jet for a number of years. The 300 is the slightly larger version in the Phenom family of light jets that also includes the Phenom 100...
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