CommercialNew All-Electric eFlyer Aircraft from Bye Aerospace Bye Aerospace announced the eFlyer 800, an all-electric twin turbo-prop class airplane that will be able to seat eight people, according to an April 22 announcement. George Bye, Bye Aerospace CEO, said…
Business & GA10 Innovative Avionics, Engines and Future Technologies From NBAA 2019 LAS VEGAS – At the 2019 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), airframe manufacturers, avionics vendors and jet engine-makers pushed this segment of the air transportation industry forward by embracing future-facing technologies that made…
Air TaxiBoeing, Safran Make Joint Investment in EPS to Develop Electric Aircraft Industrial Base Boeing HorizonX Ventures and Safran have made a joint investment of an undisclosed sum in Electric Power Systems (EPS), a privately held Utah-based company that has made headlines in recent years for…
CommercialSafran Wants to Get You Inside an Air Taxi, But Isn't Sure Whose Yet Safran designing cabins for Uber air taxis is a bit of an unusual arrangement because Uber Elevate is not in the business of manufacturing aircraft. It does afford some opportunities, though, according…
CommercialBoeing-Safran Engine Joint Venture Named Initium The Boeing-Safran joint venture to create engine auxiliary power units (APUs) will be named Initium Aerospace, the companies declared Wednesday, more than seven months after the partnership was initially announced last June. Each…
CommercialFADEC Alliance and Lufthansa Technik Team on LEAP Control MRO for 25 Years FADEC Alliance has signed a 25-year agreement with Lufthansa Technik to supply engine controls for the LEAP engines which power the Boeing 737 MAX, Airbus A320neo and new Comac 919 airplanes. FADEC…
CommercialZunum Aero Makes Hybrid to Electric Aircraft Engine Selection Zunum Aero has selected Safran Helicopter Engines to power its hybrid-to-electric commercial aircraft to be available in the 2020s. Safran will provide a new-generation engine turbine to power Zunum's ZA10 electrical generator.…
CommercialRaytheon and Thales Name New Aerospace Executives Raytheon has appointed Roy Azevedo as president of its $6.4 billion Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) segment, succeeding Richard Yuse who is retiring at the end of this year. Azevedo, 57, who…
CommercialBoeing and Safran Team Up on APUs Boeing and Safran will jointly design, build and service auxiliary power units used to start main engines and power onboard systems. Both companies will have a 50% stake in the partnership, which…
CommercialUPDATED: FADEC Alliance, GE to Develop Next Generation Engine Controls FADEC Alliance will work hand-in-hand with GE to handle digital engine controls for future GE Aviation commercial engines. The company – a joint venture between FADEC International and GE Engine Services…