Air TaxiVertical Aerospace Merges with Broadstone Acquisition Corp., Lists Shares on NYSE as EVTL The global aerospace and technology company Vertical Aerospace Group shared news of their merger with Broadstone Acquisition Corp., and Vertical’s ordinary shares begin trading this week (as EVTL) on the New York…
Electrification and SustainabilityZeroAvia Raises $35 Million from United and Alaska Air Group to Provide Hydrogen-Electric Engines for Large Aircraft United Airlines announced an investment this week in ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric engines. ZeroAvia has secured $35 million in this latest round of investments from both United and Alaska Air Group. The total amount…
Electrification and SustainabilityEviation Aircraft’s Executive Cabin Design Features Wider Seats, Panoramic Windows with Zero Carbon Emissions Eviation Aircraft just revealed its executive cabin design as a new configuration of its all-electric Alice aircraft. The original commuter version, which debuted as a prototype in June 2017 at the…
CommercialHeart Aerospace Chooses Garmin’s G3000 Integrated Flight Deck for its ES-19 Aircraft Garmin International recently announced a long-term agreement to provide its G3000 integrated flight deck for Heart Aerospace’s 19-seater electric airliner, the ES-19. The G3000 selected by Heart will be customized to meet…
Business & GAAirbus Corporate Jets Completes First TwoTwenty Flight in Mirabel Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) completed the first flight of its new TwoTwenty business jet at Mirabel Airport on Dec. 14, a year after the French aircraft manufacturer launched a business aviation variant…
ConnectivityJapan Airlines Completes Trial of Unconnected In-flight Mobile Device Meal Ordering Software Japan Airlines (JAL) has completed a pilot project testing the use of a real-time database that allows passenger mobile devices to synchronize data in real-time "even without internet connectivity," according to Ditto,…
CommercialEuropean and US Regulators Discuss Latest Efforts to Integrate Unmanned Aircraft into Civilian Airspace A live webcast hosted by the Science and Technology Innovation Program (STIP) this week covered regulatory efforts to integrate commercial drones into the existing European and U.S. airspace systems. Discussion centered around…
CommercialAmerican Airlines to Equip A321XLR, 787-9 Fleet with 4K In-flight Entertainment Displays American Airlines will feature a new line of 4K in-flight entertainment (IFE) seat-back screens developed by Samsung and Thales on a fleet of Airbus A321XLR and Boeing 787-9 aircraft that the Texas-based…