MilitaryF-35 Deliveries to Top Out at 156 Per Year in Fiscal 2023, Per Rebaselining Plan The F-35 Joint Program Office and the Lockheed Martin-led industry team have agreed on a rebaselined program that will deliver between 133 and 156 planes in the coming years. The rebaselining “ensures predictability…
Electrification and SustainabilityFAA Releases Special Conditions for Electric Engine Airworthiness The Federal Aviation Administration has released final special airworthiness conditions for electric engines created by magniX, the agency announced on Sept. 27. The special conditions, which go into effect Oct. 27, will…
Air TaxiVolocopter Gets Order for 150 Aircraft, Expands into Chinese Market The German urban air mobility company Volocopter has announced a joint venture company with a subsidiary of China’s Geely Technology Group, Aerofugia, to bring its UAM aircraft into China, according to a…
Air TaxiAirbus Unveils New eVTOL Aircraft 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. …
Air TaxiGOL to Launch eVTOL Network in Brazil with 250 VA-1X Aircraft from Avolon Brazil’s largest airline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. is planning to launch an electric air taxi network in Brazil following the acquisition of 250 aircraft from aircraft leasing company Avolon, according to…
ConnectivityTelespazio Selects Hughes HeloSat for Leonardo Helicopters Connectivity Telespazio, a satellite launch and in-orbit control services joint venture between Thales and Leonardo, has selected the Hughes Network Systems HeloSat helicopter satellite communications (SATCOM) system for Leonardo helicopters, the companies announced…
Air TaxiCAE and BETA Team Up on eVTOL Pilot Training 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. The…
CommercialAirbus is Developing a New Enhanced Flight Vision System Option for A320s 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 the aircraft manufacturer’s headquarters in Toulouse…