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Bombardier sees substantial backlog growth with a 1.6 unit book-to-bill ratio, along with expanded margins and increased service revenues in the first quarter of 2024.

Bombardier Inc. (TSX: BBD.B) unveiled its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, highlighted by a robust surge in service revenues and order activity. Compared to 2023, the company experienced a 60% increase in jet sales during the first quarter of 2024, elevating the backlog(5) to $14.9 b...

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ACC Aviation has expanded its exclusive marketing partnership with Freedom II, now encompassing two Embraer E170 aircraft in addition to a VIP Boeing 757-200.

ACC Aviation, the global aviation services group, has announced an extension of its partnership with Freedom II LLC, now entering its third year. Alongside the Boeing 757-200, two 64-seat Embraer E170 aircraft are now available for ad hoc charter flights operated under their Bermuda certificate. ...

Gulfstream Begins G700 Customer Deliveries

First Two Aircraft Entered Into Service Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced the commencement of customer deliveries for the all-new Gulfstream G700. The first two G700 aircraft have been delivered and are now in service with Gulfstream customers. “Beginning G700 customer deliveries le...

magniX announces letter of Intent with Harbour Air for 50 magni650 electric engines

magniX today announced that Harbour Air, North America’s largest seaplane airline, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to purchase 50 magni650 electric engines. magniX’s electric propulsion units (EPUs) will be used to electrify Harbour Air’s fleet, beginning with the De Havilland DHC-2 Bea...

Lilium starts production of high-performance battery packs for the Lilium Jet

Lilium N.V. developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, announced today that it has started production of the advanced, aviation grade battery packs that will power the Lilium Jet on its first piloted flight, targeted for end of 2024. Lilium’s battery pa...

Eve Air mobility and AirX Inc. sign letter of intent

Eve Air Mobility has signed a letter of intent with AirX Inc., Japan’s largest public helicopter air charter service, for up to 10 firm and up to 40 optional electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The order will support the continued development and scaling of innovative transp...

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Eve Air Mobility names KAI as supplier for eVTOL pylons

Eve Air Mobility has named Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), as supplier for its electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft’s pylons. Pylons are a key component of the airframe that provide support for the aircraft’s electric power units and eight lift propellers. Johann Bordais, ...

EHang secures production certificate from CAAC

EHang Holdings Limited has announced that EHang has successfully obtained the Production Certificate (“PC”) for its EH216-S passenger-carrying pilotless electric vertical takeoff and landing (“eVTOL”) aircraft issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (“CAAC”), which is the wo...

AutoFlight delivers first electric air taxi to customer in Japan

AutoFlight has officially delivering its first Prosperity aircraft to a customer in Japan, marking the world’s inaugural delivery of a civilian ton-class eVTOL aircraft. The five-seater Prosperity aircraft was handed over to the customer, a pioneering Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) operator in Jap...

TCab Chinese eVTOL developer raises $20 Million financing

Chinese eVTOL developer TCab Tech announces it has raised an additional 20 million USD in its Series A financing. TCab passenger-carrying E20 eVTOL is a tilt-rotor configuration, a 5-seater equipped with six rotors, four tilt and two lift rotors, and a high gull-wing with a conventional tailplane...

AirCar developer signs ground breaking manufacturing deal

KleinVision announces a significant agreement, having sold a geographically limited license for producing certified flying car technology to the Chinese company Hebei Jianxin Flying Car Technology Co., LTD. The deal, finalized for an undisclosed amount, marks a strategic move in the advancement o...

Sirius Aviation AG and PARQ Development join forces

Sirius Aviation AG has announce a partnership with PARQ Development, providing ten hydrogen-powered vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) jets along with tailored support services to the picturesque landscapes of Bali, Indonesia. The agreement is estimated to be worth $50 million, reflecting a sign...

Bombardier’s Global 7500 Jet sets more than 30 speed records

Bombardier today celebrated breaking more speed records on the Global 7500 aircraft, bringing the total to more than 30 and counting. The most recent records, including travelling from Farnborough to Muharraq and Phoenix to Paris, mark the latest accomplishment for the Global 7500 business jet. ...

'Social license' is crucial for advanced air mobility, industry warns

‘Social license’ is crucial for advanced air mobility, warns industry

Industry experts have warned that public acceptance of advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft is vital for driving the sector forward. Last week at the Royal Aeronautical Society's Pilotess Summit in London, leaders in the AAM sector outlined that having the general public onside will prove vital f...

Boom Supersonic announces successful flight of the XB-1

Boom Supersonic today announced the successful flight of XB-1, the independently developed supersonic jet, at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California. Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic said: "Today, XB-1 took flight in the same hallowed airspace where the Bell X-1 fir...

Pilotless Summit 2024: The hurdles ahead for unmanned aircraft

Pilotless Summit 2024: The hurdles ahead for unmanned aircraft

The UK government set out on Monday that autonomous - or 'pilotless' - aircraft could come sooner to our skies than first thought. Once confined to the "realms of science-fiction", the UK could now see unmanned flying taxis in the air as soon as 2030, according to the Department for Transport. Bu...

Flying taxis could be a reality as soon as 2028

Flying taxis could be a reality as soon as 2028, under new UK government plans

Flying taxis could be a reality as soon as 2028 in the UK, the government announced today. In collaboration with industry, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) has launched the Future of Flight Action Plan, which sets out a roadmap for drones and novel electric aircraft. According to the DfT,...

Textron Aviation Special Missions Cessna Grand Caravans to be acquired to Aid in Horn of Africa Security

Textron Aviation today announced the award of a contract by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL, for two Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprop aircraft. The aircraft will be owned and operated by the Djiboutian Air Force (DAF). This acquisition is the third delivery order under...

Airbus Helicopters and SKYCO Leasing sign for six H175 helicopters

Airbus Helicopters and SKYCO International Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., a state-owned enterprise belonging to China's Guangdong Province, have signed a contract for six H175 helicopters. Bruno Even, CEO of Airbus Helicopters said: “This cooperation goes far beyond the purchase of helicopters. ...

Piper M700 FURY earns type certification

Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced today the type certification of its new flagship aircraft, the Piper M700 FURY, by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, achieved on February 29, 2024. With a maximum cruise speed of 301 knots and a maximum range of 1,424 nm, the M700 FURY is the fastest single ...

CityAirbus NextGen makes its debut

Airbus has presented its full electric CityAirbus NextGen prototype to the public, ahead of its maiden flight later this year. The two-tonne class CityAirbus, with a wing span of approximately 12 metres, is being developed to fly with a 80 km range and to reach a cruise speed of 120 km/h, making ...

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