California-based Archer Aviation has started construction of its "high-volume manufacturing facility project" in Covington, Georgia. The approximately 350,000 square-foot facility will be adjacent to Covington Municipal Airport and will be capable of producing up to...
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MintAir inks strategic partnership with ELECTRON
MintAir has signed a Letter of Intent to become an official reseller with Electron aerospace. As a part of the deal, MintAir plans to operate and become an official reseller for the Electron 5, a battery electric, fixed wing aircraft, eCTOL. The Electron 5 aircraft...
Sabre and Finnair renew and widen content distribution deal
Travel software and technology business Sabre is to make Finnair's "new distribution capability" (NDC) content available via its global distribution system. The two companies renewed their long-term distribution agreement that covers both NDC and "traditional"...
United Aircraft Corporation sells 49% stake of Sukhoi Superjet 100 program to Markab Capital
United Aircraft Corporation has sold its 49% share of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 program to Markab Capital. As a result, UAC has effectively quit the Superjet program, ending its participation in the project, which was first established in 2007. Markab Capital is a...
GE Aerospace testing next-gen rotor diagnostics
GE Aerospace has started testing of its "next generation Rotor Analysis Diagnostic System (RADS)" for civil and military operators. The system will "reduce pilot time and save fuel by enabling operators to complete rotor track and balance operations and diagnostics in...
Aireon and UAE agree MOU for aviation surveillance data provision
Aireon, a US-based provider of space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The deal is for the Gulf state "to study...
Malaysia Airlines and IBS announce crew management software tie-up
Malaysia Airlines is to move its crew management systems to IBS Software's cloud-based platform, iFlight Crew, the travel technology company has announced. "With customer and crew satisfaction at the heart of its latest solution, iFlight Crew factors in complex...
Universal Hydrogen announces first test flight of hydrogen-powered airplane
Universal Hydrogen has carried out a first flight of its Dash-8 40-passenger regional airliner using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. The 15-minute flight took place at Grant County International Airport in Washington and lasted 15 minutes conducted under an FAA Special...
PASSUR to market L3Harris Symphony for Airports
PASSUR Aerospace has been given an "exclusive, perpetual use licence" to market, sell and support the L3Harris Symphony for Airports suite of products. Stamford-based PASSUR will "assume responsibility for existing Symphony for Airports customers and align products...
APG announces new flight ops software release
Aircraft Performance Group (APG), a provider of flight operations software, has released iPreFlight Genesis PRO. APG claimed the product would push the boundaries of "what is possible in integrated flight planning, runway analysis and weight and balance" and would...
H3X announces investment by Lockheed Martin
H3X Technologies has announced an investment by Lockheed Martin Ventures (LMV), part of Lockheed Martin Corporation. H3X said the investment is to "accelerate technology development and commercialisation of H3X’s HPDM family of integrated motor drives" and to...
KinectAir and Electra.aero teaming up on regional eSTOL travel in the US
KinectAir, which provides an operating system for booking private charter and so-called advanced air mobility flights, has partnered with Electra.aero, a "next-gen" aerospace company. The pairing aims "to meet the growing demand for convenient, safe, and affordable...