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Embraer’s Eve program has signed an agreement with Kenya Airways, the country’s flag carrier, to develop an urban air mobility strategy that will serve key markets in East Africa and provide an accessible and affordable transportation option. This collaboration with Fahari Aviation, announced Wednesday, aims to develop operational models for the wide accessibility of urban […]

Your wish is a VTOL’s command, perhaps.

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. The Boeing 767 is Air Transport Services Group’s flagship freighter for its aircraft leasing and cargo airline businesses. Out of 110 aircraft currently in service, 91 are 767s. The medium widebodies are just the right size for express delivery linehaul routes — not too big, not too […]

The first Diamond DA50 RG to be delivered in the U.S. will go to a buyer based in New England, Premier Aircraft Sales announced on Monday. The single-engine retract was put under contract as one of 10 Diamond aircraft sold at EAA AirVenture 2021 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Premier’s vice president of sales, Jeff Owen, projected […]

Lilium, a Germany-based electric jet maker, has announced plans to sell 220 of its aircraft to Brazilian airline Azul in a $1 billion commercial deal. If finalized, the agreement will represent the single largest order in the eVTOL startup’s history, which has previously announced network launch plans in Europe and the US. As part of […]

SAMAD Aerospace, a tech start-up based in the United Kingdom, says it has completed hover tests for its second prototype eVTOL aircraft, the eStarling. Designed for intercity transport, the aircraft combines a helicopter’s ability to take off and land from almost anywhere with the speed and range of a business jet, according to a news […]

Excitement over electric flight is palpable. That excitement has the folks at Bye Aerospace, an Englewood, Colorado-based electric aircraft company, very busy. George Bye, the company’s founder and CEO, provided an update his company’s work at EAA AirVenture last week. Bye Aerospace has established itself as a leader in the emerging all-electric aircraft industry. While […]

In a bid toward its goal of a zero-emissions fleet, DHL Express announced that it has ordered 12 fully electric Alice aircraft from Eviation. The eCargo airplane features two rear-mounted, tractor-configuration magni650 propulsion units rated at 850 shp/640 kW. The order cements DHL Express as a first-mover toward a zero-emissions fleet, whether passenger or cargo. […]

Jessica Cox, a pilot born without arms, will partner with Van’s Aircraft to design an airplane that can be operated using only your feet, it was announced last week. “We are going to design a custom, retrofitted RV-10 to be flown with feet,” Cox said. Greg Hughes, Van’s vice president and COO, says his company […]

Have a look at the various aircraft types parked on the ramp of a busy general aviation airport, and the mission of each quickly becomes evident. Lancairs and Mooneys utilize their sleek lines to achieve speed and efficiency. Well-worn flight school aircraft spend their days enduring all the various lessons learned by the steady stream […]