Aircraft

What could possibly be as impressive as a hotel with its own Boeing 747 decked out in the company logo, except being able to view that airplane from the front door? Amsterdam’s Corendon Village Hotel added a retired KLM 747 to its property a few weeks ago when the aircraft was moved to the hotel’s […]

Some industry experts called last week’s announcement that Airbus will cease production of the A380 a non-event; rumors of the airplane’s demise had been circulating for years. Airbus made the final decision after sales of the giant airplane dwindled with no new orders over the past few years. Recently, the company also lost an order […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boeing 747 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 this summer with programming taking place throughout the week. EAA noted that the “Queen of the Skies,” as the 747 is affectionately known among its legions of fans, was developed by Boeing during a time when long-distance […]

Bye Aerospace’s electric Sun Flyer 2 successfully completed the first official flight test last week powered by a Siemens 57 lb.-SP70D electric motor with a 90kW peak power rating (120 HP) and a continuous power setting of up to 70kW (94 HP). The Sun Flyer family of aircraft, including the 2-seat Sun Flyer 2 and […]

Much of the skepticism about whether the Aerion SST 12-seat business jet might ever fly was probably squashed when Boeing NeXt said this week it was making a significant investment into the Reno, Nevada, aircraft builder. Boeing NeXt’s portfolio includes autonomous air vehicles and passenger-carrying hypersonic aircraft. Founded in 2003 to develop new, more efficient […]

In a move aimed at expanding the limitations of electric flight, aerospace giant Airbus has announced a partnership with Air Race E, the world’s first electric airplane race set to launch its inaugural series in 2020. Airbus is the official founding partner of Air Race E, a competition that “aims to drive the development and […]

Despite selling its CSeries regional jetliner program to Airbus last year amid financial difficulties, Bombardier’s commercial aircraft division has decided to hold onto its CRJ family, launching a new airplane, the 50-seat CRJ550. Based on the type certificate for the CRJ700, the new model offers three seating classes, inflight Wi-Fi and a “self-serve beverage and […]

Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences conducted the first test flight of its all-electric autonomous passenger air vehicle. The unpiloted vehicle took off vertically, hovered for a few seconds, and then landed at the company’s test site in Manassas, Virginia. Boeing said future flights will test forward, wing-borne flight, as well as the transition phase between […]

Cirrus Aircraft has revealed a 2019 Special Edition SR22T that is as noteworthy for its new look as for what’s included in the price. Each buyer who takes delivery of the $1.124 million airplane, dubbed the Arrivée model (French for “arrive”), will also receive complementary dining for four at a Michelin Starred restaurant and a […]

Ivo Boscarol, founder and president of Pipistrel announced the beginning of a long-term relationship with Honeywell to collectively explore and develop solutions for the urban air mobility market. As part of their collective effort outlined in a recent memorandum of understanding, the companies will work together to integrate Honeywell avionics, navigation, flight control systems connectivity, […]