1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (202+ words) Texas-based Blackhawk has delivered the first of two upgraded Cessna Grand Caravans for the Colombian National Police. Managed through its Vy Engine+ programme, Blackhawk has replaced the turbine-single's stock Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 A-114 A with a newer -42 A variant, boosting output…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1021+ words) Senior army officials in 2025 implied they would not move forward with the T901 Improved Turbine Engine, but GE Aerospace now says the programme continues with flight testing and development. The US Army is continuing work on a new powerplant for Sikorsky's…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (762+ words) Recaro is best known for economy-class seats but securing a bigger slice of business class is foremost in the mind of founder and chief executive Mark Hiller as his company takes up position once again at the Hamburg Messe for…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (223+ words) Middle Eastern operator Saudia Group has selected the GE Aerospace GEnx engine to power 39 Boeing 787 twinjets. The company disclosed agreements for a mix of 39 787-9s and -10s in early 2023, and placed options on a further 10 aircraft. Saudia Group says the deal for…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (191+ words) US start-up Hermeus has flown its first supersonic-capable aircraft, the Quarterhorse Mk 2. 1, marking a significant step toward achieving Mach 5 hypersonic flight. The unmanned vehicle completed its maiden sortie in New Mexico less than one year after its subsonic predecessor first…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (162+ words) Elysian Aircraft will later this year unveil an updated design for its E9 X battery-powered airliner and has in the meantime contracted Spanish aerostructures supplier Aernnova to begin initial wing development studies. Dutch start-up Elysian Aircraft has tweaked the configuration of…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1419+ words) Dutch start-up Elysian Aircraft has tweaked the configuration of its planned E9 X regional aircraft as part of the conceptual design review phase, extending the wingspan beyond 50m (164ft), trimming the number of electric motors from eight to six, and upping the maximum…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (698+ words) The deal will support flight testing of the 200lb-thrust Frenzy 8 and prototype fabrication on the 100lb-thust Frenzy 6. US propulsion start-up Beehive Industries has secured a nearly $30 million contract from the US Air Force to advance testing and development of a…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (168+ words) If you thought the long-running Lilium saga had ended with Archer Aviation's purchase of its patent portfolio, well, not quite: the collapsed developer's two prototype aircraft remain up for sale having been excluded from'that acquisition. A little over a year…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (340+ words) Hybrid-electric developer Ascendance has secured a "12. 2m ($14. 2 million) investment over four years from the French government which will enable the start of series production on its Sterna powertrain. To be delivered through the France 2030 " Premiere Usine programme, the funding will see…...