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Wright Logs 1-MW Output With Electric Motor Generator

Wright Electric aims to produce a 2-MW powertrain that could power single-aisle airliners and will soon start new tests with NASA.
Wright Electric's motor generator
Engines

PBS and Ivchenko Sign MoU for Small Turbojet

A partnership between PBS and Ivchenko aims to build a new turbine engine for small UAVs and cruise missiles.
 AI-PBS-350
Engines

Safran To Create Four Electric Motor Production Lines

Five aircraft manufacturers have selected Safran's EngineUs electric motors to power their aircraft.
Safran manufacturing
Regulations and Government

S.S. White Tapped for Cargo Door Gearing on E-Jets Freighters

Heroux-Devtek chose S.S. White Technologies to provide flexible rotary shafts and 90-degree gearboxes for main deck cargo door drives on E-Jet Freighters
Embraer E-Jet Freighter
Aircraft

EcoPulse Hybrid-electric Aircraft Debuts at Paris Airshow

Daher, Airbus, and Safran are exhibiting their jointly-developed EcoPulse hybrid-electric aircraft at the Paris Airshow.
Daher/Airbus/Safran EcoPulse
Maintenance and Modifications

GPMS Names PHI MRO Services as Certified Installer

PHI MRO Services was selected as a certified installer for GPMS International's Foresight MX system for helicopters.
Pictured from left to right: Tom Neumann, president of PHI MRO Services; John Byus, director of sales at GPMS; and Joshua Perkins, director of maintenance Part 145 in front of helicopters in PHI MRO hangar
Maintenance and Modifications

Omni Earns Part 145 Approval for Learjet Heavy Mx

Omni Aircraft Maintenance, which has long supported Omni Air Transport's Learjet fleet, now has approval for heavy maintenance for other Learjet owners.
Omni Aircraft Maintenance technicians at work underneath aircraft wing
Safety

Aviation Legend Harding Among Missing Onboard Titanic Sub

Action Aviation chairman and noted adventurer Hamish Harding is among those missing during a submersible trip to the Titanic.
Action Aviation chair Hamish Harding
Aircraft

Piaggio Claims 18 Potential Buyers

Piaggio's extraordinary commissioners received 18 expressions of interest for the purchase of Piaggio Aerospace and hope to sell the company by year end.
Piaggio P.180 Avanti Evo on airport ramp
Aircraft

Airlines Double-down On Fleet Expansion and Replacement

Airbus, ATR, Boeing, and Embraer all collected multiple aircraft orders on Tuesday at the Paris Airshow.
Paris Air Show 2023
Engines

GE, Clemson University Win $10M Ceramics Research Grant

GE Aerospace and Clemson University received a $10 million USAF grant to continue research on advanced ceramic-matrix materials.
GE Aerospace continues advanced materials research with Clemson University
Aircraft

Qatar Airways Bids Welcome to G700 at Paris Airshow

Qatar Airways is readying for deliveries of 10 Gulfstream G700s it has on order, unveiling the model during the Paris Air Show to Qatari dignitaries.
Gulfstream president Mark Burns (left) shakes hands with Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker at Paris Air Show static display with Gulfstream G700 business jet in background
Aircraft

Eve's eVTOL Order Book Swells to 2,850 Aircraft

Eve Air Mobility said it now carries the largest backlog of orders among eVTOL aircraft developers.
A digital rendering shows Eve's eVTOL aircraft with Voar branding flying over a city skyline.
Aircraft

Pratt & Whitney To Establish Engine Parts Maker in Morocco

Pratt & Whitney Maroc will manufacture detailed static and structural machined parts for various engine models in Casablanca.
Pratt & Whitney Morocco
Aircraft

Dassault: 'We’ll Build Our Own Cloud'

Dassault Aviation and Dassault Systèmes will collaborate on a sovereign cloud for Europe that will have particular relevance to defense projects.
Eric Trappier and Bernard Charle
Sustainability and Environment

Boeing Launches Dashboard to Monitor SAF Production

A new Boeing tool tracks potential SAF availability, underscoring the need to close the supply-demand gap.
Boeing SAF dashboard
Aircraft

Boom Adds Suppliers, Addresses Progress on Overture SSJ

Boom added Aernnova, Leonardo, and Aciturri as aerostructures suppliers for its Overture supersonic airliner.
Blake Scholl Boom CEO
Sustainability and Environment

Airbus Reports ‘Great Progress’ on H2-powered Aircraft

Airbus has also started to trial in-flight auxiliary power entirely generated by hydrogen.
Airbus hydrogen chart
Aircraft

Daher Targets New Hybrid Propulsion System

A new partnership with French start-up Ascendance is likely to spur Daher’s decarbonization drive.
Daher booth

Tackling the Hypersonic Threat to Europe

MBDA has been studying the technological challenges associated with countering maneuvering hypersonic missiles.
MBDA
Aircraft

D328eco and Nordam Advance Sustainable Flight Options

Nordam will contribute engine nacelles for Deutsche Aircraft's D320eco twin turboprop.
Nordam and Deutsche Aircraft
Aircraft

Wisk's eVTOL Air Taxi To Navigate with Safran's SkyNaute

Safran's SkyNaute inertial navigation system will support Wisk's plans to operate its eVTOL aircraft autonomously, with no pilot on board.
Wisk Aero
Engines

Monte Secures First Deliveries from ZeroAvia

Monte Aircraft Leasing has secured the first production slots of ZeroAvia's ZA600 hydrogen fuel cell conversion kits for regional turboprops.
ZeroAvia

India Underscores Commitment to European Collaboration

Members of the Indian delegation highlighted Paris Airshow 2023 as advantageous for displaying technologies and developing cross-border partnerships.
Neeraj Gupta
Engines

H2Fly Launches Higher Performance Hydrogen Fuel Cells

German propulsion pioneer H2Fly says the H175 family of fuel cells could power both new and existing aircraft carrying between 20 and 80 passengers.
H2Fly's H175 hydrogen fuel cell systems will power regional airliners.
Rotorcraft

The Helicopter Company Completes Rotortrade Acquisition

Saudi Arabia's The Helicopter Company has acquired global helicopter brokerage Rotortrade.
Company representatives from The Helicopter Company and Rotortrade shake hands
Maintenance and Modifications

Pratt & Whitney Signs with Awiros on AI Engine Inspection Tool

Pratt & Whitney launched an artificial intelligence-based aircraft engine analysis tool for GTF and V2500 powerplants.
Pratt & Whitney
Sustainability and Environment

Parker Aerospace Emerges Even Stronger Post-merger

Parker Aerospace has a broader aircraft systems portfolio after the combination of Parker-Hannifin and Meggitt.
Parker Aerospace
Rotorcraft

Billings Acquires Surplus Netherlands Chinooks

Montana-based Billings Flying Service has purchased six surplus CH-47D helicopters from the Netherlands for heavy lift and aerial firefighting.
Netherlands CH-47D Chinook helicopter in flight
Aircraft

Supernal Adds eVTOL Manufacturing Partners

Supernal will work with GKN and Qarbon to boost manufacturing rates for its SA-1 eVTOL air taxi.
Supernal GKN