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At Dassault Aviation’s NBAA-BACE press briefing today (Oct. 17) in Orlando, Florida, CEO Eric Trappier opened his comments with an expression of empathy for Florida in the wake of Hurricane Ian and admiration for the courage of Ukraine and its allies in the ongoing war. He also acknowledged that, based in part on those events, […]

Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has delivered its first Aston Martin Edition ACH130 helicopter to a U.S customer, the company announced at NBAA-BACE 2022. Originally intending to produce just 15 of the special edition model, which features interior and exterior designs created by Aston Martin, ACH said last May that it was planning to continue production […]

Honda Aircraft Company announced the HondaJet Elite II on opening day at NBAA-BACE in Orlando, Florida. Hideto Yamasaki, Honda’s president and CEO, said at its press conference that the improvements made to the latest HondaJet are the result of focused market and geographical research. There are currently 225 HondaJet models in service and the latest, […]

Since the airlines seem particularly challenged at keeping track of baggage these days, the FAA has cleared passengers to monitor their checked luggage’s location themselves. According to PocketLint the agency has ruled that operating Apple AirTags can be fastened to bags stowed in the holds of airliners. There had been concerns the tiny lithium batteries […]

Air Force blue is giving way to green on some projects as the heavy fossil fuel consumer looks at ways to lighten its load on the environment. The Air Force announced this week that it’s looking at blended wing designs for future tanker and cargo aircraft that it says will burn up to 30 percent […]

Delta Air Lines is working with MIT to eliminate what it says is “one of aviation’s largest environmental impacts.” The airline says it wants to help MIT eliminate “persistent contrails,” which it says trap heat and warm the earth. Pam Fletcher, the airline’s chief sustainability officer, says the work could offer almost immediate improvements on […]

Honeywell’s tone-setting business aviation forecast will set a positive undercurrent for this week’s NBAA-BACE convention, which starts Tuesday in Orlando. The forecast, always released on the eve of the big convention, says forecast deliveries by business aircraft manufacturers have increased by a whopping 15 percent over the next decade compared to last year’s predictions. More […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has named Gene Borne as its 2022 inductee to the EAA Ultralights Hall of Fame, highlighting that his “involvement and dedication to flight safety mirrors nearly the entire history of the ultralight movement.” Borne got his start with ultralights in 1976, going on to become an instructor and develop a […]

The U.S. Air Force has declared that the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopter has reached initial operational capability (IOC). According to the Air Force, the announcement means it now “possesses sufficient HH-60Ws, logistics requirements and trained Airmen to support a 30-day deployment to any independent location with a package of four aircraft.” […]

ATR has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certificates for its ATR 72 and 42 regional turboprop aircraft outfitted with Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW127XT-M engine. Purpose-built for the ATR turboprops, the engine earned its Transport Canada type certification in August 2022 and was certified by EASA last September. The PW127XT-M is expected to […]