Aviation

Source: https://www.ainonline.com by Jerry Siebenmark / December 26, 2019Under the aircraft order, Piaggio will deliver over the next four years five Avanti Evos in a passenger and ambulance configuration and four for radio measures. Piaggio Aerospace has won a nearly $221 million (€200 million) contract from the Italian Ministry of Defense for nine Avanti Evos […]

Source: https://www.ainonline.com/ November 4,2019 Philippine budget airline Cebu Pacific has firmed up an order for 16 Airbus A330-900 aircraft in a USD$4.74 billionlist price deal.The order converts a memorandum of understandingthe airline signed at this year’s Paris Airshow for theA330neos, plus 10 A321XLRs and five A320neos. Thefirm order only covers the A330s.The Manila-based LCC said […]

Source: https://phys.org     December 13, 2018 by John Antczak Virgin Galactic’s tourism spaceship climbed more than 50 miles high above California’s Mojave Desert on Thursday, reaching for the first time what the company considers the boundary of space. The rocket ship hit an altitude of 51 miles (82 kilometers) before beginning its gliding descent, said mission official […]

Source: https://www.straitstimes.com   Published  Nov 22, 2018, 2:21 am SGT  / PARIS (AFP) The blue glowing jets of science fiction spacecraft came a step closer to reality on Wednesday (Nov 21) as US physicists unveiled the world’s first solid-state aeroplane powered in flight by supercharged air molecules. More than a century on from the Wright brothers’ first […]

Wingtip ADS-B Solution Receives FAA TSO Source: AIO / Matt Thurber – September 5, 2018                           The uAvionix skyBeacon incorporates an ADS-B Out transceiver, GPS, antenna, and LED position and anti-collision lights all in one unit.   The FAA has granted technical standard order (TSO) authorization for uAvionix’s skyBeacon wingtipmounted ADS-B Out system. Retailing for $1,849, […]

Spike Aims for Stage 5-compliant Supersonic Bizjet Source: AIO / Chad Trautvetter – September 4, 2018 Spike Aerospace is working to make its Mach 1.6 business jet compliant with Stage 5 engine noise and emissions requirements.(Photo: Spike Aerospace) Spike Aerospace, which is developing the 18-passenger S-512 supersonic business jet (SSBJ), said it shares “critically important” […]

Source: AIO / Chad Trautvetter – September 4, 2018 New Dassault Falcons will now come standard with Aircare International’s first aid and emergency medical services, materials, and training, the French aircraft manufacturer announced late last week. “After a review of what was available on the market, and taking into account the needs and desires of […]

Source: AIO / Alexa Rexroth – August 30, 2018 The Airbus Perlan Mission 2 recently achieved a glide above a pressure altitude of more than 62,000 feet, thanks to stratospheric mountain waves in El Calafate, Argentina. While pending official validation, it is anticipated that the newly reached altitude marks a gliding altitude world record. The […]

Source: AIO/ Chad Trautvetter – August 29, 2018 FltPlan offers self-service flight management solutions and premium offerings for business and general aviation operators. (Photo: FltPlan) Garmin has acquired flight planning, scheduling, and trip support services company FltPlan for an undisclosed amount, the avionics manufacturer announced on August 29. More than 6.3 million flight plans are […]