Editor's NoteGE Continues Work on XA100 for Future Combat Aircraft - May 8 GE Aerospace has finished a fourth round of testing on the XA100 adaptive cycle engine “to gather additional data and advance this next-generation technology for future combat aircraft.” the company said on…
Air TaxiJoby Progresses to Next Phase of Aircraft Flight Test Program - May 2 Santa Cruz, CA, May 02, 2024 — Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it has successfully completed its pre-production prototype flight test…
Editor's NoteTextron Aviation Opens Expanded Parts Distribution Center - May 3, AIN Textron Aviation recently held the grand opening of its expanded global parts distribution center in Wichita, Kansas that adds 180,000 square feet of floor space and new package sorting facilities, AIN reported.…
Air TaxiEve Reports Progress in Building Full-scale eVTOL Prototype - May 10, AIN Eve Air Mobility released images to show progress in building the first full-scale proof-of-concept four-passenger eVTOL aircraft it plans to bring to the market in 2026, AIN reported. The airframe is being…
AI & AutonomyBell Reveals Bell Aircraft Laboratory for Future Autonomy Fly-by-Wire Operations - May 7 Fort Worth, TX (May 7, 2024) - Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today revealed its Aircraft Laboratory for Future Autonomy (ALFA). Developed by Bell's Advanced Programs team, ALFA…
AI & AutonomyCollaborative Autonomy Tested in EpiSci/USAF Autonomy Prime Flights - May 2 California-based EpiSci said this week that the company finished multiple collaborative autonomy tests last month under the U.S. Air Force’s Autonomy Prime program to train operators on the company’s Starling Tactical Artificial…
Editor's NoteMQ-9A Block 5 to Get New Self-Protection Pod Next Year - May 9 Next year, the Block 5 Extended Range version of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper drone is to receive a self-protection pod developed by GA-ASI in concert with U.S.…
Editor's NoteHarbour Air Plans to Electrify Fleet with MagniX Engines - AIN, April 26 Harbour Air signed a letter of intent to purchase 50 Magni650 electric engines from MagniX to convert its de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver aircraft to electric propulsion and the engine completed its first…