Category: Aircraft & Engines

American Airlines has announced its investment in ZeroAvia, a leader in hydrogen-electric, zero-emission aviation. In addition to the investment, a memorandum of understanding provides American the opportunity to order up to 100 engines from ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric powertrain development programme. The engines are intended to power regional jet aircraft with zero emissions. “Our investment in ZeroAvia’s emerging hydrogen-electric engine technology has the potential to play a key role in the future of sustainable aviation,” said Derek Kerr, American’s Chief Financial Officer. “We are excited to contribute to this industry development and look forward to exploring how these engines can support the future Read more

Hans Airways, the UK’s new long-haul airline readying itself to fly to India, has celebrated the arrival of its first Airbus A330-200 on UK soil. The aircraft touched down from Palma Airport, Mallorca at Birmingham International Airport, welcomed by CEO Satnam Saini, COO Nathan Burkitt and CCO Martin Dunn for Hans Airways, ahead of formal technical handover and technical acceptance signing with the lessor. Hans Airways has partnered with maintenance and repair overhaul specialist STS Aviation Services for re-registration tasks and entry into service modifications ahead of its important route-proving flight for the UK Civil Aviation Authority in the coming Read more

Specialist regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord has completed the transition of a second Embraer E190 (MSN 1900099) to Cobham Regional Services on a six-year operating lease. The aircraft was integrated into Cobham’s fleet in May and is already operating charter flights from its base in Perth. The smooth transition of this E190 from TrueNoord’s previous lessee, Mandarin Airlines, was particularly challenging due to pandemic restrictions. Jack Bos, TrueNoord Technical Director, explains how the team dealt with these added complexities, “At the time it was not possible to send inspectors to Taiwan without them having to quarantine for two weeks on arrival. Read more

Etihad Airways has firmed up its order with Airbus for seven new-generation A350F freighters, following its earlier commitment announced at the Singapore Airshow. This order for the A350F sees the national carrier of the UAE expanding its relationship with Airbus and adding to its existing order for the largest passenger version of A350-1000, five of which have been delivered. Etihad has also firmed up a long-term agreement for Airbus’ Flight Hour Services (FHS) to support its entire A350 fleet, to maintain aircraft performance and optimise reliability. This marks the first agreement for an Airbus FHS contract for an A350 fleet Read more

Jackson Square Aviation (JSA) has delivered one Airbus A320-232 aircraft to Super Air Jet. This delivery completes the first part of a three-aircraft long-term lease package transaction, whereby each aircraft undergo a transition and modification programme to meet the specifications of Super Air Jet aircraft. Commenting on the delivery, David Jones, JSA Head of Asia Pacific Marketing, said: “We are excited to provide Super Air Jet with comprehensive fleet solutions tailored to its needs and are delighted to welcome the airline as our newest customer,” adding, “We look forward to building a strong partnership in the years ahead.”

Horizon Aircraft (Horizon), an innovative leader in hybrid electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial vehicles, has successfully completed the construction of its innovative 50%-scale “Cavorite X5” prototype. Horizon’s innovative approach and technology allows the aircraft to fly 98% of its mission in a very low-drag configuration like a traditional aircraft. Flying most of the time as a normal aircraft is also safer and should make the aircraft easier to certify than radical new eVTOL designs. The full-scale aircraft will also be powered by a hybrid electric system that can recharge the battery array in-flight while providing additional system redundancy. Read more