Aviation

Electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation and air taxi terminal designer Skyports Infrastructure have partnered to study and demonstrate how such a terminal would actually work. The companies are developing what they call a “Living Lab passenger terminal” – a move coming as Joby works to certificate its in-development electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) […]

The Czech Republic has submitted a letter of request to the USA relating to the acquisition of 24 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters. Prague is seeking a replacement for its fleet of 14 Saab Gripen C/D fighters, whose lease is coming to an end. While the Czech government insists no definitive decision has been taken on […]

Royal Jordanian Airlines and Embraer have signed a memorandum of understanding for the carrier to introduce 10 E2-family jets into its fleet “within the coming several years”. The tentative agreement – announced at the Istanbul air show on 6 October – suggests Royal Jordanian will operate the E190-E2 and E195-E2 variants of the regional jet. […]

Investigators have determined that a Jet2 Boeing 737-800’s unexpected forward movement during an engine run-up startled the first officer, who then omitted to set full take-off thrust. The run-up to 70% N1, intended to clear any ice from the engines, was carried out after the jet lined up on runway 12 at Kuusamo airport in […]

Future propulsion innovator ZeroAvia has wholly acquired the fuel-cell stack specialist HyPoint, to reinforce its hydrogen-electric product line. ZeroAvia is developing powertrains for hydrogen-fuelled engines and has co-operated closely with HyPoint, particularly in the UK, over the last couple of years. The acquisition follows a previous tie-up, aimed at developing fuel-cell stacks, with Scandinavian energy […]

Polish flag-carrier LOT is to introduce another six Boeing 737 Max 8s, more than doubling its fleet of the re-engined type. All six aircraft are being source on long-term operating lease from US company Air Lease. LOT is to take delivery of all the twinjets in October, the airline states. One of them will be […]

Korean Air and Airbus Helicopters plan to develop unmanned air vehicles (UAV) with a vertical take-off and landing capability for South Korea’s military. At a ceremony in Seoul, Jung-woo Park, head of a Korean Air’s Aerospace Business Division (KAL-ASD), and Bruno Even, chief executive of Airbus Helicopters, signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the […]

Pilot union Allied Pilots Association (APA), which represents pilots at American Airlines, opposes an equipment certification exemption for Boeing’s 737 Max 7 and Max 10 aircraft. The certification deadline for those two models is the end of this year, but according to a letter from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to a federal government committee, first […]