Sikorsky and DARPA recently conducted an autonomous flight of a UH-60 Black Hawk under on-board piloted supervision. Sikorsky and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) conducted an autonomous flight of a UH-60 Black Hawk under on-board piloted supervision in...
United Airlines says that during the month of May it will exceed its pre-pandemic schedule to Latin America, 15 months after cutting service to the region as passenger demand plummeted amid the first wave of the coronavirus. United Airlines says...
A UK initiative to develop a retrofitable green propulsion system for the Britten-Noman BN-2 Islander has dramatically switched course, abandoning a previous drive towards hybrid-electric power in favour of hydrogen fuel cells. A UK initiative to develop a retrofitable green...
Urban air mobility developer Wisk will later this year kick off a trail programme in New Zealand that is eventually intended to involve passenger flights on the company’s autonomous electric aircarft, Cora. Urban air mobility developer Wisk will later this...
The US Army plans to grant Sikorsky a sole-source contract to integrate and qualify the Improved Turbine Engine on its UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopter, with work starting in fiscal year 2022. The US Army plans to grant Sikorsky a sole-source...
Rolls-Royce has formally commenced construction of the UltraFan high-bypass engine, with the aim of producing a demonstrator by the end of this year. Work on the first module for the demonstrator, designated UF001, has started at the manufacturer’s facilities in...
Norwegian long-haul start-up carrier Norse Atlantic Airways has signed to lease nine Boeing 787s from Irish-based lessor AerCap. The nine aircraft comprise six 787-9s and three 787-8s – all of which are used, and all of which are fitted with...
Low-cost carrier group AirAsia posted a net loss of MYR5.9 billion for 2020 as revenue slumped 74% and it was hammered by one-off costs during the pandemic-hit year. Low-cost carrier group AirAsia posted a net loss of MYR5.9 billion ($1.4...
While the UK’s decision to leave EASA remains a source of contention, the CAA’s new chair Sir Stephen Hillier is determined that the agency can rise to the challenge and demonstrate its status as a “world-class regulator”. UK withdrawal from...
United Airlines is back at New York’s John F Kennedy International airport. Five years ago, United Airlines ceased service at New York’s John F Kennedy International, ending the carrier’s decades-long presence at the prime New York City gateway. Now, United...