Content Archive: July 2024

Training and Workforce

Redbird Brings Mixed-reality Training Platform to Market

ACE in Lakeland, Florida, will use platform for a gamut of students
Redbird mixed reality trainer (Photo: Redbird Flight)
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Names Gama UK Special Missions Dealer

The designation builds on a long-standing partnership between Textron Aviation and Gama Aviation
Textron Aviation and Gama Aviation executives (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Charter & Fractional

CrowdStrike Outage Caused 10% Spike in Air Charter

Some travelers turned to private air charter after airline flights were canceled due to widespread computer glitch
Airports around the world fell victim to the so-called "blue screen of death" after a failed software update brought down many Windows-based systems.
Training and Workforce

CAE Names Latest Women in Flight Ambassador

Elle Betchley receives a €100,000 scholarship along with the title
Elle Betchley, CAE Women in Flight Ambassador
Aircraft

USAF Expands Role of Boeing's F-15EX Eagle II Fighter

Multirole strike fighter could take on more complex missions than initially planned
Qatari F-15EX at Farnborough 2024
Engines

Safran Will Provide Electrical Power for Boeing's X-66 Flight Demonstrator

NASA-backed program is exploring technology for next-generation single-aisle airliners
Boeing's X-66 technology demonstrator for NASA
Aircraft

Piper Aircraft Shipments Climb 16% in First Half

Company is set to deliver 300 aircraft this year, including about 50 of the new M700 Fury
Piper M700 Fury
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Boeing and Ukraine’s Antonov Collaborate on Defense

Antonov and Boeing collaboration could support Ukraine's UAVs
Boeing Signs MoU with Ukraine’s Antonov for UAV Support
Aircraft

Vertical Starts Ground Tests With Second VX4 eVTOL Prototype

Flight tests will start when the UK Civil Aviation Authority issues a permit to fly
Vertical Aerospace VX4 prototype
Aircraft

Asian Sales Group Plans to Buy VoltAero Cassio Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

Global Sky signed a memorandum of understanding for 15 of the five- to 12-seat aircraft
VoltAero at Farnborough 2024