Month: July 2021
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Legend Airways announce Tecnam fleet acquisition across three models
TECNAM and Legends Airways today announced an aircraft purchase agreement for a fleet of 5 initial aircraft for the fixed-wing flight training school. The purchase consists of two (2) P2008 LSA, two (2) P2010 standard category 4 place and one (1) P2006T twin.
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Thales completes successful first flight of new UAS with range capabilities of over 100 km
With a hybrid propulsion system for optimum safety, endurance and discretion, Thales’s UAS 100 long-range unmanned air system for civil, government and military users will be able to operate at ranges of more than 100 km.
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Volocopter Takes to the Skies at EAA AirVenture
Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), flew at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) AirVenture 2021 in Wisconsin. The Volocopter 2X flight was the first ever public crewed test flight of a fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi in the US. This successful flight marks a key milestone in Volocopter’s plan…
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Indian Ocean based Air Austral becomes first French Airbus A220 operator
The first of the three A220s for Air Austral, France’s La Réunion Island-based airline, has been delivered from the Airbus A220 Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Mirabel, Canada. The second and third aircraft are expected to join the Air Austral fleet in the coming days. Airbus is delighted to welcome Air Austral as a new…
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Volocopter Secures Production Organisation Approval
Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), announced today that it has secured Production Organisation Approval (POA) in compliance with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA Part 21G). The company is acquiring its long-standing, trusted partner in innovation and production, DG Flugzeugbau, a global leader in composite aircraft production. Through this acquisition, Volocopter…
