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Shell to supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel to DHL at Schipol

Shell Aviation will supply DHL Express with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Schiphol Airport. The deal sees DHL Express become the first customer to be supplied under Shell and Neste’s…

Leading Business Aviation groups go into battle against illegal charters

A global group of leading business aviation organisations has launched a campaign to combat illegal on-demand charter flights in the sector. The group, called the Air Charter Safety Alliance, will…

Joby Aviation takes a lead in eVTOL air taxi race

One of the leading developers of electric Vertical Take-off and Landing aircraft, Joby Aviation, has taken a lead in the race to certify and commercialise eVTOLs. First, the US Air…

Gulfstream delivers first EASA-certified G600 business jet

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered the first Gulfstream G600 certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to an undisclosed customer based in Europe. “We are glad our customers in…

EHang 216 receives flight permit across Austria

eVTOL company EHang has a flight permit allowing trial operation of full unmanned flights in Austrian national airspace. This is the first flight permit for EHang’s passenger-grade AAVs within the…

Piper certifies and delivers first Pilot 100i trainer

Piper Aircraft has received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its new training aircrafct, the Pilot 100i. The Pilot 100i, which was announced during Sun-n-Fun in 2019,…

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Glide Ring to help engine-out situations for GTN Xi navigators

Garmin’s GTN Xi Series of navigators now feature even more advanced capabilities, including a Glide Range Ring that helps pilots visualise the estimated area an aircraft could reach should engine…

Volocopter to launch air taxi services in Singapore

Volocopter is to launch air taxi services in Singapore after two years of close collaboration with the city. Working together with the Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB) and the…

First flight for Samad Aerospace 50% scale demonstrator eVTOL

A British company, Samad Aerospace, has made the first flight of a half-scale demonstrator of its planned Starling electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Norman Wijker, Chief Technical Officer…

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Saudi Arabia to stage second international airshow in 2021

The second Saudi International Airshow is due to be held on 16-18 February 2021 in Riyadh, two years after the inaugural event. The Saudi International Airshow is a business event…

Beechcraft King Air 360 enters into service with Californian farmer

There’s good business in fruit and veg and that’s precisely what’s prompted one company to be the first to take delivery of Textron’s Beechcraft King Air 360 turboprop twin. Stamoules…

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Rolls-Royce to test 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Engine maker Rolls-Royce is to test 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in its next generation engine demonstrator as part of its ongoing decarbonisation strategy. The ground tests will aim to…