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Superfactory For BOOM Supersonic Nears Completion
BOOM Supersonic is currently the only viable entity going through the full motion of processes to enable the re-introduction of supersonic commercial flight. Yes, there are other companies like Hermeus and NASA working on hypersonic vehicles likely with a military slant than commercial. The BOOM Overture has been a long time coming but it is gaining meaningful progress on multiple fronts. The first flight of the flight test demonstrator XB-1 was supposed to have happened in late 2023 but BOOM missed that deadline. Instead the first flight took place in March 2024...
Major Testing Commences On Quarterhorse F100 Engine
The first major engine testing milestone has been crossed for the Hermeus Quarterhorse MK2 aircraft. The company revealed yesterday that it had begun testing its proprietary precooler technology with the F100 engine, made by Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business. Testing took place at Edwards Air Force Base at sea-level static conditions...
Beechcraft Denali To Certify In 2025
The long delayed Beechcraft Denali has commenced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification testing. The clean-sheet aircraft was anticipated to enter service in 2023 but issues with the new GE Catalyst powerplant powering the new aircraft served to derail that timeline...
The Next Bombardier Flagship; Global 8000
Much of the news for Bombardier was focused on their current large-cabin ultra longrange flagship the Global 7500. The aircraft is almost in a league of its own competing only with one other purpose-built business jet, Gulfstream's newly minted G700. The G700 just entered commercial service after being granted certification at the end of March...
First Deliveries For Long-Awaited G700 Commence
American airframer Gulfstream has said it has delivered the first two G700 units to their respective customers. This comes after Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification was granted to Gulfstream in relation to the G700 on March 29th. They also subsequently received production certification and cabin interior approvals on April 8, 2024. This moment has been a long time in the works as the G700 first deliveries have been delayed hampered by extra rigourous processes of the FAA since the Boeing MAX issues...
Pearl 10X Powerplant Commences Flight-Tests
The Rolls Royce Pearl 10X is the powerplant that will eventually power Dassault Falcon's flagship executive jet, the Falcon 10X. The engine manufacturer recently kicked-off flight testing of the engine with a test example attached to its Boeing 747-400 testbed. Philipp Zeller, Senior Vice President Dassault, Business Aviation, Rolls-Royce, said: "We are excited to enter into this important next phase of the engine development programme with the start of our flight test campaign...
Hybrid-Electric Aircraft From Daher By 2027
Daher is looking to bring a hybrid-electric aircraft to market by 2027. If all goes according to plan, the aircraft will be based on the TBM 940. Remember, Daher is actually working on the EcoPulse demonstrator project in concert with Airbus and Safran which is utilizing a TBM 940 hull as the testbed...
Bankruptcy Filed For Icon Aircraft
While Icon Aircraft, known for making the Icon A5 Amphibious Light Sport Aircraft became popular in certain circles JF tends not to cover this end of the market. However, there is news that this company has filed for bankruptcy. They have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and restructuring plans take in the possibility of selling the company. This sounds familiar like what has been happening with Piaggio Aerospace...which still cannot find an appropriate buyer...
Gulfstream G700 Finally Enters Service
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finally given full certification to the Gulfstream G700. The aircraft model should be in service already by nearly two years...
XB-1 Demonstrator Takes Flight
The first flight has finally come for the Boom Supersonic XB-1. You may remember that the first flight was supposed to have taken place towards the end of 2023. However, it was delayed to do some upgrades to the demonstrator aircraft before attempting a first flight. https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-boom-supersonic-missed-2023-first-flight-goal.4852/ ...
CityAirbus NextGen Officially Unveiled Today
The City Airbus NextGen has been officially unveiled today. Airbus revealed the first prototype of the fully -electric aircraft to the public. It is expected to make its first flight later this year. "Rolling out CityAirbus NextGen for the very first time is an important and very real step that we are taking towards advanced air mobility and our future product and market...
Part 145 Certification Given To Archer Aviation
eVTOL manufacturer Archer Aviation has made major strides as concerns Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification. Archer Aviation is moving closer and continues to say 2025 is when they will be making their first passenger flights with the Archer Midnight aircraft. Archer announced last month that they received Part 145 Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration...
Deliveries Of M700 Fury Start
It was just at the start of February that Piper Aircraft announced the new Piper M700 Fury. This aircraft is going to be replacing the M600SLS model and is the first step in a new generation in the M-Class lineup. Yes, the Piper president and CEO John Calcagno teased that there will be more to come in the future...
Sikorsky HEX Platform Now Seen
Recently JF published an article talking about the progress of the Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor. There are several tilt-rotor aircraft in service in both commercial and military applications but they all have one thing in common. The entire engine tilts to provide the transition from hover to cruise or vice versa. In the case of the upcoming NGCTR it is only the transmission that moves...
USAF Takes Delivery Of First Batch Of Pivotal Blackfly Aircraft
While the Pivotal Helix is aimed at the personal market it has received the attention from the United States Air Force (USAF). In fact the USAF has procured 4 examples of the craft which were recently delivered to them...
Phenom 300: 12th Straight Year Of Best-Selling Light Jet
For the 12th straight year, the Embraer Phenom 300 has been the best-selling light jet in the industry. Additionally it is the best-selling twinjet for the fourth year running, according to data released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). With 63 Phenom 300-series aircraft having been delivered in 2023, this figure puts Embraer in the driving-seat of the light-jet market...
New CPO For Asian Market Launched At Singapore Air Show
The Singapore Air Show for 2024 got underway today and one of the news items coming out of the first day is that Honda Aircraft Company has unveiled a Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program for the Asian market. Honda Aircraft company already launched a CPO initiative for the Americas and Europe...
AD Issued For Some PT6 Turbine Blades
Canada's regulatory and safety body Transport Canada has issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) for Pratt & Whitney Canada's PT6 Turbine engines. It relates to PT2 (power turbine) blades. It has come to light that there was an incident of PT6A-67 P2 Blade failure as well as P2 blade failures on PT6 engines in testing at P&W Canada facilities. The airworthiness directive (AD) is CF-2024-05...
First Flight Coming Soon For NGCTR Demonstrator
The Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor (NGCTR) Demonstrator that Leonardo is working on is being prepared for its maiden sortie/first flight. This has been a long time in the making as it was originally expected to be flying since 2020. Leonardo suggests that the Covid-19 pandemic and its associated spin-off effects derailed that timeline. However, the first demonstrator hull is in final assembly and below you can see some of the most recent images of the progress thus far...
Hydrogen Turboprop Engines For The Future?
Are Hydrogen turboprop engines going to be part of a future going forward? In an aviation world that is continually becoming more and more environmentally conscious and on a path to some decarbonization the majority of those efforts have been focused on the jet engine...
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