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Textron Aviation | February 14, 2022

Textron Aviation announced the return of the Cessna Turbo Skylane T182T to its legendary piston product lineup, updated with the latest avionics suite and interiors. The Turbo Skylane’s turbocharged engine delivers exceptional power, generating optimal climb rates and faster cruise speeds, as well as enhanced utility for operations from high-altitude airfields. Textron Aviation is taking orders for the Turbo Skylane with first deliveries to begin in early 2023. ...

Defense and Space

Sierra Space and ESEN | June 30, 2022

Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company at the forefront of creating and building the future of space transportation and infrastructure for low-Earth orbit commercialization, the Turkish Space Agency and ESEN Sistem Entegrasyon announced today the signing of a new Memorandum of Cooperation. The three parties will combine efforts on Sierra’s Space’s low-Earth orbit, lunar and astronaut programs. The MOC agreement outlines plans for Sierra Space and ESEN to work...

Business Aviation

National Airlines | January 13, 2022

Responding to the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the U.S., National Airlines is airlifting testing kits to different states in the country. During this month-long mission, in a series of N8 B747-400F flights, around 4,000,000 testing kits will be delivered to the respective state authorities for distribution across hospitals and COVID-19 testing centers. Flights originating from Chinese regions like Shanghai (PVG), Zhengzhou (CGO), Wuhan (WUH), and Tianjin (TSN) are headed to New York (JFK), ...

Aviation Technology

Volocopter GmbH | June 09, 2022

Today at the UP.Summit, an annual gathering of leaders in transportation innovation, urban air mobility pioneer Volocopter announced that it has achieved another milestone to bring UAM to life: its fixed-winged passenger aircraft, the VoloConnect, completed its first flight in May 2022. This accomplishment makes Volocopter the only eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft) developer worldwide to have an entire fleet of distinct aircraft configurations undergoing flight tests. ...