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Commercial Aviation

Boeing | November 15, 2021

As global demand for freighters continues to soar, Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced plans to add three conversion lines for the market-leading 737-800BCF across North America and Europe. The company also signed a firm order with Icelease for eleven of the freighters as the launch customer for one of the new conversion lines. In 2022, the company will open one conversion line at Boeing's London Gatwick Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) facility, its state-of-the-art han...

Simple Flying | February 11, 2020

Air Italy has announced that it will suspend operations from the 25th of February. The Italian carrier will be liquidated following a meeting of shareholders today. Qatar Airways is a key shareholder in the airline, owning 49%. Earlier today many publications were reporting the possibility of liquidation. These were clearly well informed as the airline has officially announced that it will not operate after the 25th of February. Those with bookings beyond this date will be refunded, with flights...

Air Transport

Stratolaunch | January 17, 2023

Aerospace company, Stratolaunch, recently completed the second captive carry flight using the Talon-A separation test vehicle, TA-O. This marks the 9th flight for Roc, the company's launch platform. This flight achieved a new record of six hours of total flight time reaching a maximum altitude of 22,500 feet, this marks another important step towards the company's near-term objective of completing separation testing with the TA-0. The primary test objectives included flying for th...

Aerospace

magniX | November 07, 2022

magniX, a manufacturer of electric propulsion solutions for aviation, is pleased to have powered the first fully-electric helicopter flight between airfields, in partnership with Tier 1 Engineering. The modified electric Robinson 44 (eR44) helicopter powered with a magniX magni250 electric propulsion unit (EPU) made its historic journey from Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, arriving on 29 October 2022 at 11:00am PST, in a flight that lasted approximately...