Robot Aviation

Bamboo | September 29, 2020

Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has begun flight operations with its Embraer E195 aircraft. The aircraft are being wet-leased from Denmark’s Great Dane Airlines. However, they do wear Bamboo Airways’ livery. Since its launch last year, Bamboo Airways has been making waves within the Vietnamese aviation industry. Before the current situation, the airline has been building up its domestic network. Earlier this year, the planned launch of European flights was forced to be delayed ...

Defense and Space

Spirit AeroSystems Inc. | October 18, 2021

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. [NYSE: SPR] held a grand opening event and ribbon cutting ceremony for its National Defense Prototype Center (NDPC), a joint project with Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR). This new research center will significantly expand Spirit’s capabilities and production efficiencies in the defense and space market. NIAR has been a tremendous partner in the development of the National Defense...

Air Transport

Skydweller Aero | February 13, 2023

An aerospace company, Skydweller Aero Inc., the developer of solar-powered aircraft for defense and commercial industries, recently announced that it has successfully completed a demonstration of its initial autonomous flight test using its new proprietary fly-by-wire (FWB) actuation control system. After meeting the criteria for safety-critical operations set by the Spanish Civil Airworthiness Authority (AESA), Skydweller's test pilot passively rode along on board. It validates both t...

Aviation Technology

Sandhills Equipment Value Index | January 11, 2022

The latest Sandhills Global aviation market report finds that asking values for turboprop aircraft in Sandhills marketplaces increased 4.8% year-over-year from December 2020 to December 2021. Dwindling used turboprop aircraft inventory levels, especially in key age groups and for certain models, remain a primary driver of asking value increases. The new market report follows Sandhills' recent market report identifying noteworthy supply and demand trends within the used piston single aircraft...