European aircraft manufacturer Airbus opened a development center in the Chinese city of Shenzhen with the aim of joining forces with local partners t...
First flight of Russia electric aircraft prototype is scheduled for 2020
The flight of the first in Russia electric aircraft is scheduled for 2020, reported the Foundation for Advanced Research Projects. “The prototyp...
Airbus partners with the University of Nottingham in developing an electric racing aircraft
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus will partner with the University of Nottingham in developing a promising electric racing aircraft. Airbus is...
Boeing conducted the first test flight of its air taxi
Boeing Aircraft Corporation conducted the first test flight of an autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) for movement in urban environments. Boeing ha...
Russian engineers built an unmanned convertiplane
Russian engineers built a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) convertible plane. The new drone is able to fly 300 km with a load of 15 kg, even in stron...
The Netherlands will transfer all military aviation to biofuel
The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands has announced plans to gradually transfer all the country’s military aviation on biofuel. As a first ...
Etihad Airways completed first passenger flight on biofuel
Etihad Airways passenger aircraft Boeing 787 Dreamliner completed the first multi-hour flight on biofuel. The liner’s tanks were filled with a mixture...
Blue Origin postponed the test flight of its suborbital aircraft
The American privately funded aerospace manufacturer Blue Origin, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, against postponed the test flight of its suborbital ai...
The US company Bell Helicopter presented a passenger convertiplane
The American company Bell Helicopter presented a project of a promising passenger aerotaxis Nexus, which is planned to be performed in a configuration...
Boeing and GE Aviation installed first GE9X engines on a 777X
Specialists of the American aircraft manufacturing concern Boeing, together with GE Aviation, installed GE9X engines on a Boeing 777X passenger aircra...