American aircraft building concern Boeing decided to roll mass production double-deck wide-body Boeing 747, nicknamed “Jumbo jet” (Jumbo Jet, the giant plane). As writes Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the situation, Boeing officially announces the closure of production 747-x will Read more
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has announced the completion of the project the development of the visual system of the autopilot ATTOL intended for automatic control of the aircraft during taxiing on the airfield, takeoff and landing. The company announced that Read more
The American company Terrafugia, 2017 owned by the Chinese Geely group, presented a full-sized prototype of a promising electric air taxis TF-2A, says Aviation Week. The developers are already preparing for the flight testing of aircraft. The company Terrafugia is Read more
British startup ZeroAvia held the first series of flight tests of electric aircraft, made on the basis of turboprop light aircraft Piper Malibu Mirage. As written by Aviation Week, the tests were carried out at the airport of Cranfield from Read more
The American company Boom Supersonic plans to conduct flight tests of the demonstrator supersonic transport aircraft of the XB-1, the rollout of which is planned for summer of this year, using a synthetic fuel. As written by Aviation Week, the Read more
The American company Honeywell Aerospace has started testing of a prototype system for automatic planting, which will be established for future urban aircraft, including air taxis. As writes Flightglobal, while undergoing testing at the manned helicopter AS350 Ecureuil. It is Read more
American company, Bye Aerospace, defended the project promising double electric aircraft eFlyer 2, the airframe of which is fully made of composite materials. As writes Flightglobal, soon the company will start assembling the production version of the aircraft, the first Read more
Research center named after Zhukovsky started the research work on the program of supersonic passenger aircraft. According to the message center, work is being done under contract to the Ministry of industry and trade of, valid until the end of Read more
Light twin training aircraft Velis Electro, developed by Slovenian company Pipistrel, was the first all-electric aircraft, which received the type certificate from the European aviation safety Agency EASA, reports the New Atlas. The certificate confirms that the aircraft meets the Read more
Promising electric passenger plane Alice, developed by the Israeli company Eviation Aicraft, will receive the light cooling system. As writes Flightglobal, this system, called MicroVCS (Micro Vapor Cycle System, Microsystem steam cycle), developed by the American company Honeywell Aerospace. As Read more