Turboprop aircraft designed in Brazil, ATL-100 will be produced in Portugal
A turboprop aircraft developed by former Embraer employees, the ATL-100 will be produced in Portugal. DESAER, from Brazil, closed a joint venture with CEiiA (Center …
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Tokyo evaluates using the AW609 tiltrotor to connect Japanese archipelago
Leonardo, manufacturer of the AW609, the world’s first civilian tiltrotor, announced on Wednesday that the Tokyo metropolitan government is considering ordering the aircraft to fly …
First Cessna SkyCourier freighter performs maiden flight
Textron Aviation announced on Tuesday that the second Cessna SkyCourier made its maiden flight. The turboprop aircraft is the first to be built in the …
World’s largest amphibious aircraft, AG600 takes first flight from the ocean
Two years and seven months after making its maiden flight on land, the Chinese amphibious aircraft AG600 took off for the first time from the …
Russia sends two Be-200ES amphibious planes to fight fires in Turkey
Russia sent two Be-200ES amphibious jets to Turkey on Tuesday to help contain forest fires in the country. The agreement between the two nations foresees …
Cessna SkyCourier performs maiden flight
On Sunday Cessna performed the SkyCourier first flight, its newest aircraft. The high-wing twin-engine turboprop was designed to fill a new niche in the regional …
Cessna SkyCourier conducts tests of engines on the ground
Cessna announced on Monday that it had carried out the first ground tests with SkyCourier, its new twin utility turboprop. Equipped with two Pratt & …
World’s first civil tilt-rotor to debut in 2020
Italian aerospace company Leornardo celebrated last week’s maiden flight of the 4th prototype of the AW609, the world’s first civil tilt-rotor aircraft. The aircraft features …
First Cessna SkyCourier has wings and fuselage joined
Textron Aviation, the company that controls planemaker Cessna, has announced an important step in the development of its new SkyCourier twin-engine turboprop. The first prototype …
Boeing 747-400 firefighter arrives in Bolivia to prevent further damage to Amazon
One of the most discussed topics in the world this week, forest fires in the Amazon region will be combated starting Friday with a “giant …
Embraer unveils its first electric plane
Embraer unveiled images last week of its first electric aircraft, a technology demonstrator based on the agricultural aircraft Ipanema. According to planemaker, the prototype is …
Desaer has first order for ATL-100 turboprop
Embraer’s neighboring Brazilian planemaker, Desaer confirmed this week during the LABACE Air Show the first customer for the twin-engine turboprop ATL-100. The aircraft in its …
SkyCourier and Denali prototypes have begun assembly
At a time when new aircraft designs come up with unusual proposals, the traditional planemaker Cessna works on two new conventional-configuration turbopropellers. The twin-engine SkyCourier …
World’s first civil tilt-rotor, AW609 has started production
One of the most controversial aircraft projects in the world is coming close to becoming a reality. Leonardo, manufacturer of the AW609 model, confirmed this …
The world’s largest amphibious aircraft, the AG600 takes off for the first time from water
The largest amphibious aircraft in the world, the AG600 “Kunlong” of the Chinese AVIC, completed its first takeoff from the water on October 20. The …
Breitling DC-3 will be doing a world tour in 2017
A Douglas DC-3 from the Breitling watchmaker will perform a round the world between March and September this year. The trip will promote the new …
