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Artist Cyril Kongo and Airbus Corporate Jets break through the traditional look of business-jet interiors

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  ACJ and Cyril Kongo have jointly designed an ACJ cabin – the ACJ TwoTwenty special cabin edition by Cyril Kongo. ACJ and contemporary artist, Cyril Kongo, partner to offer a special ACJ TwoTwenty cabin edition. Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) and world renowned contemporary artist Cyril Kongo, a.k.a. Mr Colorful, have jointly designed an ACJ … Read more

With demand for 8,700 new airplanes, China’s commercial fleet expected to double by 2040

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    More than 10,000 Boeing airplanes fly throughout the world with integrated China-built parts and assemblies. Leading global aerospace company Boeing forecasts that China’s airlines will require 8,700 new airplanes by 2040, valued at $1.47 trillion, to meet expanding commercial air travel demand. The 20-year forecast reflects the China aviation market’s rebound and further … Read more

Electric air travel may be here sooner than expected with Rolls-Royce’s first electric plane

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    Spirit of Innovation, Rolls-Royce’s first electric plane, is finally ready for the skies. The first flight of Rolls-Royce’s revolutionary Spirit of Innovation electric aircraft signals a huge step forward in the global transition to cleaner forms of flight. The plane took to the skies propelled by its powerful 400kW (500+hp) electric powertrain with … Read more

Flying cars are cool, but inspections autonomous VTOLs are more lucrative ventures

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    Terrafugia, the world’s first flying car launches Seeker, a quick and quiet autonomous VTOL. Terrafugia announces the launch of a new brand, Commaris, and the brand’s first product, the Seeker, an innovative, electric, fixed-wing/VTOL hybrid aircraft designed explicitly for autonomous commercial aerial applications. Terrafugia was founded in 2006 with the goal of delivering … Read more

eVTOL manufacturer and NASA study the acoustic signature of the Electric Air Taxis

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  Joby, the California-headquartered transportation company developing an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and NASA Collaborate to measure noise footprint of electric air taxi. NASA’s AAM National Campaign is designed to promote public confidence in emerging aviation markets, such as passenger air taxis, through flight testing in realistic scenarios and data analysis that will … Read more

Mk-II Aurora reusable rocket ship to be the first spaceplane to access space multiple times per day

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  Sustainable space race: Mk-II Aurora is on track to reach low-space orbit in 2022. Dawn Aerospace, a New Zealand-Dutch space transportation company, has conducted five flights of the company’s Mk-II Aurora suborbital spaceplane. The flights were to assess the airframe and avionics of the vehicle, and were conducted using surrogate jet engines. The campaign … Read more