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AeroDelft to fly world’s first aircraft with liquid-hydrogen fuel cells this summer

March 11, 2021 by Editorial Team

AeroDelft team, just revealed a prototype called Phoenix PT. The brand new aircraft is bringing the team one step closer to achieving sustainable aviation. The student team AeroDelft has revealed the finished structure of their prototype airplane powered by liquid hydrogen, called ‘Phoenix PT’. The hydrogen airplane does not produce any harmful emissions to … Read more

Will the electric-powered flight be turned into an everyday reality? NASA’s X-57 Maxwell moves towards first flight

March 11, 2021 by Editorial Team

X-57 Maxwell, NASA’s first all-electric plane moves from the prototype phase towards first flight. NASA to Begin High-Voltage Ground Testing on All-Electric X-57. Engineers, researchers, pilots, visual artists, and many other people from the four flight centers and business partnerships work together to make the X-57 Maxwell idea a reality. What is the X-57? … Read more

Joby Aviation released first footage of its revolutionary all-electric VTOL aircraft in flight

March 4, 2021 by Editorial Team

Joby Aviation’s pioneering electric aircraft is making air taxi service a reality in 2024.

@Joby Aviation released the first footage of its revolutionary all-electric VTOL aircraft in flight; @jobyaviation.com/

With more than 1,000 test flights completed over the last 10 years, Joby Aviation, the American venture-backed
aerospace company and developer of VTOL personal air vehicles designed for air taxi services, intends to use its
piloted, four-passenger aircraft to launch a commercial passenger service beginning in 2024.

Joby Aviation released the first footage of its revolutionary all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft in flight. The company is also celebrating an important milestone on its journey to making its air taxi service a reality.

The company expects to revolutionize how people move by unlocking the possibility to leapfrog over the gridlock
below in its emissions-free vehicle, which can travel up to 150 miles at speeds up to 200 miles per hour. The aircraft is quiet in take-off and near silent when flying overhead.

The company also announced that it has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Reinvent
Technology Partners, a special purpose acquisition company that takes a ‘venture capital at scale’ approach to
partnering with bold leaders and companies.

The transaction values the combined company at $6.6 billion post money, and is expected to provide approximately
$1.6 billion in gross proceeds, which is expected to fund the company through the start of commercial operations.

“While traveling is central to human existence, it’s often painfully inefficient and is only getting worse,” said Paul Sciarra, executive chairman of Joby Aviation. “By rethinking how air travel is delivered, we can open up new ways of moving around congested cities and under-served rural communities, helping to tackle congestion and climate change at the same time. Aerial ridesharing will drive a generational shift in how we travel this century, just as the railroad and the jet aircraft did in previous centuries.”

“Joby has a remarkable founder-led team that has quietly delivered the most advanced technology we’ve seen in this sector,” said Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder and co-lead director of Reinvent Technology Partners, who will join the Board of Directors of the combined company. “With valuable strategic partnerships including Toyota and Uber, a compelling business model and an unparalleled track-record of executing against its targets, we believe Joby is well- positioned to create a transformative new human-centered mobility network.”

Bombardier will stop manufacturing the iconic Learjet aircraft brand

February 19, 2021 by Editorial Team

The Learjet aircraft brand will end production at the end of 2021. Bombardier announced it will end production of Learjet aircraft later this year, allowing the aviation company to focus on its more profitable Challenger and Global aircraft families and accelerate the expansion of its customer services business. Bombardier’s 2020 revenues from Business … Read more

United Airlines invest more than $1 billion in Archer Aviation’s eVTOL combating climate change

February 24, 2021February 12, 2021 by Editorial Team

United Airlines will invest massively in Archer Aviation, the start-up developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. United Airlines has completed an agreement to work with air mobility company Archer as part of the airline’s broader effort to invest in emerging technologies that decarbonize air travel. Rather than relying on traditional combustion engines, Archer’s … Read more

Cirrus Limited Edition 8000th SR is certainly an aircraft that will turn heads

February 12, 2021 by Editorial Team

Cirrus Aircraft Limited Edition 8000th SR; @cirrusaircraft.com

Cirrus Aircraft’s Limited Edition 8000th SR features an exterior that is impossible to miss.

Cirrus has a rich history of delivering aircraft that inspire people to do things. The company breaks out of the boundaries of traditional aircraft design with Limited Edition 8000th SR, commemorating the delivery of the 8,000th SR Series aircraft.

Cirrus Aircraft Launches Limited Edition to Commemorate 8,000th Delivery.

According to Ivy McIver, senior product line manager, the original Cirrus SR20 were very simple planes and after 22 years, that simplicity is still the beautiful soul of Cirrus aircraft. The 8000th aircraft will be a nod to the aviation company’s future.

The 8000 Limited Edition SR Series is featuring bold colors and unapologetic accents on the exterior and interior.

The design is accentuated by an industry-first Volt wing paint scheme, commanding attention on the ground and in the air. The unmistakable graphics and colors carry through into the interior with Volt stitching on the seats and embroidery on the door, and luxury perforated leather on the seats and throttle.

In addition to the exciting new design, each of the limited run of eight (8) exclusive 8000 Limited Edition aircraft will be delivered along with a curated series of gifts and events for the new owners.

Cirrus Aircraft’s first high-performance SR Series airplane – the SR20 – was delivered in 1999 and transformed general aviation with intuitive avionics, game-changing performance and revolutionary safety systems, including the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS). The SR Series has been the world’s best-selling single-engine piston for 18 years in a row, with a portfolio that includes the SR20, SR22 and the turbocharged SR22T. Later this year, the company will deliver its 8000th SR Series aircraft and exceed 11 million flight hours in more than 60 countries around the world.

The 8000 Limited Edition SR Series was imagined and designed by the Xi Design Studio – Cirrus Aircraft’s talented in- house personalization team. The Limited Edition continues to expand the Xi Design Studio’s ability to incorporate luxury automobile inspired details, handcrafted finishes and customization defined and inspired by the owner’s imagination.

Cirrus Aircraft Launched VisionAir Ownership Program.

Last August, Cirrus Aircraft announced expanded services for international owners of Cirrus aircraft to further enhance the customer experience, including the availability of international finance options through Cirrus Finance and the launch of an EASA-approved Vision Jet Training program in Europe.

Cirrus Aircraft launched a revolutionary ownership program for the Vision Jet. Designed as a completely turnkey program,VisionAir includes everything needed to own, operate and manage a Vision Jet, making the reality of owning the world’s first Personal Jet more accessible than ever. The new program is a new step following tremendous growth of the Vision Jet, including becoming the world’s best-selling jet in general aviation in 2020 and delivering the 200th Vision Jet in July, 2020.