FAA approval for Bombardier’s Global 7500
aerobd.news : The new flagship business jet from Bombardier, the Global 7500, has been granted FAA certification. The jet should enter service later in 2018. “This milestone is the latest
McLaren begins dynamics testing of Senna GTR
aerobd.news : The Senna GTR is an even more extreme version of the road-legal McLaren Senna currently being built by McLaren, being a track-only, left-hand-drive only variant. The development team
Mitsubishi reaffirms mid-2020 first delivery for MRJ
aerobd.news : Japanese company Mitsubishi has confirmed first delivery of its troubled MRJ regional jet, refinanced the project and played down concerns over a lawsuit filed by Canadian firm Bombardier.
Jet Aviation in Dubai completes tandem GV C-Checks
aerobd.news : Jet Aviation’s maintenance center in Dubai, UAE, recently completed two 192-month C-Checks on Gulfstream GVs simultaneously, for separate customers. Both projects also involved service bulletins. The facility is
PC-12 NG and PC-24 completions facility opens in Colorado
aerobd.news : Pilatus has opened a new completions facility for its PC-12 NG single-engine turboprop and the new PC-24 Super Versatile Jet in Broomfield, Colorado. The custom-built facility will complete
Russian air taxi prototype passes flight tests
aerobd.news : Russian startup Bartini and engineers from Russia’s National University of Science and Technology Misis in Moscow have successfully flight tested a prototype flying taxi. The 5 x 5m
Bell 407GXi Certified by Federal Aviation Administration and Celebrates First Customer Delivery
aerobd.news : The Bell 407GXi has been validated by the FAA after receiving certification from Transport Canada earlier this year. Chilean based customer, Eagle Copters, took delivery of the first
Europe to test drone airspace integration systems
aerobd.news : A series of drone demonstration projects are set to begin in Europe to develop manned/unmanned traffic management. The €9.5bn (US$10.8bn) U-space program consists of nine projects which will
Istanbul New Airport officially opened by President Erdogan
aerobd.news : Istanbul New Airport – Turkey’s new €7.5bn (US$8.5bn) flagship airport – was officially opened by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, following four years of construction and nearly two
The Audi R8 gets sharper
aerobd.news : The 2019 Audi R8 is bringing in more power and torque, with 570PS in the standard 5.2-liter V10 (30PS more than the outgoing model), and 620PS ‘V10 performance’
Study underlines limitations in current driver assistance systems
aerobd.news : A study that has demonstrated the limitations in current assisted driving technologies was conducted using AB Dynamics’ Guided Soft Target. As part of the study, Euro NCAP has
WMG to use AI-powered pedestrians and other road users to test AVs
aerobd.news : Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at the University of Warwick in the UK has just begun a £2.7m (US$3.5m) UK government funded project to create a highly accurate virtual