Harbour Air, MagniX Fly First Electric Commercial Aircraft

Canadian seaplane airline Harbour Air has flown a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver converted to electric propulsion and powered by a 540-kW (750-hp) motor developed by MagniX. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/2LFY0Mb via IFTTT

App Developer Launches Aircraft Tracking Satellite

The company behind the MyRadar smartphone app has launched a first, experimental cubesat designed to monitor aircraft signals from space and support a rapid response capability by rescue organizations. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/2t3jA6F via IFTTT

HondaJet Elite Deliveries To China Begin

Honda Aircraft has begun deliveries of its HondaJet Elite light jet to China. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/2RKVNmx via IFTTT

App Developer Launches Aircraft Tracking Satellite

The company behind the MyRadar smartphone app has launched a first, experimental cubesat designed to monitor aircraft signals from space and support a rapid response capability by rescue organizations. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/2PDWknE via IFTTT

ATI Renews Key Jet Engine Supply Deals With GE Aviation

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Technologies (ATI) and GE Aviation have reached agreement on several new long-term contracts worth a total of around $2.5 billion to ATI for the supply of iso-thermal and hot-die forgings used in the manufacture of commercial jet engines, the companies announced Dec. 10. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & […]

Activist Investor Leaves Rolls-Royce Board

British jet engine maker Rolls-Royce said Bradley Singer, the COO of activist investor ValueAct Capital and Rolls-Royce’s largest shareholder, left the board of directors Dec. 9. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/2rmMQFb via IFTTT