Garth Calitz Jan 242 min readRTX's Pratt & Whitney Canada Sets a New Standard for Supporting High Voltage SystemsPratt & Whitney Canada announced the development of an advanced mobile charging unit (MCU) capable of charging high-power batteries at up...
Garth Calitz Nov 15, 20233 min readJoby Flies Quiet Electric Air Taxi in New York CityJoby Aviation successfully performed an exhibition flight in New York City yesterday, marking the first-ever electric air taxi flight in...
Garth Calitz Oct 3, 20232 min readSuccessful First Fuel Burn for Rolls-Royce Hybrid-Electric EngineA new Rolls-Royce small gas turbine that has been specifically developed to power hybrid-electric flight has successfully completed its...
Garth Calitz Jul 27, 20232 min readMaiden Flight of the Diamond Aircraft eDA40On 20 July 2023, the all-electric eDA40 made its first flight at Diamond Aircraft’s headquarters in Wiener Neustadt (Austria). This marks...
Garth Calitz Jun 28, 20232 min readRTX advances hybrid-electric propulsion demonstratorRTX has achieved a critical milestone in its hybrid-electric flight demonstrator program, successfully completing a rated power test of...
Garth Calitz Jun 28, 20232 min readRolls-Royce Set to Begin Tests to Advance Hybrid-Electric FlightRolls-Royce announces its new small gas turbine that has been specifically developed to power hybrid-electric flight is set to begin...
Garth Calitz May 3, 20236 min readThe Journey to Sustainable AviationBy Tom Fadden, Global Head of Aviation at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty The aviation sector has pledged, like most, to reach Net...
Garth Calitz Oct 12, 20222 min readThe e-Sling Electric Aircraft Makes its Maiden FlightThe four-seater electric aircraft “e-Sling”, which was developed by ETH students, has taken flight for the first time piloted by test...
Garth Calitz Sep 21, 20222 min readBoeing and Wisk Unveil Concept of Operations for Urban Air MobilityBoeing and its joint venture partner Wisk released a roadmap for transitioning to a future where automated and uncrewed aircraft can...
Garth Calitz Aug 17, 20222 min readPiper Enter the Electric Aircraft Market Piper Aircraft announced today at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 that it has partnered with CAE to develop a conversion kit via a...