Navy Approves Full Production Rate For CH-53K Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has announced that the U.S. Navy has authorized full-rate production of the CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter. According to the company, the approval will increase production to more than 20 helicopters a year. The model[…] Read this article
Spanish National Police Begin eVTOL Trial Operations The Spanish National Police (SNP) have officially started trial operations with the Ehang EH216 autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle. SNP and China-based autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) company EHang announced the collaboration in October 2021, stating that they[…] Read this article
Which Way Is Up? Remember when you were a student pilot prepping for the cross-country flights with a sectional chart, using your plotter to calculate the true course to the destination? Then using magnetic variation (east is least, west is best) to get magnetic[…] Read this article
Embraer Delivers First North America-Based E195-E2s Embraer has delivered the first two E195-E2 single-aisle commercial jets to North American launch customer Porter Airlines. The Toronto, Canada-based airline has a firm order for 50 E195-E2s with options for 50 additional aircraft. Porter says its E195-E2s will initially[…] Read this article
Poll: ALPA Says There's No Pilot Shortage, Regionals Say There Is. Who's Right? Read this article
