Source: Embraer Embraer and Avfuel Corporation are proud to announce their recent collaboration to bring Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM (SAF) to Melbourne Orlando International Airport. The agreement comes as Embraer announces its commitment on climate action, such as achieving carbon neutral operations by 2040 and supporting the aviation industry´s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, both of which include integrating the use of SAF into its sustainability initiatives. As part of the collaboration, Avfuel supplied Embraer with Neste MY SAF at its Melbourne, Florida, facility by delivering the fuel to Sheltair (KMLB) for storage and handling. Embraer aims to use the SAF in ongoing operations at its executive jet’s headquarters in Melbourne. Avfuel provided its first delivery of [...]

Source: Boeing The first of five Boeing-8A Poseidon aircraft for Norway performed its maiden flight yesterday, Aug. 9. The aircraft took off at 10:03 a.m. Pacific time and flew for 2 hours, 24 minutes, reaching a maximum altitude of 41,000 feet during the flight from Renton Municipal Airport to Boeing Field in Seattle. The first flight marks the next phase of the production cycle of this aircraft as it is moved to the Installation and Checkout facility, where mission systems will be installed and additional testing will take place before final delivery to the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) later this year. "This inaugural flight is an important milestone for Norway, and the Boeing team remains committed to delivering the [...]

Source: Boeing - "Boeing stands by the people of Indonesia... We are in this fight against COVID-19 together," said Sir Michael Arthur, president of Boeing International - Funds will help communities currently battling the highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant The Boeing Company announced a $500,000 (equivalent to IDR 7.2 billion) donation from the Boeing Charitable Trust to CARE in support of COVID-19 relief efforts in Indonesia. Funds will be used to increase capacity of local health centers, provide inflatable negative pressure tents and beds to accommodate COVID-19 patients, as well as personal protective equipment kits and food supplements for health care workers. "Boeing stands by the people of Indonesia as the highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant continues to spread across the country, leaving families [...]

Source: Airbus STARS Air Ambulance, an Airbus operator for more than 35 years, is the first customer in North America to operate the new five-bladed H145 following the acceptance of their new helicopter today in Fort Erie, Ontario. This latest version of the H145 family is their sixth delivery in the company’s fleet renewal plan and the first five-bladed version to join the fleet. All remaining deliveries will consist of the new five-bladed H145 model and STARS has confirmed it will retrofit its initial five aircraft. “By renewing our fleet with the H145, we deliver on our commitment to continually enhance the emergency care services we provide, as each life we save makes a huge difference in someone’s family, someone’s [...]

Source: Boeing - Partnership to stand up a dedicated aerospace venture fund that builds on Boeing HorizonX's platform and expands investments in start-up innovation - Investments to focus on mobility, space and connectivity, industrial tech and enterprise digital solutions, with a broader emphasis on sustainability Boeing and AeroEquity Industrial Partners (AEI) announced a strategic partnership to expand Boeing's venture capital investing in mobility, space and connectivity, industrial tech and enterprise digital solutions, with a broader emphasis on sustainability. The partnership brings together Boeing's aerospace and technology innovation and its HorizonX Ventures platform with AEI's operational and private equity investing experience to establish an independent and expanded venture capital group, AEI HorizonX. "We're excited to launch this transformative and first-of-its-kind business [...]