Content Archive: February 2022

Aircraft

Led by China, Asia-Pac MROs Look Toward Covid Recovery

China's domestic market and maintenance demands buoy that country's MRO providers while other Asia-Pac players work to emerge from Covid stagnation.
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Aircraft

Korea's New Hunting Hawk Readies for First Flight

KAI expects to fly the prototype of its KF-21 Boramae multirole fighter this year.
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Aircraft

Taiwan’s Brave Eagle Leaves the Nest

Based on the design of the F-CK-1 fighter, the T-5 is now in the early days of its service with the Republic of China Air Force.
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Aircraft

Russia’s Aurus Bizjet More than a Warmed-over SBJ

Developers expect to win Russian certification for the Aurus business jet later this year.
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Aircraft

Taiwan’s Viper Upgrade Fuels F-16 Resurgence

Taiwan led the effort to upgrade its F-16s in place of new aircraft procurement, and the idea has caught on, including in Singapore and South Korea.
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Aircraft

Leonardo To Make Fuselage for Vertical VX4 eVTOL

Helicopter manufacturer Leonardo will support Vertical Aerospace in developing the fuselage for its VX4 eVTOL.
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Aircraft Suppliers Share $771k in Job-protection Grants

The federal Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection program has supported 52 Kansas companies with more than $111 million in grants.

WingX: Bizjet Demand Continues To Rise

The first week in February showed the year-over-year upswing in private jet activity continuing according to data analyst WingX.
Avionics

Expanded Engine Monitoring Available for Select PC-12s

Garmin's release of the TXi Engine Indication System is available for select PC-12/45 and PC-12/47 turboprop singles.
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Environment

LanzaJet To Partner on Second SAF Plant

LanzaJet will partner with Marquis Sustainable Fuel to build an integrated fuel plant with a capacity of 120 million gallons a year in Hennepin, Illinois.