XTI extends crowdfunding offering news Alasdair Whyte 17 Mar 20 0 Colorado VTOL manufacturer XTI Aircraft has extended its equity crowdfunding offering for the second time, enabling it to continue selling shares until it closes its… Read more
A Catalyst for change: XTI partners with GE news Alasdair Whyte 26 Jul 19 0 XTI has partnered with GE Aviation to develop a hybrid-electric propulsion system to power the XTI TriFan 600 eVTOL – with GE’s new Catalyst turboprop… Read more
XTI flies TriFan 600 prototype news Alasdair Whyte 14 May 19 0 XTI has completed the first test flights of its 65%-scale TriFan 600 VTOL prototype. The aircraft has taken multiple take off and landing manoeuvres –… Read more
XTI TriFan to fly soon news Alasdair Whyte 29 Mar 19 0 The XTI TriFan hybrid VTOL will be starting proof-of-concept test flights soon. The Colarado-based manufacturer has revealed the first full-scale, proof-of-concept design for the TriFan… Read more
XTI upping share-offering price news Alasdair Whyte 14 Mar 18 0 XTI Aircraft is planning to increase the price at which it is offering new shares by 50%. The Vtol start-up is preparing to submit papers… Read more
XTI Aircraft on Schedule with Development of Flying Prototype news Alasdair Whyte 22 Feb 18 0 XTI Aircraft announced today it is on schedule and on budget as it completes the ducts and fans for its 60% scale flying prototype and… Read more
Air Covers wins Queen’s Award news Terry Spruce 22 Apr 20 0 Air Covers Ltd, a leading specialist in the design of bespoke protective covers for the aerospace and marine sector, is proud to have won the… Read more
EAA AirVenture round-up news Alasdair Whyte 6 Aug 19 0 From July 22-28 this year, legacy and experimental aviation companies were strutting their stuff, exhibiting their aircraft and ideas at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)… Read more
Duterte cans Bell Helicopter deal news Alasdair Whyte 12 Feb 18 0 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Philippine Department of National Defense to cancel its order of 16 Bell 412EPIs with the Canadian Government –… Read more
Bell 407GT used to tackle Rhino Poachers in South Africa news Alasdair Whyte 19 Sep 16 0 Rhino911 will operate a Bell 407GT in an attempt to curb the problem of illegal Rhino poaching in South Africa. The non-profit organization established by… Read more
Second quarter results down for Era news Alasdair Whyte 2 Aug 16 0 Era Group financial revenue is down for the second quarter of 2016 in comparison to the same period in 2015. Net income for the company… Read more
Columbia Helicopters CH-47D Chinook fights first wildfire news Terry Spruce 20 Jun 16 0 Columbia Helicopters have added internal firefighting tanks to its fleet of CH-47D Chinook helicopters this season. The fleet was called upon and N471CH has now… Read more
Russian Helicopters showcase three aircraft at Dubai news Terry Spruce 6 Nov 15 0 Russian Helicopters will demonstrate the latest medium multirole Mi-171A2 alongside the light multirole Ansat in VIP configuration at the Dubai Airshow. The company will also… Read more
London Air Ambulance acquires second helicopter news Terry Spruce 5 Oct 15 0 The London Air Ambulance (LAA) has raised enough funds to acquire a second MD902 Explorer helicopter. The used MD902 Explorer, which is now registered as… Read more
Russian Helicopters at the Aerial Firefighting conference news Terry Spruce 11 Apr 13 0 The Ka-32A11BC helicopter has been demonstrated at the Aerial Firefighting conference being held at Aix-en-Provence in France. Read more