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Ferrari renovates teaching areas in the Giuliano da Sangallo School in Ostia and supports an outdoor education project.

Proceeds from the Cavalcade auction to benefit the education of young people through the save the children “Lo spazio che vorrei” initiative. Ferrari has once again chosen to support the cause of young people’s education, starting with a school. The latest Ferrari Cavalcade auction, which was held in Rome at the end of a journey across central Italy, raised over 1.5 million euros. The proceeds…

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NASA PC-12 – Latest Technology for Urban Transport Systems

James “J.D.” Demers, chief of flight operations at NASA Glenn, looks over the PC-12 aircraft when it arrives at the center.Credits: NASA The NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has found a new aircraft that will be used for a wide range of aeronautical research programs. The PC-12 is a versatile turboprop that can fly at both high and low altitudes, with good fuel efficiency and the cargo…

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Today`s News about the world of aviation

Source: NBC Find below some of the top aviation news headlines for today, August 20, 2023: FAA orders inspections of some Pratt & Whitney turbofan engines on Airbus jets. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines on Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The AD requires operators…

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Qatar Airways A350 from Los Angeles to Doha declares emergency

Picture source: Wikipedia, Steve Lynes, Farnborough International Airshow, Hampshire, Airbus A350-941 – F-WZNW Qatar Airways flight QR740, an Airbus A350-1000, declared an emergency on August 2, 2023, while en route from Los Angeles to Doha. The flight was about eight hours and 35 minutes into its journey when it declared the emergency over the North Atlantic Ocean. The aircraft was diverted to…

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Private jet demand: Present and Future

Source Check here On North America Private jet demand saw record highs in 2020 and 2021, as many wealthy individuals and businesses turned to private aviation to avoid the crowds and uncertainty of commercial travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, demand has since leveled off and even declined in recent months, as the pandemic has eased and commercial airlines have resumed more normal…

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what about Continental Jet-A piston engine

Continental Jet-A piston engines are a line of aircraft engines that can run on Jet-A fuel, which is a type of kerosene that is commonly used in jet aircraft. These engines offer a number of advantages over traditional Avgas-powered piston engines, including: Lower fuel burn: Jet-A fuel is cheaper than Avgas, and Jet-A piston engines are more efficient than Avgas engines, so they can save…

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Pratt & Whitney GTF™ Engines Achieve Milestone Fuel and Emissions Savings

Pratt & Whitney started 2023 with two major milestones for our GTF engines. Since entry into service, the industry’s only geared propulsion system has saved 1 billion gallons (nearly 4 billion liters) of fuel and 10 million metric tons of carbon emissions. During this time, Pratt & Whitney continued to advance the engine for current and future aircraft. In the past year alone, Pratt & Whitney…

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Raytheon Technologies Completes First Engine Run of Regional Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator

Raytheon Technologies announced today the successful first engine run of the company’s regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator, marking a key milestone towards flight testing, targeted to begin in 2024. The propulsion system’s initial run took place at Pratt & Whitney’s innovation facility in Longueuil, Quebec and performed as expected. The system fully integrates a 1 MW electric…

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Airbus tests new technologies to enhance pilot assistance

Airbus tests new technologies to enhance pilot assistance

Developments in flight safety and operational efficiency Automatic landing, incapacity and taxi assistance explored in a demonstrator  Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, has started testing new, on ground and in-flight, pilot assistance technologies on an A350-1000 test aircraft.  Known as DragonFly, the technologies being demonstrated include automated emergency diversion in…

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New Acura Brand Campaign: A Thrill Ride Across Acura Multiverse

New Acura Brand Campaign: A Thrill Ride Across Acura Multiverse

New World. Same Energy. highlights Acura’s Precision Crafted Performance lineup and all-electric future New sixty-second spot includes glimpse at all-new Acura Integra Type S and the all-electric Acura Precision EV Concept Campaign to be featured prominently at 2023 Sundance Film Festival and throughout March college basketball championship coverage Acura today kicked off its latest brand…

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Aston Martin ignites year-long celebration of 110th anniversary

Aston Martin ignites year-long celebration of 110th anniversary

Iconic British ultra-luxury brand marks historic 110th anniversary Year-long celebration to include launch of an exclusive special model The past, present and future of Aston Martin is to be honoured through a year-long celebration of the iconic British brand’s 110th anniversary. Sunday 15 January is exactly 110 years since founders Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford officially formed the…

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Porsche pursues first overall win at the virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans

Porsche pursues first overall win at the virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans

The Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team will field two LMP2 racing prototypes at the virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans this Saturday. The factory squad is determined to clinch its first overall win at the season highlight of the Le Mans Virtual Series and aims to grab its chances in the fight for the championship title. Porsche has notched up 19 overall victories at the real 24 Hours of Le Mans. This…

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Ferrari extends its partnership with Essilorluxottica

Eyewear line licencing and racing activities sponsorship both expanded with new agreement. Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/MTA: RACE) (“Ferrari”) announces that Ferrari S.p.A., its wholly-owned Italian subsidiary, has renewed and expanded the partnership with EssilorLuxottica that began in 2016. Under the new multi-year agreement, signed by the two companies today and effective from 1 January 2023,…

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Gulfstream makes industry-first 100% sustainable aviation fuel flight

Gulfstream makes industry-first 100% sustainable aviation fuel flight

Gulfstream Flies Test Flight in Partnership with Rolls-Royce on BR725 Engines Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced it is the business-jet industry’s first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to fly on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The flight took place on a Gulfstream G650 from Gulfstream’s worldwide headquarters in Savannah and was flown in partnership with engine supplier…

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Pilatus Delivers First PC-12 NGX to Tradewind Aviation

Pilatus Delivers First PC-12 NGX to Tradewind Aviation

Tradewind Aviation accepted delivery of their first PC-12 NGX during a ceremonial handover at the Pilatus US subsidiary in Broomfield, Colorado. The delivery marks the first of twenty PC-12 NGXs to be delivered to Tradewind’s headquarters in Oxford, Connecticut, over the next five years. Pilatus and Tradewind Aviation executives gathered to celebrate the milestone at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan…

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BMW Motorrad presents the new Ride & Style Collection 2023

BMW Motorrad presents the new Ride & Style Collection 2023

Safe, comfortable and carefree motorcycle riding in style. When it comes to motorcycling, there is no such thing as weather that is too wet, too cold or too hot, it all depends on having the right outfit. BMW Motorrad took this challenge on more than 40 years ago and in 1978 was the first motorcycle manufacturer in the world to present its own complete rider equipment to complement the already…

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Bristow to purchase six AW139 helicopters to support its “UKSAR2G” Search and Rescue programme

Bristow to purchase six AW139 helicopters to support its “UKSAR2G” Search and Rescue programme

An Italian Helicopter HH139  – Author : Antonio Stellato These six AW139s will join an existing fleet of nine AW189s, with deliveries between 2023 and 2024 The contract supporting the new U.K. Search and Rescue programme provides further evidence of the outstanding capabilities of the world-class AW139  Approximately one third of the AW139 global fleet performs daily life-saving missions in…