All Aerospace articles – Page 10
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NewsNordic ‘e-fuel’ producer Norsk lands investment from Boeing
Boeing has invested an undisclosed sum in Norwegian fuel developer Norsk e-Fuel as part of an effort to promote increased production and availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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NewsAsset transfer slips to end-January as Lilium Aerospace emerges
Lilium’s new owner Mobile Uplift Corporation (MUC) now expects to take ownership of the company’s assets by the end of the month, a slight slippage over a previous 20 January target.
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NewsChinese start-up to explore high-speed, suborbital airliner
A Chinese start-up will conduct research into a “suborbital airliner” powered by a ramrotor detonation engine.
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NewsLufthansa shows off re-assembled L-1649A Starliner ahead of centenary display
Lufthansa Group’s specialist vintage aviation division has unveiled the Lockheed L-1649A airliner which has been undergoing assembly in Hamburg over the last 18 months. The aircraft was acquired originally with the intention of restoring it and returning it to flight in 2011, joining the company’s Junkers Ju 52. But the ...
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NewsItaly renews aerial firefighting contract with Avinics
Emergency aerial services provider Avincis has been awarded a seven-year contract renewal to operate Italy’s government-owned fleet of 18 De Havilland Canada CL-415 firefighting aircraft.
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NewsChallenge Group to be first European operator of IAI-converted 777-300ER freighter
Cargo specialist Challenge Group is intending to be the first European operator of converted Boeing 777-300ER freighters, through the company’s Maltese operation. Challenge Group has disclosed that it will lease another pair of the twinjets – designated as the 777-300ERSF – through an agreement with Irish-based lessor AerCap. The 777-300ERSF ...
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NewsBoeing resumes 777-9 flights after four-month halt
One of Boeing’s 777-9 test aircraft returned to the skies on 16 January, ending a four-month grounding of the 777-9 test fleet and indicating some progress in Boeing’s effort to conclude the type’s long-delayed certification programme.
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NewsCranfield Aerospace cuts hangar staff amid change in strategy
UK-based Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) is in the process of laying off its maintenance staff following a change in business strategy that will see it instead focus on technology development.
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NewsV-tail statistics: Windracers ups payload and performance on Ultra MkII cargo drone
UK developer Windracers will on 20 January begin assembling the first example of its newly revealed Ultra MkII cargo drone ahead of delivery to launch customer Norce around one month later.
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NewsPilot’s control input caused United 767 hard landing at Houston: NTSB
”Improper control column inputs” by a first officer caused a United Airlines Boeing 767-300 to slam onto a Houston runway with sufficient force to significantly damage its fuselage in 2023.
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NewsDaher confirms plans to assemble TBMs and Kodiaks in Florida
French aerospace company Daher is one step closer to assembling TBM and Kodiak turboprops at its manufacturing site in Florida after securing a new lease on the facility.
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NewsFAA to order 787 seat-track inspections due to manufacturing ‘escapement’
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to order airlines to inspect Boeing 787s because the jets might have defective seat-track hardware due to manufacturing errors.
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NewsFAA proposes 737NG and 757 directive after overhead monitor ‘detached’ during hard landing
The USA’s aviation regulator will require airlines to replace overhead video monitors in Boeing 737NGs and 757s after the equipment detached during a hard landing.
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NewsUS government sues Southwest for delayed flights, fines Frontier
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has sued Southwest Airlines for allegedly operating numerous “chronically delayed” flights in violation of federal laws prohibiting deceptive practices.
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NewsDaher deliveries climb after solid year
French airframer Daher saw deliveries rise by almost 11% across its TBM and Kodiak product lines in 2024, while also booking 100 new orders for the turboprop types.
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NewsDomhnal Slattery returns as Vertical chairman
Vertical Aerospace has reappointed Domhnal Slattery as chairman, with the aircraft leasing industry veteran having previously held the post from January 2022 to August 2023.
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NewsPartners praise BeautHyFuel results from liquid hydrogen engine tests
A French government-backed initiative has demonstrated the feasibility of powering a light aircraft using a liquid hydrogen-fuelled combustion engine, with the results even showing slightly improved performance over a kerosene-burning equivalent.
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NewsBoeing’s 2024 orders and deliveries slipped as Airbus widened edge
Boeing’s commercial aircraft order and delivery figures tumbled last year as the US company worked through a manufacturing crisis.
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NewsAirways Aviation picks up Patria civil flight training unit
Finnish defence specialist Patria has sold its civilian flight training subsidiary to United Arab Emirates-based Airways Aviation Group, saving the business from closure.
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NewsAustrian receives first AeroShark-equipped 777-200ER
Lufthansa Technik’s fuel-saving AeroShark surface film has entered service on the Boeing 777-200ER with Austrian Airlines following approval for the modification by the European regulator.
