All Aerospace articles – Page 141
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NewsMacquarie AirFinance orders four AEI 737-800 converted freighters
Aircraft conversion shop Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has landed an order from lessor Macquarie AirFinance to convert four passenger-configured Boeing 737-800s into 737-800SF converted freighters.
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NewsUS Congress weighs third aviation aid package as lobbyists warn of layoffs
Airline and aerospace lobbyists are urging lawmakers to approve a third round of payroll-support funding, including billions of dollars for workers at US aerospace manufacturing companies.
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NewsHyPoint sets out service entry timeline for new high-power fuel cells
California-based start-up HyPoint is confident that its new high-power hydrogen fuel cell system will enter commercial service on a fixed-wing aircraft by 2023, with further applications to follow in the coming years.
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NewsUnited orders 25 more 737 Max
United Airlines has ordered another 25 Boeing 737 Max and moved forward deliveries of 45 previously ordered Max, moves the company says will enable to it capitalise on increased demand following the pandemic.
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NewsCAE to acquire L3Harris US defence business
CAE has made its largest acquisition to date and its fourth in almost as many months, after agreeing to buy L3Harris’s US military training arm for $1.05 billion.
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NewsFirst flight nears for Rolls-Royce ACCEL project
Rolls-Royce has successfully completed taxi tests of the electric-powered aircraft it is developing under the ACCEL technology research programme, as it bids to perform a delayed first flight later this month.
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NewsElectroflight battery system will power Heart Aerospace ES-19
Electroflight has been selected to build a High Energy Propulsion Battery System (HEPBAS) for the Heart Aerospace ES-19, a regional airliner currently being developed in Sweden.
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NewsBoeing 777-9 performing runway tests in Oklahoma
Boeing has sent one of its four 777-9 test jets to Clinton-Sherman airport in Oklahoma for a series of tests that will primarily examine the jet’s performance on the runway.
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NewsSafran advances hydrogen studies as part of future-fuel evaluation
Safran has launched a study alongside Ariane Group and Airbus examining the potential for hydrogen as a future fuel source for aviation.
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NewsColombian civil aviation chief to head ICAO
Colombia’s Juan Carlos Salazar has been named as the new Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
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NewsFAA fines Boeing $6.6 million to settle three cases involving ODA failures
The Federal Aviation Administration has fined Boeing $6.6 million in penalties to settle three enforcement cases, including those related to its Organisation Designation Authorization (ODA) programme.
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NewsDe Havilland and PAL pitch special-mission ‘P-4’ Dash 8-400
De Havilland Canada and Canadian aircraft modification company PAL Aerospace intend to offer a special-mission variant of the Dash 8-400 turboprop to the Royal Malaysian Air Force.
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OpinionShould Ukraine have identified airliner threat before MH17 loss?
Whether Ukraine should have closed upper airspace – saving flight MH17 – depended on its view of separatists’ capabilities.
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In depthThe unwanted aircraft in aviation’s boneyards
Hundreds of aircraft are sitting in storage across the world, awaiting their fate. Will the rate of retirements pick up in 2021, and what actually happens to an airliner when it is parted out?
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OpinionWhy does aviation still have a man problem?
Competence, not gender, should be the only factor to affect success, says Pilar Wolfsteller.
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NewsBoeing-Safran APU joint venture Initium frozen due to ‘cancellation’ of NMA
Boeing’s failure to launch its New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) was behind the suspension of the airframer’s auxiliary power unit joint venture with Safran, the French aerospace supplier has confirmed.
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In depthWhy Cessna’s flagship Longitude is degrees better
We fly Textron Aviation’s super-midsize flagship Cessna Citation Longitude.
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NewsPartners eye role for Spain’s ITP on engine development for future fighter
Safran and MTU are working to accommodate Spanish firm ITP in their partnership which is seeking to develop a next-generation fighter engine as part of a broader multi-national combat aircraft programme.
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NewsLeap engine break-even slips by ‘two or three years’ on lower volumes
Break-even for the CFM International Leap engine programme has been pushed back until 2024 or 2025 – a delay of two or three years over previous targets.
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InterviewWomen in Aviation International chief McKay on the way ahead
We speak to Allison McKay, the chief executive of Women in Aviation International (WIA): the world’s largest special interest group for women interested in aviation and aerospace. What are some of the most effective ways to inspire young women to pursue a technical or engineering career path? Mentors and ...