All Aerospace articles – Page 158
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NewsNorway’s Wideroe pushes for eVTOL operations in Scandinavia with Eve
Norwegian regional carrier Wideroe and Embraer urban air mobility spin-out Eve are to collaborate on the potential operation of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in Scandinavia.
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NewsRussia and China give go-ahead for heavy-lift helicopter programme
Russia and China appear to have finally signed an agreement that will allow the two countries to begin development of a new heavy helicopter, but the rotorcraft will not enter service for another 13 years.
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NewsGulfstream to open new services facility in Arizona
Business jet manufacturer Gulfstream is investing some $70 million to build a new aircraft maintenance and services facility at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway airport in Arizona.
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NewsBoeing logs another month of positive order activity in October
Boeing logged seven net new aircraft orders in October, a period during which the company lost three orders to cancellations and when 787 deliveries remained on hold.
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NewsGE to become ‘aviation-focused’ company by spinning off other divisions
General Electric intends to spin off its non-aviation businesses by early 2024, leaving the storied industrial conglomerate focused solely on aviation.
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NewsA380 reprieve would have worsened Airbus pandemic strain: Faury
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury believes the airframer’s pandemic-related predicament over the last 18 months would have been far worse had it not independently opted to terminate the A380 programme. Emirates has become the latest to scrap early-delivery aircraft, after tying up with a recycling firm to assist with dismantling ...
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NewsASL signs for fuel cell-powered ATR 72 freighter conversion with ZeroAvia
ASL Aviation Holdings has signed an agreement with advanced propulsion developer ZeroAvia for the conversion of ATR 72 freighters to hydrogen-electric power, the group’s second such modification pact.
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NewsDe Havilland resumes Dash 8 work following strike but moves to decommission site
Following a three-month workforce strike, Canadian airframer De Havilland Aircraft of Canada has resumed Dash 8-400 completion work – but only temporarily.
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NewsEmbraer reveals ‘Energia’ family of electric- and hydrogen-powered aircraft concepts
Embraer has unveiled a family of four low- or zero-emission concept aircraft for the regional market that it hopes to fly over the coming decades, including hybrid-, all-electric and hydrogen-powered models.
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NewsANA, Virgin Orbit to use Japan as Asian base for 747 RocketOne launches
ANA Holdings plans to enter the space launch business through a tie up with Virgin Orbit, which has developed the capability to launch its LauncherOne rocket from a 747-400.
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NewsReaction Engines unveils low-carbon spin-off for SABRE technology
Reaction Engines is hopeful that newly unveiled technology which uses its heat exchanger system to allow regular jet engines to burn ammonia – producing zero carbon emissions – could enter service within a decade.
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NewsAirbus must restore 70-per-month delivery rate to reach full-year target
Airbus handed over just 36 aircraft in October, confirming the airframer’s expectation of a continuing stall in the recovery of its delivery rates. Although monthly deliveries had picked up this year – exceeding 70 aircraft in March and again in June – they have not climbed above 40 aircraft since ...
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NewsLeonardo says it will not sell aerostructures business despite 787 woes
Leonardo has ruled out divestment of its aerostructures operation despite the deep impact of the air transport crisis which has pushed back breakeven for the division until 2025.
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NewsATR output to hit 50 aircraft per year from 2023, says shareholder Leonardo
Production of ATR turboprops should stabilise at around 50 aircraft per year in 2023, as the market for regional aircraft returns, according to one of the joint venture’s owners.
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NewsEmbraer third-quarter revenue rises to $958m
Embraer remains optimistic about the recovery in the aviation industry after the carrier sold more of its new-generation D195-E2 commercial jets and more large executive jets during the third quarter.
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NewsWright developing all-electric variant of BAe 146
US aerospace company Wright Electric has launched development of a “zero-emission” electric-powered passenger airliner based on British Aerospace’s 146 regional jet.
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NewsFAA pushing global effort to improve pilots’ flying skills
The Federal Aviation Administration is leading what its chief regulator calls a global effort to ensure the world’s airline pilots have adequate manual flying skills and sufficient training in “flight path management”.
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AnalysisAerospace industry’s rebound may be hindered by state of suppliers
Although the big players in aerospace are looking to increase production rates and bounce back from 2020’s horrific downturn, global shortages of labour and materials have the potential to throw that recovery off course.
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NewsFAA has given China and Russia ‘all’ technical data for 737 Max certification
The Federal Aviation Administration has shared with China and Russia all technical data relevant to the 737 Max’s re-certification, though when those countries will clear the jet to fly remains unclear. “We are meeting with the Chinese and Russian civil aviation authorities on a regular basis and have provided them ...
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems’ losses continue in Q3 as widebody product sags
Spirit AeroSystems significantly ramped deliveries of Boeing 737 fuselages in the third quarter of 2021, but, with its widebody business sagging, the company still lost $114 million in the period.