All Aerospace articles – Page 38
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NewsNo short-term production disruption from latest P&W engine snag: Airbus chief
Airbus is confident that the latest snag to affect Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines will not disrupt A320neo-family production this year, but the airframer has yet to assess potential effects further out. Pratt & Whitney parent RTX disclosed on 25 July that a “rare condition” in powder metal used for ...
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NewsBoeing moves forward with plan to bump up 737 and 787 production rates
Boeing is hiking production of two aircraft types, increasing 737 output to a 38-monthly rate and aiming by year-end to have five 787s moving off its production line every month.
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NewsAviation industry will need more pilots over 20 years than previously expected: Boeing
Boeing expects the global aviation industry will need even more pilots than previously expected, predicting in a new report that demand will exist for 649,000 new pilots during the next 20 years.
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NewsAir taxi developer Supernal opens engineering headquarters near Los Angeles
Electric air taxi developer Supernal has opened a new California engineering headquarters that will give the company more space for testing its in-development technology.
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NewsGE Aerospace hikes turbofan deliveries as profits flow
GE Aerospace turned a $1.5 billion profit in the second quarter of 2023 as the company significantly increased the pace of its commercial aircraft engine deliveries.
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NewsP&W takes $181m Q2 hit due to ‘customer insolvency’ as Go First failed
Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W’s) second-quarter profit slipped 24% year-on-year to $230 million largely because a “customer insolvency” forced the company to take a $181 million charge.
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NewsP&W to recall 1,200 PW1000Gs for inspections in latest blow to airline operations
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) has determined that many more PW1100Gs might contain defective high-pressure turbine disks and therefore require accelerated removal and inspection.
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In depthFAA approves Reliable Robotics’ autonomous flight system certification plan
The California start-up is pushing for certification and commercialisation of its autonomous flight system, which works as an always-on autopilot during taxiing, take-off and landing.
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NewsFAA to require 757s be inspected for frame cracks
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to require airlines to inspect Boeing 757s after one operator found cracks on a high-time jet.
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NewsRTX green lights sale of actuation business to Safran
US aerospace giant RTX has approved the sale of subsidiary Collins Aerospace’s $1.5 billion-revenue actuation division to French firm Safran.
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NewsCollins steps up 3D-printing capabilities to meet engine component demand
Collins Aerospace has significantly expanded its additive manufacturing capabilities at a facility in Iowa, part of an effort by the aerospace giant to produce more aircraft engine components via 3D printing.
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NewsEmbraer and Eve to produce air taxis at site close to Sao Jose dos Campos
Eve Air Mobility plans to produce its in-development electric air taxi at a facility in the Brazilian city of Taubate, where Eve majority owner Embraer already has a presence.
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NewsMD Helicopters outlines MD520N engine upgrade
MD Helicopters and Columbia Helicopters are developing an upgrade for the MD 520N which will boost the hot-and-high performance of the NOTAR-equipped light-single.
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NewsAirbus sees HVM Catapult pact as springboard for UK helicopter manufacturing
Airbus Helicopters UK is partnering with the High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC) to explore future opportunities to work together.
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NewsJapan’s SkyDrive clinches first pre-order in USA
Japan-based advanced air mobility company SkyDrive has disclosed its first pre-orders from a North American customer, with South Carolina-based charter outfit Austin Aviation signing for five of its eponymous electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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NewsZeroAvia finishes first phase of ZA600 testing
ZeroAvia has completed the initial phase of flight tests for its prototype ZA600 hydrogen fuel cell powertrain aboard a modified Dornier 228 twin-turboprop.
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NewsFirst untethered flight for VX4 prototype
Vertical Aerospace has performed the first untethered flight of its VX4 technology demonstrator, with the aircraft powered solely by its batteries.
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NewsFAA releases plan to support air taxis ‘at scale’ by 2028
The Federal Aviation Administration has published a report broadly laying out a path to enable operation of electric air taxis and other novel aircraft in sizeable numbers by 2028.
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AnalysisBut is it an aircraft? FAA undecided on critical question as Regent seeks ‘seaglider’ guidance
Developers of wing-in-ground-effect craft insist their designs are marine vessels and therefore should be subject to oversight by the USCG, but with the FAA hovering, there are concerns that an emerging sector could be scuppered before it has even set sail.
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NewsGulfstream’s second G800 test aircraft makes first flight
Gulfstream’s second flight-test variant of its G800 ultra-long-range business jet has taken to the skies, completing its maiden flight on 15 July.