All Aerospace articles – Page 87
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NewsHow Sumati Sharma took on aviation’s gender imbalance
As an Oliver Wyman partner and former member of Virgin Atlantic’s leadership team, Sumati Sharma is the driving force behind a charter that pledges signatories to work to create a less male-dominated aerospace industry
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AnalysisHow regional freighters offer a load to recovery
The big cargo carriers from Airbus and Boeing might grab the headlines, but at the sub-100-seat end of the market, demand for new-build and especially passenger-to-freighter conversions is growing.
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In depthWhy technology is targeting the harmful contrail
The elegant contrail may contribute to global warming to a more alarming extent than thought, but there are simple operational ways to avoid them.
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In depthWhy hydrogen is on the charge for a cleaner aerospace future
Airlines and lessors have been lining up in recent months to buy kits to convert their turboprops to new sources of power. Are their hopes justified? And could the technology work on larger aircraft?
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InterviewHow and why Colbert brought Boeing Global Services back down to earth
Under Ted Colbert, Boeing’s massive services arm has replaced lofty revenue targets with considerably more conservative goals: stabilisation, recovery, and moderate but sustained growth.
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NewsAsia Digital Engineering ‘keen to’ expand MRO capabilities as region rebounds
Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) — the AirAsia-linked MRO unit of Capital A group — has begun work to build a sprawling facility at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), as it eyes expanding its maintenance capabilities to more aircraft types.
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NewsNTSB investigates crash of Joby prototype
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash of an experimental aircraft belonging to air taxi developer Joby Aviation.
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NewsFAA chief Steve Dickson to step down on 31 March
Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson will leave the agency effective 31 March, roughly halfway into what was to be a five-year term.
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NewsANA signs digital services agreements with GE, Boeing
Japan’s All Nippon Airways has tapped GE Aviation’s digital services for fuel management and has extended a Boeing digital toolbox contract for another five years.
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NewsSIA Engineering completes trial using SAF for engine tests
SIA Engineering has completed an engine test using sustainable aviation fuel and is hoping to perform more of such tests soon.
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NewsSIA, Scoot pick Collins for 787 component support
Singapore Airlines and low-cost unit Scoot have signed a long-term component MRO agreement with Collins Aerospace for Boeing 787 aircraft.
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NewsSIA places $2.8b order for GE9X engines
Singapore Airlines has signed an order for 22 additional GE9X engines, which will power its fleet of Boeing 777-9s.
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NewsEve, Skyports explore Japan eVTOL concept of operations
Embraer’s urban air mobility unit Eve will partner with Skyports to develop a concept of operations for advanced air mobility in Japan.
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NewsWestern Global ordered two 777Fs in January
US cargo carrier Western Global Airlines is the previously undisclosed customer that ordered two Boeing 777 Freighters in January.
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NewsST Engineering to convert world’s first 757 firefighting tanker
ST Engineering is to create the world’s first Boeing 757 firefighting aircraft through the conversion of a passenger jet, with service entry expected within two years.
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NewsAirAsia to lease at least 100 Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL aircraft
AirAsia Aviation Group will take at least 100 Vertical Aerospace VX4 electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from lessor Avolon, becoming the first Southeast Asian operator of the type.
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NewsMRO digitalisation ‘a big deal’ as recovery on the horizon: Collins
As airlines return capacity after a battering from the coronavirus crisis, Collins Aerospace believes it is important that MRO services move quickly to digitalise.
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NewsEFW clinches SmartLynx order for six A321P2F conversions
Aircraft modification joint venture EFW has secured an order for six Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversions from Latvian operator SmartLynx Airlines.
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NewsEmbraer’s Eve bolsters backlog with commitments from Australian operators
A trio of Australian operators have placed tentative orders for up to 90 of the electric take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to be produced by Embraer’s Eve urban air mobility unit.
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NewsST Engineering will help put the SAF into Safran Helicopter Engines
Safran Helicopter Engines and ST Engineering are to work together to study the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the French manufacturer’s turboshaft powerplants.