All Aerospace articles – Page 93
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NewsCiting airlines, US attorney commits to enforce antitrust law
A top US attorney has specifically called out the airline industry when stressing that the US government will continue fighting against business practices it considers anti-competitive.
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News787 production cuts weigh on MHI aerospace revenues
Production cuts for the Boeing 787 programme weighed on the aerostructures business of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) during its 2021 financial year.
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NewsFAA eVTOL certification changes could affect pilot training requirements
Developers of next-generation electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are taking the news that the Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing the certification requirements for the aircraft in their stride.
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NewsPiaggio eyes clean-sheet approach to zero-emission flight
Piaggio Aerospace is considering the development of a clean-sheet zero-emission business aviation or commuter aircraft to arrive towards the end of the decade.
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NewsVenturi targets 2030 for arrival of all-electric 44-seater
Dutch start-up Venturi Aviation remains confident that it can bring to market by 2030 a 44-seat, all-electric regional aircraft which will be more competitive than those offered by the sector’s incumbents, despite the range limitations imposed by battery technology.
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NewsATR and Safran promise to slash hard landing aircraft downtime
ATR has teamed up with Safran to develop a new diagnostics system designed to slash aircraft downtime following a hard landing to under an hour, down from as long as 20 working days at present.
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NewsBoeing stripped 55 777s from backlog in recent weeks
Boeing in recent weeks pulled 55 777s from its backlog, signalling the company doubts those orders will result in actual sales.
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NewsWire connector shortages hamper 737 Max production
Boeing confirms that wire component shortages are impacting 737 Max production, though a top executive says the issue is unlikely to disrupt the company’s 2022 plans.
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AnalysisCan wavering supply chain support airframers’ ever-higher narrowbody goals?
Airbus’s plan to significantly hike A320neo-family production in the coming years has raised the question of whether the already strained aerospace supply chain is up to the task.
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NewsVirgin Orbit boosts 747 launcher fleet with L3Harris deal
L3Harris Technologies is to acquire a pair of Boeing 747-400s for Virgin Orbit as the small satellite launch specialist boosts its fleet of modified jumbo jets to meet increasing customer demand.
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NewsRecovering air travel market lifts IHI’s aerospace revenue
The Aero Engine, Space and Defense business of Japan’s IHI continued to benefit from a recovery in air travel during its 2021 financial year.
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NewsAir taxi developer Eve to lean on Embraer for engineering, certification support
Air taxi developer Eve’s transition to a public company left it with hundreds of millions of dollars in funding and long-term engineering support from majority shareholder Embraer.
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NewsAirbus picks electric motor supplier for CityAirbus NextGen
Airbus has selected California firm MAGicALL to provide the electric motors for its CityAirbus NextGen as the manufacturer firms up the supply chain for the urban air mobility (UAM) vehicle.
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NewsBoeing added 12 new jets to its backlog in April
Boeing booked new orders for 46 commercial aircraft in April but continued to log cancellations, including for its 737 Max and 777.
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NewsAirbus to open new Mobile A320 production site in 2025
Airbus plans to build a new A320 final assembly facility in Mobile, Alabama, and to have the site operating by the second quarter of 2025.
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NewsDivested by Embraer, Eve becomes publicly traded company
Air taxi developer Eve became a publicly traded company on 9 May, completing a process set in motion by Eve’s former parent Embraer.
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NewsNordic Aviation becomes launch customer for Embraer’s freighter-converted E-Jet
Irish aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital has become launch customer of Embraer’s E-Jet passenger-to-freighter conversion programme, with plans to have 10 of its aircraft converted.
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NewsArcher co-founder Adcock resigns from board weeks after leaving CEO post
Archer Aviation co-founder Brett Adcock has resigned from the company’s board of directors effective immediately, less than three weeks after he stepped down from the co-chief executive post.
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NewsTextron delivers first Cessna SkyCourier, to FedEx
Textron Aviation has delivered to FedEx the first Cessna SkyCourier turboprop, a milestone coming 4.5 years after the Wichita airframer launched the programme.
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NewsFAA mandates new wind restrictions for G500 and G600 landings
The Federal Aviation Administration has mandated new restrictions on wind conditions in which operators of Gulfstream G500s and G600s are permitted to land.