All Aircraft programmes articles
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NewsUnited Engine starts delivering serial PD-14 powerplants for MC-21
Russia’s United Engine has started delivering serially-produced domestic powerplants for the Yakovlev MC-21 programme. The Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines have been developed for the MC-21-310, the Russian-powered variant of the twinjet. State technology firm Rostec says the PD-14 has hollow titatium fan blades and that, overall, United Engine implemented 16 “critical” ...
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NewsAirbus obtains EASA certification of P&W-powered A321XLR following engine approval
Airbus has secured European certification for the Pratt & Whitney-powered A321XLR, following the validation earlier this month of US FAA approval for the aircraft’s PW1100G engines. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued the type certificate for the variant on 20 February, two weeks after the powerplant validation. Certification enables ...
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NewsAirbus has ‘clear picture’ of investment needed to turn around Spirit work packages
Airbus is aiming for a mid-year completion of a transaction to acquire Spirit AeroSystems work packages, but acknowledges that the complex deal is taking longer than expected. Spirit is being acquired by Boeing which has spurred Airbus to take ownership of key aerostructure work undertaken by Spirit, notably on the ...
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NewsEngine shortage will cause dip in Airbus first-quarter narrowbody deliveries: Faury
Airbus is expecting an early dip in single-aisle deliveries as a result of supply-chain issues with engines for its A320neo family. Speaking during a full-year briefing on 20 February, chief executive Guillaume Faury said that “tensions” regarding narrowbody engines “persist”. He says Pratt & Whitney deliveries – in the aftermath ...
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NewsAirbus forecasts 820 commercial aircraft deliveries this year
Airbus is expecting to achieve 820 commercial aircraft deliveries this year, up on the 766 handed over in 2024. The airframer disclosed the forecast as it unveiled full-year financial results on 20 February. Last year’s increase in deliveries enabled Airbus’s commercial aircraft division to generate a 6% rise in revenues ...
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NewsAirbus pushes back entry-into-service of A350 freighter
Airbus is pushing back the entry-into-service date of its A350 freighter to the second half of 2027, from its earlier expectation of 2026. The airframer states that it is facing “specific supply-chain challenges, notably with Spirit AeroSystems”, which are “putting pressure” on ramp-up of A350 production. Speaking during a full-year ...
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NewsJetcruzer purchasing ZeroAvia propulsion system to develop electric 500E
US aerospace firm Jetcruzer International has become the first buyer of a standalone 600kW electric propulsion system developed by low-emission specialist ZeroAvia. Jetcruzer, based in California, is intending to use the system for electric flight testing as part of its Jetcruzer 500E aircraft programme. The 500E has been conceived as ...
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NewsEASA validates US certification of A321XLR’s P&W engine models
European regulators have validated certification for several higher-thrust Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine models previously approved by the US FAA. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency states that it validated the PW1133G1, GR, GAR and G1R versions of the engine on 7 February. They offer various combinations of features including ...
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NewsEviation culls workforce in ‘temporary pause’
US-based Eviation has laid off the majority of its staff as it seeks “long-term partnerships” to help bring its Alice all-electric aircraft to market. Confirming the move, first reported by The Air Current news site, the developer’s chief executive Andre Stein says: “We at Eviation are proud of what we ...
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NewsRussian PD-14 engines for MC-21 approved for low-temperature operation
Russia’s federal air transport regulator has approved operation of the Yakovlev MC-21’s domestically-built engines at low temperatures. The Aviadvigatel PD-14 powerplant has been developed for the twinjet’s -310 variant, which contains a higher proportion of Russian-sources components and systems. Rosaviatsia issued the approval to Aviadvigatel on 25 December, says powerplant ...
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NewsSupersonic Overture beckons as Boom concludes XB-1 flight-test programme
US aerospace firm Boom Supersonic is expecting to reach design freeze on the Overture supersonic passenger aircraft in about a week, as flight-testing of its experimental XB-1 jet concludes. The XB-1 departed on its 13th and final flight on 10 February, carrying out its second set of tests at supersonic ...
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NewsAirbus starts year with strong widebody orders including A350Fs
Airbus has started the year strongly with several orders from unidentified customers including agreements for six A350-900s, three A350 freighters and 10 A330-900s. It listed orders for 29 widebody jets in January out of a total of 55 aircraft. These included five A350-1000s for Lufthansa and five A350Fs for Taiwan’s ...
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NewsIl-114-300 steadily progressing with certification campaign: United Aircraft
Russia’s modernised Ilyushin Il-114-300 turboprop has conducted over 20 certification flights, according to developer United Aircraft. The company says an “intensive” flight-test programme for the twin-engined aircraft is continuing, out of the Lukhovitsy airfield near Moscow, and more than 70 sorties have been completed covering in excess of 200h. United ...
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NewsBoom’s XB-1 achieves supersonic flight over Mojave desert
US aerospace firm Boom Supersonic’s experimental XB-1 aircraft has achieved a speed in excess of Mach 1 for the first time. The aircraft reached supersonic speeds of around M1.1 during a test flight on 28 January, flown by chief test pilot Tristan Brandenburg, and broadcast live by the company. It ...
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NewsRussia’s United Aircraft seeks large hike in authorised capital
Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft is calling a general shareholders’ meeting to propose the issue of more than 2 trillion shares. The company’s board voted on 24 January to increase the authorised capital of the company, which oversees various civil and military aircraft entities and programmes. United Aircraft says it ...
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NewsInstitute finalising test-rig preparations for MC-21-310 electronics certification
Russian specialists are preparing to conduct certification testing of the on-board electronic systems for the Yakovlev MC-21-310. The -310 is a variant of the MC-21 twinjet which will be powered by Russian-built Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines and include a substantial proportion of domestically-sourced systems and components. Russia’s GosNIIAS aviation research institute ...
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NewsChallenge Group to be first European operator of IAI-converted 777-300ER freighter
Cargo specialist Challenge Group is intending to be the first European operator of converted Boeing 777-300ER freighters, through the company’s Maltese operation. Challenge Group has disclosed that it will lease another pair of the twinjets – designated as the 777-300ERSF – through an agreement with Irish-based lessor AerCap. The 777-300ERSF ...
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NewsAirbus nearing handover of first P&W-powered A321XLR
Airbus is expecting to deliver its first Pratt & Whitney-powered A321XLR shortly, to budget carrier Wizz Air, which has 47 on order. Speaking during a briefing on 9 January, commercial aircraft chief Christian Scherer referred to the initial delivery to Iberia in late October and the subsequent handovers to Aer ...
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NewsLessor Abelo converts ATR orders after airframer drops STOL variant
Turboprop leasing firm Abelo is to convert its order for short take-off ATR 42s to conventional models, following the manufacturer’s decision to abandon the modification. ATR had disclosed in November last year that it would drop the development of a short take-off and landing variant, after failing to secure sufficient ...
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NewsAirbus takes 826 net orders while full-year deliveries fall just shy of target
Airbus ended last year with 826 net orders, having delivered a total of 766 aircraft – just shy of the 770 target it had set. The airframer took orders for four long-haul jets in December – three A330-900s for Air Algerie plus a single A350-900 for an undisclosed customer. Air ...