All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 55
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NewsFourth MC-21 flight-test aircraft emerges from painting
Irkut’s fourth flight-test MC-21-300 has emerged from painting in Ulyanovsk and returned to join the rest of the certification fleet in Moscow. The aircraft, numbered 73056 and fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW1400G engines, was transferred to Moscow’s Ramenskoye airfield on 25 June. Source: Irkut Aircraft 73056 bears ...
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NewsEU-Japan pact enables mutual certification recognition
Japanese and European representatives have reached a bilateral agreement on civil aviation safety, through which each side will recognise and accept the other’s regulatory approvals. The agreement will enable reciprocal acceptance of certificates and findings of compliance by either side’s approval organisations and competent authorities. Its primary objective is to ...
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NewsRussian researchers start drawing up new supersonic jet concept
Russian researchers have embarked on preliminary investigations into development of a civil supersonic aircraft, nearly four decades after the Tupolev Tu-144 programme ended. The work is being undertaken by the Zhukovsky Institute, a federal collective national research organisation which includes several centres – among them the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute, the ...
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NewsDHL orders freighter conversion of 767s
Germany’s DHL International is ordering conversion of up to four Boeing 767-300ERs to freighters to gain additional cargo capacity in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The twinjets are set to be converted at the facilities of Israel Aerospace Industries. Neither DHL nor IAI has detailed the airframes involved in ...
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NewsMitsubishi Aircraft development chief, global marketing head among departures in shake-up
Mitsubishi Aircraft’s recently-announced organisational shake-up has seen the departure of at least two high-profile executives — its chief development officer and its global marketing and strategy head. The airframer on 15 June announced that it was shifting its focus from global development to achieving type certification for its SpaceJet ...
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NewsFuselage join begins for first Il-114-300
Fuselage mating has commenced for the first Ilyushin Il-114-300 to be manufactured using serial production technology. The aircraft is being assembled at the Lukhovitsy plant of RSK MiG near Moscow. Joining of the fuselage sections is being performed on an automated rig specially designed and built for the task, says ...
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NewsLatest MC-21 test aircraft flown to Ulyanovsk for painting
Irkut has transferred its fourth MC-21-300 flight-test aircraft to Ulyanovsk to undergo painting, six months after it first flew. The aircraft, fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW1400G engines, carried out its maiden flight in December last year and was moved to Moscow Ramenskoye to join the rest of the test ...
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NewsFrench government puts jobs and environment first in €15bn aerospace bailout
France’s government has unveiled a €15 billion financial support programme for the aerospace sector, intended to save jobs and transform smaller businesses while underscoring the need for environmental progress. The government states that support – which includes the funding already unveiled for Air France-KLM Group – will be a mix ...
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NewsAirbus delivers 24 aircraft during zero-order May
Airbus managed to deliver 24 aircraft during May, although the manufacturer took no new orders for the entire month. But it also recorded no cancellations in May which meant overall net orders remained at 299 for the first five months of the year. It delivered four long-haul aircraft – two ...
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NewsSMBC chief expects new aircraft to be favoured in recovery despite cheap fuel
SMBC Aviation Capital chief executive Peter Barrett expects airlines will resist the temptation to favour older, less-efficient aircraft over new metal in the current low-fuel-price environment as capacity is restored in the recovery.
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NewsSMBC Max deferrals linked to programme’s ‘challenge’, not coronavirus
SMBC Aviation Capital is the latest customer to reach agreement with Boeing around deferral of 737 Max deliveries
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OpinionWhy freighter strategy is a loaded question for Boeing
Seattle faces some crucial decisions if it is to sustain its dominance in the freight sector
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NewsA330neo approved with intermediate take-off weight hike
Airbus appears to have secured regulatory approval for an intermediate maximum take-off weight increase on the A330-900. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has listed two weight variants of a 245t version – designated WV910 and WV911 – on the aircraft’s type certificate. Airbus has been developing higher-weight versions of ...
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NewsInternal tussle as Boeing weighs future of 747
Manufacturer evaluates whether to commit to extending production of 747-8 Freighter
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NewsBombardier expects minimal impact from Belfast plant fire
Bombardier Aerospace is confident of avoid any significant impact on customer deliveries following a fire at its Belfast facilities. The aircraft manufacturer says the fire, which broke out on 24 March, was contained within one area of the plant. “While there is damage to some machinery and a portion of ...
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NewsTail and pylon assembly nears for initial Il-96-400M
United Aircraft is set to begin mating of the tail and engine pylons for the first Ilyushin Il-96-400M, which is undergoing assembly at the Voronezh-based VASO plant. The aircraft is a longer, modernised variant of the Il-96-300 incorporating a 9.35m (30.7ft) stretch of the fuselage. United Aircraft says the programme ...
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NewsFinal assembly nears for initial MiG-built Il-114-300
United Aircraft is preparing to transfer primary structures for an initial Ilyushin Il-114-300 to the final assembly line at RSK MiG’s Lukhovistsy plant near Moscow. The manufacturer is describing the initial aircraft as a ”prototype” being built using serial-production technologies. Three fuselage sections for this aircraft have been completed at ...
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NewsAir France terminates A380 fleet with immediate effect
Air France has accelerated plans to phase out its Airbus A380 fleet and will retire the aircraft immediately rather than in 2022 as previously scheduled.
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NewsRolls-Royce to cut 9,000 jobs largely in civil aerospace
Rolls-Royce is expecting to have to axe around 9,000 personnel – about 17% of its global workforce – in the aftermath of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Its civil aerospace division will be “predominantly” affected, it says, following the severe deterioration of the air transport market. “We ...
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NewsPeruvian air force adds third 737 to transport fleet
Peru has placed a contract worth $3.75 million with Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based D&S Aviation for the supply of a second-hand Boeing 737-300 for the country’s air force.