All Airframers articles – Page 7
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NewsBoeing aims to fully resume Seattle-area production before year-end as safety review continues
Boeing aims this month to fully resume final assembly of commercial aircraft in the Pacific Northwest, having so far held off from rebooting the lines after machinists ended a 53-day-strike in early November.
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NewsNASA head Bill Nelson flies aboard Electra’s blown-lift demonstrator
In what start-up Electra calls a first for the advanced air mobility (AAM) sector, the head of a US government agency has flown aboard the company’s Goldfinch EL2 demonstrator.
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NewsCrisalion secures prospective order for 20 Integrity air taxis from UrbanLink
Start-up operator UrbanLink Air Mobility has tentatively signed for a score of Crisalion Mobility’s in-development Integrity aircraft, adding to what aspires to become a sizeable and mixed fleet of electric aircraft.
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NewsTwenty A330neos and A350s ordered by unidentified customers
Airbus secured orders for 30 aircraft in November, including 15 A330-900s and five A350-900s, but it has identified none of the three customers involved. The airframer lists the 20 widebodies in its latest backlog figures, along with an order for 10 A321neos. These agreements accounted for Airbus’s entire order activity ...
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NewsJudge rejects Boeing plea deal as 737 Max fraud case continues
A federal judge on 5 December rejected Boeing’s guilty plea with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), a move that throws fresh uncertainty over the company’s 737 Max fraud case and could require Boeing negotiate a new deal.
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AnalysisTrump’s tariff bluster raises alarm within Canada’s aerospace industry
Threats by president-elect Donald Trump to slap 25% tariffs on Canadian imports have caught the attention of Canada’s aerospace industry, which depends heavily on sales of aircraft and components to US buyers.
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NewsJoby CFO Matt Field to depart air taxi developer
Joby Aviation’s chief financial officer Matt Field will depart the electric aircraft developer in favour of a position with Oshkosh Corporation before year’s end.
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NewsBombardier and Honeywell settle legal dispute over turbofan engine prices
Canadian business jet maker Bombardier and US manufacturer Honeywell have settled a long-running lawsuit regarding engine prices and will embark together on a new “strategic agreement” to upgrade existing Bombardier platforms and supply future aircraft.
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NewsAirbus finalising adaptation of assembly-line stations for A350 freighter
Airbus intends to finalise readiness of jigs and tools on its A350 final assembly line over the next six months in order to handle the manufacture of the freighter variant of the twinjet type. Designated the A350-1000F, the freighter is sized between the -900 and -1000 passenger versions and this, ...
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NewsHeart Aerospace picks Plattsburgh for HX-1’s first flight
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace has selected Plattsburgh International airport in upstate New York as the location for the maiden sortie of its HX-1 demonstrator – a flight that will take place with a pilot on board.
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NewsUnited Aircraft ousts Yakovlev and Tupolev chiefs to assert direct programme control
Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft is shaking up its leadership, with the heads of Yakovlev and Tupolev set to leave their posts under a consolidation effort. United Aircraft has recently appointed a new chief, Vadim Badekha, who formerly led powerplant specialist United Engine. But Badekha is also set to assume ...
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NewsNTSB investigating 737 Max smoke incident amid Leap-1B ‘load reduction device’ scrutiny
An engine-related concern involving Boeing’s 737 Max has caught the attention of both the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and a Federal Aviation Administration panel, which has reportedly recommended new pilot procedures and a change to software that manages the engine bleed air system.
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AnalysisEmbraer waits to see what chief engineer Affonso invents next amid aircraft development uncertainty
Embraer’s leaders stressed this week that they want to better understand technology advancements before committing to a development track. Embraer must also still work out the tricky question of how to pay for such a project – the answer seemingly being collaborations with deep-pocketed partners.
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NewsAir Marshall Islands signs for two Cessna SkyCourier turboprops
Textron Aviation has secured an agreeement to deliver a pair of Cessna SkyCourier turboprops to Air Marshall Islands.
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NewsBoeing wins $2.4 billion deal for 15 KC-46As
Boeing has secured a $2.4 billion US government contract to build 15 KC-46A tankers, adding to the number of contracted orders for the 767 derivative.
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NewsManufacturing issue prompts FAA to propose 787 stabiliser inspections
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to require airlines to inspect horizontal stabiliser hardware on Boeing 787s due to components possibly being assembled incorrectly by the company during manufacturing.
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NewsEmbraer targets Chinese E-Jet sales as Brazil and China tighten ties
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is positioning itself to sell more jets to Chinese buyers and work closer with Chinese suppliers, moves coming as Brazil’s government tightens ties with China – and US-China relations seem set to further sour.
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In depthDeveloper Natilus unveils 200-seat aircraft concept to challenge tube-and-wing supremacy
Southern California start-up Natilus has emerged with a blended wing-body aircraft design it believes will upend decades of tube-and-wing dominance in the commercial jet market.
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NewsGE to begin modelling open-fan engine integration in 2025
GE Aerospace in 2025 plans to use two of the world’s fastest computers, both at US-government-funded research facilities, to study how its open-fan engine concept will integrate with an aircraft’s wings and other structures.
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NewsEmbraer shifts possible development of fuel-cell aircraft back five years
Developing novel propulsion technologies has proven more challenging than expected, leaving Embraer’s chief engineer now predicting his team would need until 2040 to bring a hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered aircraft to market.
