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NewsEmbraer pushes back turboprop launch decision, citing supplier readiness
Embraer has delayed a decision about whether to develop a turboprop airliner after determining that suppliers are presently unable to meet its goals for the aircraft.
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NewsChina Eastern takes delivery of first C919
China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its first Comac C919 narrowbody, as it targets operating them on commercial flights in early 2023.
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NewsCongress excludes Max 7 and 10 exemption from defence spending bill
Lawmakers have excluded from a defence spending bill a critical exemption Boeing is seeking for its 737 Max 7 and 10, leaving more questions about those jets’ certification path.
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NewsBoeing closes chapter on 747 programme with final jumbo roll-out
The final Boeing 747 has left the airframer’s Everett facility, marking the end of an era for an aircraft programme that Boeing says has “truly changed the world”.
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NewsFAA proposes rule changes to regulate air taxi operators
The Federal Aviation Administration has started the process of defining how it will regulate the new breed of in-development electric air taxis.
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NewsAirbus to ‘fall short’ of 2022 deliveries target
Airbus no longer expects to achieve its target of “around 700” commercial aircraft deliveries for 2022, citing a “complex” operating environment.
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NewsEmbraer shifts ‘Energia’ focus to new hybrid- and hydrogen-powered concepts
Embraer has unveiled several new conceptual low-emission aircraft, marking a shift toward possible development of larger aircraft powered by hybrid-electric and hydrogen propulsion.
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NewsEmbraer names Binter as customer behind previously disclosed E195-E2 order
Embraer has revealed that Spanish airline Binter Canarias is the customer behind an order for five E195-E2s disclosed by the manufacturer several days ago.
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NewsNTSB urges Bell 407 tail boom inspections amid concern about boom ‘separation’
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has urged US and Canadian aviation regulators to require Bell 407 operators to complete immediate inspections of those helicopters’ tail boom attachment components.
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NewsArcher achieves ‘transition’ flight with prototype eVTOL aircraft Maker
Air taxi developer Archer Aviation has flown its first “full transition” from hover to forward flight with its two-seat prototype, Maker – a significant milestone in the start-up’s development of a bigger prototype, Midnight.
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NewsHonda Aircraft lands orders for 25 HondaJets from Volato
US business aviation company Volato has ordered 25 of Honda Aircraft’s recently updated HA-420 HondaJet Elite II.
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NewsTop US lawmakers to decide fate of 737 Max 7 and Max 10 regulatory exemption
One of two proposals to exempt Boeing’s 737 Max 7 and Max 10 from a year-end regulatory change could be included in a US defence spending bill lawmakers plan to finalise before year end.
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NewsAirbus cuts Russian ties on titanium supply
Airbus will stop buying Russian titanium with the last delivery in a “matter of months” as the airframer looks to reorientate its supply chain in the wake of the Ukraine war.
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NewsBoeing new aircraft strategy ‘no surprise’: Airbus sales chief
Airbus was unsurprised by recent comments from the head of arch-rival Boeing that it had no immediate plans to launch a new aircraft, according to the European airframer’s sales chief.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters to fly new fuel-efficient demonstrator by year-end
Airbus Helicopters has revealed a new clean-sheet concept rotorcraft to validate a selection of new technologies it hopes will collectively deliver a fuel-burn reduction of up to 50%.
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NewsSenator backs exempting Max 7 and 10 from cockpit-alert requirement: reports
A movement is afoot in Washington to grant Boeing an exemption needed to bring its 737 Max 7 and Max 10 through certification without equipping the types with a modern cockpit alerting system.
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NewsBoeing halts 777-9 flight testing following GE9X engine issue
Boeing has halted its 777-9 flight-test programme due to a problem involving a flight-test aircraft’s GE Aerospace GE9X turbofan, prompting engine evaluations by GE.
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NewsAirbus plans fuel cell powertrain flights using A380 testbed
Airbus will in 2026 begin flight testing a new fuel cell-based powertrain that has been developed in-house aboard its A380 MSN1 flying testbed, expanding the hydrogen propulsion trials intended for the superjumbo.
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NewsGreen hydrogen supply concerns could slow new aircraft launch: Airbus chief
Airbus could delay the launch of a hydrogen-powered aircraft later this decade if it cannot be certain that sufficient quantities of green hydrogen will be available to support operations in the mid-2030s.
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NewsUS-Canadian consortium aim to create air taxi ‘corridor’ linking Syracuse with Mirabel
A group of aviation companies and nonprofit groups have partnered to establish an air taxi “corridor” between the Upstate New York city of Syracuse and the Montreal suburb of Mirabel.