All aerospace news – Page 133
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NewsCollins opens new Illinois electric propulsion laboratory ‘The Grid’
Collins Aerospace has now opened “The Grid”, a long-planned Illinois facility that houses its development of electric and hybrid-electric propulsion technologies for future aircraft.
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NewsCebu Pacific engineering head sees OEMs making no progress on spares
The engineering chief of Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific Air sees little sign of improvement in the availability of aircraft spare parts.
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NewsPratt & Whitney to supply GTF engines to Boeing X-66A truss-braced-wing demonstrator
Pratt & Whitney will supply geared turbofan (GTF) engines for the truss-braced-wing narrowbody aircraft demonstrator Boeing is developing under a NASA project.
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NewsLeonardo closes on approval for updated AW101 transmission performance
Leonardo Helicopters will in the coming weeks wrap-up a flight-test campaign to validate improvements to the AW101 that will offer pilots more power and control.
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NewsWright Electric pursues high-energy batteries for larger future all-electric aircraft
Electric aviation propulsion company Wright Electric sees a path to develop aviation batteries with four times the energy density of traditional lithium batteries, a breakthrough that could enable development of larger electric passenger aircraft.
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NewsNASA alum Deborah Diaz joins ZeroAvia’s board of directors
DIaz joins the hydrogen aviation start-up’s board as a non-executive director and will “help accelerate the company on its strategic journey from innovator to global leader and major supplier of zero-emission aircraft engines”.
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NewsBeta opens production facility to begin manufacturing Alia air taxis
US air taxi developer Beta Technologies has opened a production facility at Burlington International airport in Vermont, where the company will manufacture and assemble its all-electric Alia aircraft.
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems chief executive Gentile resigns after production challenges and labour strike
Tom Gentile, the chief executive of critical aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems, has resigned as head of the key manufacturer after a year marked by production quality challenges and a labour strike.
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NewsJAL delays A350-1000 flagship service entry, as new cabin products unveiled
Japan Airlines has pushed back the launch of Airbus A350-1000 operations, blaming supply chain “disruptions” for late delivery of aircraft components.
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NewsZeroAvia maintains course for 2025 service entry as it prepares to submit engine for certification
Advanced propulsion developer ZeroAvia says it is still on course for its ZA600 powertrain to enter service in late 2025, ahead of the ramp-up of serial production the following year.
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InterviewATR chief targets 40-plus deliveries in 2023 as ‘recovery on track’
Twelve months into her four-year mandate as ATR’s first female chief executive, Nathalie Tarnaud Laude maintains the Toulouse-based airframer’s recovery is “on track” and that it will deliver at least 40 aircraft this year, after shipping 20 units in the first eight months.
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NewsDeutsche Aircraft completes windtunnel tests of Alpha technology demonstrator
Deutsche Aircraft has completed windtunnel tests of a powered model of the hydrogen-electric D328 Alpha technology demonstrator it is developing in a project alongside GE Aerospace and H2Fly.
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NewsEASA cancels stricter fatigue regime for EFW A321 freighters after calculation error
Europe’s safety regulator has cancelled a directive tightening time limits to check Airbus A321 converted freighters for potential fatigue cracks in the centre wing-box area. The 12 September directive had emerged after stress and load calculations for A321 freighters were performed by conversion specialist EFW. These calculations had been prompted ...
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NewsEmbraer looks to shore up MRO presence in Southeast Asia with SIAEC
Embraer is looking to expand MRO support for its E-Jet E2 family aircraft in Asia-Pacific, following recent commitments from operators in the region.
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NewsAsia-Pacific to be key market for AAM, despite few manufacturers of scale: panel
While Asia-Pacific has fewer electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturers than the Western world, it remains a key market for the nascent sector, with the region expected to account for the lion’s share of global aircraft demand.
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NewsLack of FAA leadership looms over regional airline conference
Uncertainty surrounding Michael Whitaker’s potential confirmation as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration – now without a permanent leader for roughly 18 months – is an ongoing source of anxiety for the US regional airline sector.
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NewsHigh winds jammed MD-87’s elevators prior to 2021 Houston crash: NTSB
Jammed elevators due to high wind prior to flight caused the crash during take-off of a Boeing MD-87 near Houston in October 2021, marking another instance of a known hazard.
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NewsAirbus to test rigid ‘suction sails’ on aircraft section transport vessel
Airbus is to fit one of its transport vessels with three vertical rigid sails for wind propulsion, which include features to improve airflow adherence. The sails will be installed on the Ville de Bordeaux, which was formerly used as part of the A380 logistics chain but which currently carried A320neo-family ...
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NewsBoeing report shows aircraft accident rate declined last year but highlights ongoing concerns
The global number of commercial jet aircraft accidents inched higher in 2022 to 25 incidents, including three that killed a combined five people, but last year’s accident rate still declined from 2021.
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NewsTorres Strait Air to take hydrogen-powered Islanders though CAeS and Monte pact
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS), Monte Aircraft Leasing and Australian charter operator Torres Strait Air have signed a three-way agreement covering the conversion of up to 10 Britten-Norman BN-2 Islanders to hydrogen-electric power.