All aerospace news – Page 145
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NewsBoeing keeps 737 delivery goal despite collapse of bridge used to transport fuselages
Boeing still expects to meet its 737 delivery target this year despite facing a significant logistical hurdle imposed by the recent collapse of a railway bridge used to transport fuselages.
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NewsAirbus formally inaugurates new Toulouse A320neo-family assembly line
Airbus has formally inaugurated a new A320neo-family final assembly line at its Toulouse manufacturing facility, which will support the airframer’s single-aisle ramp-up strategy. The assembly line will be capable of producing variants including the A321neo, which has recently become the most-ordered aircraft variant in Airbus’s range. It has already commenced ...
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NewsAlliance signs component MOU with aerospace firm Quickstep
Australian aerospace firm Quickstep has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with regional operator Alliance Aviation covering component services for the latter’s Embraer E190 fleet.
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NewsVirgin Australia rolls out A$110m cabin upgrade
Virgin Australia is to spend around A$110 million ($73.6 million) to refresh its older Boeing 737 cabins, as it takes delivery of new 737 Max jets in the coming months.
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NewsCHC spins up offshore windfarm support deal
Offshore specialist CHC Helicopter is supporting the construction of the world’s largest offshore windfarm under a new contract that sees it providing crew change services from Norwich airport.
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NewsMaltese start-up to acquire Britten-Norman Islanders
Malta-based SJC Group is to acquire up to three new-build Islander utility aircraft from Britten-Norman to support future passenger operations.
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NewsLufthansa plans early adoption of trajectory-based downlink on new A320neos
Lufthansa Group is aiming to become an early adopter of trajectory-based information capability with the delivery of new Airbus A320neo-family aircraft from next year. The group is to receive more than 65 jets equipped with the ‘extended projected profile’ technology which is based on enhanced ADS-C surveillance transmissions between the ...
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NewsTurkish Aerospace produces first 18/19 fuselage section for A320neo family
Turkish Aerospace (TAI) has produced its first 18/19 fuselage section for the Airbus A320neo family, stemming from an agreement at last year’s Farnborough air show.
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NewsSabena Engineering acquires UK airworthiness and engine maintenance firm
Maintenance firm Sabena Engineering has taken control of a UK aircraft technical management company, Aircamo Group, to expand its capabilities. Aircamo Group includes the Manchester-based Aircamo Aviation which specialises in airworthiness and asset management, as well as Aircamo Engines which handles off-wing maintenance and storage. The company’s engines division is ...
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NewsAirbus's second 'Wing of Tomorrow' to undergo structural tests at new Filton facility
Airbus is preparing to conduct a destructive test of an experimental wing as part of a technologies initiative, as it opens a new facility at its UK site in Filton dedicated to future wing research. The facility – known as the Wing Technology Development Centre – will focus on constructing ...
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NewsTrio of technology demonstrators promise busy end to 2023 for Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters is gearing up for a busy second half of 2023 as it pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that by year-end will see it flight testing a trio of technology demonstrators.
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NewsAirbus rolls out sixth and final BelugaXL transport
Airbus has rolled out the sixth and final example of its BelugaXL high-capacity transport, designed to fly aerostructures between the airframer’s manufacturing facilities. The BelugaXL – formally designated the A330-700L – is a heavily-modified A330, developed to replace the older A300-600ST Beluga fleet. Airbus operated five Belugas and originally intended ...
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NewsATP flight school orders 40 more Cessna Skyhawks from Textron
US flight school network ATP has ordered more 40 Cessna Skyhawk single-engine piston trainer aircraft from Textron Aviation.
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NewsFAA finally grants certification to Airbus Helicopters H160
Airbus Helicopters has finally achieved US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for its H160 medium-twin – virtually three years since it was granted European type approval.
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NewsAustralia’s Nautilus receives fifth Bell 407GXi from Jet Aviation
Jet Aviation has handed over the last of five customised Bell 407GXi single-engined helicopters to Nautilus Aviation, a charter, utility and tourism flight operator in northern Australia.
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NewsSpirit to restart operations after union accepts new contract, ending week-long strike
Spirit AeroSystems expects to fully resume production on 5 July, after its largest employee union voted to accept new employment contract terms, ending a week-long strike.
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NewsHonda Aircraft reveals used-jet sales programme for HA-420s
The North Carolina-based manufacturer’s new “Certified Pre-Owned Programme” is similar to a used-aircraft sales business launched in 2021 by Bombardier.
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NewsUniversal relocates hydrogen-modified Dash 8 to Mojave for flight tests
Universal Hydrogen has flown its hydrogen-fuel-cell powered De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 demonstrator to the Mojave Air & Space Port in California for resumption of flight testing ahead of a 2025 certification goal.
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NewsSouth Korea’s SK Telecom invests $100m in Joby Aviation
South Korean telecommunications company SK Telecom has made a $100 million equity investment in air taxi developer Joby Aviation.
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NewsRussian-built composite-laying robot developed to produce MC-21 wings
Russian aerospace firm AeroKompozit is introducing a domestically-built robot designed to lay composite fibres for the Irkut MC-21 twinjet’s wings. The machine – created in co-operation with the South-Russian Platov state polytechnic university in Novocherkassk – is intended to replace foreign-built equipment, unavailable owing to sanctions imposed over the Ukrainian ...