All aerospace news – Page 158
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NewsFormer GE Aviation chief Joyce joins Boeing’s board, bringing aerospace manufacturing know-how
Boeing’s board of directors has elected former GE Aviation chief executive David Joyce as a new member and disclosed the pending retirement of longtime board member Edmund Giambastiani.
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NewsAttendees of October’s NBAA-BACE must be vaccinated: NBAA
The National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) 2021 annual trade show will go on despite the pandemic, but the group is now requiring attendees be vaccinated. Face masks, however, will likely be optional for attendees, the group says on 31 August.
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NewsEnvoy E175 mid-air strike involved a balloon, not a drone
An Envoy Air regional jet that reportedly hit a drone while in flight on 22 August did not hit a drone after all.
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NewsAtlas Air to establish Incheon MRO shop with Sharp Technics
US cargo carrier Atlas Air and South Korean aviation maintenance firm Sharp Technics K will jointly establish a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Incheon International airport, a move that will enable Atlas to further expand in the Asia-Pacific region.
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In depthWhy the UK Space Command has skyrocketing ambitions
Among the organisational changes made by the UK Ministry of Defence since the last DSEI show in September 2019, the establishment of a dedicated Space Command is one of the most significant recent developments.
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In depthFlight International Letters, September 2021
Your views about the aerospace industry and our reporting
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InterviewMiMi Aung’s out of this world Ingenuity
As project manager for NASA’s spectacular unmanned helicopter flights on Mars, MiMi Aung advanced awareness of autonomous capability – and inspired a new generation of scientists.
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AnalysisCabin suppliers look to life after Covid
The past 18 months has been miserable for the interiors industry. But, with traffic and airline orders picking up, can the sector look to 2022 with confidence?
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AnalysisPromoting the healthy cabin in the post-Covid era
The pandemic has prompted carriers to think differently about on-board hygiene and service, and, as aviation picks up again, the perception of air travellers about the safety of their journey remains paramount.
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ReportTop 100 aerospace companies ranked by revenue
This year’s Top 100 reflects an aviation industry hit by nine months or more of crisis – but also one where fortunes differ hugely depending on whether a business’s focus is defence or commercial.
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AnalysisRaytheon Technologies tops sales growth list
Raytheon Technologies’ year-on-year sales growth of over 121% is a result of the merger with the Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney units of United Technologies.
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AnalysisOperating margins table highlights industry squeeze
We may have been through the worst crisis in aviation history, but this year’s table of best performers in operating margin has a familiar ring to it. The companies that are the best at squeezing profits from their revenues pretty much stay consistent year after year. TransDigm may have become ...
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AnalysisCommercial downturn marks Boeing’s nadir
It was another awful year for Boeing’s commercial sales fortunes, with an almost 50% drop in revenues to just $16.2 billion. To put it in context, the company made just twice as much revenue from its range of single- and twin-aisle airliners as Gulfstream did in 2020 with a family of specialist business jets.
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AnalysisHow defence companies rose to the top during pandemic
Further evidence of how far behind the defence aviation market commercial aviation fell during the worst of the Covid-19 crisis comes from the sales totals of the biggest 10 players in each segment.
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NewsCollins to purchase flight tracking company FlightAware
Collins Aerospace intends to acquire flight tracking company FlightAware for an undisclosed price, a move that stands to expand Collins’ avionics business.
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NewsBoeing to help Ethiopian Airlines advance pilot training, manufacturing and aftermarket services
Ethiopian Airlines has enlisted Boeing’s help in advancing Ethiopia’s aviation industry, with the companies agreeing to collaborate on projects related to pilot training, manufacturing and leadership development.
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NewsUnited Rotorcraft orders five S-70s for Firehawk conversion
United Rotorcraft has ordered five Sikorsky S-70 helicopters for conversion to the Firehawk firefighting configuration.
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NewsBristow and Electra Aero agree to develop eSTOL
Helicopter operator Bristow Group has signed an agreement to help Electra Aero develop its self-charging hybrid-electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) aircraft, and plans to purchase 50 examples as Electra’s launch customer.
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NewsAircraft cabin suppliers pivot to long-range narrowbodies in Covid recovery
Aircraft interiors suppliers are seeing growing demand for multi-class cabins in single-aisle jets during the recovery from Covid-19.
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NewsVortex generators analysed in Russian overwing-engine design proposal
Russian researchers are refining the wing design for a proposed short-haul aircraft with overwing-mounted engines, to increase laminar flow. Initial models of the experimental aircraft design underwent windtunnel tests in 2017. But the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute has constructed a large-scale semi-model – featuring the left wing and engine, and left ...