All aerospace news – Page 164
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HAECO completes first 737-800 freighter conversion
HAECO’s Xiamen unit has completed its first Boeing 737-800 freighter conversion.
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Airbus to base new A350 freighter ‘predominantly’ on -1000 variant
Airbus indicates that its proposed A350 freighter derivative will be a light hybrid of its current variants but primarily based on the -1000. It is aiming for a 2025 entry into service for the twinjet, after the company secured board approval for its development, but the airframer is yet to ...
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Airbus board approves A350 freighter development
Airbus has secured board approval to develop a freighter version of the A350, as the airframer prepares for a commercial aircraft production ramp-up in the second half. Chief executive Guillaume Faury says the company is “enhancing our product line” with the A350 freighter derivative following the approval. “[We are] responding ...
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As profits jump, Gulfstream prepares to hike deliveries, tackle G700 certification difficulties
After earning a $195 million profit in the second quarter, General Dynamics’ aerospace division – which is anchored by business jet maker Gulfstream – is preparing to boost deliveries in the second half in response to improving demand.
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Boeing needs new emissions-compliant freighter, 777X variant is ‘logical’ choice: CEO
Boeing’s chief executive views a freighter version of the 777X as a logical next aircraft programme for the Chicago-based airframer, noting Boeing will need a cargo jet that complies with looming aircraft emission standards.
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Boeing might need to adjust 737 production ramp if China’s approval slips beyond 2021
Boeing could need to reduce its planned 737 Max production ramp if Chinese aviation regulators do not lift the Max’s grounding before year end, as Boeing predicts it will.
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Portugal takes first enhanced Lynx Mk95A
Leonardo Helicopters has delivered the first upgraded Lynx Mk95A rotorcraft to the Portuguese navy.
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Boeing returns to profitability in second quarter
Boeing is back in the black after the US airframer turned a $567 million profit in the second quarter of 2021, marking the company’s first quarterly profit since the second half of 2019. However, the airframer’s commercial aircraft business remained loss-making.
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Yak-40 with superconducting engine begins test flights
Researchers have commenced flight-testing with a Yakovlev Yak-40 modified with a superconducting electric engine mounted in the nose. The aircraft is fitted with a motor, developed by materials firm SuperOx, and propeller as part of a hybrid powerplant demonstrator. This engine “complements” the aircraft’s two other functioning jet engines, the ...
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Bombardier and De Havilland Downsview workers go on strike
Bombardier and De Havilland Canada unionised workers at the Downsview production site in Toronto are on strike, a move coming amid contract negotiations and as both companies work to wrap up their Downsview presence. Downsview is home to Bombardier’s Global business jet production facility and De Havilland’s Dash 8-400 production site.
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Raytheon CEO says significant narrowbody rate hikes pose supplier ‘challenge’
One aerospace supplier says it could struggle to meet demand if Airbus and Boeing significantly hike narrowbody production in the coming years, a warning that recalls the pressured growth conditions that plagued aerospace suppliers prior to Covid-19.
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Demand for aftermarket services push P&W and Collins to Q2 profits
Surging commercial aftermarket revenue helped push Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney – both divisions of Raytheon Technologies – to profits in the second quarter of 2021.
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Samad completes hover tests on second eStarling prototype
Start-up Samad Aerospace has completed hover tests on its second prototype eStarling electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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EASA clears A220-300 to take up to 149 passengers
European authorities have formally approved a hike in the Airbus A220-300’s maximum seating to 149 passengers, contingent on an overwing exit slide modification. The aircraft had previously been limited to 145 seats. Air France is planning to introduce its first A220-300 with a layout of 148 seats, due to be ...
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GE earns $176m second-quarter profit as engine orders and deliveries tick higher
GE Aviation has continued its profit streak, earning $176 million in the second quarter of 2021 amid revenue gains and a significant bump in orders for new engines.
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Volga-Dnepr expresses interest in freighter version of MC-21
Russian logistics specialist Volga-Dnepr Group has expressed interest in the potential for a freighter version of the Irkut MC-21. Representatives of the cargo firm toured the MC-21 during the MAKS 2021 Moscow air show. The MC-21 family is designed for passenger layouts of 150-211 seats. But Volga-Dnepr notes the “wide ...
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Saab ships second T-7A aft fuselage section
Saab has delivered its second aft section for the test programme of the Boeing T-7A advanced jet trainer.
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Icon Aircraft nears type certificate for A5, eyeing more international sales
US aerospace company Icon Aircraft expects the Federal Aviation Administration will certificate its A5 amphibian as a “primary category” aircraft by late 2021 – a milestone the company says will expand the A5’s international appeal.
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Union threatens strike as De Havilland moves to relocate Dash 8 production
The union representing De Havilland Canada’s manufacturing workers has threatened to strike as early as 27 July over issues related to potential layoffs and De Havilland’s planned relocation of Dash 8 production.
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Jet pack pioneer pitches Speeder at first responder market
Californian start-up completes initial flight trials of innovative platform.