All aerospace news – Page 230
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NewsH145 to gain MUM-T capability boost
Airbus Helicopters will offer H145 light-twins in future with manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) capability following a successful trial of the technology.
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NewsEmbraer and P&W partner for 100% SAF test flights
Embraer and engine supplier Pratt & Whitney are to collaborate on studies designed to culminate in a flight of an E195-E2 jet powered by unblended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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NewsGMF AeroAsia cuts nine-month loss as costs decline
Indonesia’s GMF AeroAsia narrowed its nine-month operating loss on the back of a significant decline in costs.
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NewsUS committee seeks more details from FAA about response to 737 Max crisis
US lawmakers have asked Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson for more information about how the agency responded to two issues related to the Boeing 737 Max.
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NewsChina Airlines receives first A321neo; unveils new regional cabin
China Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, which it will operate on regional routes, as it unveils updated cabin products for the narrowbody.
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NewsVietJet signs engine MRO contract with SR Technics
Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air has inked a engine support contract with Swiss MRO service provider SR Technics.
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NewsCanberra drops plan to build Antarctica’s first paved runway
Australia has axed a plan to build a 2,700m (8,858ft) concrete runway near its Davis Research Station on the coast of Antarctica.
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InterviewWhy Apollo 16’s Charlie Duke is still a lunar rover
Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke says private spaceflight encourages smaller firms to think big and develop technologies the whole world could benefit from in future.
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InterviewHow Cecilia Aragon beat the odds to become aerobatic ace
The dream of dancing in the air inspired Cecilia Aragon to become an aerobatic champion. Now a professor studying unconscious bias in the cockpit, she hopes to inspire a new generation to fly free.
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NewsHeart picks Aernnova for ES-19 fuselage and wings
Swedish electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace has selected Spain’s Aernnova to design major sections of its in-development ES-19.
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NewsDLR prepares Do 228 for fuel cell conversion alongside MTU
German aerospace research centre DLR has received a refurbished Dornier 228 twin-turboprop for conversion into a hydrogen fuel cell demonstrator.
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In depthGE Aviation Singapore unit eyes new technologies, manpower ramp-up
As GE Aviation marks its 40th anniversary of Singapore operations, its newly-minted head Iain Rodger likens the occasion to a “rebirth”.
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NewsFirst ‘naval combat’ H225M handed to Brazil
Brazil has taken delivery of the first Airbus Helicopters H225M in what is described as a “naval combat configuration”.
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NewsAirbus, Singapore’s Kelley Aerospace in legal tussle
Airbus and Singapore-based Kelley Aerospace are involved in a legal dispute.
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NewsSwedish and UK investigators dispute US conclusions on fatal PenAir Saab overrun
Swedish and UK authorities have formally objected to the conclusions reached by a US inquiry into the fatal PenAir Saab 2000 overrun at Unalaska two years ago. The aircraft – arriving from Anchorage on 17 October 2019 – overran while landing on the short runway 13 in a significant tailwind ...
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NewsChinese operator Qingdao receives pair of Mi-171s with new engines
A Chinese operator has taken delivery of the first two Mil Mi-171s powered with Klimov VK-2500-3 engines.
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NewsVolocopter in pact with Korean mobility firm following flight demonstrations
Volocopter has joined up with a South Korean firm to explore the feasibility of urban air mobility (UAM) in South Korea, following successful flights over Seoul’s two airports.
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AnalysisHow Rolls-Royce’s Spirit of Innovation went from ‘flighty thoroughbred’ to electric record breaker
Hard by the sweeping emptiness of Salisbury Plain, Boscombe Down airfield in southwest England is the home of experimental flight testing in the UK. It houses the Qinetiq-run Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS), and, as a board located on the site reminds you, the facility was also the location of ...
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NewsBangladeshi police order two Mi-171A2s
Russian Helicopters has secured an order for two Mil Mi-171A2 rotorcraft from Bangladesh’s police department.
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NewsBoeing confirms door ‘rework’ being completed on in-production 787s
Boeing confirms it is completing rework to structures surrounding aft passenger and cargo doors on some in-production 787s, a move that involves holding up some areas of 787 assembly.