All aerospace news – Page 247
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NewsChief test pilot among crew lost on crashed Il-112V
Russian investigators have confirmed that three test crew members were lost in the crash of a prototype Ilyushin Il-112V military transport as it was conducting a flight between two airfields in Moscow. The twin-turboprop was operating a test flight from Kubinka to Zhukovsky, according to the federal Investigative Committee, which ...
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NewsLatvia to invest another €90m in Air Baltic, citing pandemic
Latvian lawmakers have agreed to grant government-owned Air Baltic another €90 million ($105 million) in equity for the purpose of alleviating pandemic-related losses and helping the airline recover.
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NewsPrototype Il-112V crashes after apparent in-flight engine fire
United Aircraft’s prototype flight-test Ilyushin Il-112V military transport has crashed during a training flight near Moscow, apparently after suffering an in-flight engine fire. Video images circulating on social media appear to show the aircraft at low altitude with its starboard engine on fire before it banks and rolls sharply to ...
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NewsHAL in ground tests for commuter version of Do-228
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has conducted a ground run and low-speed taxi test for its developmental Hindustan-228 commuter aircraft.
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NewsEASA to scrutinise vortex ring hazard and alternative escape methods
Helicopter safety researchers are to undertake formal analysis of the hazardous vortex ring phenomenon and the effectiveness of an alternative recovery and escape technique. The vortex ring state is an aerodynamic condition which typically emerges in vertical descent, when relative upward air velocity equals the downward induced main rotor flow ...
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NewsAmpaire charges up UK ambitions after successful Scottish test campaign
California-based electric aircraft developer outlines future evaluations under government-backed Future Flight Challenge programmes.
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NewsAlaska orders another 12 737 Max 9s
Alaska Airlines has ordered another 12 Boeing 737 Max 9s and taken 25 new purchase options – a deal handing another needed win to Boeing’s rebounding narrowbody programme.
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NewsBell seeks to plug range gap with in-flight charging for electric aircraft
Airframer files patent application detailing system to increase capability of electric aircraft through use of ‘tanker drones’.
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NewsBBAM lines up further A320/A321 freighter conversions with EFW
Lessor BBAM has struck a deal with with Airbus and ST Engineering’s joint German modification specialist EFW taking to 20 the number of A320/321 passenger-to-freighter conversions to be carried out through until 2025.
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NewsForgotten screwdriver tip caused Jetstar A320 engine failure: ATSB
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has highlighted the danger of foreign object debris (FOD) after a screwdriver tip damaged the engine of Jetstar Airways Airbus A320.
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NewsVityaz-Aero banned from passenger transport after fatal Mi-8 lake crash
Russian helicopter operator Vityaz-Aero has been temporarily barred from transporting passengers following the fatal Mil Mi-8T accident at lake Kuril on the Kamchatka peninsula. At least eight of the 16 occupants survived the accident. Several fatalities have been confirmed after the Russian emergency services ministry – using a deep-sea vessel ...
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NewsBoeing details 737NG nacelle redesign following 2018 in-flight failure, asks for exemption
Boeing has disclosed details about “structural enhancements” it has developed for 737NG nacelles to ensure nacelles maintain integrity in the event of fan blade failures.
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NewsEmbraer looks to double its revenue in ‘medium term’
Embraer thinks its can possibly double its revenue in the “medium term”, the result of increasing aircraft delivery rates and expanding its aircraft services business.
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NewsEmbraer’s electric EMB-203 Ipanema makes maiden flight
Embraer in recent days completed first flight of an electric-powered EMB-203 Ipanema, part of a project by the company to develop electric technologies for use in future aircraft projects.
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NewsEmbraer rolls out carbon-reduction targets, supports ‘net-zero emissions’ by 2050
Embraer has pledged to develop “solutions” to achieve “net-zero aviation emissions” by 2050, saying it will work expand the use of biofuel and continue developing aircraft powered partly and fully by electricity.
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NewsEmbraer tweaks turboprop concept to have aft-mounted engines
Embraer has unveiled a new configuration for its conceptual turboprop, now pitching a 70-90 seat aircraft with aft-mounted engines – a design the company says can replace 50-seat regional jets.
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NewsEmbraer ends two year run of quarterly losses with $88m profit
Embraer in the second quarter swung to its first quarterly profit in two years, earning $87.9 million in a period marked by a surge in revenue and bump in aircraft deliveries.
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NewsScottish demo flight helps Ampaire SATE curiosity
Ampaire has completed a test flight in Scotland of its Electric EEL technology demonstrator, operating the modified Cessna 337 Skymaster on a 30nm (56km) sortie from Kirkwall in the Orkney Isles to Wick John O’Groats airport on the Scottish mainland. No details of the flight were immediately available, however. ...
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NewsUnderwater robotic vessels to search Russian lake for sunken Mi-8
Robotic underwater vessels are to be deployed in the recovery operation for a Mil Mi-8T helicopter which crashed into a lake which operating a tour flight in eastern Russia. The wreckage of the helicopter has been located about 700m from the shore of lake Kuril, on the Kamchatka peninsula. But ...
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NewsST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace unit reports S$89.7m H1 profit
ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace segment has reported an operating profit of S$89.7 million ($66 million) for the first half of 2021.