All aerospace news – Page 27
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NewsUK’s Skyrora secures licence to launch from SaxaVord spaceport
Scottish firm Skyrora has become the first UK-based launch vehicle company to receive a launch licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority. The licence enables Skyrora to carry out launch operations from the SaxaVord spaceport, located in the Shetland Islands, with its sub-orbital Skylark L. SaxaVord became, in 2023, the ...
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NewsJoby Aviation to acquire Blade’s passenger brokerage and marketing business
US air taxi developer Joby Aviation has agreed to acquire Blade Air Mobility’s passenger-transportation brokering and marketing business for at least $90 million, positioning itself to access established infrastructure and customers ahead of its eVTOL launch.
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NewsVertical names Aciturri as VX4 airframe production partner
Aciturri Aerostructures will build the airframe for Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the companies have announced.
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NewsBelgian hospitals trial medical drone shuttles remotely-piloted from UK
Trials have commenced for an on-demand medical delivery service between Belgian hospitals with unmanned aerial vehicles remotely piloted from the UK. The trial, east of Antwerp, involves shuttling urgent medical cargo to two hospital campuses – located at Herentals and Turnhout St Jozef – from the A-kwadraat operational hub in ...
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NewsAirbus chief Faury philosophical over Boeing’s leverage from Trump
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury is philosophical over Boeing’s order book apparently benefiting from the US presidential administration’s tariff and trade agreements. The administration has disclosed commitments to purchase Boeing aircraft from several countries, notably in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions – although the precise status of these orders ...
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NewsUS lawmakers push for expanded ADS-B requirements after midair collision
Legislation would require ADS-B “In” capability on all aircraft within five years and restrict military exemptions following January’s deadly midair collision.
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NewsSubstituted MC-21 prototype nears transfer to flight-test station
Yakovlev has commenced ground-based assessment of the fully import-substituted MC-21 prototype, in preparation for transferring it to the flight-test station. The aircraft, which first flew in December 2021, was the first MC-21 to have a domestically-produced composite wing – a situation forced upon the developers by sanctions imposed even before ...
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NewsJoby and L3Harris partner to develop new hybrid-electric VTOL
The partners will examine the potential of a turbine-electric hybrid vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) rotorcraft oriented toward low-altitude military missions.
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NewsOtto Aviation picks Italian specialist to design Phantom’s fuel system
US firm Otto Aviation, which is developing a low-emission business jet, has selected Italian-based Secondo Mona to supply an integrated fuel system. Otto is developing the super-midsize Phantom 3500, which will have a lightweight and low-drag design enabling a substantial fuel saving over competing jets. The company is expecting to ...
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NewsLessor Azorra to expand E-Jet fleet with 13 JetBlue E190s
Florida-based aircraft lessor continues to build its E-Jet portfolio with acquisition of JetBlue’s regional jets as the airline divests its remaining fleet.
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NewsUS spares Brazilian aerospace products from 40% import tariffs
The aerospace industry has been granted relief as the White House exempted Brazilian civilian aerospace products from a new 40% import tariff set to take effect on 6 August.
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NewsBombardier still pondering option of Belfast acquisition
Bombardier is still not ruling out acquiring part of its former Belfast site to safeguard production of the Global and Challenger fuselages that are built there.
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NewsRolls-Royce ‘on track’ with second phase of durability package for 787 and A330neo
Rolls-Royce says it remains “on track” to deliver a 30% time-on-wing improvement for the Trent 1000 and Trent 7000 engine by the end of this year. The manufacturer has been engaged in various initiatives to achieve an average 80% enhancement of time-on-wing across its modern Trent family by 2027. Rolls-Royce ...
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NewsAngara maintenance certificate revoked following inspection after An-24 crash
Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia has revoked the maintenance certificate of Siberia’s Angara Airlines, days after the carrier suffered a fatal Antonov An-24 accident. The decision follows an unscheduled inspection of the Irkutsk-based airline’s facilities by transport supervisory authority Rostransnadzor. Rosaviatsia says the inspection turned up “violations” in Angara’s ...
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NewsSafran aims to recover Leap delivery backlog to Airbus by end-October
Safran is aiming to recover the backlog of CFM International Leap-1A engine deliveries to Airbus by the end of October. The powerplant manufacturer has been affected not only by supply-chain bottlenecks but also a strike earlier this year. Airbus has been forced to park engineless aircraft – around 60, most ...
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NewsSafran selects French site for carbon-brake plant after energy cost assessment
Safran is to establish a new aircraft carbon-brakes production facility in France, sited near Lyon, which will represent a €450 million ($515 million) investment. The facility, which will open in 2030, will complement another Safran Landing Systems plant in France – at Villeurbanne – as well as its US site ...
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NewsRolls-Royce’s civil aerospace division posts strong margin improvement in first half
Rolls-Royce achieved 122 large civil engine deliveries over the first half, a figure slightly up on the previous 120. It handed over fewer Trent 1000s for the Boeing 787 and Trent 7000s for the Airbus A330neo, but more Trent XWBs for both the A350-900 and -1000 variants. Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace ...
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NewsSafran encouraged as recovery of Leap engine deliveries continues
Safran handed over 10% more CFM International Leap engines in the first half, a total of 729, as sequential quarterly production rates improved. The deliveries contributed to a near-17% rise in first-half propulsion revenues to €7.5 billion ($8.6 billion). Safran handed over 410 Leap engines in the second quarter, up ...
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In depthAltitude discrepancies and pilot challenges emerge from Washington mid-air collision inquiry
Investigators examining January’s fatal midair collision near Washington have questioned the Black Hawk’s altitude data, while the inquiry reveals challenges faced by army pilots transitioning between helicopter variants.
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NewsLeonardo targets launch of aerostructures partnership by year end
Leonardo is still not naming the partner with whom it plans to establish a “global champion” in aerostructures but aims to have the venture up and running by the end of the year.