All aerospace news – Page 31
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NewsUkraine secures support from European firms to rebuild air traffic surveillance capability
Italian aeronautical organisations are aiming to support a rebuilding of Ukrainian air traffic management systems, through an initial donation of radar equipment. The five primary-surveillance radars, and associated equipment, are part of a package to restore Ukraine’s civil air navigation infrastructure. Italian air navigation service ENAV and aerospace firm Leonardo ...
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NewsAirship developer Hybrid Air Vehicles buoyed by launch of US subsidiary
UK airship developer Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) is expanding its operation to the USA with the creation of a new subsidiary in Virginia designed “to meet growing international demand”.
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NewsNew Airbus commercial chief Wagner to take over at beginning of 2026
Airbus’s new commercial aircraft chief, Lars Wagner, will join the airframer in November before taking up the position full-time at the beginning of next year. Wagner – the head of MTU Aero Engines – is to succeed Christian Scherer, who is stepping down after more than four decades at Airbus. ...
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NewsConscious seeks ‘credibility and capability’ from fuel cell conversion of Dash 8-300
Dutch start-up Conscious Aerospace plans within the next three years to fly a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 retrofitted with a hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain being developed as part of a state-funded project to mature the underlying technologies for zero-emission flight.
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NewsATI defends hydrogen investment strategy in face of shifting timelines
UK research and technology funding body the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) has defended its investment in hydrogen-related projects, arguing that the “direction of travel is correct”, despite the delayed arrival of hydrogen-powered aircraft.
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NewsIAI to develop 767 aerial firefighting platform through commercial partnership
Israel Aerospace Industries is to lead development of a firefighting aircraft based on the Boeing 767, capable of dispersing some 40t of retardant. The 767FF programme is the result of a memorandum of understanding between IAI and an entity identified as 3F, which will oversee the commercial strategy for the ...
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NewsZeusch Aviation and Dovetail eye joint hybrid-electric King Air conversion
Advanced powertrain developer Dovetail Electric Aviation and Netherlands-based Zeusch Aviation are to collaborate on a hybrid-electric retrofit solution for the latter’s fleet of Beechcraft King Air twin-turboprops.
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NewsVertical readies third VX4 prototype for first flight amid latest funding push
Vertical Aerospace is closing in on the first flight of its third VX4 prototype, with the test asset now in the final stages of reassembly.
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NewsBoeing’s deliveries bumped higher in June as Max momentum builds
Boeing logged more positive momentum in June, accelerating 737 deliveries to a pace not achieved since late 2023 and padding its backlog with orders for another 116 aircraft.
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NewsChina Airlines taps GE Aerospace for GE9X MRO services
China Airlines has signed a multi-year agreement with GE Aerospace for MRO services of the latter’s GE9X engines.
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NewsNTSB report suggests ATC miscommunication led to close call at Reagan National
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released more information about a close call at Ronald Reagan Washington National airport that happened in March – two months after a deadly midair collision in the same airspace.
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NewsFAA to expand landing gear inspections to 737s and 757s
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to require US airlines to inspect some 2,200 Boeing 737s and 757s due to a risk that improper maintenance could have jeopardised the integrity of the jets’ main landing gears.
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NewsMammoth on pace to deliver 777-300ERMF conversion to AviaAM in 2025
Mammoth Freighters is tracking to complete its first passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion of a Boeing 777-300ER before year-end.
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NewsUSA lifts prohibition of GE Aerospace and CFM engines to China
GE Aerospace confirms the US government has lifted restrictions that, for several weeks, had prohibited it from shipping commercial aircraft turbofans to customers in China.
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NewsAirbus pushes Taxibot concept after successful tests with A320-family jets
Airbus has gained approval for avionics bay changes on A320-family aircraft to allow use of the Taxibot pilot-controlled hybrid-electric tug and is now considering expanding the operability to its widebody jets too.
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NewsUS Congress passes bill providing FAA $12.5bn for air traffic control overhaul
The US Congress has passed a sweeping spending and tax bill that will provide $12.5 billion to the Federal Aviation Administration to fund air traffic control (ATC) modernisation, one of President Donald Trump’s central policy priorities.
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NewsEmbraer hikes second-quarter commercial jet deliveries
Embraer has nearly trebled the number of commercial aircraft deliveries in the second quarter compared with the first.
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NewsBoeing to acquire Spirit AeroSystems’ Belfast site as alternative buyer fails to emerge
Boeing will acquire Spirit AeroSystems’ Belfast site – save for Airbus A220 work – as part of its planned acquisition of the aerostructures supplier.
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NewsATI-funded HyFIVE hydrogen project to end early after GKN’s departure forces rethink
A UK government-backed project to develop a cryogenic hydrogen fuel system looks set to end prematurely after a previous departure from the industry consortium led the remaining partners to reassess its feasibility.
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NewsVoltAero lines up Malaysian production of Cassio 330 amid investment interest
Malaysia could be the next location for final assembly of VoltAero’s Cassio family of hybrid-electric aircraft following an agreement struck between the French manufacturer and two partners.