All aerospace news – Page 393
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Airbus outlines aggressive Skywise growth target
Airbus plans to approximately triple the fleet covered by its digital services platform Skywise by the end of 2019.
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Air France-KLM technical arm eyes growth for predictive IT tool
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance sees scope for wider application of its predictive maintenance software, originally developed to tackle specific issues in its parent group's fleet.
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CAA highlights risk to spare-part approvals after Brexit
European Commission advice on the consequences of a no-deal Brexit included a surprise for the UK Civil Aviation Authority, a policy specialist with the national regulator has acknowledged.
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SAS contracts Aero Norway for CFM56 support
Engine maintenance provider Aero Norway has been selected to service CFM International CFM56-7Bs powering Scandinavian Airlines' 67 Boeing 737NGs.
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AW609 still on course for 2019 certification, insists Leonardo
Leonardo Helicopters remains confident that it will gain certification later next year for its AW609 civil tiltrotor, despite the fact that the final flight-test prototype has yet to fly.
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NBAA: UTC to supply deicing system on Cessna SkyCourier
UTC Aerospace Systems will supply the deicing system on Textron Aviation's in-development Cessna SkyCourier, an aircraft Textron says will first fly in 2019.
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Swiss sends Airbus jets to Joramco for base maintenance
Joramco has won a five-year airframe maintenance contract from Swiss.
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Greybull to take majority stake in Monarch Aircraft Engineering
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has agreed a deal under which Greybull Capital will become a majority shareholder.
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Unmanned biplane freighter takes flight in China
A Chinese research institute has conducted a test flight of what it claims Is the world’s largest unmanned transport aircraft.
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NBAA: Pentastar completes first SmartSky 4G LTE install
Michigan-based aircraft service provider Pentastar Aviation has completed the first installation of SmartSky Networks' 4G LTE inflight connectivity system in a business jet.
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Safran powering ahead with helicopter engine programmes
Safran Helicopter Engines is closing in on approval for its two newest powerplants, the Arrano and Aneto, with both programmes due to gain European Aviation Safety Agency certification in the first half of 2019.
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Leonardo still waiting on launch customer for AW189K
Leonardo Helicopters is certain it will secure a launch customer for the K-model variant of the AW189 super-medium-twin to enable service entry in 2020.
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Bell targets H125 helicopter market with 505 Jet Ranger X
Bell believes its 505 Jet Ranger X can take market share from the larger Airbus Helicopters H125, as deliveries of the new light-single ramp up.
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Kopter recovering from supplier-driven delay
Switzerland-based Kopter will fly the third prototype of its SH09 light-single by the end of October, as the manufacturer looks to recover from a supplier-driven programme delay.
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Racer high-speed helicopter accelerates towards first flight
Airbus Helicopters remains on track to perform the first flight of its Racer high-speed rotorcraft in 2020 having achieved an initial development milestone earlier this year.
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NBAA: Astronics demonstrates 30 new cabin systems
Aviation technology company Astronics has brought to NBAA a new cabin demonstration both to showcase about 30 cabin technologies.
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NBAA: Inmarsat marks 400 Jet ConneX installs
Inmarsat is marking NBAA by announcing its Jet ConneX in-flight wi-fi system has been installed on 400 business jets, a milestone coming about two years since the system entered service.
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NBAA: Rolls marks six decades in business aviation
Rolls-Royce is celebrating its 60th anniversary in business aviation at NBAA, having first entered the sector in 1958 powering the Dart-powered Gulfstream I turboprop.
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NBAA: Honeywell sweetens GoDirect connectivity services
Honeywell is highlighting changes to several maintenance and connectivity products – tweaks the company says give customers better control over onboard data usage, helping them cut costs.