All aerospace news – Page 77
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NewsServices market to almost double to $290bn by 2043: Airbus
Airbus Global Services expects the global commercial services market will almost double to $290 billion per year in 2043 from its current level of $150 billion.
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AnalysisHow CHC keeps coming to the rescue for Australia’s military
Rotorcraft operator CHC has delivered vital support services for the Australian Defence Force’s aircraft operations over 35 years. Now it is pitching to extend that relationship.
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OpinionCan airframers navigate the shifting sands of supply chain for new aircraft development?
The next generation of commercial aircraft may have a shorter lifespan than their predecessors. With a heavy reliance on years of aftermarket revenues, supply chains will need to adapt, says Matteo Peraldo.
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InterviewHow Stephanie Goetz is making headlines after switching the news desk for business jet cockpit
The thrill of flying led Stephanie Goetz to leave a successful career in broadcasting. She now pilots Global-series business jets, while also championing breast cancer awareness using a unique L-39.
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NewsBoeing to begin furloughing staff in ‘coming days’ due to machinists’ strike
Boeing will soon begin furloughing employees and cutting executives’ salaries to save cash during a costly and ongoing strike by 33,000 members of its machinists union.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters chief plays down prospects of imminent programme launch
Airbus Helicopters is not on the verge of a new programme launch despite the recent announcement it was exploring clean-sheet engine developments with GE Aerospace, according to the airframer’s chief executive.
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NewsFernandes calls on engine makers to focus more on quality
The chief executive of AirAsia parent Capital A feels that engine makers need to focus more on product quality.
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NewsAsia Digital Engineering, GMF AeroAsia to jointly grow landing gear MRO business
Asia Digital Engineering has signed an investment agreement with Indonesia’s GMF AeroAsia, as the two parties collaborate on landing gear MRO services.
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NewsVertical calls for ‘timely receipt’ of $25m to extend ‘cash runway’ into second half of 2025
Vertical Aerospace needs to secure a minimum of $25 million – a sum still outstanding from founder Stephen Fitzpatrick – to ensure that it continues as a going concern into the second half of next year, the company has disclosed.
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NewsOHS to add new AW139s from 2026 after SAR contract renewal
Offshore Helicopter Services UK (OHS) will introduce a pair of new Leonardo Helicopters AW139s providing search and rescue (SAR) services for the oil and gas industry following the renewal of a long-term contract.
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AnalysisHow Nordic nations are tackling aviation sustainability challenges
The transport ministers of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland have agreed to collaborate on initiatives to speed their introduction of low- and no-emissions flight technologies.
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NewsAir India to start widebody cabin retrofit in early 2025
Air India will kick off its widebody cabin retrofit in early 2025, as work to refresh the interiors of its narrowbody fleet gets under way.
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NewsEHang gets Brazilian approval for EH216 test flights
Chinese urban air test mobility firm EHang will carry out a series of test flights in Brazil, after obtaining an experimental flight authorisation certificate from the country’s regulators.
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NewsBoeing halts supplier shipments and hiring as strike continues
Boeing will ask suppliers to stop shipping most parts to its Pacific Northwest aircraft assembly sites and is considering furloughing employees as part of a broader plan to save cash amid an ongoing machinists’ strike.
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NewsAirbus defends decision to withdraw from UK NMH and says Pumas could fly until 2035
Airbus Helicopters has defended its decision to pull out of the UK’s New Medium Helicopter contest without submitting a bid, with one executive hitting out at the size of the budget and a perceived failure on social value commitments.
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NewsBoeing to pay Embraer $150 million to settle dispute over failed acquisition
Boeing has agreed to pay Embraer $150 million to settle a dispute arising from the US company’s 2020 decision to back out of a deal to acquire majority ownership of Embraer’s commercial aircraft business.
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NewsThai Airways, Thai Aviation Industries to explore MRO joint business
Thai Airways International has signed a memorandum of understanding with aerospace firm Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) to explore opportunities in commercial aircraft MRO.
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NewsBoeing still evaluating thrust-link problem’s affect on 777-9 timeline
Boeing is working to determine the degree to which a problem involving 777-9 thrust-links could impact that type’s service-entry timeline.
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NewsBoeing grapples with financial and operational setbacks posed by machinists strike
The machinists strike now roiling Boeing threatens the company’s financial recovery and its ability to hike 737 production to 38 monthly by year-end.
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NewsUnion strike to hit production of key Boeing programmes as machinists resoundingly reject pay offer
Boeing’s union in the Puget Sound area will go on strike after union members overwhelmingly rejected the terms of a new four-year employment contract.