All air transport news – Page 162
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NewsEmirates takes more 777Xs in $52bn expansion while Flydubai steps up to 787s
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has unveiled an agreement for 90 additional Boeing 777X twinjets, and a revised 787 deal, while its partner airline Flydubai is branching into widebody operations with 30 787-9s. Emirates values its part of the order – disclosed on the first day of the Dubai air show ...
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NewsSunExpress orders up to 90 more 737s including first Max 10s
Fast-growing Turkish joint-venture leisure carrier SunExpress has placed an order for 45 Boeing 737 Max jets for delivery from 2029, together with options and purchase rights on 45 more.
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NewsCFM in active talks with big two airframers about RISE
CFM International says it is in active talks with Airbus and Boeing about its in-development open-fan RISE (Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines) programme as it continues to work on a prototype with a view to testing it in flight around “mid-decade”.
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NewsBoeing 777-9 edges towards formal certification test phase
Boeing is edging towards type inspection authorisation from the US FAA for its 777-9, the point at which it will commence the formal certification testing demonstration for the twinjet. The airframer has brought its WH001 test aircraft to the show, which carries several engineering stations as well as a dozen ...
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AnalysisWill it be ‘Dubai, buy, buy’, as UAE’s showpiece event returns?
“Dubai, buy, buy” proclaimed the front-page headline of the second edition of Flight Daily News at the 2013 Dubai air show, with photographs of beaming airline and aircraft manufacturer executives. It followed a remarkable opening day that saw record orders placed for 623 aircraft, including 269 for Boeing’s new flagship widebody, the 777X.
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NewsBoeing predicts fresh orders from Middle East airlines as Dubai air show opens
Boeing arrives at the Dubai air show riding a wave of recent sales for its widebody jets while aiming to land new 737 Max customers – with one particular sales opportunity at the top of its mind.
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NewsRolls-Royce runs UltraFan at full power
A little over six months since first running its UltraFan demonstrator, Rolls-Royce has now taken the next-generation, ultra-high-bypass engine to full power – and even beyond. Designed as an 80,000lb (355kN)-thrust engine, Rolls-Royce says the powerplant surpassed that level, achieving at least 85,000lb-thrust in maximum power tests completed in the ...
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NewsModernisation of Kazan plant underway to support Tu-214 production hike
Russia’s United Aircraft has embarked on an expansion of aerospace facilities at Kazan in order to support an increase in Tupolev Tu-214 production. The twinjet – which first flew in 1996 – has only been built in small numbers, and aircraft recently manufactured have been delivered to the Russian government ...
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NewsE195-E2 secures steep-approach clearance for London City airport
Embraer’s largest re-engined E-Jet, the 195-E2, has secured certification to conduct the steep approach into London City airport. The twinjet obtained the approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. It complements a similar EASA clearance for the smaller E190-E2 achieved two years ago. London City has a short runway ...
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NewsDHL 767 freighter’s fuselage buckled on landing after hard nose-gear contact
Lebanese investigators have disclosed that a Boeing 767-300ER converted freighter sustained serious fuselage buckling during a hard landing at Beirut, during which its nose-wheel twice heavily struck the runway. The DHL Aviation aircraft – arriving from Bahrain with three crew members on 18 September – conducted a stable approach to ...
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NewsArcher keeps burning cash on quest for scaled air taxi operations
US air taxi maker Archer Aviation reports a third-quarter cash position significantly lower than the one it held on 30 September of last year. .
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NewsHanwha Aerospace moves engine business to Connecticut and seeks closer ties with Pratt and GE
To forge closer ties with suppliers and with prime customers Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and GE Aerospace, South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has moved the headquarters of its International Engine Business to Connecticut.
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NewsWheels Up loses $145m in Q3 but aims for operating profit in 2024
Charter aircraft provider Wheels Up lost $145 million in the third quarter of 2023, but executives insist a network overhaul, a partnership with Delta Air Lines and new financing position it to turn operationally profitable next year.
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NewsAeroflot Group settles aircraft claims with lessor BOC Aviation
Russian operator Aeroflot Group has settled with another lessor over its continued use of foreign-built aircraft. The company states that it has “completed” a settlement arrangement with the Irish arm of Singapore-based BOC Aviation. While Aeroflot Group has not disclosed terms, BOC Aviation states that it has received a cash ...
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In depthJoby bucks competitors by pushing adoption of its ‘universal’ electric charging system
US air taxi maker Joby Aviation is pushing for the electric aviation sector to adopt its system for charging aircraft rather than the automotive-based standards recently proposed by competing start-ups Archer Aviation and Beta Technologies.
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NewsEl Al introduces 737 freighter as conflict disrupts passenger operations
El Al is expecting that the negative impact of the Israel-Gaza conflict is likely to persist into the first quarter of 2024. The flag-carrier states that there has been a decline in the demand in future flights as a result of the month-old conflict. El Al says it has increased ...
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NewsLeonardo targets improved contract terms from Boeing for 787 work
Boeing could be facing more cost increases on the 787 programme after aerostructures supplier Leonardo indicated that it was seeking to follow Spirit AeroSystems’ lead and renegotiate its current contract with the airframer.
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NewsUral A320 forced-landing crew made ‘unreasonable’ decision to divert: inquiry
Russian investigators have described as “unreasonable” a Ural Airlines Airbus A320 crew’s decision to divert to Novosibirsk, having incorrectly estimated the fuel required after failing to take into account the aircraft’s extended landing-gear. The aircraft, originally bound for Omsk on 12 September, was forced to land in a field 186km ...
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NewsZeroAvia eyes Airbus opportunity following airframer’s investment
Advanced powertrain specialist ZeroAvia believes it can become Airbus’s future hydrogen propulsion supplier of choice following a recent collaboration pact between the two companies.
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NewsAirbus vows to take lessons from A320neo ramp-up when raising A350 rate
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury is confident that the airframer can justify and manage the ramp-up of A350 production back to its pre-crisis level in 2026. The company is looking to restore a 10-per-month production rate for the widebody twinjet family. “We have secured a number of orders, we have ...