All air transport news – Page 164
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NewsVenturi targets 2030 for arrival of all-electric 44-seater
Dutch start-up Venturi Aviation remains confident that it can bring to market by 2030 a 44-seat, all-electric regional aircraft which will be more competitive than those offered by the sector’s incumbents, despite the range limitations imposed by battery technology.
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NewsATR and Safran promise to slash hard landing aircraft downtime
ATR has teamed up with Safran to develop a new diagnostics system designed to slash aircraft downtime following a hard landing to under an hour, down from as long as 20 working days at present.
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NewsRolls-Royce adapts to mitigate supply-chain disruption risk
Rolls-Royce is confident that it can manage supply-chain issues in the face of macroeconomic uncertainties, and is maintaining its full-year financial guidance. The company, which says overall financial performance so far this year has been in line with expectations, has not elaborated on which specific areas might be affected, although ...
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NewsBoeing stripped 55 777s from backlog in recent weeks
Boeing in recent weeks pulled 55 777s from its backlog, signalling the company doubts those orders will result in actual sales.
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NewsWire connector shortages hamper 737 Max production
Boeing confirms that wire component shortages are impacting 737 Max production, though a top executive says the issue is unlikely to disrupt the company’s 2022 plans.
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AnalysisCan wavering supply chain support airframers’ ever-higher narrowbody goals?
Airbus’s plan to significantly hike A320neo-family production in the coming years has raised the question of whether the already strained aerospace supply chain is up to the task.
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NewsShort take-off ATR 42 variant carries out maiden flight
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has conducted the maiden flight of a short take-off variant of its ATR 42-600 from Francazal airport near Toulouse. The 30- to 50-seat aircraft, designated the 42-600S, is designed to operate to and from reduced-length runways. ATR says the aircraft (F-WWLY) departed Francazal at 10:00 on 11 ...
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NewsEuropean safety regulators to drop face-mask rules from 16 May
European authorities have formally dropped the recommendation to wear face masks on board aircraft, and within airports, as part of a revision of pandemic-related safety measures. Revision of the joint aviation health safety protocol from 16 May takes account of advances in vaccination rates against Covid-19 and the development of ...
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NewsPD-8 nears installation on Il-76 testbed as bench work wraps up
Russian state technology firm Rostec is edging towards flying the Aviadvigatel PD-8 prototype engine on an Ilyushin Il-76 testbed, following completion of bench tests. The PD-8 is intended as an alternative powerplant on the Irkut Superjet 100, as well as an engine for the Beriev Be-200 amphibian. Rostec says the ...
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NewsIAG’s Vueling trims A321neo orders as Iberia takes more
Spanish budget carrier Vueling has trimmed another pair of Airbus A321neos from its single-aisle backlog. Vueling originally had 14 of the largest A320neo-family variant on order but has yet to take delivery of any. Over the past two months, Airbus’s backlog figures indicate, the airline has been removing A321neos orders ...
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NewsRoyal Air Maroc to enter Emirates codeshare pact
Royal Air Maroc has entered a codeshare agreement with Middle Eastern operator Emirates, intended to lift connections between Dubai and Casablanca. The two carriers will commence the codeshare at the end of May. Emirates will have access to 17 destinations in Morocco, other than Casablanca, along with 63 international cities ...
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NewsAir taxi developer Eve to lean on Embraer for engineering, certification support
Air taxi developer Eve’s transition to a public company left it with hundreds of millions of dollars in funding and long-term engineering support from majority shareholder Embraer.
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NewsBoeing added 12 new jets to its backlog in April
Boeing booked new orders for 46 commercial aircraft in April but continued to log cancellations, including for its 737 Max and 777.
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NewsHydrogen refuellers to support ZeroAvia’s US flight-test programme
Hydrogen-electric propulsion specialist ZeroAvia is co-operating with Shell affiliates which will design and construct commercial-scale mobile refuellers for the company’s California test facility. The agreement will support ZeroAvia’s flight-test programme following the recent delivery of a Dornier 228 to the site. This aircraft is to be fitted with the company’s ...
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NewsWizz Air aims to explore Saudi Arabian air transport potential
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has signed a preliminary agreement with Saudi Arabian authorities aimed at looking into potential for airline expansion in the Middle Eastern state. The memorandum of understanding, it says, reflects a “shared vision” between the two sides on the potential for Wizz to “stimulate new ...
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NewsCrew failed to monitor speed loss before 757's aggressive manoeuvres
US investigators have found that aggressive control inputs to increase poorly-monitored airspeed resulted in injuries to three flight attendants on an American Airlines Boeing 757-200 descending to New York JFK. The incident occurred as the aircraft was arriving from Edinburgh on 6 September 2018. According to the newly-released final conclusions ...
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NewsAirbus to open new Mobile A320 production site in 2025
Airbus plans to build a new A320 final assembly facility in Mobile, Alabama, and to have the site operating by the second quarter of 2025.
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NewsDivested by Embraer, Eve becomes publicly traded company
Air taxi developer Eve became a publicly traded company on 9 May, completing a process set in motion by Eve’s former parent Embraer.
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NewsNordic Aviation becomes launch customer for Embraer’s freighter-converted E-Jet
Irish aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital has become launch customer of Embraer’s E-Jet passenger-to-freighter conversion programme, with plans to have 10 of its aircraft converted.
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NewsArcher co-founder Adcock resigns from board weeks after leaving CEO post
Archer Aviation co-founder Brett Adcock has resigned from the company’s board of directors effective immediately, less than three weeks after he stepped down from the co-chief executive post.