All air transport news – Page 229
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NewsA321XLR tank must ensure no serious fuel-fire risk in survivable accidents
Airbus’s rear centre tank for the A321XLR must be designed such that no fuel is released near the fuselage or engines in quantities sufficient to start a serious fire, in the event of a survivable crash, the European safety regulator has proposed. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency says current ...
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NewsBoeing Commercial Airplanes shuffles executives in bid to shore up supply chain
Boeing has made several senior staff changes in its commercial aircraft division as part of an effort to help the company address nagging supply chain troubles.
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NewsTransair 737 ditching inquiry reveals pilots’ uncertainty over failed engine
Investigation details from the Transair Boeing 737-200 freighter ditching off Honolulu last year indicates uncertainty from the pilots over which of the aircraft’s engines had initially failed shortly after the jet took off. Flight-data recorder information released by the National Transportation Safety Board, released in a docket on 19 December, ...
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NewsManila’s Island Aviation orders two Twin Otters
Island Aviation, a small charter airline based in Manila, recently agreed to a firm purchase agreement for two De Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 Twin Otters.
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NewsRaytheon completes first test run of its Dash 8 hybrid-electric powerplant
Raytheon Technologies has successfully test-run a hybrid-electric propulsion system it is developing to power a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 regional airliner.
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AnalysisDemonstrators and customer feedback at heart of Embraer’s Energia roadmap
Since launching the project last year, the Brazilian airframer has refined its low-emission concept aircraft as it eyes a possible route to market, but it will only launch a development programme when it is sure the technology can deliver.
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NewsUS spending bill set to include critical exemptions for Boeing Max 7 and Max 10
Boeing may be close to securing critical regulatory exemptions for its 737 Max 7 and 10 thanks to provisions slipped into a US government spending bill now working its way through Congress.
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AnalysisCan UAM developers turn their electric dreams into reality?
Futurists have been talking up personal air transport vehicles for years, but the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) market has made slow progress.
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AnalysisWill Russia deliver on its ambitious domestic airliner plans?
Russia’s aerospace industry has ambitions to manufacture more than 300 aircraft over the next two years, as it grapples with the pressure that has been piled on the sector by sanctions over the Ukrainian conflict.
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NewsDante Aeronautical nets investment from Air Nostrum and Volotea
Spanish carriers Air Nostrum and Volotea have each acquired a minority stake in zero-emission conversion firm Dante Aeronautical.
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NewsCondor takes delivery of first A330neo
German leisure carrier Condor has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900, one of 16 which will modernise its fleet. The aircraft – powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines – will replace older types used by the airline. It has been configured with 310 seats in three classes, including 30 ...
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NewsKuwait Airways slashed losses for 2021 but deficit remains heavy
Kuwait Airways’ parent company has disclosed a full-year loss of KD104.8 million ($342 million) for 2021, although this figure is less than half the previous deficit. It generated revenues of KD196 million including nearly KD178 million in passenger and cargo revenues for the year. Kuwait Airways’ employee costs fell by ...
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NewsSAS veteran Hansen steps down as chief operating officer
Scandinavian carrier SAS’s chief operating officer, Simon Pauck Hansen, is stepping down from his position. Hansen first joined the company as a trainee in 1996. He has served in several senior roles including vice-president of network and planning. Hansen says the decision to leave has been “very difficult”, but adds ...
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AnalysisWill China’s aviation sector take the great leap forward – or backward?
Mixed signals on border reopening – and rhetoric on the importance of homegrown technology – suggests Beijing is bent on forging its own path
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NewsFlyr pursues US wet-lease and charters to offset quiet winters
Norwegian operator Flyr is applying to US regulators to operate services in the North American market. The carrier is seeking a permit to conduct non-scheduled charter and wet-lease operations “in and out” of the USA, it states. Flyr has been looking to branch into other activities to support its regular ...
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NewsL3Harris Technologies to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.7bn
L3Harris Technologies intends to acquire propulsion systems expert Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings in an all-cash transaction valued at $4.7 billion, the companies said on 18 December.
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AnalysisAnalysts view Boeing’s 2023 delivery goals as feasible, but scepticism remains
Boeing’s top brass stressed in November that the company’s 2023 goals include nursing its 737 Max programme to health and delivering more 787s – efforts intended to help Boeing again become a cash-generating engine.
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AnalysisIs alternative propulsion ready for aviation transfer of power?
Anyone expecting 2023 to provide a breakthrough moment for alternative propulsion systems is likely to be sorely disappointed.
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NewsAirbus and Qatari regulator set for crucial meeting over A350 grounding
Airbus and Qatar Airways are set to participate in a crucial meeting with civil aviation regulators next month, at a crucial session intended to explore issues relating to the controversial grounding of the carrier’s A350s. The meeting, scheduled for 11 January in Doha, is likely to be a focal point ...
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AnalysisSupersonic civilian aircraft prospects dim as 2023 opens
2023 will mark the 20th anniversary of the final flight of Concorde, but a return to supersonic air travel still seems an uncertain prospect