All Airframers news – Page 59
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News
Comac sees China taking over 9,000 new aircraft by 2040
Comac expects Chinese airlines to take 9,084 new aircraft over the next two decades, as the Shanghai-based airframer eyes a robust domestic rebound from the coronavirus pandemic in the long term.
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Embraer pitches turboprop concept to US regional airlines
Embraer pitched its next-generation turboprop concept to regional airline executives during a 27 September event, saying such an aircraft could replace the hundreds of old 50-seat jets still operating in US fleets.
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C919 reportedly faces delays over tightened US export rules
The Comac C919 narrowbody programme appears to have hit a roadblock, months before its targeted service entry.
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EmbraerX partners start-up Pyka for autonomous aerial agricultural operations
Embraer’s innovation subsidiary EmbraerX is working with North American start-up Pyka to develop autonomous aircraft for agricultural operations.
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In depth
VoltAero chief Botti details in-service path for hybrid Cassio family
Jean Botti, the founder and chief executive of VoltAero, is juggling design, production, the acquisition of launch customers and investment as his firm pursues an aggressive timeline to bring the all-new Cassio 330, a hybrid-electric, four- to five-seater, ready for service entry by the end of 2023. Source: ...
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Opinion
Can Boeing revive Dreamliner magic?
As the first decade of service from the 787 nears an end, can Boeing overcome sluggish demand and production snags to revive its early magic experience with the Dreamliner?
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Analysis
Air taxi investment booms, but could ‘bubble’ burst?
Air taxi developers have been buoyed by major recent investments in their advanced air mobility projects, but now the hard work begins on the path to achieving certification and service entry.
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Analysis
Ten years since service start, has the 787 delivered Boeing’s promises?
With its manufacturing innovation and use of a global supply chain, the 787 has been a big sales success. But its first 10 years of service have also represented a major learning curve for Boeing.
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Boeing keeps faith in China market, forecasts 8,700 new aircraft by 2040
Boeing forecasts that Chinese carriers will need 8,700 new aircraft — valued at nearly $1.5 trillion — over the next two decades, with more than two-thirds supporting market growth, rather than fleet replacement.
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Airbus to demonstrate high-efficient, ‘dynamically’ moving wings for future aircraft
Airbus has disclosed broad strokes of a programme to significantly advance wing technology by developing a wing capable of adjusting its shape automatically in flight.
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Analysis
Could Airbus bring a zero-emission aircraft into service by 2035?
Timelines are incredibly tight, the technology is not there yet, the investment will be colossal, the airport, fuel and related infrastructure is a massive obstacle, but Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury believes bringing a clean-sheet, zero-emission narrowbody sized airliner into service by “around” 2035 is very doable.
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Airbus encouraged by customer interest in A350 Freighter
Airbus may have launched the A350 Freighter programme without “subjecting it to having a launch customer” but orders will soon arrive based on “some very encouraging conversations” it is having with potential operators, according to Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer.
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Airbus launches CityAirbus Next Gen for emerging UAM market
Airbus has unveiled the next phase in its development of electric air mobility solutions with the unveiling of the CityAirbus Next Gen.
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Boeing sees 90% of European fleet replaced over next 20 years
Boeing believes around 90% of the current European fleet will be replaced over the next two decades as high renewal requirements drive future aircraft demand in the region.
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Eremenko’s Universal Hydrogen to open Toulouse facility
US hydrogen-fuel developer Universal Hydrogen is opening an engineering and design center in Toulouse, France – a move furthering alignment between the start-up and Airbus, which has been working on a hydrogen-fueled aircraft concept.
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Daudin to head new programmes unit at ATR
ATR has appointed Airbus executive Guillaume Daudin as it its senior senior vice-president, a role he took up at the start of September.
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Interview
Bombardier chief talks ‘options’ for next clean-sheet aircraft as transformation wraps up
CEO Martel declines to specify where Bombardier might next deploy its impressive engineering heft but says the company is evaluating several potential new jets.
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News
What would it take to power airliners with batteries?
Replacing turbine-driven airliners with similarly sized electric aircraft will require a monumental leap in battery technology.
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Archer Aviation to become publicly traded on 17 September
Shareholders of shell company Atlas Crest Investment have approved a merger with US air taxi developer Archer Aviation, putting that company on track to become publicly traded on 17 September.
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Boeing logged 23 net new aircraft orders in August, 787 deliveries still stalled
Boeing continued padding its order backlog in August, a month during which the company again logged more new orders than cancellations.