All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 48
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Airline Business
Etihad to raise firm orders for A350-1000, while freighter deal stays separate
Etihad Airways will shortly increase its orderbook for the Airbus A350-1000 by another two units, taking to 14 its total firm commitments for the widebody twinjet.
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Industry must collaborate to hit net-zero target, says Etihad chief Douglas
Etihad Airways chief executive Tony Douglas has called for the aviation industry to work together with all its stakeholders – including policy makers, regulators and passengers – in order to hit its net-zero goals by 2050.
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Buyer for MD Helicopters emerges as airframer enters Chapter 11 restructuring
US manufacturer MD Helicopters is to be acquired by a creditor consortium led by investment firm Bardin Hill and MBIA Insurance, potentially ending a recent period of turmoil for the Mesa, Arizona firm.
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Avolon sees no imminent need to top up VX4 order
Lessor Avolon sees no immediate requirement to top-up its order for Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft despite having now exceeded its initial 500-unit commitment.
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UK funding for ATI hits £685m for next three-year period
UK government funding for the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) is to rise to £685 million ($895 million) for the next three financial years, topping the current £235 million settlement.
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Avolon places final eVTOL aircraft from 500-unit Vertical Aerospace VX4 order
Turkish aviation conglomerate Gozen Holding - the owner of Freebird Airlines – could take up to 100 Vertical Aerospace VX4 electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles following an agreement with lessor Avolon.
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Safran Helicopter Engines plays down Royal Navy Merlin re-engining prospects
A re-engining programme for the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) fleet of Leonardo Helicopters AW101 Merlins in service until 2040 appears “unlikely and improbable”, according to the current powerplant provider for the type.
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Canada picks F-35 as CF-18 fighter replacement
Canada has begun negotiations with Lockheed Martin and the US government to finalise the acquisition of 88 F-35As after selecting the fifth-generation type for its long-running fighter competition.
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Safran pushes UK-built Aneto engines for UK NMH contest
Safran Helicopter Engines (SHE) has become the latest company to declare an interest in the UK’s effort to update its medium-lift rotorcraft fleet, pitching domestic assembly of the Aneto turboshaft as a core element of its offer.
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Airbus Helicopters progresses VSR700 development with autonomous landing tests
Airbus Helicopters has completed an initial round of autonomous take-off and landing tests at sea using a modified Guimbal Cabri light rotorcraft as part of its VSR700 unmanned air system (UAS) development for the French navy.
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Cranfield Aerospace boosted by £10.5m cash injection
UK-based Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) is to receive a £10.5 million ($13.9 million) funding boost after investment pledges from HydrogenOne Capital Growth (HGEN) and Safran Corporate Ventures.
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Clean Aviation takes off as it seeks bids for share of €735m in funding
EU-backed research and innovation funding body Clean Aviation has opened its first call for proposals, with €735 million available to industry to accelerate green technology development.
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GE starts testing of T901 engine for US Army
GE Aviation has begun delayed bench tests of its first T901-GE-900 turboshaft, the engine that will in future power a huge swathe of the US Army’s rotorcraft fleet.
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Norwegian H125 crash probe calls for EASA action on helicopter fuel system safety
Norwegian investigators have called for a European ban on commercial flights of helicopters not equipped with crash-resistant fuel systems in the wake of an accident in which six passengers and crew died due to a post-impact fire.
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Sikorsky clarifies views on X2’s civil future
Sikorsky has clarified its position on the use of its high-speed X2 compound-coaxial architecture on a future civil rotorcraft and says it would consider such a development if market demand materialises.
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FlyZero warns on UK aerospace jobs if hydrogen research funding does not materialise
UK clean aviation research body FlyZero has called for the UK government and aerospace industry to invest rapidly in the development of next-generation propulsion, fuel and airframe technologies or risk losing the country’s prominent position in the global supply chain.
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Latest NMH contender breaks cover and touts ‘evolved and renewed’ Black Hawk bid
A surprise contender for the UK’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement has broken cover, pitching pre-owned Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks that would be extensively upgraded at a new facility in the northeast of England.
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Textron moves to snap up Pipistrel
Slovenian electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel is to be acquired by US conglomerate Textron, parent company of Beechcraft, Bell and Cessna.
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USA greenlights MH-60R sale to Spain
US officials have approved the possible sale to Spain of eight Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission helicopters for operation by the country’s navy.
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Dassault Falcon 6X certification on track as twinjet wraps up cold weather testing
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X business jet has completed cold weather testing as the ultra-wide-cabin aircraft progresses towards certification expected later this year.