All Farnborough articles
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NewsKF-21 could join battle for new Philippine fighter
The Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 fighter looks poised to join a long-running competition in the Philippines.
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NewsAirbus highlights interest in A330neo during Farnborough show
Airbus demonstrated demand for its A330neo during the Farnborough air show, as the backlog for the twinjet shows signs of an uptick after five years of trending downwards. Orders for the re-engined aircraft reached 337 at the end of 2019, as strong activity and a delivery ramp-up followed the initial ...
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NewsDeutsche Aircraft begins fuselage-cutting work to create D328eco test airframe
Germany’s Deutsche Aircraft has started construction of its first D328eco test aircraft, with cutting work to extend a D328 fuselage. The D328eco is an upgraded version of the turboprop, intended to accommodate 40 passengers. It will feature more efficient engines – the Pratt & Whitney PW127XT-S – and modernised avionics, ...
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NewsKAI works to sell updated FA-50s to existing customers
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is focused on the potential to expand FA-50 fleets with existing customers in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.
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NewsAirbus A321XLR programme chief outlines path to highest weight variant
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
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AnalysisFarnborough air show Order Tracker 2024
Keep track of the commercial aircraft order announcements made at this year’s Farnborough air show
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NewsAbra signs preliminary deal for five A350s
Avianca and Gol holding company Abra Group has signed a memorandum of understanding for five Airbus A350-900s.
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NewsFokker Next Gen mulls joint 777 flying testbed
Fokker Next Gen is contemplating the conversion of a Boeing 777 into a temporary flying testbed for multiple future technologies as part of a consortium linked to the EU’s Clean Aviation programme.
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NewsSaudi carrier Flynas modernises widebodies with A330neo agreement
Saudi Arabian budget carrier Flynas is modernising its widebody operations, with a preliminary agreement for 15 Airbus A330-900s while expanding its single-aisle fleet with another 75 A320neo-family jets. Flynas will use the A330neos in a two-class configuration, seating up to 400 passengers. The twinjets are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 ...
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NewsLeonardo modifying AW09 light-single for Royal Navy Proteus demonstrator
Leonardo Helicopters has based its initial Proteus uncrewed technology demonstrator on the AW09 light-single, FlightGlobal can reveal.
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NewsHeart Aerospace nears completion of first ES-30 demonstrator
Hybrid-electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace is readying for the roll-out of its first full-scale ES-30 demonstrator in the early autumn, with the test asset nearing completion.
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NewsGE discloses plans for ‘revolutionary’ new helicopter engine in partnership with Airbus
GE Aerospace appears poised to develop a “revolutionary” new turboshaft engine for rotary-wing applications in a project with Airbus Helicopters.
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NewsLeonardo dodges four-month 787 plant shutdown with union pact
Leonardo has sealed a union agreement that will avoid a proposed four-month shut-down of its factory in Grottaglie in southern Italy where it fabricates composite fuselage sections for the Boeing 787.
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NewsUK reveals progress on next-generation fighter demonstrator, as build work advances
BAE Systems has detailed its progress in producing a supersonic demonstrator in support of the UK’s Future Combat Air System activity, with its critical design review completed and build work advancing.
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NewsKLM teams with ZeroAvia in bid for liquid hydrogen demo flight by 2026
Dutch carrier KLM is teaming with ZeroAvia to work towards carrying out a demonstration flight of the propulsion specialist’s ZA2000 zero-emission, hydrogen-electric engine for large regional turboprops.
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News2Excel starts work on ‘lumps and bumps’ for Excalibur testbed
One of the key supporting elements of the UK’s Future Combat Air System activity is starting to take shape, with 2Excel Aviation starting modification work on the Excalibur flight-test aircraft.
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NewsDutch start-up Maeve and P&WC to collaborate on hybrid powertrain for M80
Start-up Maeve Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney Canada are to collaborate on the design of hybrid-electric propulsion technologies for the Dutch firm’s developmental M80 aircraft.
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NewsUK launches new production order for Thales LMM weapons
New UK minister for defence procurement Maria Eagle announced a major order for Thales’s lightweight multirole missile (LMM) at the Farnborough air show on 24 July.
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NewsGE Aerospace to overhaul, upgrade engines on new USAF 'Doomsday' jets
GE Aerospace will overhaul and upgrade the GEnx-2B engines that power the Boeing 747-8I aircraft that will be converted into the US Air Force’s Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC).
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NewsAirbus scales back plans for hydrogen APU flight tests
Airbus has scaled back plans to flight test a hydrogen-fueled auxiliary power unit (APU) aboard a modified A330-200 in favour of ground tests of the system.