Competition for India’s Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) requirement is heating up, with both Embraer and Lockheed Martin talking up industrial work at the Aero India air show.
The Australian government has signalled it could acquire embattled operator Regional Express (Rex) if its long-drawn administration yields no suitable buyer.
Brazilian manufacturer Stella Tecnologia has started land-based flight tests with the company’s Albatroz remotely piloted aircraft, which Brasilia eventually hopes to operate from the Brazilian navy’s HMS Atlantico light aircraft carrier.
As climate imperatives increasingly challenge air transport, the sector is desperately seeking new technologies to mitigate damage caused by the old ones.
UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has three strands that guide its current development activities: the evolution of the gas turbine; research of “radical alternatives” such as electrification; and improving integration between the engine, airframe and its systems. On top of this, the company continues to support the development of alternative fuels.
Lawmakers pressured Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson on 11 December to ensure his agency thoroughly reviews allegations of safety and quality problems at Boeing’s 737 production plan in Renton, Washington.