DEBUT FOR AEROTEC
Premium Aerotec will show two carbon composites components for the A350 XWB. These area pre-preg side shell test panel and an aft pressure bulkhead demonstrator made by vacuum assisted process technology. The Airbus-owned German aerostructures operation was created this year along with French counterpart Aerolia following the airframer's unsuccessful efforts to sell the operations.
Source: Flight International
A strong contingent of air taxi companies will show off developmental progress during what may be the last Farnborough air show without a flying eVTOL demonstration.
Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 47 jets in the second quarter of 2024, the same number as during the equivalent three-month period in 2023.
Textron’s chief executive has made clear that supply chain troubles continue weighing on the company’s aviation division, with parts shortages still disrupting production and holding up deliveries.
