Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics has corrected information it supplied to Flight International regarding flight testing of the Embraer 190 airliner equipped with dual, second-generation liquid-crystal display head-up displays (Flight International, 12-18 April). Rockwell has clarified that certification test flights of a single HUD installation have begun using an E-170 testbed, and the dual installation will fly on an E-190 in May.
Source: Flight International
Boeing still aims by year-end to boost production to 38 737s and five 787s monthly, returning to output levels at which the company had said it was operating prior to this year’s production slowdown.
Longtime aerospace executive and former Collins Aerospace chief Kelly Ortberg will succeed David Calhoun as Boeing’s chief executive on 8 August.
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury says the airframer has been “blindsided” by a sharp drop-off in CFM International Leap engine deliveries, and is waiting to see how soon the powerplant manufacturer can recover. Speaking at a half-year briefing on 30 July, Faury said the Leap delays were “not factored” into ...
