All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 62
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NewsSpaceShipTwo crashes during powered test flight
Virgin Galactic confirms the Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo suborbital rocket crashed on 31 October during the first powered test flight in nearly 10 months.
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Learjet 85 certification stays on hold
Bombardier is continuing to keep the fate of the Learjet 85 programme in limbo
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NewsAirbus keeps Alabama assembly line on track despite heavy floods
Two historic rainstorms last April flooded Airbus’ partially-built factory rising in Mobile, Alabama, but will not delay the start of production in less than 12 months, says Airbus Americas president Barry Eccleston.
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Airbus integrates fourth A320 simulator in Miami centre
The Airbus Training Center in Miami has added a new A320 full-flight simulator (FFS) produced by FlightSafety International.
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Lockheed, US reach tentative deal on 43 F-35s
The US Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin have agreed in principle to the next yearly production contract for 43 F-35s worth $4.3 billion that lowers average unit costs by 3.6%.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus cautious on lithium battery design for A350
Airbus and supplier Saft have confirmed several key details of the A350-900’s rechargeable lithium-ion batteries which are soon to become the production standard.
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NBAA: Fly-by-wire, electric innovations embedded in Gulfstream's new jets
Under the metallic and composite skin of Gulfstream’s new G500 and G600 lie several new innovations that came to light in supplier announcements and interviews at the NBAA convention.
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NBAA: Beechcraft heads for happier times
The last five years have not been easy for customers of Hawker or Beechcraft-branded aircraft. With hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars invested, those loyal to the brand faced a gloomy future for an asset whose value is substantially based on whether there is a commercial system available to ...
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Start-up targets large business jet financing with $2bn fund
Three global investment firms have launched a new leasing service – dubbed Global Jet Capital – with more than $2 billion in available financing catering to the large-cabin, long-range business jet market.
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NBAA: Safran reveals active sidestick development project
BAE Systems introduced active control sidesticks to the business jet market only a week before the NBAA competition, but they already face a rising challenge from Safran.
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NewsNBAA: Bombardier plans Challenger 605 avionics retrofit
Bombardier has unveiled a plan to retrofit the Challenger 605 with Rockwell Collins avionics that will enter service next year on the updated Challenger 650.
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NewsNBAA: Revolutionary rivals face-off in static park
After many delays and false starts, a long-promised revolution in the super-light and midsize cabin segments has finally arrived at the NBAA static park.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: NBAA: Cessna unveils new interior design with Latitude debut
Cessna enthusiastically launched what was then described the “light-midsized" Latitude programme three years ago, but was really playing catch-up. Rival Embraer had already stolen a scheduling lead in 2008 by unveiling the Legacy 500 and 450 jets. The Brazilian airframer had targeted the fat middle of the business jet market ...
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NewsNBAA: GE Aviation to acquire HondaJets for internal transport
GE Aviation plans to acquire two HondaJets to launch an internal shuttle service for non-executive employees moving between the company’s 42 US manufacturing sites, says Brad Mottier, president and chief executive.
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NBAA: Collins unveils Arinc integration steps, strategy
Rockwell Collins is unveiling at NBAA the first major integration update and more details about the long-term strategy behind last year’s $1.4 billion acquisition of Arinc.
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NewsNBAA: Gulfstream hints on new assembly methods for G500/600
After lifting veil on two new jets on 14 October, Gulfstream's next step will be to next explain major advances in how both aircraft will be manufactured.
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NewsNBAA: Cessna opens door to Longitude redesign
Textron Aviation is hinting that its longest-range jet now in development may not be quite long enough.
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NewsNBAA: GE delays Passport first flight to early 2015
GE Aviation announced on 20 October that the Passport engine for the Bombardier Global 7000 and 8000 will begin flight tests in early 2015.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Textron Aviation makes debut as Cessna-Beech integration continues
Beechcraft and Cessna have occupied opposite corners of Wichita, Kansas for some 82 years, stationed only 21km apart on the eastern and western fringes of Kellogg Avenue. Such proximity bred a special kind of internecine corporate conflict, with even families divided by opposing allegiances to two of the city’s largest ...
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NBAA: Bombardier unveils updated challenger in large cabin segment
Bombardier has launched a long-expected avionics, interior and propulsion upgrade for the large cabin Challenger 605, but has no plans to announce a similar refresh go the Global 5000 and 6000 despite recently unveiled competitive threats by Dassault and Gulfstream.