All Aerospace articles – Page 125
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NewsAirbus lists A330neo order from unidentified customer
Two Airbus A330neo twinjets have been ordered by an unidentified customer, the airframer’s latest backlog figures reveal. The aircraft, both the -900 variant, are among 13 jets added to Airbus’s gross orders during September. Another undisclosed operator ordered four A321neos, while China’s Sichuan Airlines is taking three A321neos and three ...
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NewsSkyWest secures Brazilian state financing for the purchase of six E175s
Brazil’s economic development bank has agreed to provide US regional carrier SkyWest Airlines with R670 million ($128 million) in financing for the purchase of six Embraer 175 regional jets.
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NewsAir transport bodies welcome ICAO resolution on net-zero goal
Aviation industry bodies have welcomed the resolution passed by governments at the close of ICAO’s triennial assembly in Montreal today adopting the goal of net-zero carbon emissions for international flights by 2050.
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NewsKorea Aerospace Industries hands over first LCH helicopter
Korea Aerospace Industries has delivered the first Light Civil Helicopter (LCH), a locally produced update of the Airbus Helicopters H155.
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NewsVolocopter test flight shows off potential of Rome vertiport
Germany’s Volocopter has participated in a test flight from an Italian vertiport being developed at Rome Fiumicino airport. The crewed test flight, carried out on 6 October, is part of a programme to enable air mobility services between the airport and the Italian capital by 2024. It involved an electric ...
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NewsJoby and Skyports partner to demonstrate air taxi ‘vertiports’
Electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation and air taxi terminal designer Skyports Infrastructure have partnered to study and demonstrate how such a terminal would actually work.
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NewsHill Helicopters already studying twin-engined HC50 successor
Hill Helicopters is already working on early stage concepts for its next programme, the UK start-up’s founder and chief executive has revealed.
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NewsUS pilot union against exemption for Boeing 737 Max 7, Max 10 certification
Pilot union Allied Pilots Association (APA), which represents pilots at American Airlines, opposes an equipment certification exemption for Boeing’s 737 Max 7 and Max 10 aircraft.
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NewsAura Aero reveals more than 100 new orders for hybrid-electric ERA
French start-up Aura Aero has disclosed 130 tentative agreements for its hybrid 19-seat Electric Regional Aircraft (ERA).
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NewsNorthern Helicopter snaps up Wiking’s harbour pilot unit, but crew-change business to close
Insolvency practitioners handling the administration of Germany’s Wiking Helikopter Service have found a buyer for part of the firm, but will shut the remainder by year-end as contracts wind down.
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NewsChina’s AutoFlight opens US office and hires former Eviation boss
Chinese electric air taxi developer AutoFlight has opened a US operation and hired former Eviation chief executive Omer Bar-Yohay to lead it.
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NewsSpain agrees sale of six Sea Kings to Peru for ‘symbolic’ €600 fee
Spain has authorised the sale of six Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King helicopters to Peru for the token amount of €600 ($596).
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NewsCHC continues reshaping of European management following swathe of departures
Further details have emerged of the restructuring carried out by CHC Group of its European operation, revealing the appointment of a slate of new directors following the unexplained departure of senior managers last month.
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NewsNeumann nets new roles at Deutsche Aircraft
Deutsche Aircraft has appointed Nico Neumann as chief operating officer and joint managing director.
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NewsH2 Clipper sails into Series A funding round as prototype production hoves into view
US start-up H2 Clipper will shortly launch a Series A funding round, as it advances plans to build a prototype of a revolutionary hydrogen transport and delivery system based around a 304m (1,000ft)-long airship.
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NewsFAA calls for ‘realistic’ 737 Max 7 timeline after Boeing misses paperwork deadline
Boeing was late in providing some 737 Max 7 assessments to the Federal Aviation Administration, cutting the agency’s available time to certificate the jet before a critical December deadline.
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NewsRega and Leonardo Helicopters abandon plans for FIPS-equipped AW169
Leonardo Helicopters has halted development of a full ice protection system (FIPS) for the medium-twin AW169 after it became apparent that the modification would not meet the specifications agreed with its customer, Swiss rescue operator Rega.
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News‘Nodding dog’ pitch oscillations of SAR AW189 pinned on software glitch
A software shortcoming caused a search and rescue helicopter to behave like a “nodding dog” as it performed a series of uncommanded pitch oscillations, UK investigators have determined.
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NewsSubaru Bell 412EPX nets first European customer with Croatian deal
Croatia’s ministry of the interior has become the first European customer for the Subaru Bell 412EPX with an order for two examples of the medium-twin.
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NewsZeroAvia targets Cessna Grand Caravan for fuel cell conversion
Advanced powertrain developer ZeroAvia has selected the Cessna Grand Caravan as the launch platform for its ZA600 hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system, with certification targeted for 2025.