All Aerospace articles – Page 134
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NewsBristow adds Lilium Jet to growing electric-aircraft orderbook
Global helicopter operator Bristow Group has added yet another tentative order for electric-powered aircraft, unveiling a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Lilium that could lead to the purchase of up to 50 Lilium Jets.
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NewsAtkins teams with Vertical Aerospace and Virgin Atlantic for Heathrow eVTOL test
A new consortium led by engineering design consultancy Atkins, and including Vertical Aerospace and Virgin Atlantic Airways, will in 2024 conduct an operational flight test of an advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicle from London Heathrow airport. Designed to “significantly accelerate the introduction of AAM in the UK”, the project has ...
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NewsBoeing expects to certificate Max 10 with existing alert system, but eyes rule exemption
Boeing is to seek approval for its 737 Max 10 under existing guidelines instead of focusing on adapting its strategy to account for a new certification law set to take effect in December.
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NewsBoeing’s Deal teases on Boeing deals at Farnborough air show
But Boeing’s commercial chief is in no rush to develop the company’s next jet, stressing instead a commitment to sell and deliver more 737 Max aircraft.
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NewsEve unveils new eVTOL configuration and cabin design
Air taxi company Eve, the Embraer-backed electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer, unveiled a new vehicle design as well as the craft’s interior at the Farnborough Airshow.
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NewsBoeing cuts 20-year delivery forecast on slower economic growth, Russian sanctions
Boeing has trimmed its 20-year industrywide delivery forecast by about 2,500 aircraft in response to changing economic and industry circumstances, labour shortages and factors including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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In depthAhead of Farnborough, how Airbus and Boeing orders and deliveries stack up
Airbus is leading in both 2022 orders and deliveries. Boeing, however, has made notable recent progress ramping 737 production despite supply troubles, and has landed big-ticket orders for widebody freighters.
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NewsHigh oil prices fuel offshore helicopter activity increase
Soaring oil prices are finally having an impact on the offshore helicopter market, with higher activity levels causing previously mothballed helicopters to be returned to service, according to the latest research from Air & Sea Analytics.
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In depthReshaped GKN Aerospace readies for low-carbon future
Aerostructures-to-engines specialist is emerging from the pandemic in an optimistic mood as restructuring and a deeper focus on the technologies enabling zero-emission aviation are helping it gear up for the years to come.
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NewsCALC to take first 737-800 freighter as it explores cargo conversions
Hong Kong-based leasing firm CALC is to acquire its first converted Boeing 737-800 freighter, modified by US company Aeronautical Engineers. CALC had signalled last year that it was looking to capitalise on the increasing demand for freighter conversions, after it picked up three Airbus A330-300s in a sale-and-leaseback deal. The ...
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NewsBristow pre-orders up to 100 Chaparral cargo UAVs in latest new-generation aircraft deal
Bristow Group has signed a tentative agreement with developer Elroy Air covering the acquisition of up to 100 Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft.
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NewsCranfield Aerospace signs up first customer for Islander hydrogen conversion
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) has secured German start-up Evia Aero as a potential launch customer for the hydrogen fuel cell conversion kit it is developing for the Britten-Norman BN2 Islander.
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NewsRolls-Royce outlines development plans for new turbogenerator
Propulsion specialist will later this year begin tests of the core of its new turbogenerator system designed to provide a range boost to battery-powered aircraft.
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NewsDi Gennaro becomes ATR’s finance chief
Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR has revealed that longtime aerospace executive Antonio Di Gennaro became the company’s chief financial officer on 1 July.
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NewsBoeing says 737 production hit 31-per-month rate in June as backlog jumps
Boeing made progress ramping up aircraft deliveries in June, and says it has achieved its goal of raising 737 production to a 31-per-month rate.
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NewsZeroAvia tightens flight-test regime after Piper crash probe flags pressure points
ZeroAvia has tightened the experimental regime for its hydrogen fuel-cell aircraft testing, including management of commercial pressures, after a UK investigation into a serious loss-of-power accident uncovered safety weaknesses in the programme. The accident, at Cranfield on 29 April last year, involved a modified Piper M350 (G-HYZA) whose single piston ...
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NewsZeroAvia’s electric Piper force-landed after windmilling propeller locked out motors
UK investigators have determined that the windmilling propeller on an experimental Piper M350 – which had been modified with a hydrogen fuel-cell engine – locked out power to the electric motors, leading to a forced landing which badly damaged the aircraft. The ZeroAvia aircraft (G-HYZA) had been undergoing a flight ...
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NewsMonte adds to zero-emission backlog with Dovetail deal for Caravan and King Air conversions
Newly formed powertrain conversion joint venture Dovetail Electric Aviation has received a launch order from zero-emission lessor Monte covering up to 50 aircraft.
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NewsFBI, MI5 cite aerospace sector in warning about CCP espionage
The counterintelligence agencies of the United Kingdom and USA have issued a stark warning about the espionage risk the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) presents for western businesses, citing examples in the aerospace industry.
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NewsEvolito powers up expansion with Electroflight acquisition
Two of the core technology partners from the Spirit of Innovation project, which last year took the record for the world’s fastest electric aircraft, have joined forces with the acquisition of battery specialist Electroflight by motor firm Evolito.