All Aerospace articles – Page 14
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In depthNewly solo GE Aerospace dives deeper into open-fan development as industry grasps for efficiency
GE Aerospace arrives at Farnborough with one eye trained on the future – specifically on developing an open-fan engine for future narrowbody jets – and the other focused on recovering from supply chain troubles that continue constraining engine production.
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NewsBoeing nudges 20-year forecast higher to reflect lingering pandemic fallout
Boeing has tweaked upward its 20-year aircraft-demand forecast, predicting airlines will need more jets than previously expected due to an extraordinarily large number of older aircraft that soon must be replaced.
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NewsRolls-Royce revives UltraFan flight-test plan
Rolls-Royce has revived ambitious plans to flight test its UltraFan engine – potentially in partnership with Airbus – and will next year begin assembling a second iteration of the demonstrator, while also working to prove its suitability for single-aisle applications.
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In depthBoom Supersonic seeks to maintain momentum as engine development continues
Colorado-based Boom continues soldiering on, and chief executive and founder Blake Scholl insists the company will yet make good on its aim to have Overture carry paying passengers by around the end of this decade.
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NewsLessor ACIA Aero to begin Large Cargo Door conversion on first ATR 72-600
Irish regional aircraft lessor ACIA Aero Leasing is to begin the first ATR 72-600 Large Cargo Door conversion and US maintenance firm Empire Aerospace will begin work on the first aircraft next month.
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News‘Time of convergence’: eVTOL start-ups descend on Farnborough
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.
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NewsEmbraer second-quarter deliveries remain flat at 47 jets
Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 47 jets in the second quarter of 2024, the same number as during the equivalent three-month period in 2023.
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NewsTextron Aviation supply chain ‘still problematic’ as deliveries remain constrained
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.
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NewsWindracers starts Ultra cargo drone trials in Orkney
UK drone developer and operator Windracers has begun trials of its Ultra autonomous cargo platform on flights linking several of the Orkney Isles off the north coast of Scotland.
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InterviewAirbus chief Faury balances present-day pressures against pushing future boundaries
Since taking the reins at Airbus in 2019, Guillaume Faury has seen off several huge challenges – but there are still fires to fight, such as a creaking supply chain, even as the airframer eyes its future commercial product plans. Meanwhile, in the defence business, the manufacturer has embarked one of its most ambitious projects yet.
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NewsNet-zero emissions goal unreachable without ‘zero emission’ aircraft next decade: report
An environmental-transportation research group is warning that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will do too little to curb carbon output and that manufacturers must start delivering zero-emission aircraft next decade if airlines expect to meet their 2050 net-zero emissions goal.
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NewsBrunk to succeed Timm as Collins Aerospace president
Aerospace giant RTX has named company veteran Troy Brunk as the new president of its Collins Aerospace business, effective immediately.
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NewsVertical Aerospace reveals next-generation VX4 prototype
UK-based Vertical Aerospace has rolled out its latest VX4 prototype, as the developer targets a crucial resumption of flight testing in the coming months.
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NewsNOAA orders second G550 for Hurricane Hunter fleet
The US government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will acquire a second Gulfstream G550 configured as a Hurricane Hunter under a $106 million contract with the Savannah-based business jet manufacturer.
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NewsAviation Capital Group signs for 35 Boeing 737 Max
Lessor Aviation Capital Group has ordered 35 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, including 16 Max 8s and 19 of the larger but as-yet uncertificated Max 10s.
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NewsBoeing begins 777-9 certification flight testing
Boeing completed its first certification test flight of the 777-9 on 12 July after receiving the long-delayed jet’s type inspection authorization (TIA) from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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NewsAlaska’s Everts Air receives Textron’s first SkyCourier combi
Textron Aviation has delivered the first Cessna SkyCourier outfitted in a passenger-cargo-combi configuration, handing the first of the type to Alaskan charter airline Everts Air.
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NewsAlaska Airlines sells 737 Max 9 with blown door plug back to Boeing
Alaska Airlines has sold the Boeing 737 Max 9 involved in the 5 January Alaska flight 1282 door-plug blow out back to Boeing for an undisclosed amount.
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NewsJoby flies air taxi demonstrator powered by liquid hydrogen
Air taxi developer Joby Aviation has completed a flight of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) craft fuelled only by liquid hydrogen, demonstrating the potential for emissions-free regional travel.
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NewsMexico’s AeroUnion takes A330P2F to operate on behalf of Avianca Cargo
Mexican cargo carrier AeroUnion has received a passenger-to-freighter-converted Airbus A330 that it will operate on behalf of Colombian commercial partner Avianca Cargo.