All Aerospace articles – Page 144
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NewsFormer 737 Max technical pilot not guilty of misleading FAA: reports
Former Boeing chief technical pilot Mark Forkner has been exonerated of defrauding the US government in connection with the investigation of the FAA’s evaluation and certification of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, according to media reports.
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NewsClean Aviation takes off as it seeks bids for share of €735m in funding
EU-backed research and innovation funding body Clean Aviation has opened its first call for proposals, with €735 million available to industry to accelerate green technology development.
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NewsUnited Aircraft discusses reviving passenger Tu-214 production to fill capacity gap
United Aircraft is examining the potential to increase Tupolev Tu-214 production in order to help meet demand for new aircraft in Russia following the sanctions imposed on the country’s air transport industry. Russian deputy prime minister Yuri Borisov visited the production facility in Kazan on 22 March, to discuss whether ...
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NewsAir Greenland signs to acquire eVTOL fleet through Avolon
Air Greenland is to acquire a fleet of eVTOL aircraft through lessor Avolon, to serve as shuttles in the territory. The airline is the first European carrier to partner with Avolon’s programme for eVTOL technology. It is committing to purchasing or leasing a fleet of Vertical Aerospace VX4 models, which ...
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NewsGulfstream prepared for tougher G400 flight-test and certification programme
Gulfstream remains on track with developing and certificating its G400 large-cabin business jet, though the company anticipates the G400 will require a more-comprehensive flight-test and certification campaign than its G800.
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NewsDelta to help Airbus with hydrogen-powered aircraft concept
Delta Air Lines has agreed to help Airbus work out critical details related to the airframer’s possible future development of hydrogen-powered aircraft.
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NewsFlyZero warns on UK aerospace jobs if hydrogen research funding does not materialise
UK clean aviation research body FlyZero has called for the UK government and aerospace industry to invest rapidly in the development of next-generation propulsion, fuel and airframe technologies or risk losing the country’s prominent position in the global supply chain.
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NewsDassault Falcon 6X certification on track as twinjet wraps up cold weather testing
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X business jet has completed cold weather testing as the ultra-wide-cabin aircraft progresses towards certification expected later this year.
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NewsGlobalX to buy 200 Eve air taxis, plans South Florida operations
Embraer’s Eve Urban Air Mobility spin-off has clinched a letter of intent with Miami-based Global Crossing Airlines Group to acquire up to 200 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, with deliveries scheduled for as early as 2026.
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NewsMilestone stimulates secondary market for S-92, as it looks to follow success of H225 repurposing
Helicopter lessor Milestone Aviation is attempting to create new markets for the Sikorsky S-92 as it begins “lifecycle planning” for its fleet of over 80 examples of the heavy-twin.
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NewsSikorsky rules out civil helicopter using X2 technology
Anyone hoping for a high-speed civil helicopter featuring Sikorsky’s X2 co-axial compound technology looks set to be disappointed after the manufacturer explicitly ruled out such a development.
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NewsGE Aviation confident in ability to double Leap output by 2023
Despite supply chain struggles, turbofan producer GE Aviation insists it will succeed in ramping Leap production sufficiently to meet production goals set by Airbus and Boeing.
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NewsEmbraer has enough titanium to weather short-term disruption
Russia’s war against Ukraine has left Embraer concerned about long-term supply of titanium, though the airframer has enough of the metal stockpiled to support up to two years of production.
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NewsMD Helicopters hopeful of new ownership as sale process nears end
MD Helicopters is hopeful that it will have a new owner in place by the summer, ending a sale process that has rumbled on for the past four years.
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NewsUniversal Hydrogen to open New Mexico manufacturing site
Alternative fuel start-up Universal Hydrogen plans to open facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico for the manufacturing and distribution of hydrogen fuel tanks for aircraft.
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NewsMarenco’s Stucki sticks to task with new hybrid helicopter venture
Swiss entrepreneur and engineer Martin Stucki has made a surprise return to the helicopter industry five years after he was ousted from the business he started in order to develop what would eventually become the Kopter AW09 light-single.
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NewsBrazil’s Embraer full-year revenue rises 11% to $4.2bn in 2021
Brazilian airframer Embraer ended 2021 on a high note, posting total revenue of $4.2 billion, up from $3.8 billion in 2020.
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NewsSpirit picked for CityAirbus NextGen wing work
Airbus has selected Spirit AeroSystems to design and manufacture the wing for its CityAirbus NextGen urban air mobility vehicle.
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NewsSikorsky waits on demand return as it seeks new home for S-92
Sikorsky hopes to have found a new permanent home for the S-92 heavy-twin before demand from the offshore oil and gas market for new helicopters returns, a milestone the airframer anticipates in 2025.
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NewsLufthansa Technik on course for part-divestment in 2022 as it returns to profit
German MRO unit expects return to pre-pandemic levels for industry by 2023, but warns of impact of Russia’s Ukraine invasion