All Aerospace articles – Page 164
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NewsHybrid airship developer HAV to float in IPO
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), the designer of the Airlander 10 hybrid airship, is to seek a US public listing backed by a $200 million stake from investment firm Global Emerging Markets (GEM).
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NewsStrong defence sales offset Leonardo’s flagging civil aerostructures business
Civil aerostructures was the only brake on growth in a strong first half for Italian aerospace and defence champion Leonardo.
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NewsProfit jumps in second quarter at Textron Aviation as aircraft demand rebounds
Textron Aviation’s profits jumped in the second quarter to $96 million as the company’s aircraft deliveries neared pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsUK aviation regulators and accident investigators extend remit to spaceflight
UK civil aviation regulators and accident investigators are to extend their authority to the spaceflight sector under a new broadening of their remit. Under the new regime the Civil Aviation Authority has initiated a system allowing commercial spaceflight companies – with a variety of launch vehicles – to apply for ...
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NewsBritten-Norman to sell on former UK military Islanders
Rolls-Royce-powered turboprop BN2T-4S has been in service with armed forces since 2004, and nine examples will be refurbished and offered to export market by manufacturer.
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NewsSafran cautions on Airbus production targets
French group’s chief executive believes airframer’s aspiration to be building more than 70 single-aisle aircraft a month by the middle of the decade may be over-ambitious.
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NewsAirbus to base new A350 freighter ‘predominantly’ on -1000 variant
Airbus indicates that its proposed A350 freighter derivative will be a light hybrid of its current variants but primarily based on the -1000. It is aiming for a 2025 entry into service for the twinjet, after the company secured board approval for its development, but the airframer is yet to ...
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NewsAs profits jump, Gulfstream prepares to hike deliveries, tackle G700 certification difficulties
After earning a $195 million profit in the second quarter, General Dynamics’ aerospace division – which is anchored by business jet maker Gulfstream – is preparing to boost deliveries in the second half in response to improving demand.
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NewsBoeing needs new emissions-compliant freighter, 777X variant is ‘logical’ choice: CEO
Boeing’s chief executive views a freighter version of the 777X as a logical next aircraft programme for the Chicago-based airframer, noting Boeing will need a cargo jet that complies with looming aircraft emission standards.
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NewsBoeing might need to adjust 737 production ramp if China’s approval slips beyond 2021
Boeing could need to reduce its planned 737 Max production ramp if Chinese aviation regulators do not lift the Max’s grounding before year end, as Boeing predicts it will.
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NewsPortugal takes first enhanced Lynx Mk95A
Leonardo Helicopters has delivered the first upgraded Lynx Mk95A rotorcraft to the Portuguese navy.
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NewsBoeing returns to profitability in second quarter
Boeing is back in the black after the US airframer turned a $567 million profit in the second quarter of 2021, marking the company’s first quarterly profit since the second half of 2019. However, the airframer’s commercial aircraft business remained loss-making.
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NewsBombardier and De Havilland Downsview workers go on strike
Bombardier and De Havilland Canada unionised workers at the Downsview production site in Toronto are on strike, a move coming amid contract negotiations and as both companies work to wrap up their Downsview presence. Downsview is home to Bombardier’s Global business jet production facility and De Havilland’s Dash 8-400 production site.
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NewsRaytheon CEO says significant narrowbody rate hikes pose supplier ‘challenge’
One aerospace supplier says it could struggle to meet demand if Airbus and Boeing significantly hike narrowbody production in the coming years, a warning that recalls the pressured growth conditions that plagued aerospace suppliers prior to Covid-19.
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NewsDemand for aftermarket services push P&W and Collins to Q2 profits
Surging commercial aftermarket revenue helped push Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney – both divisions of Raytheon Technologies – to profits in the second quarter of 2021.
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NewsSamad completes hover tests on second eStarling prototype
Start-up Samad Aerospace has completed hover tests on its second prototype eStarling electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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NewsGE earns $176m second-quarter profit as engine orders and deliveries tick higher
GE Aviation has continued its profit streak, earning $176 million in the second quarter of 2021 amid revenue gains and a significant bump in orders for new engines.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr expresses interest in freighter version of MC-21
Russian logistics specialist Volga-Dnepr Group has expressed interest in the potential for a freighter version of the Irkut MC-21. Representatives of the cargo firm toured the MC-21 during the MAKS 2021 Moscow air show. The MC-21 family is designed for passenger layouts of 150-211 seats. But Volga-Dnepr notes the “wide ...
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NewsSaab ships second T-7A aft fuselage section
Saab has delivered its second aft section for the test programme of the Boeing T-7A advanced jet trainer.
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NewsIcon Aircraft nears type certificate for A5, eyeing more international sales
US aerospace company Icon Aircraft expects the Federal Aviation Administration will certificate its A5 amphibian as a “primary category” aircraft by late 2021 – a milestone the company says will expand the A5’s international appeal.