All Aerospace articles – Page 196
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NewsAs vaccine shipments accelerate, Boeing and FAA highlight dry ice guidelines
As the world’s airlines begin distributing Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to various corners of the globe, Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration are reminding carriers about dry-ice shipping guidelines.
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AnalysisEngine shop EME Aero adopts ‘game-changing’ flow-line
When MTU and Lufthansa Technik joined forces to establish EME Aero – an overhaul shop for Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines near Polish city Rzeszow – they targeted a flexible layout with optimal process and material flows that would avoid any repeat of mistakes from the past.
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NewsRolls-Royce opts for ‘reasonable’ approach as crisis hits MRO customers
Rolls-Royce is receiving cash from a majority of customers for its hour-based service agreements, but has, in the words of chief executive Warren East, “tried to be reasonable… in terms of rescheduling payments”.
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NewsIl-114-300’s first lift-off marks second Russian maiden flight in two days
United Aircraft’s modernised Ilyushin Il-114-300 has carried out its maiden flight, a day after the first flight of the Russian-powered version of the Irkut MC-21. The twin-engined Il-114-300 lifted off from Moscow’s Zhukovsky airfield on 16 December, says state technology firm Rostec. Three crew members – two pilots and a ...
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NewsAirbus explores self-contained fuel-cell propulsors for zero-emission aircraft
Airbus is preparing a patent application for a distributed pod-based configuration for a hydrogen fuel-cell powerplants, which it is exploring as a possibility to overcome the problems of scaling up the technology to large transport aircraft. While smaller propeller-driven aircraft, up to around 20 seats, can take advantage of standard ...
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NewsUS Congress inches closer to second round of airline aid
Airline groups are rallying behind a broadly-supported bill that would benefit airline workers by extending financial aid to struggling US carriers.
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NewsEviation tweaks Alice design, aims for 2021 first flight
Eviation has tweaked the design of its Alice electric aircraft and intends to fly the model in 2021 despite a battery fire that damaged a prototype early this year.
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NewsBoeing’s 787 inventory hits 60 amid broader quality issues
Boeing’s stockpile of undelivered 787s has swelled in recent weeks as the company addresses quality issues determined to be more widespread than initially suspected.
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AnalysisBell advances electric tail rotor concept, but stays cautious on production timeline
Bell is confident that its EDAT electric tail rotor system will eventually make its way into production, although the manufacturer cautions that this may not happen for another five to 10 years.
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AnalysisAssembly of first Mi-171A3 prototype gets under way
Russian Helicopters has begun assembly of the first Mil Mi-171A3 prototype ahead of a maiden sortie in 2022.
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NewsMC-21 with Russian-built PD-14 engines carries out maiden flight
Irkut has carried out the maiden flight of the MC-21-310, the version of the twinjet powered by Russian-built Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines. The flight – with aircraft number 73055 – took place from Irkutsk aviation plant’s airfield on 15 December and lasted about 1h 25min. It was crewed by two test ...
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NewsTamarack calls attention to factors contributing to a 2019 Cessna CJ1+ incident
Winglet maker Tamarack Aerospace is stressing that several factors other than erroneous deployment of a control surface contributed to a 2019 incident involving a Cessna Citation CJ1+.
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NewsMontreal’s aerospace industry to partner with Nagoya’s aviation cluster
Quebec’s aerospace industry has partnered with the aerospace cluster in Japan’s Aichi prefecture, home to Japanese aerospace company Mitsubishi Aircraft in the industrial city of Nagoya.
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NewsReturn of 737 Max marks just one of Boeing’s comeback challenges for 2021
Boeing’s troubles are far from solved, but the events of 18 November 2020 at least cleared a cloud that had overshadowed the Chicago airframer for 20 months.
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NewsRolls-Royce continues Trent XWB blade-wear tests
Rolls-Royce has completed inspections of high-cycle Trent XWB-84 engines for premature wear on intermediate-pressure compressor blades, but has yet to fully determine the cause.
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NewsRolls-Royce restructuring efforts continue as air travel recovery stutters
Rolls-Royce is maintaining its financial guidance as it expects to turn cash flow positive in the second half of next year and reports ’good progress’ on meeting its cost-saving targets.
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NewsFalklands receive new Britten-Norman Islander
The Falkland Islands government has taken delivery of a new Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander, supplementing a fleet of decades-old BN2Bs.
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NewsEcoPulse hybrid demonstrator passes PDR milestone
Daher has been cleared to next year begin assembling the hybrid-electric EcoPulse demonstrator it is developing in partnership with Airbus and Safran after the aircraft passed its preliminary design review.
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NewsPatents signal Bell’s interest in biplane tiltrotor and variable-direction tail rotor designs
A slew of patent awards for Bell over recent months – including a biplane tiltrotor, a pusher propeller drivetrain and an anti-torque tail rotor that can be turned through 90° – highlight the range of innovations potentially being considered by the helicopter manufacturer.
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NewsAmpaire demonstrates hybrid-electric Cessna on flight across Maui
Electric aircraft company Ampaire has flown its hybrid-electric powered Cessna 337 Skymaster on what it calls an “actual airline route”, between two of Hawaii’s islands.