All Aerospace articles – Page 217
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NewsMitsubishi closes CRJ acquisition despite SpaceJet uncertainty
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has acquired the CRJ programme from Bombardier and formed a new group of operating entities focused on regional aircraft service and support.
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NewsEmbraer avoids aircraft cancellations in first quarter as losses accumulate
Despite the coronavirus crisis, Embraer has not seen customers cancel any aircraft orders and has high hopes that demand for its regional jets will remain solid as the industry recovers.
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NewsAdient Aerospace upbeat as it unveils new single-aisle business-class seat
Despite the immediate impact of the coronavirus on air transport, seating manufacturer Adient Aerospace – part owned by Boeing – is pressing ahead with the launch of a new lie-flat business-class seat for single-aisle jets.
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NewsAll-electric Grand Caravan makes maiden flight
An electric-powered Cessna 208B Grand Caravan lifted off a Moses Lake runway on 28 May, marking another milestone in a project that aims to bring all-electric flight to consumer air travel.
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NewsFor Virgin Orbit, partial success is major milestone
First attempt to fly Virgin Group’s satellite launch system ends after 9s with engine shutdown, but wealth of data and smooth run through ground operations routine offers encouragement
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NewsBoeing restarts 737 Max production
Boeing has resumed 737 Max production, bringing the factory back on line at “low” production rates almost five months after halting Max assemblies.
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NewsMitsubishi Aircraft’s pause comes amid renewed ‘scope’ uncertainty
Mitsubishi Aircraft’s decision to halt SpaceJet M100 development may partly reflect fresh uncertainty about “scope clauses” – those pilot contract provisions that dictate which aircraft US regional airlines can operate.
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NewsNearly 7,000 workers to lose jobs in Boeing’s first wave of job cuts
Boeing will notify nearly 7,000 employees this week that their jobs will be eliminated as part of a 10% companywide staff reduction that targets the aerospace giant’s commercial aircraft business.
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NewsHainan reduces shareholding in MRO arm, divests training unit
Hainan Airlnes will reduce its stake in its MRO unit and divest its training unit to other HNA Group companies as it seeks to intensify its focus on the core passenger and cargo business. Hainan will reduce its stake in MRO unit HNA Technic to about 68%, with the ...
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NewsMitsubishi Aircraft to close all non-Japan locations, shelve M100 development
Mitsubishi Aircraft is closing all non-Japan locations and moving all SpaceJet activities back to its headquarters in Nagoya, Japan, a move coming in response to cost pressure amid the coronavirus aerospace downturn.
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OpinionSupersonic flight is the future, just as it was in the past
Although over 50 years have passed since Concorde proved commercial supersonic flight was possible, the industry is once again looking to ride a wave of interest in the concept
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OpinionWhy things are looking grim for the A380
Doubts about size and shape of many fleets as operators plan their coronavirus crisis recovery strategies
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NewsBell patents reveal split-tip rotor blades and tail rotor replacement
Future Bell helicopter designs could come with split-tip main rotor blades and anti-torque control provided by a cross-flow fan embedded in the tail boom, rather than a traditional tail rotor, if two recent patents are used. While the manufacturer has previously revealed the cross-flow fan on its FCX-001 concept aircraft ...
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NewsFinal assembly nears for initial MiG-built Il-114-300
United Aircraft is preparing to transfer primary structures for an initial Ilyushin Il-114-300 to the final assembly line at RSK MiG’s Lukhovistsy plant near Moscow. The manufacturer is describing the initial aircraft as a ”prototype” being built using serial-production technologies. Three fuselage sections for this aircraft have been completed at ...
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NewsIHI warns of engine supply chain challenges
Japan’s IHI has warned that the coronavirus pandemic will have a significant impact on the engine supply chain. IHI, which has workshare on a number of major propulsion programmes, says that while demand held up in the fourth quarter of its 2019 fiscal year, which ended on 31 March, it ...
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NewsRolls-Royce to cut 9,000 jobs largely in civil aerospace
Rolls-Royce is expecting to have to axe around 9,000 personnel – about 17% of its global workforce – in the aftermath of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Its civil aerospace division will be “predominantly” affected, it says, following the severe deterioration of the air transport market. “We ...
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NewsAerion lays out vision for clean-energy supersonic and hypersonic flight
Fledgling airframer Aerion has much broader ambition than only developing its supersonic AS2 business jet.
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NewsBoeing to model potential spread of pathogens inside aircraft cabins
Boeing intends to model the potential spread of coronavirus on aircraft as part of an effort to address onboard coronavirus contagion risks and reassure pandemic-weary passengers that air travel is safe.
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NewsUS Senators propose aerospace industry private-public partnership
US Senators Jerry Moran and Mark Warner have put forward a bill to support the aerospace industry as the aftereffects of the global coronavirus pandemic continue to ravage the sector and threaten to destroy thousands of jobs.
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NewsAvalon Airshow pushed back to late 2021
Next year’s Avalon air show has been postponed owing to the coronavirus pandemic, with a new date proposed for late 2021. The event had been scheduled for 23-28 February 2021, but the organiser, AMDA Foundation, says the event will be pushed back several months, potentially to November. Source: ...