All Aerospace articles – Page 36
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NewsWright advances labours on Hercules hybrid with C-130 nacelle fit check for EPU
US advanced propulsion system developer Wright Electric has conducted an initial fit check of its WM2500 electric propulsion unit (EPU) related to its potential installation aboard a Lockheed Martin C-130 tactical transport.
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NewsAirbus to close A300-600ST Beluga airline just 14 months after gaining AOC
Airbus has confirmed that it will close its relatively young Airbus Beluga Transport operation, which was intended to cater to demand for outsize cargo carriage. The airframer established the operation as it sought an alternative use for its A300-600ST Beluga fleet, which was withdrawn from its internal logistics network after ...
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NewsBoeing reports steep Q4 loss, still tracking for first 777-9 delivery in 2026
The company on 23 January disclosed preliminary 2024 financial results, saying its fourth-quarter loss reflects charges of nearly $3 billion against its commercial and defence aircraft programmes.
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NewsSupply chain troubles weigh on GE Aerospace’s engine output as progress comes in ‘fits and starts’
Material shortages and other supply chain problems held back GE Aerospace’s engine production last year, with the company delivering 10% fewer CFM International Leap turbofans than it did in 2023.
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NewsGermany flies A320 testbed modified to carry Eurofighter’s ECRS Mk1 radar
Germany’s DLR aerospace research centre has completed the first flight of an Airbus A320 adapted to conduct airborne testing of an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for Eurofighter operator nations Germany and Spain.
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NewsVertical seeks $90 million from latest funding round
Vertical Aerospace has launched a new $90 million funding round, partly tying when investors are able to redeem the warrants on offer to the flight-test progress of its VX4 aircraft.
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NewsTextron Aviation’s Q4 profit slips amid strike, while Denali certification continues
Textron Aviation’s fourth-quarter 2024 profit sunk by nearly one-half year on year, due largely to a machinists’ strike that halted production and held up aircraft deliveries.
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NewsP&W plans new European technology and innovation centre in the Netherlands
Pratt & Whitney is to open a new European research and innovation centre in the Netherlands. To be co-located with an existing facility operated by sister company Collins Aerospace in Houten near Utrecht, the centre will focus on technologies for “more energy efficient and sustainable aviation”. Source: RTX ...
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NewsBoeing needs another regulatory exemption prior to 737 Max 7 and 10 certification
Boeing is seeking temporary regulatory exemptions for a stall-management yaw damper (SMYD) system on the 737 Max 7 and Max 10, saying a classification change left it unable to demonstrate that the systems meet airworthiness standards.
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NewsNordic ‘e-fuel’ producer Norsk lands investment from Boeing
Boeing has invested an undisclosed sum in Norwegian fuel developer Norsk e-Fuel as part of an effort to promote increased production and availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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NewsAsset transfer slips to end-January as Lilium Aerospace emerges
Lilium’s new owner Mobile Uplift Corporation (MUC) now expects to take ownership of the company’s assets by the end of the month, a slight slippage over a previous 20 January target.
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NewsChinese start-up to explore high-speed, suborbital airliner
A Chinese start-up will conduct research into a “suborbital airliner” powered by a ramrotor detonation engine.
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NewsLufthansa shows off re-assembled L-1649A Starliner ahead of centenary display
Lufthansa Group’s specialist vintage aviation division has unveiled the Lockheed L-1649A airliner which has been undergoing assembly in Hamburg over the last 18 months. The aircraft was acquired originally with the intention of restoring it and returning it to flight in 2011, joining the company’s Junkers Ju 52. But the ...
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NewsItaly renews aerial firefighting contract with Avinics
Emergency aerial services provider Avincis has been awarded a seven-year contract renewal to operate Italy’s government-owned fleet of 18 De Havilland Canada CL-415 firefighting aircraft.
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NewsChallenge Group to be first European operator of IAI-converted 777-300ER freighter
Cargo specialist Challenge Group is intending to be the first European operator of converted Boeing 777-300ER freighters, through the company’s Maltese operation. Challenge Group has disclosed that it will lease another pair of the twinjets – designated as the 777-300ERSF – through an agreement with Irish-based lessor AerCap. The 777-300ERSF ...
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NewsBoeing resumes 777-9 flights after four-month halt
One of Boeing’s 777-9 test aircraft returned to the skies on 16 January, ending a four-month grounding of the 777-9 test fleet and indicating some progress in Boeing’s effort to conclude the type’s long-delayed certification programme.
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NewsCranfield Aerospace cuts hangar staff amid change in strategy
UK-based Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) is in the process of laying off its maintenance staff following a change in business strategy that will see it instead focus on technology development.
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NewsV-tail statistics: Windracers ups payload and performance on Ultra MkII cargo drone
UK developer Windracers will on 20 January begin assembling the first example of its newly revealed Ultra MkII cargo drone ahead of delivery to launch customer Norce around one month later.
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NewsPilot’s control input caused United 767 hard landing at Houston: NTSB
”Improper control column inputs” by a first officer caused a United Airlines Boeing 767-300 to slam onto a Houston runway with sufficient force to significantly damage its fuselage in 2023.
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NewsDaher confirms plans to assemble TBMs and Kodiaks in Florida
French aerospace company Daher is one step closer to assembling TBM and Kodiak turboprops at its manufacturing site in Florida after securing a new lease on the facility.