All Aerospace articles – Page 82
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NewsRotor Technologies spins up autonomous R44 plans
Autonomous systems specialist Rotor Technologies is pressing ahead with the development of its R550X uncrewed helicopter having recently completed a flight-test campaign using a pair of smaller prototypes.
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NewsCargojet’s Q3 profits dip amid cooling air freight market
Canada’s Cargojet Airways reports a third-quarter profit of C$10.5 million ($7.63 million) – versus marking C$83.4 million during the same period last year – amid cooling demand for air cargo.
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NewsEmbraer expects PW1000G work will triple revenues at Portuguese MRO provider OGMA
Embraer expects a massive revenue bump in the coming years for its Portuguese maintenance unit OGMA as it begins ramping up work on Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW1000G geared turbofan (GTF) engines.
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NewsEve doubles third quarter R&D spending as it starts building air taxi prototype
Electric air taxi developer Eve Air Mobility reports high spending on research and development during the third quarter as it starts assembling its first prototype ahead of a planned 2024 flight-test campaign.
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NewsLeonardo commits to carbonfibre recycling research
Leonardo’s aerostructures division is to collaborate with Italian industrial firm Gruppo Hera on joint research into the recovery of carbonfibre material from composite aircraft parts.
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NewsArcher and Beta call for standardised electric air taxi charging systems
A pair of leading air taxi developers on opposite coasts of the USA – California’s Archer Aviation and Vermont’s Beta Technologies – are working together to “spur the widespread roll-out” of shared charging infrastructure for electric aircraft.
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NewsEmbraer turns profitable in third quarter and sticks to 2023 aircraft-delivery goal
Embraer swung to profitability in the third quarter of 2023 and still expects to meet its full-year delivery and financial expectations despite a still-struggling supply chain.
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NewsEmbraer CEO sees US pilot shortage as ‘improving’
Embraer’s chief executive sees his company’s recent success selling regional jets to US carriers as signifying that a shortage of pilots is easing.
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NewsEve names trio of systems suppliers for in-development air taxi
Air taxi developer Eve Air Mobility has identified a trio of systems suppliers for its proposed five-person electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
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NewsChina Eastern orders 25 GEnx turbofans for 787s and Xiamen picks Leap-1A for A320neos
GE Aerospace and its affiliate CFM International have landed new orders from Chinese carriers for both GEnx-1B and Leap-1B turbofans.
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NewsAirbus signs up Indian firms to build airframe and wing components
Airbus has signed a series of agreements with Indian companies to locally produce airframe and wing parts for the A320neo, A330neo, and A350.
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NewsReliable Robotics embracing radar as integral part of autonomous flight system
Viewing radar technology as critical for developing its remote-autonomous flight system, California start-up Reliable Robotics has chosen industry expert Marc Pos to lead its radar design.
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NewsDufour Aerospace targets medevac and cargo missions with tilt-wing Aero3
Hybrid-electric aircraft developer Dufour Aerospace is aiming its proposed vertical take-off and landing vehicle at pre-existing helicopter markets, hoping to leave competitors behind with a fast and efficient cruise stage.
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NewsBombardier thinks its business-jet-focused restructuring is paying off
Bombardier executives are pointing to their company’s third-quarter financial performance as evidence that a turnaround plan started several years ago is working.
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NewsBombardier sticks to 2023 delivery target as other aerospace companies reset expectations
Bombardier still expects to meet its full-year 2023 aircraft delivery target despite supply chain struggles that have prompted other aerospace manufacturers to curtail delivery expectations.
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NewsStretched Ilyushin Il-96-400M carries out maiden flight
Russia’s United Aircraft has carried out the maiden flight of its Ilyushin Il-96-400M, a stretched and modernised version of the four-engined airliner. The Il-96-400M – rolled out in the aerospace firm’s corporate livery earlier this year – took off from Voronezh on 1 November for a 26min sortie. United Aircraft ...
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NewsSingapore SAF pilot validates airport infrastructure and credit scheme
A 20-month pilot programme to deploy sustainable aviation fuel at Singapore’s Changi airport has shown the site is “operationally ready” for SAF, but that more work is needed to support its adoption.
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NewsJoby remains in strong cash position as it breaks even in Q3
US electric aircraft developer Joby Aviation roughly broke even during a third quarter in which it passed several milestones on its intended path to commercial air taxi operations in 2025.
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems seeks to renegotiate contracts with Airbus as losses pile up
Spirit AeroSystems is working to renegotiate loss-making supply contracts with Airbus and to refinance more than $1 billion in debt coming due in 2025, efforts executives describe as requiring urgent attention.
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems loses $204 million in Q3 amid surging expenses and costly rework
Costly fuselage rework and increased supply chain and labour expenses pushed US aerostructures manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems to a $204 million loss in the third quarter of 2023.