All Aerospace articles – Page 84
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NewsMichael Whitaker confirmed as administrator of the FAA
The US Senate on 24 October unanimously confirmed Michael Whitaker as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, ending an 18-month period of uncertainty regarding the agency’s long-term leadership.
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NewsArcher’s Midnight air taxi hovers for first time
Archer Aviation’s Midnight aircraft has hovered off the ground, a milestone in the company’s progress toward certification and commercialisation of its air taxi design.
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NewsBoeing trims 737 delivery forecast as it posts $1.6bn third-quarter loss
Boeing has pared back the number of 737s it expects to deliver this year amid a quality issue involving pressure bulkheads, and lost $1.6 billion in the third-quarter of 2023.
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NewsDefective disks push P&W to $2.5bn third-quarter loss as executives stress recovery plan
RTX executives insist Pratt & Whitney (P&W) has a workable plan to address a defective disk problem that forced it to recall thousands PW1100Gs engines and that pushed the company deep into the red during the third quarter.
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NewsPratt reveals other GTF variants have disk defect but predicts minimal A220 and E-Jet impact
Two other Pratt & Whitney (P&W) geared turbofan variants are affected by the powdered-metal manufacturing problem now disrupting operators of PW1100G-powered Airbus A320neo-family aircraft.
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NewsGE Aerospace trims 2023 Leap delivery target amid ‘supplier delinquencies’
GE Aerospace’s CFM International joint venture will likely deliver fewer than planned Leap turbofans this year amid sticky supply chain issues and robust demand for new aircraft engines and services.
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NewsGE expects to become standalone aerospace business in second quarter 2024
General Electric expects to complete the divestiture of its energy division Vernova at the start of the second quarter of next year, leaving GE Aerospace as its sole surviving entity.
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NewsClass-action lawsuit alleging Archer misled investors dismissed
A class-action lawsuit alleging that Archer Aviation and its top executives misled investors about progress toward certification of its air taxi has been dismissed.
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In depthHonda Aircraft embarks on campaign to certify Echelon as an HA-420 derivative
Honda Aircraft aims for its in-development HondaJet Echelon to be certified as a variant of its existing HA-420 HondaJet, and for both models to share a common pilot type rating.
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NewsBeta logs first electric aircraft flight to Washington, DC air force base
The flight to Andrews AFB near Washington, DC is part of a multi-leg trip from Beta’s headquarters in Vermont to Eglin AFB in Florida, where the company will deliver its all-electric Alia aircraft to the US Air Force for testing.
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In depth‘You could fly the plane’: how a few encouraging words inspired Tailwind’s chief pilot
Tailwind Air chief pilot Maria Maas Pettit remembers the exact moment the idea of becoming a pilot first flashed into her mind.
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NewsLilium signs up EMCJET as exclusive dealer in Texas
Lilium has signed up US aircraft broker EMCJET as exclusive dealer for the Lilium Jet in Texas until 2030 in a deal that also sees a commercial agreement for five production slots.
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NewsBoeing to inject cash into Spirit AeroSystems under new deal to lift deliveries
Boeing has reached an agreement with struggling aerostructures firm Spirit AeroSystems under which it will provide a funding boost to stabilise and support future 737 Max and 787s production rate rises.
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InterviewWheels Up’s new chief executive lays out recovery plan as Delta ties tighten
Just two weeks into the job, the new head of Wheels Up arrives as this year’s NBAA business aviation show with a turnaround plan resting on operational rigour, more corporate business, fleet changes and closer ties with 39% owner Delta Air Lines.
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NewsElectra believes ‘blown-lift’ eSTOL will take off with corporate customers
Chief product officer Marc Ausman outlines why Electra’s conceptual aircraft could impact the business aviation market.
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NewsSupply chain issues delay Cassio 330 first flight but VoltAero confident on overall schedule
VoltAero continues working towards a maiden sortie of its initial Cassio 330 prototype but supply chain issues have pushed back the milestone by around six months.
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NewsWisk building autonomous air taxi with plans for first flight in 2024
US air taxi developer Wisk Aero is assembling the production prototype of its sixth-generation aircraft in California and plans to fly the fully autonomous vehicle next year.
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NewsFlyExclusive named fleet-launch customer for Citation CJ3 Gen2
North Carolina private aviation provider FlyExclusive has been disclosed as the fleet launch customer of Textron Aviation’s newly revealed Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen2 light jet.
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NewsAirbus and Embraer forecast supply-chain improvements amid airline frustration
A global skills shortage is continuing to create challenges in the production and maintenance of commercial aircraft, but OEMs express cautious optimism that the situation will improve towards the end of next year.
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NewsArcher strikes deal to launch electric air taxi flights in Abu Dhabi in 2026
US electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle developer Archer Aviation has struck a deal with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) to establish air taxi operations in Abu Dhabi during 2026.