All Air Transport articles – Page 271
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NewsAirbus starts receiving A321XLR forward fuselage sections
Airbus has received the first A321XLR fuselage sections to be manufactured by aerostructures supplier Stelia Aerospace. Stelia is responsible for the design and production of all forward fuselage sections of the long-range aircraft, including the cockpit, nose-gear bay, forward passenger exit section, and passenger cabin barrels. Three of the six ...
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NewsALPA calls on FAA to require ‘secondary’ cockpit barriers
The largest US pilot union is urging the US government to take additional steps to prevent passengers from gaining access to cockpits, saying a recent spike in air-rage incidents signals a need for better security.
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NewsCAE on track to close purchase of L3Harris’ military training business on 2 July
Canadian pilot training company CAE has received required regulatory approvals for its planned purchase of L3Harris Technologies’ military training business and now expects the acquisition will close on 2 July.
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NewsBoeing must complete more 777-9 analysis and address regulatory concerns: FAA
Boeing will need to complete more 777-9 analysis and assuage regulatory concerns, including those related to design changes, prior to the Federal Aviation Administration agreeing the jet is on track to meet certification requirements.
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NewsDutch government should have power to ban flights over conflict zones: safety board
Dutch investigators are recommending that the country’s government considers extending its flight-safety remit to include prohibiting Dutch carriers flying through foreign airspace affected by conflict. Seven years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine – and 18 months after the similar missile attack on Ukraine International Airlines ...
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NewsUnidentified phenomena pose flight-safety threat and potential broader risks: US government
Preliminary US intelligence analysis of unidentified aerial phenomena has concluded that such incidents are at least a threat to flight safety and potentially present a broader hazard. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released an initial assessment of UAP – more commonly dubbed UFOs, or unidentified flying ...
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In depthHow NASA intends to make the next narrowbody airliners 25% more efficient
NASA’s new Sustainable Flight National Partnership aims to boost the efficiency of the next generation of single-aisle jets by up to a quarter and simultaneously enhance competitiveness of the US aerospace industry.
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NewsFAA to expand proposed inspections related to 737NG structure-related ‘gaps’
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to propose a new, expanded rule after learning that a structure concern involving “un-shimmed gaps” in some Boeing 737NGs is broader than previously suspected.
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News‘Carrot and stick’ needed to boost SAF use: GE Aviation chief Slattery
GE Aviation chief executive John Slattery has repeated a plea to governments and regulators to deliver policies that encourage the uptake of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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NewsEve partners with Blade to offer US air taxi flights
Embraer-backed air taxi developer Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions has agreed to provide Blade Air Mobility with up to 60 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, for use in the USA starting in 2026.
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NewsIcelandic start-up Play details IPO ahead of small growth market listing
Icelandic budget start-up carrier Play is seeking to raise IcKr3.9-4.3 billion ($32-35 million) from an initial public offering, with its shares listing on a small-company stock market. Play is launching its first flights on 24 June, coinciding with the opening of its share subscription period. The offering will comprise two ...
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NewsInvestor Bain Capital backs Icelandair with plan to take 16.6% stake
Investment firm Bain Capital is to take a 16.6% share in Icelandair Group, through the IcKr8.1 billion ($66 million) acquisition of new shares in the company. Bain Capital has entered a binding agreement to subscribe to 5.66 billion new shares. Its acquisition is conditional upon shareholders agreeing to the transaction ...
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NewsUS network carriers may soon retreat from leisure routes added during Covid: discount airline CEOs
The heads of two US leisure airlines expect major US network carriers will soon begin retreating from many leisure routes they dumped into their networks during the pandemic.
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NewsHelvetic takes delivery of first E195-E2 as it touts fleet flexibility
Swiss carrier Helvetic Airways has become the first airline to take delivery of two variants of Embraer’s E-Jet E2 family, with the handover today of an E195-E2.
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NewsEmbraer ‘hopeful’ of turboprop launch in 2022: commercial aviation chief
Embraer is pressing ahead with its plans for a new turboprop airliner and is eyeing a programme launch next year.
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NewsRussian lessor GTLK redistributes repossessed SKOL fleet
Thirty-three of the 35 aircraft and helicopters at the centre of a lease payment dispute involving Russian carrier SKOL have been assigned to new operators. Russian state lessor GTLK is transferring five Let L-410 twin-turboprops, as well as 21 Mil Mi-8 and seven Kazan Ansat helicopters under the new contracts. ...
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NewsA320neo crews told to stay alert for abnormal take-off airspeeds
Airbus is emphasising the importance of A320neo-family airspeed checks during take-off, after developmental simulations identified potential effects on aircraft response from consistent erroneous airspeed indications. Erroneous indications within the same speed range could arise from false information being derived from two or three blocked pitot probes. Airbus computational simulations, conducted ...
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NewsRussian-powered MC-21 heads for painting at Ulyanovsk
Irkut has sent the first Russian-powered MC-21 for painting at the Spektr-Avia facility located within Ulyanovsk’s Vostochny airport. The twinjet – number 73055, the first example of the MC-21-310 variant – is fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines. It carried out its first flight in December last year and Irkut intends ...
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NewsAerospace industry calls on government for more support to tackle decarbonisation
Cash-strapped UK aerospace manufacturers need the government to step up the funding available for research into green technologies or risk losing out to overseas competitors, a senior industry leader has warned.
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NewsEurope certificates updated Cessna CJ4 Gen2
European regulators have certificated Textron Aviation’s Cessna CJ4 Gen2, clearing a path for the airframer to begin delivering the upgraded light jet variant to the first European customer before the end of June. Wichita-based Textron Aviation unveiled the CJ4 Gen 2 in February. The variant has several new cabin features, ...