All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 3
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NewsBoeing deliveries to August exceed full-year 2024 figure
Boeing achieved its highest August deliveries for seven years, taking the total for the first eight months to 385, a figure which exceeds the 348 across the whole of last year. It handed over 57 aircraft in August, its second-best monthly performance this year, just shy of the 60 achieved ...
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NewsATR hybrid-electric aircraft among programmes sharing latest Clean Aviation funding
ATR is aiming to fly a hybrid-electric regional aircraft by the end of this decade, leading two of the 12 projects newly granted Clean Aviation funding under the latest financing round for decarbonisation initiatives.
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NewsRussian lessor GTLK to supply 50 LMS-901s to Aerokhimflot alliance
Russian state leasing firm GTLK has signed four agreements covering a total of 50 UZGA LMS-901 Baikal utility aircraft. The four agreements all involve enterprises from the Aerokhimflot alliance. Aerokhimflot reached a provisional deal with UZGA more than two years ago for the acquisition of 120 LMS-901s from 2026. The ...
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NewsCertification process for Il-114-300 to finish this year: Ilyushin division chief
United Aircraft’s Ilyushin division chief is confident that the certification process for the Il-114-300 turboprop will be completed this year.
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NewsFirst serially-produced SJ-100 carries out maiden flight
United Aircraft has carried out the first flight of a Yakovlev SJ-100 aircraft built through serial-production processes. The aircraft – serial number 97004, but bearing the fuselage number 97024 – performed a 1h maiden flight, with a crew of three, from Komsomolsk-on-Amur on 5 September. Yakovlev has developed the SJ-100 ...
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NewsAirbus reveals order for seven more A350-1000s
Airbus has secured an order for seven A350-1000s from an undisclosed customer, the airframer’s latest backlog data reveals. The agreement was formally listed on 22 August and brought Airbus’s gross orders for this year to a round figure of 600. Airbus’s largest A350 variant has secured 69 orders this year, ...
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NewsEmbraer E2 jets secure South African approval ahead of Airlink deliveries
South African regulators have validated the type certificate of Embraer’s 190-E2 and 195-E2, following a fleet-modernisation agreement from regional carrier Airlink. Airlink has finalised the lease of 10 E195-E2s, says the Brazilian airframer, and initial deliveries are scheduled for later this year. The carrier is sourcing the aircraft through US ...
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News‘Closer co-ordination’ needed for supersonic airworthiness and environmental standards
Russian representatives are proposing the establishment of a co-ordination group to support development of ICAO standards on supersonic transport aircraft, to take into account airworthiness and environmental matters. The proposal is contained in a paper submitted to the upcoming ICAO Assembly which convenes towards the end of September. While a ...
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NewsLeasing landscape faces shake-up with ‘transformational’ $7.4bn Air Lease acquisition
Steven Udvar-Hazy-founded lessor Air Lease (ALC) is to be acquired by a consortium of investors including rival SMBC Aviation Capital in a $7.4 billion cash deal that promises to shake up the aircraft leasing market.
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NewsIAI’s 777-300ER converted freighter secures US and Israeli certification
Israel Aerospace Industries has secured supplemental type certification of the Boeing 777-300ER freighter conversion programme from both Israeli and US regulators. The 777-300ERSF has been under development since 2019 – just prior to the Covid-19 pandemic – and the cargo aircraft was originally foreseen as entering service in late 2022. ...
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NewsNew PD-26 engine could power proposed Russian twinjet family
Russia’s deputy prime minister, Denis Manturov, has indicated that a proposed widebody twinjet family would be powered by a lower-thrust derivative of the Aviadvigatel PD-35 engine. Manturov stated in an interview with Russian news agency TASS that the engine would be designated the PD-26, in reference to its 26t (255kN) ...
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NewsUnited Aircraft team details widebody twinjet family proposal similar to 787
Russian intellectual property authorities have registered a patent from aerospace firm United Aircraft detailing a proposed widebody twinjet aircraft family, with three variants, in the 240- to 320-seat range. Illustrations accompanying the proposal show a design strongly resembling the Boeing 787, featuring wingtips similar to those on the Airbus A350. ...
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NewsGround-vibration tests completed on fully-substituted MC-21
United Aircraft has completed ground-vibration testing of the import-substituted Yakovlev MC-21 prototype, moving the twinjet closer to its maiden flight. The aircraft has undergone extensive modification to replace foreign-supplied systems with domestically-built alternatives in order to offset the effects of international sanctions on Russia’s aerospace industry. United Aircraft says the ...
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NewsInitial A350F fuselage sections arrive at Toulouse final assembly line
Airbus has received the initial fuselage sections for its A350 freighter, MSN700, at its final assembly line in Toulouse.
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NewsAirbus’s UK wing-production plant faces series of strikes in pay dispute
Airbus is facing a series of strikes at its UK plants over a pay dispute, following a vote in favour of industrial action. The Unite union – which represents over 3,000 aircraft engineers and fitters – says members have “overwhelmingly” voted for the stoppage over three weeks in September. Unite ...
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NewsLogistics firm CMA CGM confirms its position as A350F launch operator
French logistics giant CMA CGM has confirmed its air cargo division will be the launch operator for the Airbus A350 freighter. The cargo and shipping firm has eight A350Fs on order. It refers to the A350F in a new entry on its social media channel and states that the company ...
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NewsBoeing orders lifted by 737 Max agreements and backlog recognition
Boeing secured agreements for 30 737 Max jets in July, attributed to unidentified customers, while the overall order total for the month was lifted by formal recognition in the backlog of 33 other aircraft.
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NewsMalaysian composites firm CTRM to acquire Spirit AeroSystems’ Subang facilities
Malaysian aerospace composites specialist CTRM is to acquire Spirit AeroSystems’ facility in Subang, one of the Asian operations being divested by Spirit as part of the Boeing takeover. CTRM – which stands for Composites Technology Research Malaysia – will purchase the Subang activity under a $95.2 million agreement. As a ...
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NewsIAI converted 777-300ERSF demonstrates capability for Trent 1000 transport
Israel Aerospace Industries has carried out a loading trial for its converted Boeing 777-300ERSF freighter in which a Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine was taken on board. The engine – designed for the Boeing 787 – was taken through the freighter’s main-deck cargo door, and put into position with the Collins ...
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NewsVertical Aerospace nears transition tests to fill final gap in VX4 flight profile
Vertical Aerospace is confident that it will wrap up the crucial final stage of its VX4 flight-testing – the piloted transition – by the end of this year. The aircraft has already undertaken vertical flight, flying at up to 30kt, and conventional wingborne flight at speeds down to 70kt – ...