All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 8
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NewsKlein Vision unveils production prototype of convertible AirCar
Slovakian-based development firm Klein Vision has unveiled a production prototype of its AirCar, a road vehicle capable of converting to an aircraft. The AirCar – which has been granted a certificate of airworthiness – has conducted over 170h of flight testing, including more than 500 take-offs. It is able to ...
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NewsQatar Airways identified as launch customer for Mammoth 777-200LR converted freighter
Qatar Airways’ cargo division is to be the launch customer for the Boeing 777-200LR freighter conversion programme established by US-based Mammoth Freighters. The disclosure follows the initial test flight of the prototype converted aircraft (N705DN), designated the 777-200LRMF, following its modification at Aspire MRO in Fort Worth. Mammoth says it ...
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NewsC919 at least three years from European certification: EASA chief
Chinese airframer Comac’s C919 single-aisle twinjet will probably not receive European certification for at least three years – and possibly much longer. Speaking exclusively to the French economics publication L’Usine Nouvelle, European Union Aviation Safety Agency executive director Florian Guillermet stated that the regulator had informed Comac that the jet ...
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NewsAirbus explores mitigation options to minimise tariff impact on supply chain and airline customers
Airbus is examining various options to address the fluid US-driven tariff situation, both within its own supply chain and through negotiations with affected airline customers. Speaking during a first-quarter briefing on 30 April, chief executive Guillaume Faury highlighted the rapidly-changing nature of the tariff regime – the airframer was still ...
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NewsAirbus maintains full-year delivery guidance despite backloading
Airbus is still expecting a backloaded delivery profile this year, as supply-chain issues persist, but believes it is making progress on its business priorities.
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NewsUnited Aircraft progresses towards ‘fully-Russian’ MC-21 with first flight of modified prototype
Russia’s United Aircraft has carried out the maiden flight of a modified prototype Yakovlev MC-21 which has been fitted with a number of domestically-built systems and components. The twinjet took off from the Irkutsk aviation plant airfield on 29 April. United Aircraft has been developing the Russian-equipped aircraft as part ...
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NewsUK union aims to pressure government over Spirit Belfast break-up
Representatives of Spirit AeroSystems workers in the UK are seeking political support over concerns for the future of the company’s Short Brothers plant in Belfast as it faces break-up. Airbus has reached an agreement to acquire wing production for the A220 and – if a third party is not identified ...
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NewsAirbus agrees to take over Spirit A350 and A220 work for reduced compensation
Airbus has reached a definitive agreement to take over several work packages from US-based Spirit AeroSystems, including A350 fuselage and A220 wing production.
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NewsJet Freight Logistics to launch converted A330s in India through UAE’s Confity
Indian cargo specialist Jet Freight Logistics is to be the country’s first operator of converted Airbus A330s, under a modification deal with EFW. The aircraft will be converted through an agreement between EFW and United Arab Emirates investment entity Confity Capital Partners. EFW says Confity has entered a ”multi-aircraft” pact ...
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NewsFully-substituted SJ-100 prototype carries out maiden flight
United Aircraft has carried out the maiden flight of the fully-substituted Yakovlev SJ-100, whose equipment includes Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplants. The aircraft is the third prototype to participate in the SJ-100 programme but the first to combine the domesticated airframe and the Russian-built engines. United Aircraft is aiming to complete SJ-100 ...
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NewsSupernal confirms start of technology demonstrator flight tests
Hyundai Motors-backed electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer Supernal has begun flight tests of its technology demonstrator aircraft. Taking place on 1 March, the tethered sortie validated “the company’s capabilities to safely design, build, integrate and fly a full-scale vehicle that will help to inform future [advanced air mobility] ...
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NewsEmbraer optimistic of commercial aircraft upturn from second quarter
Brazilian airframer Embraer’s commercial aircraft backlog reached 336 at the end of the first quarter, evenly split between its E175 and the re-engined E2 models. It had 160 E175s still on order, with American Airlines the largest individual customer – the US carrier has a commitment for 90. Three other ...
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NewsUnited Engine aims for PD-8 certification by year-end
Russia’s United Engine is aiming to complete certification of the Aviadvigatel PD-8 engine, developed for the Yakovlev SJ-100, by the end of the year. Flight-testing of the PD-8 – using a modified Superjet 100 airframe – commenced in mid-March. United Engine chief Alexander Grachev mentioned the certification timetable for the ...
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NewsRussian ministry initiates Rb14bn project to improve PD-14 engine for MC-21
Russia’s trade and industry ministry has issued a call for tenders for a project to improve the Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine which powers the Yakovlev MC-21-310.
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NewsRussia’s UZGA setting up aftersales system for regional aircraft
Russian aircraft manufacturer UZGA is establishing an aftersales service system covering the company’s domestically-produced regional models. It is intended to provide engineering and design support as well as spares and equipment, along with personnel training. UZGA is developing a twin-engined 44-seat turboprop, the TVRS-44 Ladoga, while continuing to work on ...
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NewsPrototype SJ-100 flown at maximum cruise altitude during flight tests
Yakovlev’s SJ-100 testbed has carried out a flight at its service ceiling of 12,200m (40,000ft) as part of the development programme. The testbed, aircraft 97001, is the first experimental import-substituted airframe – although it still flies with PowerJet SaM146 engines rather than the Russian-built Aviadvigatel PD-8. It conducted the sortie ...
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NewsA350-900 with enhanced-performance Trent XWB engine obtains EASA approval
Airbus has obtained European certification for the A350-900 fitted with enhanced-performance Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. The baseline XWB-84EP powerplant was separately certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in December last year, along with the derated XWB-75EP and XWB-79EP. Airbus says the EP engine will provide a 1% reduction ...
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NewsCondor prepares to introduce A330neo with enhanced low-speed performance
Airbus has secured European certification for an A330-900 performance-enhancement package which includes new take-off configurations and faster landing-gear retraction. German leisure carrier Condor is set to introduce aircraft with the modification, following the approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. Airbus says the package – which is designated ‘Step-4’ ...
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NewsAirbus adds large A350 and A320neo-family orders while Go First backlog is struck off
Airbus has revealed an order for 12 A350s and 30 A320neo-family jets, attributed to an undisclosed customer, in its latest backlog figures. The widebody part of the 6 March order is split between six A350-1000s and six -900s. Airbus has also listed a second, separate undisclosed order for 40 A321neos. ...
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NewsWideroe to upgrade older Dash 8 cockpits with Universal display system
Norwegian regional carrier Wideroe is to be the first to fit older De Havilland Dash 8s with a new digital cockpit display system. The upgrade of the displays – intended for Dash 8-100s and -200s – will enable the airline to keep the aircraft operating “well into the next decade”, ...