All Airframers articles – Page 4
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NewsAirbus holds on to some older Belugas while preparing for A320neo-family ramp-up
Airbus is intending to keep part of its A300-600ST Beluga fleet in operation until around mid-2027, as it continues its ramp-up of A320neo production.
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NewsEvio reveals hybrid-electric regional aircraft for 2030s service entry
Montreal-based Evio has emerged with plans for a 50-100 seat hybrid-electric aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprops and electric motors, targeting first flight in 2029, with Boeing backing.
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NewsBoeing completes ‘ecoDemonstrator’ flights to study internet-based communications
Boeing has completed flight trials of advanced internet-based communications technology using a United Airlines 737 Max 8, aiming to enhance operational efficiency and flight safety while reducing fuel consumption and emissions.
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NewsBoom Supersonic pivots to power generation before Overture development
Ultra-fast aircraft developer Boom Supersonic has pivoted its strategy to first develop electricity generating turbines for AI data centres, using revenue from that product to fund development of its conceptual Overture airliner.
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NewsEtihad cancelled some Boeing widebody orders in November
Etihad Airways cancelled orders for 16 Boeing widebody aircraft in November, the same month the Abu Dhabi carrier revealed plans to significantly expand its Airbus long-haul fleet with new A330-900 and A350 orders.
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NewsFirst flight of Wisk’s newly assembled autonomous air taxi prototype coming ‘soon’
Autonomous air taxi developer Wisk Aero has delivered its full-scale Gen6 prototype to flight-test teams, marking the transition from aircraft construction to airworthiness validation ahead of planned first flight.
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NewsSpirit carve-up complete as Boeing and Airbus take on key sites
Boeing has completed its acquisition of 737 Max fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems, while Airbus-focussed facilities have been simultaneously divested to the European airframer.
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NewsSome Republican lawmakers challenge federal funding for advanced air mobility
Republican lawmakers questioned federal funding for electric aircraft infrastructure during a congressional hearing.
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NewsGulfstream completes maiden flight of G300 super-midsize business jet
Gulfstream has completed the maiden flight of its G300 super-midsize business jet, with the test aircraft flying for 2h 25min from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport on 5 December.
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NewsJekta to begin flight testing scale model of hydrogen-electric amphibian
Swiss start-up Jekta plans to begin flight testing a 1:9-scale model of its hydrogen-electric amphibious passenger aircraft next month as it works towards bringing the PHA-ZE 100 to market by 2030.
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NewsFTC approves Boeing’s Spirit AeroSystems acquisition with Airbus divestitures
The US Federal Trade Commission has approved Boeing’s $4.7bn acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, requiring divestitures of Airbus-related operations that were already planned as part of the deal.
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NewsEve opts for two motor suppliers for production version of electric air taxi
Air taxi developer Eve has revealed propulsion details for its production aircraft, selecting motors from Beta Technologies and Nidec Aerospace in deals potentially worth $1 billion over 10 years.
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NewsAirbus cuts full-year delivery target by 30 aircraft
Airbus has cut its full-year delivery target to 790 commercial aircraft, down from the original figure of 820. The airframer – which had already been dealing with substantial backloading – acknowledges that a “supplier quality issue” on A320neo fuselage panels is “impacting” the delivery flow. Airbus has not detailed the ...
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NewsBoeing CFO makes clear new aircraft development is ‘a ways out’
Boeing’s chief financial officer has firmly dismissed suggestions the manufacturer is close to launching development of a new commercial aircraft, stating that neither the company, technology nor market conditions are ready for such a programme.
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NewsEmergency flight-control modifications complete on vast majority of A320-family jets
Precautionary rectification of a suspected vulnerability on some 6,000 Airbus A320- and A320neo-family jets have largely been completed. Airbus states that fewer than 100 affected aircraft remain from the global fleet. The airframer had already indicated that most of the airframes would only require a relatively quick change of flight-control ...
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NewsA320 grounding linked to software update designed to protect against in-flight loss of control
Investigations into an October in-flight upset involving a JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 have yet to reach any firm conclusions, but suspicions of a solar particle strike have proven sufficient to order an extraordinary temporary grounding of half the world’s A320-family fleet. Remedial work ordered by safety regulators – notably the ...
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NewsUrgent A320 directive drawn up as solar radiation incident reveals flight-control vulnerability
European safety regulators have issued an emergency directive after flight-control data on Airbus A320-family jets was found to be vulnerable to high levels of solar radiation. Airbus says the determination follows analysis of a recent event involving the single-aisle type. While Airbus has not detailed the occurrence, FlightGlobal understands that ...
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NewsAirbus prepares early for A350F certification after drawing lessons from A321XLR
Airbus has embarked on early preparation for A350F certification, intending to implement lessons drawn from the approval process for the A321XLR. The airframer is aiming to secure European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification for the freighter in the second quarter of 2027. But Airbus head of widebody programme development Guillaume ...
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NewsAirbus expects main-deck cargo door fit for initial A350F test aircraft early next year
Airbus has yet to fit the main-deck cargo door to its initial A350F test aircraft but is expecting to take delivery of the assembly early next year. While much of the airframe for MSN700 – fuselage, wings, empennage and landing-gear – has been mated and rolled out, the cargo door ...
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NewsNASA reveals details of X-59’s first flight, describes programme as ‘validation’
NASA has disclosed further details of its X-59 Quesst supersonic demonstrator’s maiden flight on 28 October, marking the first major piloted X-plane the agency has built and flown in over two decades.