All aerospace news – Page 136
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NewsSafran expects progress towards interiors profitability this year
Safran is confident that it will restore profitability to its aircraft interiors division following efforts to transform the business and given the returning market interest in seat products. The aerospace company turned in a first-half operating loss of €100 million ($111 million) for its interiors division – contrasting with its ...
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NewsSafran raises full-year outlook on back of strong civil engine aftermarket
Civil aftermarket activity has helped drive a strong performance in Safran’s propulsion business over the first half of the year. Safran delivered 785 Leap engines over the six months to 30 June, including 419 in the second quarter, compared with the previous half-year figure of 465. The Leap powers the ...
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NewsBoeing CEO downplays threat of Airbus developing larger A220
Boeing’s chief executive is downplaying competitive threats that might arise should Airbus move forward with developing a larger variant of its A220 narrowbody jet.
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NewsGulfstream on track for year-end G700 certification
Gulfstream is increasingly confident the Federal Aviation Administration will certificate its in-development large-cabin G700 business jet before year-end.
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NewsTecnam to deliver P-Mentor trainers to four US customers, targets 2023 FAA certification
Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam expects the US Federal Aviation Administration will certificate its P-Mentor training aircraft late this year, paving the way for the company to begin deliveries to four newly disclosed customers.
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NewsAirbus drops interim A320neo rate references to focus on 75-per-month target
Airbus has dropped references to an interim monthly production-rate target of 65 aircraft for the A320neo-family programme, to focus instead on its ambitions to reach the higher output of 75 per month. The airframer had been looking to achieve the figure of 65 by the end of 2024, and 75 ...
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NewsBoeing CEO thinks truss-braced airliner concept could ‘see service’
Boeing’s development of NASA’s X-66A truss-brace-wing experiment aircraft will either spawn an entirely new class of commercial jetliners or prove the design unfeasible.
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NewsAirbus explores options to offset weight penalty of A321XLR’s reinforced fuel tank
Airbus is exploring options to ensure modifications to the A321XLR’s fuel tank do not impose a weight penalty that will significantly affect the aircraft’s range. The A321XLR – which is scheduled to enter service in the second quarter of next year – is intended to offer carriers the ability to ...
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NewsNo short-term production disruption from latest P&W engine snag: Airbus chief
Airbus is confident that the latest snag to affect Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines will not disrupt A320neo-family production this year, but the airframer has yet to assess potential effects further out. Pratt & Whitney parent RTX disclosed on 25 July that a “rare condition” in powder metal used for ...
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NewsAirbus maintains ramp-up schedules and full-year delivery target
Airbus is maintaining its ramp-up schedule targets as the airframer turns in flat adjusted earnings of €2.26 billion ($2.5 billion) for its commercial aircraft division for the half-year. Revenues for the six months to 30 June increased by 16% to €20.3 billion as the company achieved higher deliveries of 316 ...
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NewsBoeing moves forward with plan to bump up 737 and 787 production rates
Boeing is hiking production of two aircraft types, increasing 737 output to a 38-monthly rate and aiming by year-end to have five 787s moving off its production line every month.
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NewsAftermarket helps drive strong Rolls-Royce first-half civil aerospace performance
Strong civil aerospace performance over the first half has contributed to Rolls-Royce’s raising its full-year financial guidance. Rolls-Royce is expecting first-half underlying operating profit for the division to reach £400 million ($515 million), contrasting with the previous interim loss of £79 million. It says higher aftermarket profitability – the result ...
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NewsSIA Engineering ekes out first quarterly profit since pandemic
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) reported its first quarterly operating profit in more than three years since the coronavirus pandemic began, amid an uptick in MRO demand and despite rising manpower and material costs.
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NewsFirst five-bladed H145 delivered to Australia
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first five-bladed H145 to an Australian customer, the Western Australia Police Force.
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NewsMHIAEL completes first maintenance on PW1100G-JM
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines (MHIAEL) has completed its first maintenance on a Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM turbofan.
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NewsAviation industry will need more pilots over 20 years than previously expected: Boeing
Boeing expects the global aviation industry will need even more pilots than previously expected, predicting in a new report that demand will exist for 649,000 new pilots during the next 20 years.
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NewsAir taxi developer Supernal opens engineering headquarters near Los Angeles
Electric air taxi developer Supernal has opened a new California engineering headquarters that will give the company more space for testing its in-development technology.
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NewsGE Aerospace hikes turbofan deliveries as profits flow
GE Aerospace turned a $1.5 billion profit in the second quarter of 2023 as the company significantly increased the pace of its commercial aircraft engine deliveries.
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NewsP&W takes $181m Q2 hit due to ‘customer insolvency’ as Go First failed
Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W’s) second-quarter profit slipped 24% year-on-year to $230 million largely because a “customer insolvency” forced the company to take a $181 million charge.
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NewsP&W to recall 1,200 PW1000Gs for inspections in latest blow to airline operations
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) has determined that many more PW1100Gs might contain defective high-pressure turbine disks and therefore require accelerated removal and inspection.