All aerospace news – Page 217
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NewsCranfield Aerospace powers towards first flight of converted Islander under Project Fresson
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) is moving “full throttle” through the detailed design phase on its project to convert a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander to run on hydrogen fuel cells, as it eyes a first flight of the aircraft next year.
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NewsEASA approves high-power upgrades for AW169 helicopter
European regulators have approved two performance improvement packages for the Leonardo Helicopters AW169, boosting the medium-twin’s payload in several operating conditions.
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NewsFAA decision frees some helicopter operations from 5G prohibitions
Helicopter lobby group Helicopter Association International (HAI) says it achieved a partial victory for members as it strives to keep medical air transports flying after cellular phone companies introduce new fifth-generation (5G) networks next week.
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NewsFAA bars auto-landings at more than 100 US airports starting 19 January in response to 5G
The US Federal Aviation Administration has prohibited some instrument-based flight operations at US airports beginning on 19 January, a response to the planned start of so-called 5G cellular transmissions.
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NewsHeart swells leadership team with CCO appointment
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace has appointed Simon Newitt as chief commercial officer, as the electric aircraft developer continues to bolster its executive team.
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NewsA319 pitot blockage after prolonged storage led to post-V1 take-off abort
UK investigators have found that a pitot-tube blockage generating unreliable airspeed data spurred an EasyJet Airbus A319 crew to abort take-off at high speed at London Luton. The A319 (G-EZBD) was conducting a ferry flight to Edinburgh on 13 July last year, its first operation after a month in storage. ...
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NewsBoeing picks Collins for new 737 lavatories
Boeing has selected Collins Aerospace to supply its next-generation lavatories for the 737 family.
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NewsPerlan glider to stream ‘live feed’ of stratosphere when flights resume
The high-altitude Perlan 2 glider may soon be carrying a Thales-made satellite communications system that will broadcast live in-flight video from the sailplane while cruising earth’s stratosphere.
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NewsCollins flight-tests next-gen military network using Bonanza and Mi-2s
Collins Aerospace late last year completed flight tests that demonstrated a suite of integrated communications and networking technologies as part of a US military network-modernisation effort.
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NewsCirrus rolls out faster SR-series for 2022
Cirrus Aircraft has updated its single-engined SR-series light aircraft, rolling out new cabin options and aerodynamic changes that improve efficiency and boost speed.
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NewsEmbraer to sell Portuguese manufacturing sites to Aernnova for $172m
Embraer has agreed to sell aerostructures operations in Portugal to Spanish aerospace company Aernnova for $172 million, an effort by the airframer to “optimise” its manufacturing footprint.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters begins Norwegian flight tests to resolve H145 IBF icing issue
Airbus Helicopters has begun a flight-test campaign in Norway that aims to remove the cold weather operating limitations currently imposed on H145 light-twins fitted with inlet barrier filters (IBFs).
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NewsEasyJet offers airline-perspective support to Cranfield hydrogen fuel-cell project
UK budget carrier EasyJet is to support the hydrogen fuel-cell development initiative of Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, which is working to fit a future propulsion system to a Britten-Norman Islander turboprop. EasyJet says it will provide an “airline operator’s perspective”, as well as “internal expertise”, to assist the technology firm’s efforts. ...
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NewsMagnix names COO D’Ercole as interim CEO following Ganzarski’s departure
Electric propulsion specialist Magnix has named chief operating officer Michele D’Ercole as interim chief executive, filling a position left vacant by the recent departure of former CEO Roei Ganzarski.
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NewsSenior snags new Boeing work
Boeing has continued to rejig its commercial aerospace supply chain, awarding new contracts to UK-headquartered Senior for work on the 737, 767 and 777.
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NewsBoeing logs more than 500 net orders in 2021 as deliveries accelerate
Boeing landed another 79 net orders for new aircraft in December 2021, continuing its recent positive momentum and pushing its full-year total to 535 jets.
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NewsGKN to produce structures and components for new Gulfstream business jets
GKN Aerospace confirms it has expanded its agreement with business jet maker Gulfstream to include the manufacturing of aerostructures and other components for the US airframer’s in-development G400 and G800 business jets.
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NewsFalko adds to Eve investment with tentative commitment for 200 aircraft
UK-based lessor Falko Regional Aircraft has deepened its relationship with Embraer’s urban air mobility spin-out Eve, signing a letter of intent which could lead to a 200-unit order of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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NewsA220 stretch is ‘natural’ but ‘not a near-term decision’: Scherer
Airbus insists there is no immediate plan to look at stretching the A220, even though it indicates that it will need to consider the measure at some point. The airframer is concentrating instead on ramping-up production of the twinjet, in order to achieve profitability for the programme which it acquired ...
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NewsAirbus closely watching Chinese outbreaks but no disruption at Tianjin
Airbus is watching for potential effects of the latest coronavirus variant on its industrial set-up in China, but has not yet seen any disruption to operations at its Tianjin plant. Chief executive Guillaume Faury, speaking during a 10 January briefing, acknowledged that the company was “very closely” monitoring the development ...