All aerospace news – Page 236
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NewsSweden’s BRA to test ATR with 100% blend of sustainable fuel
Braathens Regional Airlines is to conduct a pioneering flight test at the beginning of next year, aiming to fly an ATR turboprop with a 100% blend of sustainable aviation fuel. Speaking during a briefing on 16 September, recently-appointed BRA chief executive Ulrika Matsgard said the carrier was “starting the process” ...
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NewsSikorsky could complete Black Hawks in the UK as it eyes NMH bid
Sikorsky remains confident that its “combat-proven” UH-60 Black Hawk can see off the competition for the UK’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme and does not rule out completing the rotorcraft in the country – potentially alongside a rival bidder – if selected.
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NewsRolls-Royce hopes maiden sortie will speed Spirit of Innovation towards record attempt
After months of delays, Rolls-Royce’s all-electric Spirit of Innovation aircraft has finally taken to the skies.
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NewsRussia’s S7 sets up CFM56 engine and APU maintenance centre
Russian operator S7 Group’s engineering division is setting up a new overhaul facility for CFM International CFM56 powerplants as well as Honeywell auxiliary power units. The new S7 Technics maintenance facility will be located at Moscow Sheremetyevo airport and start operating – initially with APU repairs – in the first ...
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NewsAir New Zealand, Airbus embark on hydrogen aircraft research
Air New Zealand has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus to study the feasibility of hydrogen-powered aircraft in New Zealand.
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News2Excel unsheathes Excalibur as it outlines 757 conversion into Tempest testbed
UK-based 2Excel Aviation is gearing up to begin the next stage of conversion work that will see a Boeing 757-200 transformed into a flying testbed in support of the country’s Tempest Future Combat Air System after gaining a contract from Leonardo for the activity.
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NewsLeonardo and Northrop promise new RWUAS designs as they unveil partnership
Leonardo and Northrop Grumman intend to combine forces in the market for rotary-wing unmanned air systems (RWUAS), with the partners already working on several new designs.
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NewsGE Aviation ‘can’t sit back and wait’ for full recovery: GE chief
General Electric is neither expecting nor planning for a significant spike in demand for commercial air travel that would jolt aviation back to pre-pandemic levels and suddenly improve the fortunes of its aircraft engine division, and instead intends to manufacture as much of its own luck as it can, GE’s chief executive Larry Culp asserts.
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NewsHAL to produce parts for Rolls-Royce’s global Adour customer base
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Rolls-Royce have signed a pact for the Indian company to produce parts for the Adour jet engine.
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NewsArcher Aviation to become publicly traded on 17 September
Shareholders of shell company Atlas Crest Investment have approved a merger with US air taxi developer Archer Aviation, putting that company on track to become publicly traded on 17 September.
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NewsBoeing logged 23 net new aircraft orders in August, 787 deliveries still stalled
Boeing continued padding its order backlog in August, a month during which the company again logged more new orders than cancellations.
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NewsBAE, Malloy team to offer T-650 heavy-lift UAV
BAE Systems has joined forces with UK unmanned air vehicle manufacturer Malloy Aeronautics to design and market an all-electric vertical take-off and landing design capable of carrying a 300kg (661lb) payload.
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NewsBombardier refreshes Challenger 350 with new 3500 model, aims for certification next year
Bombardier has dropped the curtain on a cabin mock-up of a refreshed version of its Challenger 350 super-midsize business jet – a new variant called the Challenger 3500, for service entry in the second half of 2022.
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NewsBritish Airways sees Covid as catalyst for service innovation
British Airways responded to the pandemic by using technology to deliver new products and services to the customer, in a bid to improve its offering, cut costs, and minimise the risk of infection. During the AIX online event on 13 September, the IAG-owned airline’s director of brand and customer experience ...
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NewsRolls-Royce to divest AirTanker Holdings stake but retain share of MRTT operator
Rolls-Royce is continuing its divestment efforts with the decision to sell its stake in AirTanker Holdings to an investment firm. AirTanker is the consortium which owns Airbus A330-200 multi-role tanker transports used by the Royal Air Force under a ministry of defence contract. Rolls-Royce has agreed to sell its 23.1% ...
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NewsAirlink renews AE3007 engine support contract with R-R
South African regional operator Airlink has extended a multi-year engine MRO contract with Rolls-Royce for its AE3007 powerplant.
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NewsUS firm Mammoth to offer 777-200LR and -300ER freighter conversions
US based firm Mammoth Freighters has joined the line-up of companies aiming to offer Boeing 777 cargo conversions, with a portfolio covering the long-range -200LR and -300ER models. The company intends to begin modification of an initial 777-200LR – converting it to a -200LRMF – in the second quarter of ...
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NewsFAA grants $100m in technology development contracts to major US aerospace manufacturers
Several major US aerospace companies – including Boeing, GE Aviation, Honeywell Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney – have won US government contracts to develop emission- and noise-reducing aerospace technologies.
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NewsNATO advances next-generation helicopter project as NGRC team grows to seven nations
A group of NATO member countries has thrashed out the wording of an agreement to allow the start of early work on a clean-sheet medium-class military helicopter to arrive in the mid-2030s.
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NewsExcursion CRJ900's nose-wheel steering reversed by incorrect maintenance
Swedish investigators have found that incorrect installation of a Bombardier CRJ900’s nose-wheel steering sensor resulted in rudder-pedal deflection inputs being reversed, before the jet suffered an excursion during take-off from Gallivare. The Nordica aircraft had been departing runway 30 for a service to Stockholm on 9 September last year. Its ...