All aerospace news – Page 271
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NewsSIA engineering division in talks to acquire SR Technics' Malaysian arm
Singapore Airlines’ engineering division has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire the local Malaysian operation of maintenance specialist SR Technics. SIA Engineering Company says it has signed a memorandum of understanding relating to the potential acquisition “in part or whole” of SRT Malaysia. Negotiations will take place on the terms ...
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NewsFirst flight nears for Rolls-Royce ACCEL project
Rolls-Royce has successfully completed taxi tests of the electric-powered aircraft it is developing under the ACCEL technology research programme, as it bids to perform a delayed first flight later this month.
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NewsBetter use of space assets eyed for Asia-Pacific ATM
Singapore is conducting work related to how space-based technology can improve air traffic management (ATM), while IATA is working to improve traffic flows during the pandemic.
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NewsElectroflight battery system will power Heart Aerospace ES-19
Electroflight has been selected to build a High Energy Propulsion Battery System (HEPBAS) for the Heart Aerospace ES-19, a regional airliner currently being developed in Sweden.
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NewsBoeing 777-9 performing runway tests in Oklahoma
Boeing has sent one of its four 777-9 test jets to Clinton-Sherman airport in Oklahoma for a series of tests that will primarily examine the jet’s performance on the runway.
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NewsArrival of versatile E195-E2 offers ‘glimmer of hope’: KLM Cityhopper chief
KLM Cityhopper believes the arrival of its first Embraer 195-E2s can help to spearhead the Dutch carrier’s recovery from the pandemic downturn as the new jets will offer the wider group greater flexibility.
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NewsBA premium-economy roll-out plays well for recovery phase: Doyle
British Airways chief executive Sean Doyle believes the increased mix of premium-economy seating in its capacity is well timed to cater for the likely slower pick-up in business traffic during the pandemic recovery phase.
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NewsSafran advances hydrogen studies as part of future-fuel evaluation
Safran has launched a study alongside Ariane Group and Airbus examining the potential for hydrogen as a future fuel source for aviation.
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NewsKelley Aerospace unveils supersonic combat drone concept
Singapore-based aerospace company Kelley Aerospace has officially launched its supersonic unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) concept, and has reportedly secured over 100 orders from undisclosed customers.
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NewsColombian civil aviation chief to head ICAO
Colombia’s Juan Carlos Salazar has been named as the new Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
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NewsFAA fines Boeing $6.6 million to settle three cases involving ODA failures
The Federal Aviation Administration has fined Boeing $6.6 million in penalties to settle three enforcement cases, including those related to its Organisation Designation Authorization (ODA) programme.
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NewsIsrael picks CH-53K as next heavy-lift helicopter
Israel has become the first export customer for the Sikorsky CH-53K, having selected the heavy-lift helicopter as a replacement for its fleet of elderly CH-53D ‘Yasur’ rotorcraft which have been in service since the 1960s.
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NewsDe Havilland and PAL pitch special-mission ‘P-4’ Dash 8-400
De Havilland Canada and Canadian aircraft modification company PAL Aerospace intend to offer a special-mission variant of the Dash 8-400 turboprop to the Royal Malaysian Air Force.
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OpinionShould Ukraine have identified airliner threat before MH17 loss?
Whether Ukraine should have closed upper airspace – saving flight MH17 – depended on its view of separatists’ capabilities.
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In depthThe unwanted aircraft in aviation’s boneyards
Hundreds of aircraft are sitting in storage across the world, awaiting their fate. Will the rate of retirements pick up in 2021, and what actually happens to an airliner when it is parted out?
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OpinionWhy does aviation still have a man problem?
Competence, not gender, should be the only factor to affect success, says Pilar Wolfsteller.
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NewsBoeing-Safran APU joint venture Initium frozen due to ‘cancellation’ of NMA
Boeing’s failure to launch its New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) was behind the suspension of the airframer’s auxiliary power unit joint venture with Safran, the French aerospace supplier has confirmed.
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In depthWhy Cessna’s flagship Longitude is degrees better
We fly Textron Aviation’s super-midsize flagship Cessna Citation Longitude.
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NewsPartners eye role for Spain’s ITP on engine development for future fighter
Safran and MTU are working to accommodate Spanish firm ITP in their partnership which is seeking to develop a next-generation fighter engine as part of a broader multi-national combat aircraft programme.
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NewsLeap engine break-even slips by ‘two or three years’ on lower volumes
Break-even for the CFM International Leap engine programme has been pushed back until 2024 or 2025 – a delay of two or three years over previous targets.