All aerospace news – Page 28
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Initial delivery dates reportedly slip across key Russian civil aircraft programmes
Serial deliveries of several new Russian aircraft types – including the Yakovlev MC-21, SJ-100 and Ilyushin Il-114-300 – have been postponed, according to a number of media outlets in the country. Russian president Vladimir Putin, during an address to the federal assembly on 29 February, only briefly mentioned the civil ...
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Ace Aeronautics targets growing market for upgraded Black Hawks
Alabama-based aircraft upgrade specialist Ace Aeronautics sees increasing international demand for its upgrade programme for legacy Sikorsky Black Hawks from both civil and military operators.
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AW09 certification prospects boosted as latest ‘workhorse’ takes flight
Leonardo Helicopters is increasingly confident that certification for the AW09 will arrive in time to allow service entry for the light-single in 2025, following the maiden sortie of the first production-representative aircraft.
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Volocopter receives approval to begin serial production of VoloCity
Air taxi developer Volocopter has received German government approval to begin serial production of its VoloCity aircraft.
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NTSB revises accident report to remove blaming Tamarack for 2018 crash
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revised a 2021 accident report to remove a conclusion that Tamarack Aerospace’s Atlas active winglets caused a deadly Cessna Citation 525 crash in 2018.
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Beyond Aero claims France’s first manned hydrogen-powered flight
Beyond Aero claims to have completed France’s first manned flights of an electric aircraft powered by hydrogen.
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Bell building ‘white-tail’ 525s with orders yet to emerge
Bell holds no firm orders for the developmental 525 Relentless, the airframer has disclosed, even as it begins production of the first serial helicopters.
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Airbus modifying CFM56 engine-control logic after serious A320 thrust-reverser incident
Airbus is aiming to introduce an engine control unit software modification for CFM International CFM56 powerplants, to reduce the safety risk if A320 pilots attempt a go-around after activating reverse-thrust. Standard procedures require crews to commit to a full-stop landing once reverse-thrust has been selected. But analysis of flight data ...
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How plans for sustainable aviation are ramping up in Australia
In the corner of a hangar on the edge of Brisbane Airport, a wingless Beech Bonanza called Clyde has become a key enabler of zero emission flight.
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Strong MRO market lifts ST Engineering’s 2023 earnings
The Commercial Aerospace business of ST Engineering saw sharply higher revenue in 2023 on the back of freighter conversion and MRO activity.
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Icon ups A5’s gross weight and range with new four-blade prop
Icon Aircraft has increased the gross weight of its A5 light sport aircraft, allowing new-build A5s to carry more fuel and giving the type 2h more flight endurance.
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Investigations under way after fatal Norwegian S-92 accident
Investigations are under way after a search and rescue-configured Sikorsky S-92 operated by Bristow Group came down off the coast of Norway.
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Bell and Leonardo team up for military tiltrotor push including NGRC study work
Bell and Leonardo Helicopters are to work together to explore future military opportunities for tiltrotor technologies – dashing Airbus Helicopters’ hopes of an alliance with its European counterpart for an upcoming NATO contract.
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Oliver Wyman cuts 10-year aircraft fleet growth forecast amid industry pressure
The global commercial aircraft fleet and the aircraft maintenance market will grow slower than previously expected over the next decade due to tepid economic growth, regulations, constrained production of new aircraft and a pilot shortage.
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Columbia Helicopters sets out standard for civil version of CH-47D Chinook
Columbia Helicopters is looking to capitalise on growing demand for commercial heavy-lift rotorcraft for firefighting and other utility missions as it pushes ahead with a new military-to-civil conversion development for the Boeing CH-47 Chinook.
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Airbus Helicopters sees ‘no need’ for H125 successor now as programme nears 50-year milestone
Airbus Helicopters has no immediate plans to launch a new light single-engined rotorcraft as a replacement for the venerable H125, even as the programme closes on 50 years in service.
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FAA gives Boeing 90 days to submit quality improvement plan
The Federal Aviation Administration has given Boeing a 90-day deadline to submit a plan detailing how it intends to address quality-control concerns recently identified by FAA investigators and by a separate safety review panel.
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THC plays down overexpansion fears as it unveils deals for almost 300 helicopters
Saudi Arabia’s The Helicopter Company (THC) will not grow too large, too soon, its chief executive insists, despite an orderbook that has ballooned with the signature of agreements for almost 300 new helicopters to be delivered by the end of the decade.
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Safran to establish new French manufacturing plant for Leap and military engine parts
French aerospace and propulsion specialist Safran is to establish a new facility in the northwest of the country to produce engine components.
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Tru Simulation merges virtual reality with ‘tactile feel’ of cockpit controls
Seeking to package the capabilities of a full flight simulator into a compact design, Tru Simulation + Training has unveiled a virtual reality-augmented system called the Veris VR Flight Simulator.