All aerospace news – Page 325
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NewsPiaggio administrator invites bids to acquire Italian firm
Piaggio Aerospace’s administrator is inviting expressions of interest to acquire the Italian firm, and plans to complete the sale before year-end.
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NewsAir New Zealand debuts bunk bed concept for economy class
Air New Zealand has filed patent and trademark applications for full-length sleep pods in economy class, as it mulls installing them on its ultra long-haul routes. Unveiling the Economy Skynest, the carrier says it will decide whether or not to install the product after assessing the performance of its upcoming ...
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NewsMalaysia Airlines and Revima in landing gear MRO partnership
Malaysia Airlines will partner with MRO firm Revima to provide landing gear services to third-party customers. This means that Malaysia Airlines will be able to service Revima customers at its Kuala Lumpur maintenance facilities. Revima, in turn, will support landing gear overhauls for Malaysia Airlines’ customers at any one its ...
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NewsJAL trials transporting fresh fish with UAVs
Japan Airlines has conducted the first series of test flights using UAVs to transport freight, including one involving fresh fish from Nagasaki to a Tokyo restaurant. The flights, which spanned two days, were operated in cooperation with the Nagasaki Prefecture government. JAL adds that Yamaha Motor piloted the UAV ...
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NewsSpairliners wins A380 component support deal from Emirates
Emirates has signed a general terms agreement with component maintenance provider Spairliners for Airbus A380 support. Jointly owned by Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance and Lufthansa Technik, Spairliners is focused on servicing A380s and Embraer E-Jets. The deal is significant as Emirates is by far the largest A380 ...
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NewsJazz Dash 8 landing gear incident prompts Canadian investigation
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is investigating a reported landing gear fire involving a Jazz Aviation turboprop in Montreal on 25 February.
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NewsMeggitt looking to ‘absorb’ 737 Max impact
Meggitt believes it can “absorb” upheaval from the halt of Boeing 737 Max production as the effect of January’s suspension begins to impact the supply chain.
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NewsAMES extends Dubai site for GE90 fan module inspections
Aerostructures Middle East Services (AMES) has formally opened an extension of its Dubai facility to accommodate mandated fan-stator module inspections on ageing GE Aviation GE90 engines. The composite repair provider – a joint venture between Safran Nacelles and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance – says it doubled its ...
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NewsPolish provider LOTAMS conducts maintenance checks for Air Europa
LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services has completed a trio of heavy checks for Spanish carrier Air Europa. The latest event, a C-check on a Boeing 737-800, was begun on 8 January and required around 8,000 man-hours over 32 days, says the Polish MRO provider. It adds that the check included repair ...
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NewsHigher revenue boosts ST Engineering Aerospace full-year profit
ST Engineering’s aerospace arm notched a 15.5% increase in its full-year operating profit – on the back of higher revenue – to S$310 million ($221 million). Revenue for the year ended 31 December 2019 came in at S$3.45 billion, about 30% higher than the same period last year. Net profit, ...
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NewsBell reveals 429 demonstrator with four electric tail rotors
The Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque (EDAT) tail rotors first flew on the light, twin-engined 429 helicopter in May 2019. The aircraft is being tested at the company’s Mirabel, Canada facility and has about 25h of flight time.
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OpinionBombardier’s rail sale is last roll of the dice
The mansion that Laurent built is down to its last room. Bombardier – transformed by Pere Beaudoin from humble snowmobile manufacturer to world leader in aviation and rail transportation by the time he handed the chief executive reins to son Pierre in 2003 – will soon be known simply for business aircraft.
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NewsVolocopter nets €87 million in Series C funding round
German eVTOL maker says funding, expertise will support bid for commerical operations in two to four years
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NewsDe Havilland Canada sees growing market in Asia for high-density Dash 8
De Havilland Canada may have left the limelight to arch-rival ATR when it pulled out days before the Singapore air show over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, but the Canadian airframer is confident about prospects for its Dash 8 twin-turboprop in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly high-density variants.
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NewsFirst Air France A380 enters retirement in Ireland
The first of up to four ex-Air France Airbus A380s has been positioned into Ireland West Airport for storage, signalling the start of the airline’s superjumbo retirement process.
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NewsFixed-wing business aircraft deliveries strongest for a decade: GAMA
Shipments of fixed-wing business and general aviation aircraft soared in 2019 to their highest level for a decade, thanks to resurgent business jet and piston-engined aircraft sectors. In addition, the mix of deliveries in favour of high-end, high-value models resulted in the strongest billings for the industry in four years.
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AnalysisTrump administration flip-flops on C919 de-engining idea
The Trump administration may (or may not) be considering blocking the sale of CFM International Leap-1C engines and other technology for the developmental Comac C919. A Wall Street Journal report on 16 February surprised the aerospace community, with sources telling the newspaper that the administration was contemplating not approving GE ...
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NewsJAL and Bell explore urban air mobility in Asia
Japan Airlines and Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation have signed a cooperation agreement with Bell to study business opportunities for urban air mobility in Japan and around Asia. The agreement will encompass market research for mobility services that eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) technology, as well as examining the feasibility ...
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NewsFuselage of first airline A380 recycled into identity tags
A German company is using recycled fuselage parts from the first airline-operated Airbus A380 to create collectable identity tags, following the parting out of the aircraft by Tarmac Aerosave.
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NewsAirbus wins approval for single-pilot IFR operations on H175
Airbus Helicopters has gained European certification for single-pilot operations of its H175 super-medium-twin in instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions.