All aerospace news – Page 328
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NewsST Engineering, Vietnam Airlines explore airframe MRO joint venture
ST Engineering and Vietnam Airlines have inked an agreement to explore setting up an airframe MRO joint venture. The joint venture would operate out of Vietnam Airlines’ facilities in Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport, and Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. If set up, it would ...
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NewsAnalyst: Boeing’s previously scrapped 787-3 could be reborn as the NMA
In considering its options for a new midmarket aircraft (NMA), Boeing could ponder using an early design of a bestselling twin aisle aircraft which was shelved a decade ago, in an effort to keep development costs low and execute on an accelerated timeline, one analyst says.
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NewsBoeing discloses new Max software issue, sticks to mid-2020 certification goal
Boeing has uncovered a new problem with the 737 Max aircraft’s flight control computers, though the company does not anticipate the issue will upend its expectation to receive Max certification in the middle of 2020.
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NewsMRO players join forces to start sector-wide blockchain trial
Multiple MRO players have formed a partnership to jointly investigate and set standards for the use of blockchain technology to digitally track aircraft parts.
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NewsFresh delay hits Mitsubishi’s beleaguered SpaceJet
Mitsubishi Aircraft’s SpaceJet programme has suffered another major delay, with the first delivery slipping potentially a year or more from the current target. In its third-quarter results announcement, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), the parent of Mitsubishi Aircraft, said that the “first commercial delivery of SpaceJet is expected to be in ...
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NewsChina poses short and long-term challenges for US aerospace
Economic vulnerability in China, coupled with a potential trade war between China and the United States, as well as the short-term but massively disruptive effects of the new coronavirus are some of the biggest risks the global aviation and aerospace industry faces at the start of the new decade.
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NewsBoeing has no time to lose on NMA decision
Industry experts say Boeing must move quickly towards making a decision on its new mid-market airplane (NMA), a project it has been talking about for years but was recently put on the back burner as it continues to deal with the fallout from the year-long 737 Max crisis.
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NewsJuly delivery planned as A321P2F begins flight testing
Flight testing is under way of the first Airbus single-aisle passenger-to-freighter conversion, the A321P2F, with delivery targeted for July.
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NewsElbit to fly Hermes 900 for UK search and rescue trials
Elbit Systems will this year carry out a series of tests in the UK to assess the feasibility of using unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to support search and rescue operations.
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NewsGMF AeroAsia undecided on private placement
GMF AeroAsia remains undecided on plans for a private share placement, even as a two-year deadline draws close. In March 2018, shareholders gave their approval to issue 2.82 billion new shares, about 10% of total shares. Of this, around 2.33 billion shares will be issued to a strategic investor selected ...
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In depthNervous uncertainty seeps into the aerospace industry
A potential global recesssion, political instability, trade conflicts, the ongoing crisis at Boeing and a pandemic in Asia are all contributing to nervous uncertainty in the aerospace industry.
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NewsBombardier discussing sale of business jet unit to Textron: reports
Bombardier is discussing a potential sale of its business jet unit to Textron, according to reports, a move that if completed would catapult Textron into the large-cabin business jet segment and mark another divestiture by once-mighty Bombardier.
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NewsSIAEC incorporates engine overhaul joint venture with GE
SIA Engineering and GE Aviation have incorporated their engine overhaul joint venture which will provide MRO services for the GE90 and GE9X engines. This comes about two years after the pari inked an agreement with the intention to set the joint venture up. Plans to form the joint venture were ...
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NewsSingapore air show remains on track, says organiser
The organiser of the Singapore air show has reaffirmed that the show will proceed as planned, amid concerns about the novel coronavirus outbreak. Experia Events notes that Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) presently rates the virus at DORSCON (Disease Outbreak Response System Condition) ‘Yellow.’ This means that while the disease ...
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NewsEtihad sells A330 and 777-300ER fleets to Altavair and KKR
Etihad Airways has agreed to sell its fleet of Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-300ERs to Altavair AirFinance and private equity firm KKR, in a deal valued at $1 billion.
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In depthSingapore’s urban air mobility dreams take off
Against the backdrop of the iconic Marina Bay Sands in downtown Singapore, the aircraft took off, circling the Marina Bay area for two minutes, before landing. That marked the first-ever manned flight in an Asian city for urban air mobility company Volocopter, which used its 2X prototype for the test ...
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In depthSteady as it goes in ASEAN civil helicopter market
Viewers of the film Crazy Rich Asians may get the sense that civilian helicopter operations in Southeast Asia are simple matter of ‘get in and go’. One scene depicts a trio of three (clearly digitized) VIP helicopters fly in close formation from Singapore to a container ship sailing in the ...
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OpinionHow high-profile crash put helicopter safety in spotlight
If the Helicopter Association International (HAI), the organiser of Heli-Expo – the world’s largest rotorcraft trade event – was hoping for a quiet few days focussed on the industry’s positive aspects then they will have been sorely disappointed.
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NewsEmbraer launches upgraded Phenom 300E
Embraer has launched an upgraded version of the Phenom 300E in a move designed to boost the appeal and value proposition of the best-selling light business jet.