All aerospace news – Page 8
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NewsRex takes 20% stake in electric aviation start-up Dovetail
Australia’s Regional Express has taken a 20% shareholding in advanced powertrain firm Dovetail Electric Aviation, more than half a year after it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Australian start-up.
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Boeing pauses some 737 deliveries due to manufacturing error
Boeing has paused deliveries of some 737s due to a manufacturing error that will likely affect “a significant number” of in-production aircraft.
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US and European regulators warn more GE and CFM engines may have component defects
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have warned that more GE Aerospace and CFM International engines than previously thought may be susceptible to premature failure due to a manufacturing defect.
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Start-up Merlin set to start autonomous Grand Caravan demonstrations
Autonomous technology company Merlin has big plans to demonstrate its autonomous flight control system on a modified Cessna Grand Caravan in the coming months in Alaska.
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‘Seaglider’ start-up Regent adds Muilenburg and Neeleman to its board of advisors
”Seaglider” developer Regent Craft has added former Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg and serial aviation entrepreneur David Neeleman to its board of advisors.
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Storage rates of GTF-powered jets in double-digits, analysis shows
Airbus A320neo-family aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines are presently experiencing significantly higher storage rates than those equipped with the rival CFM International Leap-1A, analysis of Cirium data reveals.
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Milestone nets S-92 lease deal with OHS
Milestone Aviation has signed a deal with Offshore Helicopter Services (OHS) – newly acquired by South Africa’s Ultimate Aviation – covering the lease of five Sikorsky S-92 heavy-twins.
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Boeing deliveries bounce back in March as orders also rise
Boeing’s commercial aircraft orders and deliveries bounced back in March as it once again began delivering 787s and 767s following a pause to address quality issues.
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AVIC’s AC332 helicopter makes maiden sortie, nets 24 orders
AVIC’s in-development AC332 helicopter has completed its maiden flight, with the programme securing its launch order for 24 examples.
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China’s GDAT signs for 50 H160s during Macron visit
Airbus Helicopters has secured an order for 50 H160 helicopters from Chinese aviation company GDAT, marking the largest civilian order for the type.
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Cessna 525B lost Tamarack wing extension prior to 30 March emergency landing
The pilot of a Cessna Citation 525B who made an emergency landing in Tampa last week did so after the aircraft suffered substantial damage to its left wing, including loss of an aftermarket winglet supplied by Tamarack Aerospace.
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Air Baltic chief reiterates interest in stretched A220 as options decision looms
Air Baltic would still consider taking a stretched version of the Airbus A220 – widely dubbed the A220-500 – should the variant become available in the right timeframe for its outstanding order options.
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Mitsubishi Heavy eyes revenue uplift from engines business
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) expects its aero engines business to surpass pre-pandemic revenue in the year ended 31 March, amid an uptick of MRO demand.
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Boeing is again delivering 767s
Boeing is again delivering 767s, having restarted handovers after a pause due to quality issues affecting commercial and military versions of the widebody jets.
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Airship developer Flying Whales picks Honeywell 1MW generator for power system
French-Canadian airship developer Flying Whales intends to power its conceptual cargo-hauling hybrid-electric dirigible using Honeywell’s 1MW generator.
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Metal-cut commences for A350 freighter’s modified centre wing-box
Airbus has commenced production of the initial parts for its A350 freighter, with the first components manufactured for the centre wing-box. The airframer’s newly-created Airbus Atlantic division has started producing the structure which has been modified and reinforced compared with the passenger A350 centre wing-box, with changes to the internal ...
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FAA addresses another Boeing torque issue with new 767 order
The Federal Aviation Administration has identified another bolt-torque issue involving Boeing jets – this time affecting the military version of the company’s 767.
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FAA updates turbofan bird-strike rules, 14 years after US Airways flight 1549
Fourteen years after bird strikes forced the ditching of US Airways flight 1549 into the Hudson River, the Federal Aviation Administration has completed a rule intended to make aircraft engines more resilient to ingesting birds.
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Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy 16 months after going public
Space-launch start-up Virgin Orbit filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court on 4 April, a move coming 16 months after the company became publicly traded amid wide fanfare.
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India conducts runway landing test of reusable spacecraft
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted a runway test landing of a developmental reusable spacecraft.
