All Airframers news – Page 11
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In depth‘Daunting but not impossible’: JetZero endeavors to deliver world’s first ‘all-wing’ commercial jet
JetZero executives say the start-up is ready for the challenges that come with building a large, radically different-looking composite airframe at scale to compete against the world’s leading aerospace manufacturers.
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NewsBoeing ramped up widebody deliveries in April as 737 deliveries slowed
Boeing’s 737 Max delivery pace slowed in April but the company made up the difference by delivering more widebody jets than in previous months this year.
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In depthWith ‘A to Z’ development experience, Wisk’s new CEO takes on certification challenge
The new chief executive of air taxi start-up Wisk Aero thinks he has the aircraft-development experience needed to lead the company’s transition, now underway, into the critical phase of flight testing and certification.
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NewsLeonardo to detail Baykar and aerostructures partnerships during June-July
Leonardo aims in the next two months to reveal much more about two significant pending partnerships.
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NewsChina Airlines ordered 14 777X in March
Boeing previously logged the orders to its March order activity, available on its website, but attributed them to an undisclosed buyer.
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NewsA320neo-family ‘gliders’ drag down Airbus delivery figures
Airbus confirmed a continuing dip in deliveries over the first four months of the year, with 192 aircraft handed over compared with 203 at the same point in 2024. The airframer delivered 149 A320neo-family jets during the period – down on last year’s 167 – as supply-chain issues forced it ...
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NewsLeonardo stands up new aeronautics division
Leonardo has formally established a new aeronautics division, consolidating its activities in the aerostructures, fixed-wing aircraft and uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) sectors.
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NewsEmbraer CEO expects ‘limited impact’ from US tariffs on 2025 performance
Embraer expects new US tariffs will largely hit its business aviation division and shave close to a percentage point off its 2025 earnings margin, but broadly describes the taxes as only minimally impacting its 2025 financial performance.
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NewsHeart chief Forslund defends decision to take flight from Sweden
Anders Forslund, chief executive of Heart Aerospace, has defended the hybrid-electric aircraft developer’s decision to close its Swedish operation and relocate to the USA, arguing it will benefit the business in the long run.
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems receives cash lifeline from Airbus as coffers dry up
Airbus has agreed to provide Spirit AeroSystems with $200 million in credit to help the financially embattled US supplier continue operating until Airbus completes a plan to acquire parts of Spirit later this year.
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NewsBombardier’s production still disrupted by one engine maker’s delays
Bombardier is struggling to get engines on time from one of its three engine suppliers – the company has not said which.
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NewsBusiness jet deals stalled amid tariff uncertainty but momentum has rebounded: Bombardier
Some sales campaigns slowed in March as tariffs took hold, but Bombardier’s CEO says activity is “back to normal”.
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NewsBombardier considers acquiring Belfast production site amid Spirit AeroSystems break up
Bombardier is open to the prospect of acquiring work packages from Spirit AeroSystems in Belfast focused on the production of aerostructures for its business jets, although the Canadian airframer would also be content with Boeing taking on that activity and becoming one of its suppliers.
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NewsAerCap CEO not interested in 737 and A320 replacements
If Airbus and Boeing were to pitch him on next-generation narrowbodies, AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly would reply, ”Don’t let the door hit you on the way out”.
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NewsAerCap CEO envisions tariffs driving up used jet prices
Tariffs could also lead countries to remove caps preventing importation of older leased aircraft, so airlines need not acquire as many tariff-saddled new jets
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NewsSweden loses out to LA after Heart transplants operation
Hybrid-electric developer Heart Aerospace is to abandon its long-term Swedish home and relocate operations to Los Angeles to “accelerate development” of its 30-passenger ES-30 aircraft.
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NewsUK union aims to pressure government over Spirit Belfast break-up
Representatives of Spirit AeroSystems workers in the UK are seeking political support over concerns for the future of the company’s Short Brothers plant in Belfast as it faces break-up. Airbus has reached an agreement to acquire wing production for the A220 and – if a third party is not identified ...
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NewsBoom picks Colorado site to test in-development Symphony engine
Boom says it expects to begin testing the Symphony engine’s core this year at the Colorado site.
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NewsBoeing to halt X-66 development, narrow focus to thin wings for future jets
Boeing this summer will stop developing NASA’s X-66 truss-braced-wing demonstrator aircraft and shift its focus specifically toward developing thin-wing technology that had been central to X-66’s design.
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NewsUnited places ‘conditional’ order for up to 200 of JetZero’s blended-wing airliners
United Airlines has become the latest major US carrier to throw support behind start-up JetZero’s development of a blended-wing-body airliner.