All Airframers news – Page 11
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Embraer CEO sees US pilot shortage as ‘improving’
Embraer’s chief executive sees his company’s recent success selling regional jets to US carriers as signifying that a shortage of pilots is easing.
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Eve names trio of systems suppliers for in-development air taxi
Air taxi developer Eve Air Mobility has identified a trio of systems suppliers for its proposed five-person electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
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Middle East air transport recovery faster than expected: Boeing regional sales chief
Middle Eastern air transport activity has recovered more sharply than expected post-pandemic, Boeing’s sales chief for the region believes, with Saudi Arabia becoming a particular focal point. Boeing’s latest commercial market outlook shows demand for 3,025 aircraft in the Middle East over the next 20 years. This figure includes 1,350 ...
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Dufour Aerospace targets medevac and cargo missions with tilt-wing Aero3
Hybrid-electric aircraft developer Dufour Aerospace is aiming its proposed vertical take-off and landing vehicle at pre-existing helicopter markets, hoping to leave competitors behind with a fast and efficient cruise stage.
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Bombardier thinks its business-jet-focused restructuring is paying off
Bombardier executives are pointing to their company’s third-quarter financial performance as evidence that a turnaround plan started several years ago is working.
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Stretched Ilyushin Il-96-400M carries out maiden flight
Russia’s United Aircraft has carried out the maiden flight of its Ilyushin Il-96-400M, a stretched and modernised version of the four-engined airliner. The Il-96-400M – rolled out in the aerospace firm’s corporate livery earlier this year – took off from Voronezh on 1 November for a 26min sortie. United Aircraft ...
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Joby remains in strong cash position as it breaks even in Q3
US electric aircraft developer Joby Aviation roughly broke even during a third quarter in which it passed several milestones on its intended path to commercial air taxi operations in 2025.
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Spirit AeroSystems seeks to renegotiate contracts with Airbus as losses pile up
Spirit AeroSystems is working to renegotiate loss-making supply contracts with Airbus and to refinance more than $1 billion in debt coming due in 2025, efforts executives describe as requiring urgent attention.
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Spirit AeroSystems loses $204 million in Q3 amid surging expenses and costly rework
Costly fuselage rework and increased supply chain and labour expenses pushed US aerostructures manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems to a $204 million loss in the third quarter of 2023.
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Canada’s Helijet International places firm orders for four Beta air taxis
British Columbia-based helicopter operator Helijet International has placed firm orders for four of Beta Technologies’ Alia air taxi.
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Gulfstream adds manufacturing capacity in Savannah for G400s, G500s and G600s
Gulfstream has completed an expansion in Savannah of the manufacturing facility where it assembles G400, G500 and G600 business jets, leaving the company prepared to increase output.
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Brazil’s Embraer delivers 43 jets during the third quarter
Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 43 jets during the third quarter, 30% more than it did in the same period last year.
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SkyWest orders 19 new E175s to fly on behalf of United
US regional carrier SkyWest Airlines will acquire 19 new Embraer 175s to fly under contract for United Airlines.
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Southwest orders 108 Boeing 737s and takes more order options
Southwest Airlines has restructured its order book with US airframer Boeing, planning to receive up to 216 more 737 Max between 2023 and 2031.
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Boeing pushing production rates to keep suppliers ‘hot’ despite delivery slowdown
While Boeing will deliver fewer than expected 737s this year due to a quality problem, the company is broadly working to speed up the pace of its entire 737 production system, aiming to hit a 38-monthly rate this year.
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Overair nears assembly of prototype with flight testing on near horizon
After completing ground testing of its propulsion system last year, Southern California’s Overair is focusing on building and flying the production prototype of its ”Butterfly” air taxi.
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EASA indicates A350-1000 take-off weight hiked to 322t
Airbus has hiked the maximum take-off weight for the A350-1000 by 3t, to a total of 322t, regulatory documents indicate. The airframer’s documentation for the twinjet lists the MTOW of the -1000’s highest weight variant as 319t. But the Europe Union Aviation Safety Agency revised its type certificate data on ...
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Archer’s Midnight air taxi hovers for first time
Archer Aviation’s Midnight aircraft has hovered off the ground, a milestone in the company’s progress toward certification and commercialisation of its air taxi design.
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Airbus renewing ocean transport vessel fleet to assist A320neo ramp-up demand
Airbus is to support its effort to hike monthly A320neo-family production to 75 aircraft through a renewal of its transatlantic logistics vessel fleet. The airframer has commissioned three new roll-on, roll-off ships – which will incorporate wind-assisted propulsion – for service entry in 2026. Airbus uses ships to transport A320neo ...
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Boeing trims 737 delivery forecast as it posts $1.6bn third-quarter loss
Boeing has pared back the number of 737s it expects to deliver this year amid a quality issue involving pressure bulkheads, and lost $1.6 billion in the third-quarter of 2023.