All Airframers news – Page 13
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OpinionWhy timing matters as big two airframers mull future narrowbody strategies
Airbus may be besting its US rival at the moment, but a timely move by Boeing could put it back on top, says Hal Calamvokis.
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NewsAirbus expects higher-altitude airport certification for A330neo early next year
Airbus is expecting its A330neo to secure clearance to operate at higher-altitude airports early next year, following a series of flight tests in Latin America to demonstrate performance capabilities in hot-and-high environments. The airframer flew the A330-900 flight-test airframe, MSN1795, to Mexico and Bolivia for a two-week campaign in the ...
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NewsPressure mounts for Boeing as lawmakers grill CEO Calhoun
Boeing chief executive David Calhoun faced an onslaught of criticism during an 18 June Senate committee hearing, with lawmakers accusing the leader of failing to fix longstanding quality problems.
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NewsUnited Aircraft restores Tu-214 to flight ahead of ‘flying laboratory’ modification
Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft has restored to flight a Tupolev Tu-214 which it intends to use as a flying laboratory.
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NewsNew production hitch prompts Boeing to inspect fasteners on undelivered 787s
Boeing confirms it has uncovered another 787 production issue that this time involves improperly torqued structural fasteners on an undisclosed number of undelivered Dreamliners.
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NewsTextron’s first Cessna Citation Ascend conforming airframe takes flight
The first certification-conforming production airframe of Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Ascend has completed its maiden flight.
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NewsFAA leader acknowledges lax Boeing oversight before Alaska flight 1282 incident
Michael Whitaker, head of the Federal Aviation Administration, admitted to US lawmakers on 13 June that the agency should have been more proactive in overseeing Boeing’s factories prior to the Alaska Airlines flight 1282 incident.
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NewsXTI Aerospace seeks accelerated development of TriFan 600
US start-up XTI Aerospace is making moves intended to boost development of its conceptual TriFan 600, a fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft that will burn jet fuel.
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NewsArcher’s Midnight transitions from hover to forward flight
Air taxi developer Archer Aviation’s Midnight electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has transitioned from hover to forward flight and back again for the first time last week.
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NewsBoeing landed orders for only four aircraft in May and delivery slowdown persists
An order from Eva Air for four widebody jets was the sole bright spot for Boeing in May, a month during which the company’s order and delivery pace remained curtailed amid a regulatory review by China and company efforts to shore-up production quality.
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NewsLilium spends €94.7 million in first quarter and raises money from three sources
German air taxi developer Lilium reported “significant progress” on both fundraising as well as engineering milestones in the first quarter of 2024 as it spent €94.7 million ($102 million).
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NewsFAA releases air taxi airworthiness guidance to streamline certification process
The Federal Aviation Administration has released proposed guidance intended to help developers of electric air taxis better navigate the type-certification process and better understand how their aircraft will be evaluated by the regulator.
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NewsBelugaXL testbed airframe formally rounds off Airbus logistics fleet
Ten years after launching the programme, Airbus has brought its high-capacity BelugaXL fleet up to its full capacity of six aircraft following the introduction of the initial airframe, which had been serving as a testbed. Airbus formally commenced work on the A330-700L – the formal designation for the BelugaXL – ...
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NewsFAA orders G500 and G600 inspections, citing engine-mount ‘quality escape’
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered inspections of the Gulfstream G500 and G600 fleet in response to a “quality escape” involving improperly installed engine-mounting hardware.
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NewsUndisclosed customer orders 20 A330neos
Twenty Airbus A330-900s for an undisclosed customer have been added to the airframer’s production backlog, its latest monthly figures reveal. The order, placed on 15 May, takes overall firm A330neo commitments to more than 300. Airbus has not identified the customer, although Vietnamese budget carrier Vietjet disclosed a provisional agreement ...
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NewsArcher receives Part 135 certification from FAA
US air taxi developer Archer Aviation has secured a Part 135 air carrier and operator certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration on behalf of its subsidiary Archer Air.
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NewsAAM start-up Volocopter secures new funding from investors
German air taxi developer Volocopter has secured new funding just weeks after chief executive Dirk Hoke had raised the prospect of insolvency for the start-up.
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NewsHelios Horizon claims altitude record for multi-seat electric aircraft
Small US aerospace project Helios Horizon claims to have recently broken the record for the highest-flying multi-seat electric aircraft, which it considers a step on its journey into the stratosphere.
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NewsJoby eyes future autonomous eVTOL operations with Xwing acquisition
US air taxi maker Joby Aviation has acquired the autonomy division of start-up Xwing, enabling it to eventually deploy pilotless technology in its developmental electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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NewsMexicana orders 20 Embraer E2 aircraft
Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico’s new government-run carrier, has placed an order for 20 Embraer E2 narrowbody aircraft, making it the first customer of the type in that country.