All Airframers news – Page 27
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News
Bombardier targeting 15% more business jet deliveries in 2023
Bombardier expects to increase business jet deliveries by “a minimum of 15%” as strong demand for private flying drives the company’s resurgence.
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Airbus picks motor supplier for hydrogen engine prototype
Airbus has picked a Japanese-owned French manufacturer to develop electric motors for a planned prototype hydrogen-powered engine. The airframer is intending to bring a commercial zero-emission aircraft to market by around 2035, and the motor will be part of a proposed hydrogen fuel-cell energy system. Airbus has selected Nidec Leroy-Somer ...
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Airline Business
How supply-demand crunch has given A380 a fresh lease of life
After initially looking as though the pandemic was going to bring an unceremonious end to several carriers’ Airbus A380 operations, a capacity shortage means the ultra-large jet will be flying far more widely this summer than previously expected
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FAA grants Universal Hydrogen special airworthiness certificate
Alternative propulsion developer Universal Hydrogen says the Federal Aviation Administration has granted it a special airworthiness certificate in the experimental category, clearing the company to begin flight testing its demonstrator aircraft, a modified De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300.
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Bombardier overhauls leadership structure, Martel remains CEO
Bombardier has made several significant shifts to its senior management structure, naming new executives to head sales, aftermarket operations, defence products and supply chain.
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Textron Aviation rolls out ‘gravel kit’ for SkyCourier
Textron Aviation is now selling a “gravel kit” modification for Cessna’s newly certificated SkyCourier turboprop – an option intended to enable the aircraft to operate from remote, unfinished airstrips.
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Production and supply chain trouble push Spirit AeroSystems to $546m 2022 loss
Spirit AeroSystems lost $546 million in 2022, reflecting an ongoing slump in aerostructures deliveries and a disrupted production system.
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Attorneys accuse Boeing of violating 737 Max settlement with Department of Justice
Attorneys representing relatives of 737 Max crash victims are arguing in court that Boeing violated its 2021 settlement with the US government by pleading not guilty last week to fraud charges.
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Boeing 747 Freighters will maintain value: Atlas Air CEO
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, the buyer of Boeing’s final four 747s, expects the jumbo jets will maintain their value over time – and plans to operate them for up to half a century.
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Final Boeing 747 departs Everett for its new home
The final Boeing 747 to be built left the airframer’s Everett, Washington plant on 1 February, closing a five-decade-long era for the US airframer.
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Airbus and Qatar avert court trial after settling high-profile A350 dispute
Airbus and Qatar Airways have averted a high-profile court trial after reaching a settlement to resolve their legal clash over the airline’s A350 fleet. The two sides state that they have reached an “amicable and mutually-agreeable settlement”, the details of which are confidential. Their dispute centred on the deterioration of ...
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De Havilland lands Dash 8 freighter conversion order from Peru’s ATSA
De Havilland Canada has landed an agreement to supply Peruvian airline ATSA with a Dash 8-400 F-LCD freighter, a heavily modified aircraft equipped with a large cargo door.
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In depth
Personal perspectives on the legacy of the Boeing 747
As Boeing on 31 January brought and end to more than 50 years of jumbo jet production, FlightGlobal gets some perspectives on why the 747 meant so much to those who knew the aircraft.
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Analysis
How special 747 variants have delivered in military and niche roles
Boeing’s ever-versatile 747 continues to fill a range of niche applications for military and other operators, even including its use as a satellite launch platform.
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Analysis
Last of the jumbos: Boeing closes chapter with final 747 delivery
Boeing has delivered its final 747, closing a chapter on an aircraft that revolutionised travel, linked distant cities, made the world seem smaller and became a symbol of American industrial might and of last century’s jet-set culture.
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US start-up Natilus lands deal to sell in-development cargo aircraft to Ameriflight
US cargo airline Ameriflight intends to purchase 20 of a conceptual autonomous cargo aircraft being developed by California start-up Natilus.
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Boeing to open fourth 737 production line, in Everett
Boeing plans in 2024 to expand its 737 Max production footprint by opening a new production line at its facility in Everett, supplementing the three 737 lines at its original 737 assembly site in Renton.
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Start-up Electra Aero secures USAF funding for eSTOL development
US start-up Electra Aero has secured $30 million in funding through a US Air Force (USAF) programme to further develop an all-electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) aircraft.
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Gulfstream targets 20% bump in 2023 aircraft deliveries
Business jet maker Gulfstream aims to hike its aircraft deliveries by a fifth in 2023 after missing its delivery target last year amid regulatory and supply chain issues.
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Boeing still coping with ‘unstable’ 737 delivery pace
Boeing expects to deliver between 30 and 40 737s monthly in 2023 – and where it falls in that range will depend largely on its ability to fix supply and labour issues.