All Airframers news – Page 50
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NewsBoeing CEO downplays threat of Airbus developing larger A220
Boeing’s chief executive is downplaying competitive threats that might arise should Airbus move forward with developing a larger variant of its A220 narrowbody jet.
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NewsHeart selects partner to develop electrical system for hybrid-electric commuter
Swedish start-up Heart Aerospace has selected Crane Aerospace & Electronics to collaborate on producing the electrical power distribution system for its 30-seat hybrid-electric ES-30 regional aircraft.
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NewsGulfstream on track for year-end G700 certification
Gulfstream is increasingly confident the Federal Aviation Administration will certificate its in-development large-cabin G700 business jet before year-end.
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NewsTecnam to deliver P-Mentor trainers to four US customers, targets 2023 FAA certification
Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam expects the US Federal Aviation Administration will certificate its P-Mentor training aircraft late this year, paving the way for the company to begin deliveries to four newly disclosed customers.
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NewsAirbus drops interim A320neo rate references to focus on 75-per-month target
Airbus has dropped references to an interim monthly production-rate target of 65 aircraft for the A320neo-family programme, to focus instead on its ambitions to reach the higher output of 75 per month. The airframer had been looking to achieve the figure of 65 by the end of 2024, and 75 ...
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NewsBoeing CEO thinks truss-braced airliner concept could ‘see service’
Boeing’s development of NASA’s X-66A truss-brace-wing experiment aircraft will either spawn an entirely new class of commercial jetliners or prove the design unfeasible.
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NewsAirbus explores options to offset weight penalty of A321XLR’s reinforced fuel tank
Airbus is exploring options to ensure modifications to the A321XLR’s fuel tank do not impose a weight penalty that will significantly affect the aircraft’s range. The A321XLR – which is scheduled to enter service in the second quarter of next year – is intended to offer carriers the ability to ...
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NewsElectra secures investment from Statkraft Ventures to develop ‘blown-lift’ eSTOL
US regional air mobility start-up Electra Aero is getting a financial boost from a venture capital firm focused on developing low-emission transportation technologies.
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NewsBoeing moves forward with plan to bump up 737 and 787 production rates
Boeing is hiking production of two aircraft types, increasing 737 output to a 38-monthly rate and aiming by year-end to have five 787s moving off its production line every month.
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NewsAviation industry will need more pilots over 20 years than previously expected: Boeing
Boeing expects the global aviation industry will need even more pilots than previously expected, predicting in a new report that demand will exist for 649,000 new pilots during the next 20 years.
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NewsUS airlines to advise X-66A project as NASA reveals livery scheme
Several US airlines have agreed to provide technical advice in support of Boeing’s project with NASA to develop the X-66A truss-braced-wing demonstrator aircraft.
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NewsAir taxi developer Supernal opens engineering headquarters near Los Angeles
Electric air taxi developer Supernal has opened a new California engineering headquarters that will give the company more space for testing its in-development technology.
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In depthFAA approves Reliable Robotics’ autonomous flight system certification plan
The California start-up is pushing for certification and commercialisation of its autonomous flight system, which works as an always-on autopilot during taxiing, take-off and landing.
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NewsFAA to require 757s be inspected for frame cracks
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to require airlines to inspect Boeing 757s after one operator found cracks on a high-time jet.
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NewsArcher adds Uber Elevate co-founder Nikhil Goel as chief commercial officer
Archer Aviation has named Uber Elevate co-founder Nikhil Goel as chief commercial officer – the second high-profile addition the electric air taxi start-up has made to its leadership team in the past month.
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NewsAmpaire acquires eVTOL developer Talyn Air
US regional air mobility company Ampaire has acquired Talyn, a start-up developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) technologies inspired by two-stage rockets.
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NewsEmbraer and Eve to produce air taxis at site close to Sao Jose dos Campos
Eve Air Mobility plans to produce its in-development electric air taxi at a facility in the Brazilian city of Taubate, where Eve majority owner Embraer already has a presence.
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NewsArcher to fly ‘Midnight’ air taxi ‘within a matter of days’
Electric air taxi developer Archer Aviation is on the verge of attempting first flight of its production aircraft, “Midnight”, at the company’s San Jose test facility.
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NewsFAA releases plan to support air taxis ‘at scale’ by 2028
The Federal Aviation Administration has published a report broadly laying out a path to enable operation of electric air taxis and other novel aircraft in sizeable numbers by 2028.
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AnalysisBut is it an aircraft? FAA undecided on critical question as Regent seeks ‘seaglider’ guidance
Developers of wing-in-ground-effect craft insist their designs are marine vessels and therefore should be subject to oversight by the USCG, but with the FAA hovering, there are concerns that an emerging sector could be scuppered before it has even set sail.