All In Depth – Page 5
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Norwegian start-up Elfly slows development of electric seaplane amid investment dry spell
Chief executive Eric Lithun describes Elfly’s difficulty in securing enough cash to push the company’s all-electric Noemi seaplane over remaining development and certification hurdles.
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Aircraft shortages push US carriers to pause pilot-hiring spree
A pilot shortage that had gripped the US regional airline industry is finally easing, at least temporarily, due to aircraft production and maintenance issues that have left much larger US airlines with fewer-than-anticipated jets.
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Ukraine pursues retired NATO fighter pilots to fly new F-16 fleet
The government of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has informed US legislators that it will seek to recruit retired NATO fighter pilots to supplement the country’s air force, which recently began operating donated Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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KAI, Korean compatriots set for big presence at Farnborough
South Korean aerospace companies have had a strong two years since their last appearance at the Farnborough air show.
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Turkish Aerospace enters Farnborough riding two years of achievement
Turkish Aerospace is nothing if not ambitious, with a spate of first flights since the last Farnborough air show and plans to show off two new types this year.
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How RTX is driving towards a more electric future
Electric power is likely to be at the heart of aviation’s net-zero ambitions and sister companies Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney are developing the technologies to help the industry meet its climate goals.
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Newly solo GE Aerospace dives deeper into open-fan development as industry grasps for efficiency
GE Aerospace arrives at Farnborough with one eye trained on the future – specifically on developing an open-fan engine for future narrowbody jets – and the other focused on recovering from supply chain troubles that continue constraining engine production.
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Boom Supersonic seeks to maintain momentum as engine development continues
Colorado-based Boom continues soldiering on, and chief executive and founder Blake Scholl insists the company will yet make good on its aim to have Overture carry paying passengers by around the end of this decade.
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Sikorsky marks 50 years of flying the UH-60 Black Hawk
Half a century ago, a prototype example of the YUH-60A Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System lifted off from Sikorsky’s Stratford, Connecticut site, marking the first flight of a rotorcraft that has since become one of the most prolific military aircraft of all time.
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Boeing defence business seeks a return to engineering roots under Colbert
Ted Colbert, who took the helm of Boeing’s defence and space business in 2022, is seeking to return the company to its roots in engineering and manufacturing excellence, while also taking prudent risks for the future.
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After its latest low, is Boeing ready to turn the corner?
Despite the uprecented scrutiny of its production processes, leadership uncertainty and a recent guilty plea to fraud charges, there are signs that Boeing could be on the mend.
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US regulators sanction former UK, South African test pilots over Chinese military training
The US government has blacklisted more private companies over alleged connections to the training of Chinese military aviators, including two firms operated by former test pilots in the UK Royal Air Force and South African Air Force.
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With deliveries underway, US pilots begin transitioning to F-15EX
With Boeing having delivered the first operational example of its latest F-15EX multi-role fighter, US Air Force pilots who previously flew the F-15C are beginning the process of transitioning to the new jet.
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Asia-Pacific low-cost operators boost short-haul networks
Asia-Pacific carriers continue to expand their networks, with low-cost operators leading the charge on the short-haul front.
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Boeing insists companywide overhaul ensures every aircraft it produces is safe
Boeing is calling attention to what executives describe as broad and effective measures taken in recent months to improve the quality and safety of the commercial jets rolling out of its production facilities.
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Boeing bets big on next-generation fighter manufacturing facility
The US airframer has begun construction of a $1.8 billion advanced combat aircraft assembly facility in St. Louis, at a time when support for sixth-generation fighter programmes appears to be waning at the Pentagon.
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Embraer downplays large narrowbody ambitions in favour of C-390 and E2 platforms
Brazilian airframer maintains it is focused on selling and improving the products it has already developed and further studying conceptual 50-seat aircraft powered by next-generation propulsion systems under its Energia project.
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