All news – Page 6
-
News
Evolito readies prototype powertrains for customer delivery
UK-based Evolito will later this year begin handing to customers the prototype electric motors and controllers for the first integrated propulsion system it intends to bring to market.
-
News
Vietjet firms order for 20 A330neos in $7.4 billion deal
Vietjet has signed the purchase contract for 20 Airbus A330neos, firming up commitments announced earlier this year.
-
News
Turkish Airlines close to Boeing order but no Farnborough announcement
Turkish Airlines is close to placing its highly telegraphed order for Boeing aircraft but is not expecting to announce anything at this year’s Farnborough air show.
-
News
Embraer signs nine-aircraft C-390 contract with the Netherlands, Austria
Embraer has signed its latest contract for the strong-selling C-390 tactical transport: a joint, nine-aircraft deal for NATO member the Netherlands and Austria.
-
News
Hanwha Aerospace looks to join engine big leagues
South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace is poised to play a key role in the nation’s next aerospace endeavour: the creation of an indigenous fighter engine.
-
News
‘Phenomenal pace’ keeps GCAP concept development work on target, partners say
The industrial partners behind the trinational Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) are making solid progress towards its next, key phase, according to senior officials speaking at the Farnborough air show.
-
News
Airline chiefs insist SAF feedstock conundrum is solvable
The chief executives of three airlines from around the world have pushed back against suggestions that there will be insufficient raw material to feed the required ramp-up in the production of SAF.
-
News
Airline leaders expect supply-chain challenges to persist for years
Global airline leaders are bracing for supply-chain challenges to last for at least another two years, as manufacturers struggle to meet demand from a growing industry.
-
News
Bhutan’s Drukair commits to A320neos, A321XLRs for network growth
Bhutan’s Drukair has signed a memorandum of understanding for three Airbus A320neos and two A321XLRs, as it looks to expand operations to Europe and Australia.
-
News
Radia proposes gargantuan ‘Windrunner’ jet for wind turbine transport
Amid a massively ambitious project to build the world’s largest fixed-wing aircraft – designed to fly wind turbines directly to wind farms – US energy firm Radia maintains that it is taking a straightforward approach to developing its conceptual Windrunner platform.
-
News
Lockheed resumes delivery of new F-35s after year-long pause
After a nearly year-long pause, the Pentagon has begun accepting new F-35 fighters from Lockheed Martin, despite ongoing issues certificating the latest technical configuration of the stealth aircraft.
-
News
Boeing contrite over delivery delays as Flydubai gripes about 737 Max hold-ups
Boeing believes it is making progress with improving its aircraft delivery situation, even as Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai expressed dismay over continuing hold-ups which are forcing the airline to rejig its network. Flydubai operates an all-Boeing 737 fleet comprising 88 aircraft – among them 59 Max jets and 29 737-800s. ...
-
News
Boeing names Lufthansa Technik as licensed service centre for 787 cabin modifications
Boeing has designated Lufthansa Technik as the first Boeing-licensed Service Center (BLSC) for cabin modifications on its 787 Dreamliner airplanes.
-
News
GE Aerospace and Kratos partner on low-cost engine for small uncrewed jets
GE Aerospace and Kratos have teamed up to deliver a new turbofan engine to power a novel generation of small, uncrewed military aircraft.
-
News
Leonardo announces M-346 Block 20 upgrades
Leonardo is working on a series of updates for the M-346 advanced jet trainer aimed at enhancing its core training function, as well as improving its combat capabilities.
-
News
JAL grows 787 fleet with orders for up to 20 more -9s
Japan Airlines has ordered 10 Boeing 787-9s and taken options on 10 more, confirming earlier-disclosed fleet renewal plans.
-
News
Luxair orders two 737 Max 10s
Luxair has ordered two Boeing 737 Max 10 aircraft – with options for two more – becoming the type’s newest customer.
-
News
Wisk eyeing Australia as fertile ground for autonomous air taxi operations
Wisk’s partnership with Skyports Infrastructure to explore air taxi operations in Australia’s South East Queensland region ahead of the 2032 Summer Olympics in Brisbane is part of broad effort to find the right integration opportunities.
-
News
Korean CEO cites ‘full confidence’ in Boeing’s ability to deliver
Korean Air chief executive Walter Cho has expressed confidence in Boeing’s ability to deliver newly ordered widebody jets on time despite 787 production disruptions and 777-9 certification delays.
-
News
Firestar Systems stokes interest in loitering munitions
Firestar Systems is seeing strong interest from developing markets for its range of unmanned air vehicles for both intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and strike missions.