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NewsRolls-Royce ‘still learning’ from Orpheus engine as development continues
Rolls-Royce is continuing development of the Orpheus powerplant designed by its UK defence unit, as it eyes future demand for engines to equip a new generation of uncrewed air vehicles.
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NewsRolls-Royce details technology insertion plan to boost Trent durability
Rolls-Royce has revealed more detail on the hot-section improvements it is making to its Trent-series widebody engine family as it targets better durability and time-on-wing, particularly in hot and sandy operating environments.
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In depthNewly 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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NewsBoeing nudges 20-year forecast higher to reflect lingering pandemic fallout
Boeing has tweaked upward its 20-year aircraft-demand forecast, predicting airlines will need more jets than previously expected due to an extraordinarily large number of older aircraft that soon must be replaced.
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NewsRolls-Royce revives UltraFan flight-test plan
Rolls-Royce has revived ambitious plans to flight test its UltraFan engine – potentially in partnership with Airbus – and will next year begin assembling a second iteration of the demonstrator, while also working to prove its suitability for single-aisle applications.
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NewsInitial A321XLR certification is for 97t version with higher weights to follow
Airbus’s A321XLR has initially been certified with a maximum take-off weight of 97t, but the airframer is working on approval for higher weights for the twinjet. This 97t figure is the same MTOW as the XLR’s immediate predecessor, the A321LR. The airframer had originally stated – when its unveiled the ...
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In depthBoom 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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NewsLessor ACIA Aero to begin Large Cargo Door conversion on first ATR 72-600
Irish regional aircraft lessor ACIA Aero Leasing is to begin the first ATR 72-600 Large Cargo Door conversion and US maintenance firm Empire Aerospace will begin work on the first aircraft next month.
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NewsA330 short-landing crew perceived risk of overrun before descending below glideslope
Investigators have determined that a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 touched down short of the runway at Amsterdam, after the crew sought to mitigate a perceived risk of overrun and descended below the glideslope.
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Paid contentGE Aerospace joins new 100% SAF consortium
A new aviation industry coalition is bringing together leading aerospace companies. International Aerospace Environmental Group (IAEG) recently formed a work group to study the impact of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on airplane and engine systems and evaluate technical issues. Learn more here.
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NewsUS airlines get thousands of flights airborne as cancellations exceed 1,000 following IT outage
US airlines are working to get their operations back into gear after a global computer outage forced some carriers to halt all departures overnight.
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News‘Time of convergence’: eVTOL start-ups descend on Farnborough
A strong contingent of air taxi companies will show off developmental progress during what may be the last Farnborough air show without a flying eVTOL demonstration.
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NewsAmerican and United resuming flights after global IT outage
American Airlines and United Airlines are resuming flights having been forced to temporarily halt operations as part of the wide-ranging global impact of an IT outage today.
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AnalysisAirbus’s range-busting A321XLR secures European certification
Poised for certification and due to enter revenue service before year-end, the 4,700nm-capable A321XLR and its crucial range-boosting rear fuel tank have tested Airbus’s engineering mettle.
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NewsFinnair reports ‘normalisation’ of demand as quarterly profits drop
Finnair saw post-Covid pent-up demand largely dissipate during the second quarter of this year, hurting its profitability as unit revenues declined.
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NewsMajor US carriers ground all departing aircraft as global IT outage hits air travel
A global technology outage appears to have caused several major US airlines to ground departing aircraft, in addition to creating problems at airports and airlines worldwide that threatens to snarl air traffic.
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NewsANA adds three European destinations, as Qantas returns to Paris
All Nippon Airways has announced services to three European capitals, as Qantas Airways returns to Paris after a long absence.
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NewsEmbraer second-quarter deliveries remain flat at 47 jets
Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 47 jets in the second quarter of 2024, the same number as during the equivalent three-month period in 2023.
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NewsVibration from failed 767 engine caused fuel leak from fractured water-drain tube
Boeing has been examining whether slat-track housing drain tubes on 767s require further redesign, after vibration from an engine failure in Scotland caused a tube fracture, resulting in fuel leaking and igniting during flight. The event involved a Delta Air Lines 767-300ER which – as it took off from Edinburgh ...
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NewsUS clears possible sale of Hellfire, APKWS to Czech Republic
The US government has cleared a possible Czech Republic purchase of air-to-surface missiles for attack helicopters.