All articles by Jon Hemmerdinger – Page 23
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NewsSupply chain troubles weigh on GE Aerospace’s engine output as progress comes in ‘fits and starts’
Material shortages and other supply chain problems held back GE Aerospace’s engine production last year, with the company delivering 10% fewer CFM International Leap turbofans than it did in 2023.
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NewsTextron Aviation’s Q4 profit slips amid strike, while Denali certification continues
Textron Aviation’s fourth-quarter 2024 profit sunk by nearly one-half year on year, due largely to a machinists’ strike that halted production and held up aircraft deliveries.
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NewsBoeing needs another regulatory exemption prior to 737 Max 7 and 10 certification
Boeing is seeking temporary regulatory exemptions for a stall-management yaw damper (SMYD) system on the 737 Max 7 and Max 10, saying a classification change left it unable to demonstrate that the systems meet airworthiness standards.
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NewsNordic ‘e-fuel’ producer Norsk lands investment from Boeing
Boeing has invested an undisclosed sum in Norwegian fuel developer Norsk e-Fuel as part of an effort to promote increased production and availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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NewsBoeing resumes 777-9 flights after four-month halt
One of Boeing’s 777-9 test aircraft returned to the skies on 16 January, ending a four-month grounding of the 777-9 test fleet and indicating some progress in Boeing’s effort to conclude the type’s long-delayed certification programme.
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NewsPilot’s control input caused United 767 hard landing at Houston: NTSB
”Improper control column inputs” by a first officer caused a United Airlines Boeing 767-300 to slam onto a Houston runway with sufficient force to significantly damage its fuselage in 2023.
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NewsDaher confirms plans to assemble TBMs and Kodiaks in Florida
French aerospace company Daher is one step closer to assembling TBM and Kodiak turboprops at its manufacturing site in Florida after securing a new lease on the facility.
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NewsFAA to order 787 seat-track inspections due to manufacturing ‘escapement’
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to order airlines to inspect Boeing 787s because the jets might have defective seat-track hardware due to manufacturing errors.
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NewsFAA proposes 737NG and 757 directive after overhead monitor ‘detached’ during hard landing
The USA’s aviation regulator will require airlines to replace overhead video monitors in Boeing 737NGs and 757s after the equipment detached during a hard landing.
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NewsUS government sues Southwest for delayed flights, fines Frontier
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has sued Southwest Airlines for allegedly operating numerous “chronically delayed” flights in violation of federal laws prohibiting deceptive practices.
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NewsBoeing’s 2024 orders and deliveries slipped as Airbus widened edge
Boeing’s commercial aircraft order and delivery figures tumbled last year as the US company worked through a manufacturing crisis.
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NewsUSA’s SAF tax credit in limbo as environmental groups push back, warn of ‘greenwashing’
The biofuel industry is criticising the administration of Joe Biden for failing to finalise provisions related to a new tax credit for so-called sustainable aviation fuel.
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems divests composites producer Fiber Materials
Wichita aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems has sold Fiber Materials, a manufacturer of high-temperature materials for defence applications, to aerospace firm Tex Tech Industries for $165 million.
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In depthAerial firefighters descend on Los Angeles amid ‘extremely challenging’ conditions
Aerial firefighting companies have rushed aircraft to Southern California to battle a wind-whipped inferno that has burned neighborhoods to the ground and that by some estimates could be the USA’s costliest blaze.
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NewsSouthwest CFO Romo to retire in continuation of management shake-up
Southwest Airlines’ longtime chief financial officer (CFO) Tammy Romo will leave the company on 1 April, a move coming as the Dallas-based airline progresses with revamping its business following several years of lagging profits.
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NewsFAA orders 767 landing gear inspections
The Federal Aviation Administration has mandated that airlines inspect Boeing 767s to prevent an issue that could cause the type’s main landing gear to collapse.
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NewsTyre blow-out caused Dash 8’s gear collapse at Halifax
Canadian accident investigators say a blown tyre caused a 28 December incident at Halifax that led to the collapse of a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprop’s main landing gear.
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NewsDelta commits to test new Airbus wing designs
Delta Air Lines is to collaborate with Airbus to develop new aerospace technologies, including working with the airframer’s UpNext innovation unit and through a programme to evaluate efficiencies gained when large jets fly in formation.
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NewsEmbraer hits goal with 206 aircraft deliveries last year
Despite nagging industrywide supply chain troubles, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer met its 2024 aircraft delivery goal, handing over 206 jets last year.
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NewsNew leadership in Washington could delay Boeing’s revised 737 Max guilty plea
Boeing and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) confirm they are revising a proposal under which the company would plead guilty to federal fraud charges, a move coming after a federal judge rejected an initial plea deal.