All articles by Jon Hemmerdinger – Page 61
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NewsAzul to remove 12 E195s from passenger-aircraft service
Brazilian discount airline Azul will remove 12 Embraer 195s from its fleet of passenger aircraft before the end of 2022, moving to sell some of the jets and convert others to freighters.
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NewsAirlines will need larger jets like updated A380: Emirates’ Clark
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark fears the industry’s shift away from the largest aircraft types could leave carriers short on seats in the coming decades, potentially leading to “enormously high fares”.
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NewsBoeing and Wisk outline their concept for air taxi flights
Boeing and partner Wisk Aero have broadly defined requirements they view as needed for the unmanned electric air taxi concept to become reality. The companies on 20 September released a 64-page report predicting how an air taxi system – known as urban air mobility (UAM) – would actually work. The ...
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NewsSierra Nevada joins Bell’s ‘high-speed vertical take-off and landing’ project
Defence contractor Sierra Nevada will design mission systems for a high-speed vertical take-off and landing (HSVTOL) aircraft concept being developed by Bell.
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NewsEviation’s Alice completes high-speed taxi test, ‘final’ step before flight
Electric aircraft developer Eviation has released video of its Alice prototype completing a high-speed taxi test ahead of its planned first flight.
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NewsFAA denies Republic’s request to skirt 1,500h rule for new pilots
The FAA on 19 September shot down a request from Republic Airways that would have allowed some of its pilots to fly scheduled flights with only 750h of cockpit time.
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NewsEmbraer and L3Harris join to offer ‘Agile Tanker’ to USAF
Brazilian airframer Embraer has partnered with US defence contractor L3Harris to offer a special “tactical tanker” version of its KC-390 military lifter to the US Air Force (USAF).
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NewsJetBlue-Spirit deal will leave Frontier like ‘Southwest in the late ’80s’: CEO
Frontier Airlines’ chief executive insists a JetBlue Airways-Spirit Airlines tie up will give his company a cost advantage better than any a US carrier has enjoyed for decades.
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NewsSwitzerland signs contract to purchase 36 Lockheed F-35As
The government of Switzerland has signed a contract formalising its planned acquisition of 36 Lockheed Martin F-35As, a move following the country’s 2021 decision to acquire the US-made fifth-generation fighter.
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NewsBoeing still pausing 737 production as it works through supply troubles
Boeing is still periodically pausing 737 production due component shortages and other supply chain problems.
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NewsEngine makers sound downbeat on supersonic, leaving Boom in a bind
In the wake of Rolls-Royce’s departure from Boom Supersonic’s Overture programme, three additional propulsion specialists have indicated they have no interest in developing powerplants for supersonic civilian aircraft, leaving fresh questions about who will supply the jet’s engines.
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NewsUnited views Flydubai deal as crucial to broader pact with Emirates
United Airlines’ new codeshare deal with Emirates Airline includes a related agreement with Flydubai that United views as particularly valuable in expanding its international reach.
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Airline BusinessUnited and Emirates strike broad partnership that will ‘terrify’ competitors
United Airlines and Emirates Airline have put aside a contentious trade dispute in launching a new partnership they say will dramatically expand their international presence to the detriment of competitors.
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NewsGulfstream amped up software testing to meet FAA’s post-Max oversight
Gulfstream completed comprehensive “model-based” software validation to clear FAA’s new hurdles for software approval.
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NewsTransport Canada certificates Pratt’s powerplant for Gulfstream’s G400
Canada’s civil aviation regulator has granted a type certificate to Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) PW812GA, the engine that will power Gulfstream’s in-development G400 large-cabin business jet.
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NewsFAA and EASA approve Gulfstream’s G500/G600 software fix
The fix addresses a problem that has prevented G500s and G600s from landing if wind gusts exceed 5kt.
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NewsBoeing lands fewer orders in August but deliveries increase as 787 shipments resume
Boeing’s order activity ticked down in August following a strong July, with the company booking deals for 30 aircraft and logging cancellations for four jets last month.
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NewsAnalysts warn small aerospace suppliers could topple amid recovery
More small aerospace suppliers could fail under economy pressure as the aerospace industry recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsChina’s lockdowns could push international air travel rebound to 2026
Some aviation analysts now think international air travel may not fully recover until 2025 or 2026 due largely to China’s continuation of its travel-busting “zero-Covid” policy.
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NewsCollins to ship 1MW motor to P&WC this month as hybrid project progresses
Collins Aerospace plans this month to ship a 1MW electric motor to Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), advancing a project to demonstrate a hybrid-electric-modified De Havilland Canada Dash 8.