All articles by Murdo Morrison – Page 6
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NewsUnum launch customer not an A330 operator
Business-class seating entrant Unum says its first customer – which it is announcing at AIX – is a single-aisle operator. That is despite the UK company targeting its sights on what it says is an under-served Airbus A330 market.
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NewsNot yet Eclipsed: is there still life in the VLJ market?
Would-be disruptors determined to broaden access to private aviation with a new category of more affordable and greener aircraft they are sure will sell in the thousands – and with orders aplenty from early adopters. It might sum up the anticipation today around advanced air mobility (AAM) but, rewind two decades, and it also describes the nascent very-light jet (VLJ) market.
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NewsStarting Olver: ExecuJet founder is back and scaling up with Axis Aviation
Niall Olver, the serial entrepreneur behind the early success of ExecuJet and the launch of the Grob SPn light jet in the 2000s, is back in business aviation with big plans for his Austrian-based Axis Aviation venture.
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In depthCrystal Cabin Awards: 25 ways to change the world of air travel
Twenty-five entries from tiny start-ups to the sector’s biggest names are vying for the industry’s most coveted accolades, the Crystal Cabin Awards, the winners of which will be revealed on 28 May during AIX in Hamburg.
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NewsMuirhead takes tanning in green direction
Muirhead is reinforcing its claim to be the industry’s most environmental leather supplier with the launch at AIX of a range it says goes a long way towards eliminating damaging oil-based elements, chrome, glutaraldehyde, and heavy metals from its tanning process.
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NewsGlobeAir to move on from Mustang after becoming VLJ’s biggest operator
The world’s biggest operator of the Cessna Citation Mustang is calling time on the out-of-production very-light jet (VLJ) 17 years after first acquiring one.
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NewsBristow’s UK pilots and crew strike over pay
UK-based crew members at Bristow Helicopters have begun a strike over pay after more than a year of negotiations with pilots’ union BALPA failed to reach agreement.
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AnalysisBusiness aviation fights its case as green lobby gets vocal
The business aviation sector is experiencing a dip in demand in Europe after a post-pandemic high – but a bigger existential threat may come from those who despise the whole idea of private flying.
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AnalysisPearl engine success propels Rolls-Royce’s business aviation revival
Despite Rolls-Royce’s wider difficulties in the wake of the pandemic, the Pearl engine is restoring the UK engine maker’s once powerful position in business aviation propulsion.
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InterviewWhy ExecuJet MRO Services’ Nadia Coetzee loves tackling AOGs
As general manager of ExecuJet MRO Services’ Brussels facility, Nadia Coetzee loves overseeing the 24/7 provision of essential support to get business jet operators’ assets back in the air.
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AnalysisWhy Honeywell is spreading its bets on AAM’s winners
Honeywell has no aspirations to design its own advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicle but supplies or is working with many developers of electrically powered aircraft from Archer to Vertical – and holds equity stakes in three.
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InterviewBALPA’s new leader says pilots in strong position
With many carriers struggling to fill flightdecks and retain staff, the first woman to lead the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) is taking command at a time when her members arguably have the whip hand when it comes to negotiating pay and conditions. “Pilots are in a strong position at the moment,” states Amy Leversidge, who took up her role in January.
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NewsBALPA calls off Bristow strike out of respect, but warns of further action
UK pilots’ union BALPA has called off a three-day strike at Bristow Helicopters that was scheduled to begin on 3 March as a mark of respect following a fatal Sikorsky S-92 crash off the Norwegian coast in which a crew member died.
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NewsClark braced for delayed 777X deliveries to slip into 2026
Emirates may not receive its first Boeing 777X until 2026, the airline’s president Sir Tim Clark has admitted.
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NewsBeyond Aero claims France’s first manned hydrogen-powered flight
Beyond Aero claims to have completed France’s first manned flights of an electric aircraft powered by hydrogen.
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AnalysisHow reshaped flight simulator market is adapting to change
Despite a consolidation spree in full flight simulator manufacturing, with several big aerospace names exiting the market, there are still small rivals keen to challenge the status quo.
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NewsCranfield gets up to speed with the digital revolution
The UK government established Cranfield’s College of Aeronautics in 1946 to train young engineers in jet propulsion and ensure the technological revolution did not leave the war-weary nation behind. Almost eight decades on, the college’s successor, Cranfield University, is equipping today’s cohort for the digital age and the changes it ...
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NewsATR hails delivery rebound in 2023, but falls short of target
ATR has fallen short of its delivery target for 2023 but hailed the tally of 36 aircraft – a 44% increase over the previous year – as “a big achievement”.
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NewsDaher looks at producing aircraft in Florida
Daher is considering producing TBM 960s at a site next to its recently acquired aerostructures plant in Florida to tackle looming capacity constraints in France and possible protectionist moves by a new US administration.
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NewsFlorida factory fix could take up to four years, says Daher, amid Triumph court fight
Daher says it will take up to four years to get a Florida aerostructures factory it acquired from Triumph in 2022 up to the standard of its other facilities, after launching a $20 million damages claim from the US company for alleged breaches of contract during the due diligence process.