All News articles – Page 264
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NewsComac brings stretched and high-altitude C919 models to Farnborough
Comac has brought models of the stretched and high-altitude variants of its C919 single-aisle for the first time at this year’s Farnborough air show, while also revealing the seat-map for the in-development C929 widebody.
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NewsDelta continues cancelling flights as crew-tracking tools falter
Major US carrier Delta Air Lines continues experiencing major network disruptions related to the global technology outage that caused thousands of flight cancellations on the “busiest travel weekend of the summer”.
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NewsBoeing, USAF agree price on E-7 prototype activity
Boeing and the US Air Force (USAF) have agreed pricing terms for a prototype batch of two E-7 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, while a UK Royal Air Force (RAF) programme to field three of the same type continues to advance. The airframer has been conducting work in ...
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NewsWeak fares drag down Ryanair first-quarter profits
Ryanair’s net profit nearly halved over the first quarter, which the carrier blames on weak fares and the earlier Easter holiday. The carrier turned in a net profit of €360 million ($372 million) – down by 46% – on slightly lower revenues of €3.63 billion. Chief executive Michael O’Leary says ...
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NewsTextron Aviation gives show debut to King Air 260 military trainer
Hot on the heels of the type’s delivery to the US Navy (USN) and selection for use by the Royal Canadian Air Force, Textron Aviation is giving a debut appearance to its Beechcraft King Air 260 trainer at the Farnborough air show.
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NewsHoneywell and Frequentis test ground control station for eVTOLs
Honeywell and Austrian communications equipment supplier Frequentis say they have reached a “major milestone” in advancing the operation of remotely piloted aircraft in European airspace.
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NewsKorean Air receives first 787-10
Korean Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-10, which are configured with new business-class seats.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters picks RTX hybrid-electric system to power PioneerLab
Airbus Helicopters has selected RTX units Pratt & Whitney Canada and Collins Aerospace to supply a hybrid-electric powertrain for its H145-based PioneerLab technology demonstrator.
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NewsSikorsky advances Hex design and builds hybrid-electric testbed
Sikorsky is close to completing the preliminary design review (PDR) for its Hex tiltwing demonstrator, as it also begins building a power system testbed to evaluate the aircraft’s hybrid-electric powertrain.
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NewsRTX charges ahead as hybrid-electric work hits key milestones
RTX has validated “sustained operation” of its hybrid-electric STEP-Tech (Scalable Turboelectric Powertrain – Technology) demonstrator, even as it eyes potential future developments of the system.
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NewsGKN thinks bigger with launch of 2MW-class fuel cell powertrain demonstrator
GKN Aerospace is to develop a 2MW-class cryogenic hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system under a new £44 million ($57 million) project – the latest in a series of hydrogen-focused research and technology programmes led by the company.
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NewsGCAP partners reveal new look for bulked up future fighter
A repeat star of the Farnborough air show is back in new-look guise, as the three-nation Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) continues its progress towards service entry in 2035.
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NewsBoeing settles on 737 Max 7 anti-ice system redesign, moves toward flight testing
Boeing has designed an engine anti-ice system fix for its 737 Max 7 and expects that the Federal Aviation Administration will certificate the jet in 2025.
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NewsModified Pearl 15 ‘on track’ for hydrogen testing later this year
Rolls-Royce is on course to perform ground runs later this year of a Pearl 15 business jet engine adapted to run on gaseous hydrogen.
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NewsCFM International completes 250 tests for RISE
CFM International says its two partner companies have completed more than 250 tests on its RISE open-fan technology demonstrator programme.
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NewsEve unveils remotely piloted prototype of electric air taxi
US air taxi developer Eve Mobility revealed on 21 July the first full-scale prototype of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, a remotely operated variant that the company is pushing to get off the ground this year.
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NewsMBDA highlights Orchestrike AI progress for Spear missile salvos
MBDA is on target to add an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven collaborative capability to its precision-guided weapons range, and has named the developmental Spear missile as the first to benefit.
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NewsLockheed Martin sees potential market demand for another 300 new F-16s
Lockheed Martin believes it could attract orders for potentially another 300 F-16s, with prospective buyers for new-build jets currently including the Philippines, Thailand and Turkey.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman tracking export targets for E-2D and Triton
Northrop Grumman continues to chase international sales opportunities for its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance aircraft, as it simultaneously introduces upgrades to both platforms.
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NewsLeonardo forms UK team to drive forward Air Launched Effects development
Leonardo is confident that by the autumn it will have created a UK team through which it can drive the development of air-launched effects (ALE) – collaborative drone swarms that could be deployed from a helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft.