All News articles – Page 3
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NewsCommander of USAF bomber force sees need to re-evaluate B-21 fleet plans
A senior US Air Force leader suggests that it would be prudent to consider obtaining significantly more Northrop Grumman B-21 bombers given the existing nature of threats.
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NewsFraport prepares to divest St Petersburg airport stake to Middle Eastern firm
German airports operator Fraport is expecting to finalise within days a transaction cementing its withdrawal from St Petersburg Pulkovo airport. Fraport was part of the Northern Capital Gateway consortium – owned by Cypriot-based Thalita Trading – which had a 30-year concession to run the Russian hub from 2010. But Russia’s ...
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NewsCracked power levers prompt FAA to order sweeping Cirrus SR inspections
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued sweeping inspection requirements after learning that power levers in nearly 30 Cirrus SR-series single-engined aircraft had developed cracks.
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NewsJudge rejects Boeing plea deal as 737 Max fraud case continues
A federal judge on 5 December rejected Boeing’s guilty plea with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), a move that throws fresh uncertainty over the company’s 737 Max fraud case and could require Boeing negotiate a new deal.
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NewsSpirit alleges that rival airlines seek its demise with stock de-listing imminent
A Spirit Airlines executive argues that major US carriers have sought to put the discounter “out of business” as it faces imminent de-listing from the New York Stock Exchange.
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NewsOutgoing US Air Force leaders defer sixth-generation fighter decision to Trump administration
After promising for months to deliver a new strategy for the next generation of new aircraft development, civilian leaders of the US Air Force are deferring a decision on the service’s sixth-generation fighter programme to the incoming administration of Donald Trump.
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NewsSwiss doubles its A350 commitment
Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss is bringing five more Airbus A350-900s into its fleet, doubling its commitment to the long-haul twinjet.
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NewsSouthwest’s fourth-quarter fortunes looking up as ‘tactical’ changes start paying off
Southwest Airlines is the latest US carrier to raise fourth-quarter financial expectations thanks in part to the early returns of a sweeping plan to overhaul its business model.
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NewsLockheed names head of integrated fighters business to run Skunk Works
OJ Sanchez, a former US Air Force F-22 pilot, will take over the secretive Skunk Works advanced projects division after heading Lockheed’s integrated fighter group.
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NewsSafran forecasts 2,000 Leap deliveries in 2026, with further increases to come
Annual deliveries of the CFM International Leap engine top 2,000 units in 2026 according the latest forecast from the Safran-GE Aerospace joint venture.
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NewsCFM maintains RISE progress as parts production kicks into gear
CFM International’s RISE open-fan demonstrator engine remains “on track” for its first ground and flight tests in the second half of the decade, with the first major parts already built.
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NewsBell accelerates SPRINT design through windtunnel test phase
Bell has completed windtunnel tests of the Stop/Fold rotor system it is developing for a future high-speed vertical lift aircraft under a US Department of Defense-backed project.
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NewsRolls-Royce finally secures certification for A350-900’s enhanced-performance engine
Rolls-Royce is finally expecting to put an enhanced-performance Trent XWB engine into service on the Airbus A350-900 next year, after securing European certification.
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NewsAirbus details 5% staff reduction target for defence and space unit
Airbus has detailed proposed reductions that will reduce the headcount of its defence unit by approximately 5% over the next 18 months, with just over 2,000 posts to be removed.
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NewsLilium continues jet development as firm backlog fluctuates
Insolvency-hit Lilium has seen its backlog inch higher, growing by two net orders, as existing customers react to the German firm’s ongoing restructuring.
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NewsPilot deliberately crashed Cessna 208 while returning from parachute drop
French investigators believe a Cessna 208 pilot, under psychological pressure, deliberately flew the aircraft into a mountain ridge while returning to Gap-Tallard airport after a parachute drop. The pilot, the only occupant, did not survive the October 2023 collision with the ridge, which rises to some 1,400m in the French ...
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NewsNorthrop’s CIRCM system to protect UK’s extended-range Chinooks
Northrop Grumman has been contracted to provide its common infrared countermeasures (CIRCM) technology for use by the Royal Air Force’s future fleet of 14 Boeing CH-47 Chinook extended-range transport helicopters.
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NewsSouth African Airways rejigs schedule ahead of pilot strike
South African Airways has amended its schedule following the decision by cockpit crews to embark on industrial action from 5 December. It has published timetable changes for services between Johannesburg and Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth, as well as the Namibian capital Windhoek and Port Louis in Mauritius. SAA ...
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NewsPolish police service takes fifth and final S-70i Black Hawk
Poland’s national police force has received its fifth Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk – the final helicopter from a 2022 order for two examples.
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NewsRaytheon completes key review of new Super Hornet EW system
Raytheon has completed a key design review for its prospective new electronic warfare (EW) system for the US Navy’s Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.