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Turkish Airlines details roll-out of in-house business-class suites
Turkish Airlines aims to begin rolling out its new business-class suites next year on 777s
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Brunk to succeed Timm as Collins Aerospace president
Aerospace giant RTX has named company veteran Troy Brunk as the new president of its Collins Aerospace business, effective immediately.
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Emirates unveils initial routes for refurbished 777-300ERs
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has unveiled initial destinations to which it will deploy Boeing 777-300ERs with refurbished interior.

Bell optimistic on 525 certification by year-end

Bell says civil aviation regulators are completing the last few evaluation flights on the new super-medium-twin helicopter, with executives hoping for a certification decision before the end of 2024.

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Turkish Aerospace chief eyes further growth of helicopter business

Turkish Aerospace is seeing progress across its rotorcraft portfolio, with continued work on the 6t T625 Gokbey helicopter and a pending restart of T-70 production.

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Racer sprints to target speed within just seven flights

Just seven flights and 9h into its test campaign, Airbus Helicopters Racer technology demonstrator has already beaten its 220kt (407km/h) target speed and opened up 80% of its flight envelope since its 24 April maiden sortie.

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Airbus 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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SIAEC sees continued strong demand for MRO work

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IAI weighs up 787 freighter conversion programme

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Boeing names Lufthansa Technik as licensed service centre for 787 cabin modifications

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Eva Azoulay is taking newly-independent ITP Aero to the next level

SIAEC sees continued strong demand for MRO work
IAI weighs up 787 freighter conversion programme
Boeing names Lufthansa Technik as licensed service centre for 787 cabin modifications
Eva Azoulay is taking newly-independent ITP Aero to the next level

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AALTO gets set for new series of Zephyr demonstration flights
Recently lifted by a $100 million funding commitment from a Japanese consortium, Farnborough-based AALTO is poised to launch a new series of customer flights with its ultra-long-endurance Zephyr vehicle.
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AALTO’s Zephyr programme to soar via $100m Japanese investment
Zephyr ultra-endurance air vehicle developer AALTO has secured a $100 million investment from a Japanese consortium including mobile services provider NTT DOCOMO.
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BAE-owned Malloy eyes booming demand for cargo drones
Following its purchase by BAE Systems earlier this year, UK unmanned air vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Malloy Aeronautics is significantly boosting output and targeting continued growth.

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P&W works through engine recalls as cast parts remain scarce

Shortages of cast metallic parts and other components continue hindering Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W) ability to produce new engines and to ramp up maintenance work needed to address its recall of PW1000G geared turbofans.

SIAEC sees continued strong demand for MRO work

SIA Engineering (SIAEC) expects demand for MRO services to remain strong, although supply chain challenges have extended the time of some aircraft checks.

IAI weighs up 787 freighter conversion programme

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is considering launching a conversion programme for the Boeing 787 as it weighs up future projects.

Deutsche Aircraft begins fuselage-cutting work to create D328eco test airframe

Germany’s Deutsche Aircraft has started construction of its first D328eco test aircraft, with cutting work to extend a D328 fuselage.

Vertical performs first tethered flight of latest VX4 prototype

A little over a week after the aircraft’s unveiling, Vertical Aerospace has conducted the maiden sortie of its latest VX4 prototype (G-EVTA).

Leonardo modifying AW09 light-single for Royal Navy Proteus demonstrator

Leonardo Helicopters has based its initial Proteus uncrewed technology demonstrator on the AW09 light-single, FlightGlobal can reveal.

Heart Aerospace nears completion of first ES-30 demonstrator

Hybrid-electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace is readying for the roll-out of its first full-scale ES-30 demonstrator in the early autumn, with the test asset nearing completion.

GE discloses plans for ‘revolutionary’ new helicopter engine in partnership with Airbus

GE Aerospace appears poised to develop a “revolutionary” new turboshaft engine for rotary-wing applications in a project with Airbus Helicopters.

Leonardo dodges four-month 787 plant shutdown with union pact

Leonardo has sealed a union agreement that will avoid a proposed four-month shut-down of its factory in Grottaglie in southern Italy where it fabricates composite fuselage sections for the Boeing 787.

Dutch start-up Maeve and P&WC to collaborate on hybrid powertrain for M80

Start-up Maeve Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney Canada are to collaborate on the design of hybrid-electric propulsion technologies for the Dutch firm’s developmental M80 aircraft.

GE’s Leap turbofan deliveries slide in Q2 as company revises guidance

GE Aerospace’s deliveries of Leap turbofans slowed significantly in the second quarter of 2024 due to lingering supply chain troubles, with the company’s chief executive describing the quarter as “disappointing”.

Airbus scales back plans for hydrogen APU flight tests

Airbus has scaled back plans to flight test a hydrogen-fueled auxiliary power unit (APU) aboard a modified A330-200 in favour of ground tests of the system.

Industry must focus research on non-CO2 climate impacts, says Airbus CTO

Airbus is calling for more research into the impact of non-CO2 emissions and how to abate them, as preliminary results from a contrail-reduction study have revealed positive results from flight optimisation.

VoltAero’s new partnership with Kawaski could provide hydrogen-electric boost

French aircraft developer VoltAero outlined plans at Farnborough air show for a series of hybrid-electric – and eventually hyrdogen-electric – regional aircraft.

Airbus and Quebec extend A220 shareholder partnership after new $1.2bn funding agreement

Airbus and the Quebec government are extending their partnership in the A220 programme, following a commitment by the two sides to inject up to $1.2 billion in financial support.

Supply chain troubles persist as industry struggles toward recovery

The aerospace industry continues suffering notable supply chain troubles even as executives at Farnborough insist their companies are making progress, with some aiming to straighten out by year-end.

Collins shifts Singapore manufacturing facility to Seletar Aerospace Park

Collins Aerospace will build a new manufacturing facility in Singapore’s Seletar Aerospace Park, relocating from its existing premises in Bedok, located in the country’s east.

Bridging talent gap and supply chain uncertainty dominate industry concerns: McKinsey

The aviation and aerospace industry will have to find new solutions to supply chain and talent challenges as it deals with continued post-Covid-19 uncertainty.

Honeywell and Odys Aviation collaborate on ground stations

Honeywell and Odys Aviation have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on ground control stations for Odys’ uncrewed hybrid vertical take-off and landing aircraft Laila in the Middle East and Pacific regions.

Bell optimistic on 525 certification by year-end

Bell says civil aviation regulators are completing the last few evaluation flights on the new super-medium-twin helicopter, with executives hoping for a certification decision before the end of 2024.

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