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NewsAir New Zealand reveals four partners for low-emission aircraft trials
Air New Zealand has selected four aircraft providers – Beta Technologies, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, Eviation, and VoltAero – for its Mission NextGen programme, which will see the carrier perform commercial demonstration flights of low-emission aircraft from 2026.
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NewsElectronic rig explores avionics-engine interaction for Russian-powered MC-21
Analysts have embarked on ‘electronic bird’ testing of the Irkut MC-21-310’s interface with its Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines in line with import-substitution efforts. Foreign-built control panels in the cockpit are being replaced with Russian-produced equivalents, and these are undergoing integration tests, says the state aviation system research institute GosNIIAS. Substitution has ...
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NewsUS FAA requires A321XLR fire resistance in vicinity of rear fuel tank
US regulators have laid out formal requirements for the Airbus A321XLR’s lower fuselage, in the vicinity of the rear centre fuel tank, to be resistant to fire penetration.
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NewsAirbus struggles to repeat previous end-of-year delivery feats
Airbus’s admission that it will probably miss its commercial aircraft delivery target for this year is an indication of the supply-chain issues and other difficulties encountered by the airframer as it attempts to ramp-up production. The target of 700 aircraft was relatively modest, considering that it was far exceeding 800 ...
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NewsLanding-gear analysis rounds off MC-21 static testing
Russian researchers have completed static testing of the Irkut MC-21 twinjet, after reaching the end of a final series of load cycles. Over the course of the tests the airframe has been subjected to loads substantially exceeding those encountered in operation. The Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute in Moscow says the airframe ...
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NewsBoeing closes chapter on 747 programme with final jumbo roll-out
The final Boeing 747 has left the airframer’s Everett facility, marking the end of an era for an aircraft programme that Boeing says has “truly changed the world”.
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NewsAirbus UpNext readies Citation VII for tests of morphing wing
Airbus UpNext, the airframer’s innovations arm, will early next year begin flight tests of a Cessna Citation VII business jet that it will eventually modify with a wing that can automatically change shape in flight.
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NewsEmbraer flags undisclosed order for five E195-E2s
Embraer has secured a firm order from an undisclosed airline for five E195-E2 regional jets.
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NewsComac clinches C919 production certificate
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has awarded Comac’s C919 programme its production certificate, paving the way for mass production of the type.
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NewsPrototype MC-21s to carry Rossiya livery during training programme
Irkut has painted an MC-21 twinjet in the colour scheme of Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya, the first airline set to receive the type. The aircraft was painted at a facility in Ulyanovsk. Rossiya was designated as the main operator of Russian-built aircraft under a re-organisation by Aeroflot Group prior to ...
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NewsSSJ-New undergoes windtunnel tests to confirm PD-8 nacelle performance
Researchers have completed the latest round of windtunnel testing for the Irkut SSJ-New, which is fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-8 engines. The work by Moscow’s Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute focused on the twinjet’s aerodynamic characteristics with the PD-8 nacelles. Irkut’s Superjet 100 is fitted with the Franco-Russian PowerJet SaM146 but the SSJ-New ...
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NewsAura Aero eyes brighter future as Electric Regional Aircraft progresses
French start-up Aura Aero is a few weeks away from settling on the design of its Electric Regional Aircraft, as it pushes to maintain a first flight target of late 2024.
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NewsFolding wing-tips considered for proposed An-124 successor
Russian researchers have raised the possibility that an Antonov An-124 successor could be designed with folding wing-tips to improve aerodynamic efficiency. The aircraft – dubbed ‘Slon’, meaning ‘elephant’ – was originally unveiled as a proposed outsize transport five years ago, with an envisioned payload capability of 150-180t. It is a ...
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AnalysisAmpaire flies hybrid-electric Eco Caravan, as it lays out route to market
Propulsion system developer Ampaire has performed the first flight of a Cessna Grand Caravan modified to run on a new hybrid-electric powertrain.
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NewsDeutsche Aircraft picks trio of suppliers for D328eco
Deutsche Aircraft has selected three additional suppliers for its D328eco programme as development activities at the German manufacturer continue.
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AnalysisChina’s ATR and E-Jet certifications: a warming to the West?
The certification of not one, but two Western programmes over the recent edition of Airshow China has raised some eyebrows. Amid growing rhetoric over a homegrown aerospace sector, the jury is still out on what China’s real intentions are.
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NewsAzerbaijan’s Silk Way West signs for two Boeing 777-8 Freighters
Azerbaijani cargo carrier Silk Way West Airlines has placed an order for two Boeing 777-8 Freighters and taken options on two more of the type.
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NewsChinese lessors sign for 300 C919s, 30 ARJ21s
China’s Comac has clinched commitments for 300 C919 narrowbodies from a group of seven lessors, marking the programme’s first orders since gaining type certification more than a month ago.
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NewsAirbus records strong single-aisle order activity during October
Airbus recorded a strong month for single-aisle orders during October, including 59 A320neo-family jets for IAG and an agreement for 28 A321neos attributed to an undisclosed customer. Chinese operator Xiamen Airlines booked 25 A320neos and 15 A321neos, while Jet2’s order for 35 A320neos also appeared in the backlog. Air Canada ...
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NewsATR 42-600 secures Chinese certification approval
Chinese civil aviation regulators have validated the type certificate of the ATR 42-600, clearing the turboprop for operations in the country.