Spirit AeroSystems, the Wichita aerostructures giant, on June 17 unveiled new production methods for carbon fiber composite materials that the Tier 1 said will enable lower costs and higher production volumes for future aircraft components.
The aircraft will be capable for flying up to 4,700 nm in a configuration for around 200 passengers. That is around 700 nm more than what the A321LR offers.
Boeing is leaning towards offering the larger of the two proposed new midmarket airplane variants first for delivery in 2025 as it nears closing the business case and obtaining board permission for formal authority to offer later this year.
Boeing’s return-to-service plan for the 737 MAX will focus on treating each aircraft as if it’s just been delivered, with the manufacturer reiterating that the model’s safe return is its top priority.
Norsk has announced it has completed design of a new, larger RPD printer. The G-IVL will be able to print larger and more complex metal parts, and to do so more quickly than current printers.
The Luftwaffe is committed to operating the Tornado until at least 2030 – with any further delay in selecting a replacement inevitably extending the type’s in-service life.
Attacks progress faster than most humans can think so it is easy to understand why technologies based on machine learning and artificial intelligence have taken hold in the cybersecurity marketplace.
Six years since Finmeccanica, now Leonardo, first touted its M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) proposal in Paris, the company has finally brought the first prototype to the show.
Boeing is revising the 777X test plan to maximize ground evaluations as it attempts to compensate for a lengthy delay to first flight following the recent discovery of a durability issue on the aircraft’s General Electric GE9X engines.
As part of the definition phase of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), the French Ministry of Armed Forces is here with a demonstration movie of a “new-generation collaborative combat” mission in 2040.
UK long-haul specialist Virgin Atlantic is to acquire 14 Airbus A330-900s, with a further six on option, in a move that CEO Shai Weiss said positioned the London-based carrier for future growth. But he called on changes to slot allocation at Virgin’s London Heathrow base to make it possible for the carrier to achieve its ambition of being the UK’s second flag-carrier, alongside British Airways.
Since leaving the German motor glider company that continues to bear his name, Dr. Reiner Stemme has devoted his energies to utility air systems for surveillance and monitoring, generating several designs based on the sailplane formula for two related firms.
With the grand reveal of a mockup of the Next Generation Fighter in the presence of President Emmanuel Macron on the first day of the Paris Air Show, France, Germany and Spain have now agreed on a plan for a series of demonstrator programs for the wider FCAS.
Airbus’ decision, announced in February, to terminate the A380 after the 274th production example leaves a large hole in the Paris Air Show static display. But, while down, the superjumbo is not quite yet out.
CAE has set itself to turn around and though there was never any expectation that the process would be swift, Gene Colabatistto, argues that the process is proceeding apace.
Air Lease Corporation placed an order for 50 Airbus A220-300s on the opening day of the Paris Air Show, providing the program with a welcome boost in confidence by a key player.
Marking her first month as Pratt & Whitney Canada president, Maria Della Posta assumes her role at a buoyant time for the company across virtually every propulsion sector.
The cloudy aerospace crystal ball indicates Airbus will potentially launch the A321XLR. Boeing, however, will not launch the NMA, but will set out the reentry program of the 737 MAX in more detail.
Emirates airline is in talks with Boeing to spread out deliveries of the Boeing 777X over a longer period of time and will likely switch to the 787-9 from the larger -10.
