UNI AIR, Taiwan ordered 19 ATR 72-600s with PW127XTs for delivery in 2027-2032 in deal that includes three additional purchase rights; aircraft are slated to replace and expand its current fleet of 14 ATR 72-600s.
TURBINE SERVICES (Chromalloy) moved into larger 22,000 sq ft headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland; new facility equipped with 10-ton crane to support various overhauls, including LM2500 power turbine and hot section exchanges.
AVIATION WEEK INTELLIGENCE NETWORK is now forecasting global fleet of 600 in-service eVTOLs by 2030, down from 800 previously forecast due to tumultuous year in AAM, including downfall of Lilium. It is projecting 14,500 eVTOLs in 2050.
BOEING delivered 45 aircraft (737NG; 31 737 MAXs; 767-300F; 12 787s) in May 2025 vs 24 (19 737 MAXs; two 767-2Cs; 767-300F; two 787s) in May 2024; and has now delivered 220 aircraft in 2025 vs 240 by AIRBUS. It booked new orders from unidentified customers for 119 737 MAXs and seven 787-9s and now has 552 orders in 2025 vs 291 for AIRBUS.
COLLINS opened new engineering center of excellence in Wolverhampton, UK for developing electric thrust reverser actuation systems (elecTRAS) for commercial aircraft; and a new production line for these systems in Colomiers, France.
MAEVE AEROSPACE redesigned planned (now) MJ500 hybrid-electric regional aircraft to carry 76-100 pax in 5-abreast seating with rear-mounted open rotor/stator engines and low-set swept wing (vs original 80-seat M80 with two props mounted on high wing); 76-pax MJ500 is designed to fly 1,200 nm, cruising at Mach 0.75, with 20% lower operating costs.
