EMBRAER forecasts global demand for 10,500 sub-150-seat jets (8,470) and turboprops (2,030) worth US$640b over next 20 years; replacement of aging aircraft will account for 54% of all new deliveries while 46% will be used for growth.
AIRBUS CANADA is to receive US$1.2b investment from shareholders Airbus (US$900m) and Govt of Quebec (US$300m) to support growth in A220 program as its strives to reach 14 aircraft per month by 2026; Govt's equity redemption date was also extended to 2035. PWC estimates program will have economic impact in Canada of >$40b over next 20 years.
EMBRAER received certification from Brazil's ANAC for E190F conversion; prototype (360; ex-Avianca) was redelivered to REGIONAL ONE. E-Freighter is due to receive both EASA and FAA certification later this year and the CLS shortly after.
Additive manufacturing is at the heart of the supersonic demonstrator that BAE Systems is building to support development of the Global Combat Air Program's fighter.
CEO Klaus Roewe says the shift of the Lilium Jet’s first flight into early 2025 is linked to some key suppliers missing out on EASA software validation requirements.
Aerospace engineers 2Excel have begun adding lumps and bumps to a Boeing 757 that will help test the future GCAP fighter aircraft's potential sensor suite and mission systems.
Jens Flottau speaks with Lilium CEO Klaus Roewe to learn more about the jet's production, delays in the planned first flight, and the 100-aircraft Saudia order.
Many of the suppliers at the Farnborough Airshow worry they will be unable to meet ramp-up targets set by the likes of Airbus and Boeing, a new survey suggests.
Honeywell and Odys Aviation, a developer VTOL aircraft, have signed an MOU to design new Ground Control Stations to support the rollout of Odys Aviation’s hybrid VTOL aircraft in the Middle East and Pacific.
Qatar Airways will announce an equity investment in a southern African carrier within weeks, Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, told journalists at a media round table held at the Farnborough Air Show on 23 July.
GE Aerospace has deployed over 550 of its workers into suppliers and armed them with its Flight Deck business operating system to try to fix supply chain issues.
BOEING, AIRBUS, DASSAULT, GE AEROSPACE, ROLLS-ROYCE, RTX and SAFRAN are calling for government research programs to better understand/fight aviation non-CO2 effects such as contrails, NOx, sulfur, aerosols and soot.
SUPERNAL (Hyundai) and SIGMA AIR MOBILITY (Luxaviation Group) agreed to jointly identify and develop targeted markets for future AAM infrastructure and investments in South and Southeast Asia and potentially in Southern Europe.
DE HAVILLAND CANADA was selected by Zimex Aviation to supply four Garmin avionics upgrade kits for delivery in 2H24 for Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft; kits are offered in partnership with AEROCORP AVIONICS SOLUTIONS.
