Airbus Commercial Aircraft CEO Christian Scherer says the OEM is going “far deeper” into the supply chain than in the past to help its suppliers recover.
Concerns remain about the impact of Boeing’s acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems on the supplier’s defense business, as the key focus of the OEM’s move remains on fixing issues with the commercial side.
Airbus is starting to make changes to its satellite plans, including becoming more conservative on potentially high-risk programs, after a series of earnings hits.
Airbus Helicopters has selected a hybrid-electric propulsion system to be developed by Pratt & Whitney Canada and Collins Aerospace for its H145-based PioneerLab technology demonstrator.
Wisk Aero has partnered with Skyports Infrastructure to develop a vertiport network for commercial air taxi services in Southeast Queensland, Australia.
Jekta has selected ZeroAvia to develop a hydrogen-electric, fuel-cell-powered version of its PHA-ZE 100 amphibian, originally designed to rely on batteries.
RTX companies Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney have achieved sustained turbogenerator operation in its STEP-Tech demonstrator, marking a key milestone.
RTX’s strategic push toward more sustainable hybrid-electric aviation is accelerating with key advances in motor, motor-generator and control technologies.
Boeing is starting to see significant flow improvements in 737 MAX production, Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stephanie Pope said ahead of Farnborough Airshow.
Eve Air Mobility, Embraer’s advanced air mobility spinoff, has rolled out the first of six Eve prototypes to support the eVTOL program through developmental flight testing.
EMBRAER delivered 19 commercial jets (eight E175s/four E190-E2s/seven E195-E2s) in 2Q24 vs 17 in 2Q23; and 26 (11 E175s/four E190-E2s/11 E195-E2s) in 1H24 vs 24 in 1H23. It ended quarter with 382 E-Jets/E2-Jets on backlog.
AIRBUS received EASA type certification for the LEAP-powered A321XLR, preparing the way for the entry-into-service with IBERIA at the end of the summer; 11 airlines and lessors have selected LEAP engines to power >190 A321XLRs.