By Joe Anselmo, Christine Boynton, Chen Chuanren, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Listen in as editors at Singapore Airshow discuss Comac's starring role, the C919's prospects in today's market and what this could mean for the Airbus-Boeing duopoly.
Embraer plans to make a decision “in a couple of years” about where to put its resources for a next aircraft development program, CEO Francisco Gomes Neto says.
The high-speed promise of its planned Mach 1.7 aircraft is attracting interest from carriers operating on longer distance Asia-Pacific routes, Boom says.
A dozen teams have been selected to develop energy storage systems to enable electrification of regional aircraft with up to 100 seats and ranges up to 700 nm.
Wisk Aero has partnered with the city of Sugar Land, Texas, to explore building out an autonomous urban air mobility ecosystem in the Greater Houston region.
AIRBUS and TOTALENERGIES teamed to address challenges of decarbonizing aviation through SAF; TotalEnergies will supply SAF for >50% of Airbus' needs in Europe and companies will develop 100% sustainable fuels for future aircraft.
JOBY AVIATION completed third of five stages of FAA type certification process for its eVTOL by submitting certification plans for structural, mechanical, and electrical systems, as well as approach to cybersecurity, human factors, and noise.
TELAIR INTERNATIONAL was selected by ST Engineering to supply modular cargo loading system for the lower deck for seven A320-200s being converted to freighters for Juniper Aviation Investments (ST and Temasek joint venture).
COLLINS AEROSPACE was selected by Philippine Airlines to supply Hermes Messaging, OpsCore Flight Tracking and GlobalConnect solutions to provide connected aviation for airliners' operations systems.
PRATT & WHITNEY was selected by JetSMART to supply GTFs for 35 A320neo Family aircraft, including nine A321XLRs, in deal that includes EngineWise maintenance/inspection support. COLLINS provides nacelle/accessories.
SATAIR (Airbus) extended its global exclusive distribution deal with Telair International for cargo loading systems for several Boeing/Airbus aircraft.
EURASIA MOBILITY SOLUTIONS agreed to order 10 10-seat AirFish 8 Wing-in-Ground (WIG) craft, and option 10, from ST Engineering AirX for delivery starting in 2025 to serve Turkey’s tourism and private transportation sectors.
COLLINS AEROSPACE was selected by Malaysia Airlines to supply communications, navigation, and surveillance systems and air data sensors for its 737-8s in deal that includes maintenance support under Collins' Dispatch solution.
