Word from Hexcel that it is cutting full-year guidance based largely on lower commercial production rates could be a harbinger, analyst commentary suggests.
The two largest commercial airliner OEMs, Boeing and Airbus, arrive at Farnborough amid different challenges at their headquarters and on production lines.
This year’s Farnborough Airshow static park will feature several new commercial airliners, though Boeing aircraft is expected to not play much of a role.
Embraer’s E190F cargo conversion will make its first public appearance at the Farnborough Airshow, on July 22-26, after performing its maiden flight earlier this year.
Will engine-makers be enticed to try to meet requirements for the two new notional civil and military aircraft that need an engine that does not yet exist?
While aerospace and defense companies have lately enjoyed an embarrassment of riches in demand, that has exposed severe weaknesses in their ability to execute.
New Zealand’s Dawn Aerospace has been certified to fly its Mk. 2 Aurora reusable suborbital spaceplane demonstrator at unlimited speed up to 80,000 ft.
This week’s Flight Friday revisits a similar analysis from earlier in 2024, the utilization of CFM Leap and Pratt & Whitney PW1000G (GTF)-powered aircraft.
