Russian airlines are looking for ways to continue airworthiness of their foreign-made aircraft now that access to European spare parts and MRO services has closed due to the EU sanctions.
The zero-emission propulsion startup Hydrogen is to locate manufacturing and distribution of its modular hydrogen capsules and assembly of regional-aircraft powertrain retrofit kits at the New Mexico facility.
The FAA has finalized rules mandating inspections and modifications for Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777s, completing a year-long process to develop fixes that address issues spotlighted in three engine failures and get grounded aircraft back into service.
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Airbus is continuing to build the industrial team for the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL, partnering with Spirit AeroSystems to design and manufacture the multi-copter’s wings.
The number of Western aerospace companies cutting off support for Russian and Belarusian customers continues to increase, with conglomerate Raytheon, training specialist CAE and Honeywell joining a list that includes major airframe and engine manufacturers.
With 15 years of experience with hydrogen propulsion over six generations of fuel-cell powertrain, Germany’s H2Fly is preparing to take the next steps: flying on liquid hydrogen and moving up to a 40-seat regional airliner.
Leonardo Helicopters is targeting service entry of the AW609 commercial tiltrotor in 2023 and aims to clinch long-awaited FAA certification later this year or early next.
The Royal Thai Air Force has written off a Block 15 F-16A after it crashed March 8 in the Chaiyaphum province, north of its Korat home base. The aircraft was on a training sortie, and the pilot ejected safely but with some injuries.
A joint taskforce will assess challenges around green hydrogen regulations, infrastructure and global supply chains, including the production of green hydrogen and the infrastructure needed to support delivery to airports and fuel aircraft.
Embraer has launched passenger-to-freighter conversions for the E190F and E195F, aiming to meet growing e-commerce demand and catering to the sector’s need for fast deliveries and decentralized operations, the manufacturer said March 7.
Eve Urban Air Mobility leads the advanced air mobility OEMs in orders, with 1,785, followed closely by Vertical Aerospace’s 1,350 orders and EHang’s 1,205 orders.
Boeing’s fast-growing 777-8F backlog has been boosted with the addition of a five-aircraft order from Ethiopian Airlines following the signing of a MOU with the African carrier.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can significantly alter mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Western aerospace and defense (A&D), several seasoned experts said recently at separate events, including Aviation Week’s Raw Materials and Commercial Aviation Supplier conferences.
Process modeling specialist Siemens and UK green hydrogen producer Protium have launched a project to accelerate the design and testing of a rapid hydrogen refueling system for aircraft using digital twin technology.
Embraer is no longer supporting operators in Russia and Belarus, joining other major Western aerospace manufacturers in taking action in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Despite the overall strong recovery of air transport in traffic, orders and deliveries, Thales is still considering its commercial aviation business to be in an early convalescence phase, according to CEO Patrice Caine.
Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO Eileen Drake has recruited several more industry and military luminaries in an effort to present a full board of directors who would push off Executive Chairman Warren Lichtenstein and his dissident slate of financial sponsors ahead of the embattled propulsion provider’s annual shareholder meeting.
Lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has committed to nine more conversion slots for the A330 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) with Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the conversion joint venture between ST Engineering and Airbus.
New imagery from Ukraine suggests the only example of the world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov An-225, was badly damaged during fighting at the company’s airfield at Hostomel, near Kyiv.
Aircraft Industries, the Czech manufacturer of the Let family of turboprop transport aircraft, says in an open letter that its ownership by Russian holding group Ural Mining Metallurgical Company (UGMK) “is likely to change a lot for us as a company, but we ourselves do not know what the consequences will be.”
