Boeing is sticking to its earlier announced plans to slash widebody production rates by 50% by 2021 while simultaneously hoping to gradually restore 737 production to 31 per month by the start of 2022.
In an effort to facilitate the integration of unmanned aviation into everyday life, the Civil Aviation Administration of China has approved an initial batch of test sites in 13 cities across the country.
The shared need between heavy maintenance providers and their customers to survive the pandemic-driven downturn could foster more long-term agreements that give both sides the certainty they crave, industry executives say.
Wichita aerostructures giant Spirit AeroSystems has struck a 45% cash discount with Bombardier for the latter’s Short Brothers capacity in Northern Ireland, as well as Bombardier Aerospace North Africa and most of a Dallas MRO site.
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When Francisco Gomes Neto took over from Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva as CEO of Embraer, the company was on a clear path. The pandemic changed everything.
Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam has partnered with Rolls-Royce to develop the nine-passenger P-Volt, an all-electric version of the P2012 Traveller regional aircraft.
Boeing is working on updating 747 flight computer software to eliminate an issue introduced in the software’s most recent version that causes both of the aircraft’s computers to reset in-flight.
In a joint study with the University of Arizona’s Department of Environmental Sciences, Boeing said it confirmed that all current anti-bacterial solutions used in the industry are effective in protecting against viruses, including COVID-19.
Slovenia’s Pipistrel Aircraft has selected a Honeywell fly-by-wire (FBW) system for flight control of its planned Nuuva V300 cargo drone, the companies announced Oct. 21.
The question of whether or not urban air mobility can survive without Uber has been raised by an unconfirmed report that the ride-hailing giant is seeking “strategic alternatives” for its Elevate aerial ridesharing business.
AirAsia X is liquidating its Indonesian unit and has written down its 49% holding in Thai AirAsia X as the long-haul LCC struggles to pay for aircraft leases across all of its AOCs.
Chinese LCC Spring Airlines will take delivery of up to seven Airbus A320 family aircraft by the end of 2020, increasing its fleet by about 7% as it expands its business by redeploying international capacity to domestic routes.
Switzerland’s RUAG International is selling production of the 19-seater Dornier 228 twin-turboprop regional aircraft to General Atomics’ European business.
