Boeing is working to determine the cause and scope of two different manufacturing quality problems in its Boeing 787 production process that, when combined, make affected aircraft susceptible to structure failure at loads they should be able to withstand.
Contracts totaling $33 million to develop all-electric powertrain and fuel-to-electric power-conversion technologies to reduce the emissions of future single-aisle airliners have been awarded by the U.S. Energy Department.
Tight cost controls at some airlines amid the pandemic-related demand downturn are keeping spare parts sales artificially low, a trend that must shift even if carriers do not ramp up their schedules quickly, a top executive at Heico contends.
EASA plans to start Boeing 737 MAX test flights on Sept. 7 in Vancouver, Canada in what is a key milestone for the aircraft to be recertified in Europe.
To kick-start the market, startup Universal Hydrogen plans to convert ATR 42 and De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 regional aircraft to hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion to pump-prime demand.
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is looking to sell off assets as the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the travel industry bites deep into the company’s finances.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on almost every aspect of the aviation sector, but the coronavirus does not appear to have dented the industry’s determination to drive down CO2 emissions and its desire for operations to be more environmentally responsible.
EASA plans to mandate Rolls-Royce-recommended on-wing inspections of certain Trent 900 interstage spacers to find cracked parts in the Airbus A380 engines before they trigger in-service incidents.
UPS and the Kansas City Aviation Department have agreed to long-term leases that will see the air-cargo titan expand its Kansas City International Airport (MCI) operation.
The agreement to provide 25 million gal. per year of renewable hydrocarbons is the largest yet for Gevo and takes the Englewood, Colorado-based company to more than $1.5 billion in long-term contracts.
Renewable-fuels producer Gevo has signed a purchase agreement with commodities-trading group Trafigura that will make additional sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) available to end customers.
A commuter operator of Avic MA60 turboprop aircraft will soon begin flying after receiving approvals from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
Austrian aerospace parts and services provider FACC expects further challenges in the supplier business in the wake of COVID-19 as it revealed plans to lay off 700 of its 3,700 employees.
Up to the outbreak of COVID-19 this spring, flight simulators and pilot training were some of the hottest side-hustles that legacy aerospace manufacturers could play as they rode the historic updraft in airliner traffic.
