As it becomes clearer that disruptive new airliner configurations will be one of the few ways of meeting the reduced emissions targets of the future, Airbus has revealed it is flight-testing a scaled blended wing body (BWB) technology demonstrator.
Eurocontrol, the organization in charge of air traffic management (ATM) in Europe, wants to be prepared for the integration of hybrid electric aircraft—potentially with different needs and performance—in the continent’s airspace.
ST Engineering told reporters at the Singapore Airshow that its newest converted Airbus freighter is expected to receive certification “either this month or next month.”
Korean Air selected Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) to power up to 50 Airbus A321neo aircraft in a key regional win for the engine maker.
A British Airways Boeing 747-400 has broken the unofficial record for the fastest subsonic transatlantic flight by flying from New York JFK to London’s Heathrow Airport in less than five hours.
Rolls-Royce plans to increase engine production at its Singapore assembly plant at Seletar within the next few years as the uptake for widebody airliners shifts to Asia.
The Boeing 737 MAX production halt is a catalyst for Triumph Group to further consolidate its interiors and Mexican operations, top executives said Feb. 6, adding more divestiture announcements should be expected this year.
Concern may be increasing over whether the Boeing 777X takes longer to become certified and operational, but at least one supplier on Feb. 6 said so far so good on expected production rates.
Despite economic uncertainty, trade tensions and headwinds compounded by the Coronavirus outbreak, the Asia-Pacific region—and China in particular—remains pivotal to Boeing’s fortunes and the best hope for offsetting the commercial slowdown, a company executive said.
Boeing continues to refine its updated 737 MAX fight control computer (FCC) software and proposed simulator training, addressing new issues that have cropped up in testing and pilot evaluations and analyzing the risks of a wiring issue that may require modifications.
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson has hinted of a new regulatory regime around aircraft certification leaning on lessons learned from the ongoing Boeing 737 MAX debacle.
AVENTURA, Florida—Bloomberg Intelligence analysts expect Boeing’s next product launch to target the larger narrowbody market and see the new midmarket airplane (NMA) as all but doomed thanks in large part to Airbus A321XLR orders by some of the NMA’s most likely customers.
Wall Street remains dubious that aircraft subsystems provider Woodward and composites supplier Hexcel can provide one of the main benefits they promised from their recent merger, particularly as the commercial aviation sector reels from the Boeing 737 MAX production halt and both companies lower their 2020 guidance as a result.
Demand for global air freight fell 3.3% year-on-year, hit by global trade tensions that made 2019 the worst year for the industry in a decade, IATA said Feb. 5.
The coronavirus outbreak is beginning to affect aerospace manufacturing with several Western manufacturers temporarily closing down facilities in China.
