“I would hate to think that one [manufacturer] is taking advantage of its current market strength” in the way it is dealing with customers, Walsh said during a Jan. 25 briefing.
Freighter conversion specialist Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has redelivered the first Airbus A330-200 Passenger to Freighter (P2F) for lessor Altavair, which will be operated by freight carrier MasAir.
Collins Aerospace has created a new business unit, Advanced Structures, that combines the Raytheon Technologies division’s heritage aerostructures and mechanical systems groups under the growing sustainability business mandate.
Safran has invested in Ineratec, a German startup developing technology for the production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels using renewable energy and recycled CO2.
More sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plants are being announced in the U.S. and Middle East as energy companies respond to commitments from airlines to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
To capture the emerging demand in China for aircraft storage, transition and dismantling, Airbus is joining forces with specialist Tarmac Aerosave and the city of Chengdu.
European turboprop manufacturer ATR has won a potentially significant contract with Indian Ocean carrier Maldivian, historically an operator of De Havilland Canada Dash 8.
UK startup Electric Aviation Group is continuing its strategy of building out the enabling technologies for its planned zero-emissions 90-seat hydrogen hybrid-electric regional airliner, the H2ERA.
An ICAO fact-finding report into the incident that saw a Ryanair flight forced to land in Belarus in May 2021 is set to be considered by the agency’s 36-nation Council on Jan. 31.
AutoFlight Europe has set up shop in Augsburg, Germany, and is being led by Mark Henning, who joined the Chinese group from Airbus Helicopters earlier this month.
Boeing is appointing David Loffing as the new VP and chief project engineer of the 777X following the decision of company veteran Michael Teal to retire.
LanzaJet has secured financing to complete construction of the world’s first alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant with a $50 million investment from the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund.
Determining annual winners and losers based on commercial aircraft order or delivery totals is only slightly less subjective than picking a favorite airplane design, and arguably just as productive.
Embraer has agreed to sell its Evora site in Portugal to Spanish aerostructures specialist Aernnova for $172 million in the hope that the facility can attract business from other aircraft manufacturers while reducing Embraer’s exposure in aircraft components.
European LCC easyJet plans to support the development of hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion by the UK’s Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, providing its perspective on how the zero-emissions technology could integrate with future airline operations.
Boeing’s December Commercial Airplane activity pointed to positive new-order momentum while deliveries on two key programs, the 737 MAX and 737, continue to struggle.
