Farnborough Airshow 2024 Day 2

By Jens Flottau
Qatar Airways revealed an order for 20 more Boeing 777-9s at Farnborough Airshow, which is likely to be followed by a much larger order in early 2025.
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By Jens Flottau
Embraer is introducing an automatic takeoff function onto its E2 family of passenger jets, leading to much-enhanced range capabilities from short runways.
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By Guy Norris
Speaking at Farnborough Airshow, Boom founder and CEO Blake Scholl shared plans to begin full-scale core tests of its Overture airliner's Symphony engine in 18 months.
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By David Casey
The UK hub risks losing out to European counterparts unless fees drop and efficiency improves, said Doyle.
On Location

By Christine Boynton
British Airways has improved the performance of its Airbus A320neo fleet through enhanced use of data and analytics, as it works through a transformation plan.
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By Victoria Moores
At a media briefing at Farnborough Tuesday, a follow-on order was firmed for seven more Airbus A330neos, with purchase rights for nine more.
On Location

By Victoria Moores
The purchase agreement, finalized at Farnborough on Tuesday, will add more than 30 new Airbus aircraft to JAL's fleet, with some replacing older Boeing 767s.
On Location

By Guy Ferneyhough
Pratt & Whitney has secured an order from Avolon for the PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) to power 80 Airbus A320neos.
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By Steve Trimble
Boeing officials think the successor of the Boeing EA-18G Growler could be the F-15EX Eagle II.
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By Robert Wall
Eurofighter expects a contract before year's end from core customers for a three-year tech maturation program to prepare to modernize the twin-engine fighter.
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By Robert Wall
Airbus expects to pursue its ambition to develop an upgraded A330-based tanker this year, according to the OEM's head of defense, Michael Scheollhorn.
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By Tony Osborne
Leonardo’s AW159 Wildcat naval helicopter could be in line for a second wind in terms of orders, a company official says.
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By Jens Flottau, Christine Boynton
British Airways has selected GE Aerospace's GEnx-1B for six incoming Boeing 787s, rather than its current engine partner on the widebody, Rolls-Royce.
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By James Pozzi
Boeing remains open to potential acquisitions and partnerships as necessary routes to add more capability and capacity to its aftermarket business.
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By Guy Norris
Safran will provide the electrical power generation system for the Boeing X-66A aircraft, which forms part of NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.
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By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has not decided on its plan to replace much of its KC-135 fleet following its buy of KC-46As.
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By Brian Everstine
Boeing on July 22 announced an agreement to explore ways to collaborate with Ukraine’s Antonov on defense programs.
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By Brian Everstine
The Biden administration’s directive to move Ukraine to the front of the line for the interceptors has been understood by other international customers.
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By Graham Warwick
“We hope to power their ZEROe,” ZeroAvia founder and CEO Val Miftakhov said on the first day of this year's Farnborough Airshow.
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By Graham Warwick
A GKN Aerospace-led project to develop and test a 2-megawatt cryogenic hybrid-electric propulsion system is one of five to be backed by UK government funding.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Pratt says the engine developed for the company’s Hybrid-Electric Propulsion (HEP) flight demonstrator has run at full power for the first time.
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By Christine Boynton
IAG CEO Luis Gallego told an audience at Farnborough Airshow that recent action by the European Commission bodes well for its proposed acquisition of Air Europa.
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By Tony Osborne
Raytheon UK has carried out the first firings of an anti-uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) laser envisaged for the close protection of troops on the battlefield.
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By Christine Boynton
Pegasus Airlines CEO Güliz Öztürk says the airline will “invest in its own network expansion internationally."
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By Steve Trimble
As Farnborough Airshow opens a new stage for the rivalry between the C-130 and its competitor the C-390, Lockheed officials still claim the Hercules is winning.
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