EASA sides with FAA design requirements for Airbus A321XLR tank
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has sided with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in its request for design… Read More »
Boeing resumes 777X test flights after two-month hiatus
Boeing has resumed test flights for the 777X wide-body aircraft following a two-month hiatus. The flight test program was resumed… Read More »
AeroVisto and VARTAN.AERO join forces to launch 360°CabinService
The AeroVisto Group has developed a service offering with VARTAN.AERO that will optimise the processes involved in interior refurbishment projects… Read More »
US lawmakers grant Boeing 737 MAX strings-attached deadline extension
In a recently published bill, the United States (US) Senate has granted approval to Boeing and, subsequently, the Federal Aviation… Read More »
Airbus A220 faces serious production challenges
The Airbus A220 has become the latest victim of industry-wide supply chain problems, with late parts and quality issues challenging… Read More »
FAA introduces new restrictive limitations for Embraer E170s
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), following the lead of the Brazilian aviation authority Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC), has… Read More »
Raytheon Technologies successfully completes first engine run of regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator
Raytheon Technologies have announced that it has successfully completed the first engine run of the company’s regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator…. Read More »
Condor selects Bucher to supply A330neo galleys and stowages
Bucher Leichtbau has announced that the company has been selected by Condor to design, certify and manufacture galleys and stowages… Read More »
U.S. Congress clears FAA to certify Boeing 737-7 and -10 Max unchanged
Congressional leaders reached agreement early Tuesday Dec. 20 on an end-of-year government spending bill that includes an amendment to give… Read More »
COMAC delivers first domestically built ARJ21 regional jet to a foreign airline
Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has delivered a single ARJ21 domestically built regional jet to… Read More »
World’s first Boeing 747-8 BBJ scrapped in US after just 30 flight hours
A Boeing 747-8 Business Jet (BBJ), the most luxurious ‘Queens of the Skies’ aircraft, will be dismantled at the Pinal… Read More »
Rolls-Royce completes UltraFan technology demonstrator build
Rolls-Royce has announced that it has completed building and is preparing to test its UltraFan technology demonstrator. The demonstrator engine… Read More »
FAA addresses water leaks on Boeing 787 flight equipment
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed an Airworthiness Directive (AD) that would address potential water pressure loss and subsequent… Read More »
Emirates: Airbus sent engineers to deal with A380 wing spar cracks
Airlines operating older Airbus A380 aircraft have been reporting the development of wing spur cracks. This has delayed the return… Read More »
Lufthansa certifies its Boeing 777 Sharkskin modification
Lufthansa Technik has received an STC for its AeroSHARK technology designed to reduce aircraft surface friction. Lufthansa Technik has announced… Read More »
Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 receive Canadian certification
Transport Canada (TC) granted type certificates to the Embraer E190-E2 and the E195-E2, opening up the possibility for Canadian airlines… Read More »
Rossiya Airlines to furlough 100 pilots due to spare parts shortage
Rossiya Airlines, the subsidiary air carrier of Russia’s Aeroflot Group, is reportedly planning to furlough a third of its pilots… Read More »
Boom’s Overture supersonic jet will use quiet, low-emission engines
Being supersonic involves a lot more than a cool-looking aircraft. You need engines that can push the jet past Mach… Read More »
Embraer postpones the development of a large turboprop aircraft until 2023
Embraer has postponed a decision on whether to proceed with development of a large turboprop aircraft until at least next… Read More »
Joby’s eVTOL air taxi clears second of four FAA System Reviews
Joby, the developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) planes designed for use in nearing air taxi services, says… Read More »
Magnetic Engines and GE Aerospace partner to provide repairs for CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines
Magnetic Engines has signed an agreement with GE Aerospace to support its customers with on-wing repairs for CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B… Read More »
13 hours without refueling: Airbus A321XLR conducts longest-ever test flight
Airbus’ A321XLR [extra long range, ed.-] jet, the manufacturer’s longest-range single-aisle aircraft, has performed a more than 13-hour test flight… Read More »