North Carolina chosen for Boom Supersonic passenger jet plant
Boom Supersonic, the Colorado-based aviation company, announced Jan. 26 that it has chosen a North Carolina airport as the manufacturing… Read More »
Boeing posts $4.5 billion in Q4 charges on its 787 program
Boeing (BA.N) said on Jan. 26 it incurred $4.5 billion charges in the fourth quarter on its sidelined 787 program,… Read More »
Boeing is trying to get back on course one year after the 737 Max’s return to service
One year since Boeing’s embattled 737 Max returned to service — following the largest grounding in aviation history — there… Read More »
China’s Comac C919 narrowbody jet deliveries to start in 2022
A senior Comac official has told local news media that the company will start delivering its C919 narrowbody aircraft in… Read More »
GE Aviation, SmartSky Networks, and Mosaic ATM Address Advance Ap-0asir Mobility Safety
Connecting airborne and cloud-based Flight Management Systems for Advanced Air Mobility to optimize airspace and maintain safety standards. GE Aviation… Read More »
New seating company aims to upgrade business class seating
UK-based Unum Aircraft Seating has officially launched – targeting business class seating. Spearheaded by industry veteran Chris Brady, the former… Read More »
U.S. FAA reviews FedEx proposal to install laser-based missile-defense system on A321s
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Jan. 14 it is proposing conditions that would allow FedEx to install a… Read More »
Boeing 737 to fly with Collins’ next-generation lavatory
Boeing has again selected Collins Aerospace to provide lavatories for its 737 family of aircraft. A lavatory supplier on Boeing… Read More »
Spairliners and Collins Aerospace in Poland agree to new evacuation slide repair contract
Collins Aerospace in Wroclaw, Poland, has been awarded a first-time support agreement for evacuation slides by Spairliners, an independent component… Read More »
ZIM Aircraft Seating expands Immenstaad HQ
ZIM Aircraft Seating is to triple its activities at Immenstaad by expanding its new headquarters opened in March 2021. Additional… Read More »
Russian MC-21-300 jet receives type certificate from Federal Air Transport Agency
The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) has issued a Type Certificate for MC-21-300 passenger aircraft to Irkut Corporation (part of… Read More »
EASA seeks new techniques to detect air-data failure and control-law errors
Europe’s safety authority is initiating research efforts aimed at developing new methods to detect multiple air-data probe failures, as well… Read More »
Airbus launches new aerostructures subsidiary, Airbus Atlantic
A wholly-owned Airbus subsidiary, Airbus Atlantic, has been officially established, unifying the strengths, resources and skills of Airbus’s sites in… Read More »
Airbus exceeds target of 600 jet deliveries in 2021
Airbus (AIR.PA) provisionally exceeded its target of 600 jet deliveries in 2021, with final totals depending on a still incomplete… Read More »
GE stock recent selloff gives Credit Suisse analyst reason to recommend buying
Analyst John Walsh sees potential for more than 20% upside for the ‘cyclical aerospace recovery stock’. Shares of General Electric… Read More »
Airline and aviation trends show optimistic but challenging conditions for 2022
Needless to say 2020 and 2021 have been very challenging years for the travel industry, especially for airlines, airports, aircraft… Read More »
Jet engine maker Safran plans to hire 12,000 in 2022 as air traffic recovers
Jet engine maker Safran believes the worst of the crisis in aviation caused by COVID-19 is over, and plans to… Read More »
US threatens to ban Russia from importing aircraft parts
The United States has included the possibility of banning Russia from importing aircraft parts should it invade Ukraine, a Biden… Read More »
Prosecutors say Italian firm produced 4,000 flawed parts for Boeing 787 jets
An Italian supplier at the centre of recent industrial snags on the 787 Dreamliner airplane produced more than 4,000 non-compliant… Read More »
FAA proposes fixes on some Boeing 777s after engine incidents
The US aviation regulator on Wednesday Dec. 22 proposed modifications and safety inspections on some models of the Boeing 777… Read More »
France and India agree to jointly build helicopter engine
India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that France will build an aircraft engine in collaboration with India. “[The]… Read More »
New forecast predicts 45,000 fuel efficient jets to be delivered by 2040 worth US$2.9 trillion
The new 2021 Cirium Fleet Forecast reveals that US$2.9 trillion is expected to be spent on approximately 45,000 new and… Read More »
India’s Jet Airways looks to settle debts and expedite relaunch
Jet Airways is planning to resume flight operations early next year, the Jalan Kalrock Consortium has said adding that they… Read More »
Italian prosecutors seize parts for Boeing 787 aircraft
Italian prosecutors on Saturday ordered the seizure of components intended for the production of Boeing 787 aircrafts that they said… Read More »
American Airlines will equip its A321XLR, 787-9 jets with 4K in-flight entertainment displays
American Airlines will feature a new line of 4K in-flight entertainment (IFE) seat-back screens developed by Samsung and Thales on… Read More »
U.S. Space Force holds war game to test satellite network under attack
The United States is testing satellite resiliency to threats from China and Russia miles above the earth’s surface, just weeks… Read More »