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NewsGarmin unveils G5000 Prime avionics suite for transport-category aircraft
Kansas firm Garmin on 11 June revealed the G5000 Prime integrated flight deck for Part 25 aircraft, representing its next-generation avionics suite for transport-category jets.
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NewsEmbraer chief Gomes-Neto maintains neutral stance on next aircraft platform
CEO Francisco Gomes-Neto continues, as he has for months, to downplay Embraer’s eagerness to make an ambitious jump into the large narrowbody market with its commercial unit.
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NewsBlended-wing-body aircraft to be produced in North Carolina, all eyes on JetZero
North Carolina has apparently been chosen as the location for a blended-wing-body aircraft manufacturing site, and though the company behind the plan has yet to be named, reports indicate the firm is California-based JetZero.
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NewsBritten-Norman to gain fresh leadership as long-serving chief Hynett ‘transitions’ to new role
Long-serving Britten-Norman chief executive William Hynett is to step down from his post, moving across to a new non-executive director role focused on business strategy at the UK airframer.
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AnalysisGE Aerospace and Pratt take divergent paths toward developing engines for next narrowbody jets
Airbus and Boeing might still be a decade from finalising their requirements, but CFM International and competitor Pratt & Whitney (P&W) have little time to waste. They face a decision with immense ramifications: dive into developing a radically new powerplant, or invest to update and improve the conventional turbofan architecture.
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In depth‘Fully focused’ Faury: Airbus chief on A320 successor, hopes for hydrogen, and defence consolidation
Ahead of the Paris air show, the Airbus chief executive lays out his thoughts on the airframer’s future aircraft line-up, its hydrogen prospects, its strategy for the military market, and why its next-generation single-aisle project is more than just sketches.
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NewsChina’s AG600 attains production certificate
The AVIC AG600 amphibian has received its production certificate in China, paving the way for mass production of the four-engined type.
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NewsBoeing booked orders for 303 jets in May, its highest monthly tally in two years
Boeing padded its backlog in May with orders for 303 aircraft, while also accelerating 737 production to 38 jets monthly, the fastest pace permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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NewsATR takes largest order since 2017 with 19-strong Uni Air deal
Taiwanese regional carrier Uni Air has placed a firm order for 19 ATR 72-600s, the airframer’s largest single commitment since 2017.
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NewsLilium staff win German benefit concession amid brief return to abandoned headquarters
Beleaguered former employees of collapsed electric air taxi developer Lilium have received an overdue glimmer of good news after the German authorities agreed they were eligible to receive a previously withheld unemployment benefit.
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NewsRolls-Royce revs up UltraFan test plan, including narrowbody-sized engine
Rolls-Royce intends by 2028 to be running two versions of its UltraFan demonstrator engine – one for widebodies and the other for single-aisles – with flight tests to follow by the end of the decade.
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NewsCollins looks to retrofits and new programmes in switch from hydraulic to electric reverse-thrust actuators
Collins is turning its sights to electric thrust reverser actuation systems as it prepares to divest its traditional hydraulic actuator business to rival Safran.
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NewsReaction Engines’ administrators line up sale of hypersonic technology
Pioneering propulsion technologies developed by failed UK firm Reaction Engines could live on, with the sale of its assets to a preferred bidder now seemingly in its final stages, the insolvency specialists handling the company’s winding-up have disclosed.
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NewsGE nears completion of more GE9X dust-ingestion tests amid broader industry durability push
GE Aerospace expects it will soon complete a second round of GE9X dust-ingestion tests, insisting the efforts will help ensure the massive powerplant does not suffer the dust-related durability issues that have affected earlier engine models.
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NewsP&W reaches new GTF compensation deal with Spirit Airlines
Pratt & Whitney has reached another agreement to provide financially struggling US discount carrier Spirit Airlines with additional compensation for jets grounded due to problems with PW1100G geared turbofans (GTFs).
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NewsExecutive order instructs US FAA to repeal ‘outdated’ overland supersonic ban
President Donald Trump has ordered the US FAA to take steps to repeal a long-standing prohibition on overland supersonic flight within six months. Trump has issued the executive order to rescind “outdated and overly-restrictive regulations” – originally imposed in 1973 – banning civil flight at speeds exceeding Mach 1. It ...
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NewsGKN scales back hydrogen projects in reaction to Airbus ZEROe delay
GKN Aerospace has significantly scaled back its research and technology activities related to hydrogen propulsion in the wake of Airbus’s decision to delay the launch of any hydrogen-powered aircraft by at least five years. While one project related to an entire fuel cell powertrain will run its course – ending ...
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NewsBeta showcases CX300 capabilities with passenger-carrying flight into JFK
Beta Technologies has claimed an historic milestone, with its Alia CX300 all-electric aircraft becoming the first passenger-carrying advanced air mobility vehicle to land at John F Kennedy International airport in New York. Performed on 2 June, passengers on the 45min flight from East Hampton airport on Long Island included Matt ...
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NewsStandardAero and Green Taxi Solutions to drive certification of electric taxi system on E175
Certification of a new retrofitable electric taxiing system capable of generating a claimed $250,000 per aircraft annual saving through lower fuel burn, is to be led by StandardAero through a partnership with developer Green Taxi Solutions.
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NewsBoeing upbeat on VC-25B, unfazed by Qatari 747-8I news
The head of Boeing’s defence business feels that the VC-25B presidential aircraft programme is on the right track and is unfazed by a US government decision to obtain a used Qatari 747-8I Boeing Business Jet (BBJ).