François Lepot, CEO of Safran Aero Boosters, has announced that a new compressor blades and vanes production plant for aircraft engines is to be established in the Walloon region of Belgium, in the province of Liège. A €50 million investment is to be made in a refurbished site where titanium compressor blades will be manufactured,
Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. have successfully conducted the first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) test flight of an ultra-long-range business jet powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The test involved a BR725-powered Gulfstream G650 twin-engine jet with the flight taking place over Gulfstream’s headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. This test has laid down the groundwork
Mesa Airlines, which operates regional flights on behalf of American Airlines’ offshoot American Eagle, has announced that it is to wind down its services in March next year, prior to halting all its American Eagle flights on April 3. In addition to this announcement, the carrier has also announced that it is finalising an agreement
Brazilian planemaker Embraer has announced that it has received type certification from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) for its E195-E2 and E190-E2 commercial jets, making this the fourth certification after Brazil’s ANAC, America’s FAA and Europe’s EASA. This now means that deliveries can commence to Canada’s Porter Airlines which has placed an order for 50
Having delivered just 35 aircraft in October this year, Boeing Co. has announced that November deliveries reached 48 units. However, the number of orders for new aircraft fell from 122 in October, which included 106 737 MAX airplanes and ten 787 Dreamliners, to just 22 in November, comprising 18 737 MAXs and three 767s. Of
United Airlines has placed the largest-ever order from a U.S. carrier for wide-body jets, having signed a deal with Boeing for a firm order of 100 787 Dreamliners with an option for up to a further 100 of the aircraft. The 100 planes will be delivered between 2024 and 2032 and the airline will have
Boeing Co. has signed a Total Component Support (TCS) deal with Lufthansa Technic for sustainment services to the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) growing fleet of Boeing P-8A aircraft. Lufthansa Technic’ TCS services will enable the RNZAF to reduce its investment in aircraft parts as the programme for the 737 covers over 400 commercial
On Friday, December 9, China Eastern Airlines took delivery of the first-ever Commercial Aviation Corp of China (COMAC) C919 narrow-body jet. The plane is in a 164-seat configuration and has “the world’s first C919” emblazoned on its side in Chinese and English. Its maiden route will be between Shanghai and the China’s capital, Beijing. On
The UK, Japan and Italy have announced that the three countries are to co-operate in the production of a new, sixth-generation fighter jet that will replace the current Typhoon aircraft in Europe and Japan’s F-2. “We are announcing the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) – an ambitious endeavour to develop a next-generation fighter aircraft by
It was a day for nostalgia at Boeing Co. on December 6 as the last-ever 747 Jumbo Jet, a 747-8 freighter left the company’s plant in Everett, Washington for completion before being delivered to Atlas Air early next year. It was 54 years ago that the first-ever 747 rolled off the production line at the
