Aerospace

Airbus has received joint type certification from EASA and the FAA for a second model in the A330neo family, the smaller, longer-range A330-800.

AIRBUS plans to deliver around 880 aircraft in 2020 vs 863 in 2019. It is also discussing further production rate increases for A320 Family beyond 63

AIRBUS had €1.4b net loss on €70.5b revenues in 2019 (vs €3.1b profit on €63.7b in 2018) after paying €3.6b in penalties for agreements with

AIRBUS received joint EASA/FAA type certification for A330-800 following flight test program that comprised 132 flights (370 hours) since Nov 2018; it

BOMBARDIER sold its stake in A220 program to AIRBUS (now owns 75%) and GOVT OF QUEBEC (25%) for $591m and will transfer its A330 and A220 work

Airbus needs another 18 months or so to catch up with A320neo family deliveries and aims to produce 65-67 per month from 2023, up from 63 in 2021, company CEO Guillaume Faury said.

An appreciation of Clay Christensen’s theory through the lens of disruptive aerospace innovations.

The U.S. Air Force’s Pilot Training Next has delivered pilots to training units months earlier than traditional approaches.

The manufacturer and NASA have worked since 2011 to develop a C2 data link waveform for drones.

Accelerating plans to land astronauts on the Moon in 2024 will cost $35 billion, says NASA.

SINGAPORE – Airbus and the government of Quebec have taken over the remaining Bombardier stake in the A220 program as the Canadian manufacturer

A group of software and aerospace veterans are aiming to raise and spend $200 million to offer cloud computing and data analytics to the coming explosion of low-Earth-orbit satellite-based systems.

Gerstenmaier, 65, left NASA last year after being reassigned by Administrator Jim Bridenstine in July to serve as a special advisor to Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard.

BOEING forecasts Southeast Asia will require 4,500 aircraft worth $710b and $785b in aviation services through 2038, driving need for 182,000 pilots

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) shipped its 1,000th pair of wing boxes for the Boeing 787 program on Feb. 10, 13 years after the first shipset was dispatched.

Fort Worth-based Bell Textron will work with Japan Airlines (JAL) to explore on-demand air mobility services in Japan with the OEM’s Nexus 4EX electric-vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

PRATT & WHITNEY has collaborated with ST Engineering to develop application for producing an engine component using 3D printing for V2500/PW4000 part

AIRBUS signed MOU with Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to develop urban air mobility capabilities in Singapore.

ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY has added powder characterization testing (for additive manufacturing) at its laboratory in Huntington Beach, CA.

PRATT & WHITNEY has Tigerair Taiwan order to supply GTFs for 15 A320neos; deal includes EngineWise service program.

This year’s Singapore Airshow, overshadowed by coronavirus, had fewer attendees and exhibitors. But the show wasn’t devoid of news—including a possible major development from Boeing. Listen in as our team discusses.

Making airlifters and refuelers more survivable and capable emerges as new priority.

Natural life cycles outweigh short-term issues to drive retirement trends.

Boeing appears to be redirecting its next new airliner project to compete more directly with the long-range Airbus A321XLR rather than take on the broader 757-767 replacement market previously studied under the shelved New Midmarket Airplane project.

The prospects of urban air mobility flights in Singapore took a key step forward with the signing of an agreement between Airbus and the island state’s Civil Aviation Authority to improve regional connectivity.