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Byline: Jon Hemmerdinger Spirit AeroSystems' cutting 737 fuselage output to 72 for 2020 shows narrowbody will provide little stimulus this year News that Spirit AeroSystems has again cut 2020 production [...]

Byline: GARRETT REIM The US Navy's (USN's) final active duty squadron to transition from the Lockheed P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft to the Boeing P-8A Poseidon completed the process on [...]

United Aircraft (UAC) is preparing to transfer primary structures for an initial Ilyushin Il-114-300 to the final assembly line at RAC MiG's Lukhovistsky plant near Moscow. The manufacturer describes the [...]

A whopping 51 years have passed since Concorde first took the skies. It seems an incredible number. Concorde made its maiden flight in 1969 - 2 March of that year, [...]

Byline: DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW Portuguese investigators believe a failure to control the derotation of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 resulted in a heavy nose-gear impact severe enough to buckle the [...]

Byline: ALFRED CHUA Boeing's tier one suppliers in Japan have suspended 787-related operations, following the airframer's closure of its US final assembly facilities due to the spread of the coronavirus. [...]

Byline: GREG WALDRON Asset 7002 completes key load evaluation under European military airworthiness criteria, with wing limit trial to follow Aero Vodochody's L-39NG has completed fuselage strength testing, as the [...]

Byline: DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW **************** Airbus is to transfer A220 work package production currently conducted at Bombardier's Saint-Laurent facility to the Mirabel site where the aircraft's final assembly line is located. [...]

Byline: DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW Among the charges disclosed by Airbus in its recent full-year financial results is a [euro]103 million ($111 million) figure relating to efforts to turn around German aerostructures [...]

Byline: ALFRED CHUA * AVIC maintains that production of the MA700 twin-turboprop is still on schedule, despite the coronavirus outbreak in China. The Chinese airframer says it restarted production of [...]

Parts production for the Rolls-Royce UltraFan demonstrator engine is under way, with the propulsion specialist now manufacturing the powerplant's composite fan blades. With an eventual 355cm (140in) diameter - almost [...]

Byline: GARRETT REIM Boeing Australia has completed the major fuselage structure for the first Airpower Teaming System (ATS) unmanned air vehicle, ahead of a planned maiden sortie later this year. [...]

Byline: DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW Safety record in spotlight as carrier confirms deaths after second Sabiha Gokcen runway excursion within a month Three fatalities have been confirmed as a result of the [...]

Byline: KATE SARSFIELD Very light jet nears maiden flight, with first examples to be produced as kits before Part 23 certification campaign begins Stratos Aircraft has completed load testing on [...]

Byline: DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW One of Russian carrier Nordwind Airlines' Airbus A321s has suffered serious nose-gear damage after a hard landing at Turkey's Antalya airport. The carrier says the aircraft had [...]

**************** Ilyushin has transferred the first test-flight Il-96-400M airframe to a final assembly line where it will be fitted with control systems and its cabin interior. Fuselage mating and attachment [...]

Byline: DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW Ilyushin has rolled out the first prototype of the modernised Il-114-300 turboprop, after it was painted ahead of certification flight tests. The aircraft features a simple livery [...]

Byline: DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW Russian airframer is preparing first prototype equipped with indigenous PD-14 engines to join four-strong test fleet AIrkut has completed fuselage assembly of the first MC-21 to be [...]

Byline: JON HEMMERDINGER Spirit AeroSystems has assembled its first Boeing 767 forward fuselage, marking a milestone for a company that has previously produced only sections of the structure. Wichita, Kansas-based [...]

Byline: MAX KINGSLEY-JONES Boeing rolled out its latest and largest 737 Max variant, the 737-10, at its Renton plant in Washington on 22 November. The aircraft, which is more than [...]

With no further orders for either the MA60 or the MA600 since last year's directory, the focus within the Chinese twin-turboprop family has been firmly on the new MA700. The [...]

KAI offers glimpse of its domestic fighter featuring prospective weapons and cockpit Seoul used the show to unveil a full-scale mock-up of its developmental Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-X fighter, [...]

Byline: KATE SARSFIELD Relaunched high-speed jet will debut at NBAA, with upgraded successor progressing towards 2022 service entry SyberJet is readying the first SJ30i for its maiden sortie in the [...]

Byline: ALFRED CHUA Comac has started component production for the first batch of C919 customer aircraft. The Chinese airframer states that the narrowbody's wingbox, as well as other structures, are [...]

Byline: Garrett Reim MQ-25A refueller completes 2h flight under supervision from ground station as Boeing launches US Navy test campaign The French air force received its first of two Lockheed [...]

Byline: colourschemeN/A N/A Scandinavian carrier SAS has overhauled its livery ahead of the arrival of its first Airbus A350-900, opting for a modernised stylish appearance based on its signature blue [...]

Byline: technologykate sarsfield london Would-be manufacturer hopes for backing to accelerate development of novel vertical take-off and landing aircraft Lithuanian start-up Jetcopter is seeking investment of around $60 million to [...]

Byline: manufacturingAlfred Chua Singapore Airbus is to deepen its co-operation with Chinese airframer AVIC for its single-aisle aircraft production. The agreement, signed during a visit by German chancellor Angela Merkel [...]

Byline: programmetom zaitsev moscow Russian airframer VASO has completed the first wingbox for a prototype Ilyushin Il-114-300 twin-turboprop. Director of production Nikolai Lysakov says that, under a co-operation agreement with [...]

Byline: investigationDAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW london Narrowbody's fuselage damaged by runway impact as captain attempted go-around Investigators believe a Korean Air Boeing 737-900 suffered a tail-strike at Osaka's Kansai airport on 9 [...]

Byline: technologyMichael Gubisch london EU-backe d schem e studie s potentia l o f composit e structure s fo r weigh t an d cos t savings Leonardo is nearing [...]

Byline: testngjon hemmerdinger boston A Cessna 337 Skymaster powered partly by an electric motor flew on 6 June from a California airport, demonstrating a prototype propulsion system that manufacturer Ampaire [...]

Byline: N/A Strength can be gained through adversity, but while Boeing claims significant improvements have been made in its 737 Max supply chain, much reputational repair must still be performed [...]

Byline: safetydominic perry london Tactical transport sustained damage to fuselage after short touchdown on operations UK military investigators have attributed a 2017 incident, in which a Lockheed Martin C-130J operated [...]

Byline: Michael Gerzanics Toulouse The Airbus A330neo range is a 21st century refinement of the highly successful A330/A340 family. This pair of twin- and four-engined widebodies was formally launched in [...]

The first Airbus A350-900 for Japan Airlines (JAL) has rolled out of the paint facility in Toulouse carrying the airline's colour scheme. The aircraft, MSN321, is fitted with its Rolls-Royce [...]

Byline: sectordavid kaminski-morrowlondoninteriorsdavid kaminski-morrow london Standfirst - news. Style for the brief introductions to page lead stories Europea n regulato r say s operator s fittin g ne w variant [...]

Airbus Helicopters has opened its Chinese assembly line for the light-twin H135, with the first aircraft scheduled to roll out from the facility later this year. Situated in Qingdao, the [...]

Byline: manufacturingjon hemmerdinger boston Componen t maker s confiden t that Boeing will overcome safety issue with 737 variant and increase production again Suppliers to the 737 Max programme are [...]

Byline: programmedan thisdelllondon Twin-fuselage design with 117m wingspan and six engines is design to air launch rockets A notable aviation record fell earlier this month with the maiden flight of [...]

Byline: designgarrett reim nashville N/A AVX Aircraft and L3 Technologies have unveiled their joint design for the US Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competitive prototype programme. Revealed at the Army [...]

Byline: InvestigationDavid Kaminski-Morrow loNDON German investigators probing the loss of a Boeing 747-400ER freighter's flap on landing at Frankfurt Main have indicated that previous incidents on the type resulted from [...]

Byline: development Wing and fuselage modifications deliver increased range and higher payload, including additional weapons stations India's Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has detailed a number of improvements due to debut [...]

Byline: productionjon hemmerdinger bostonA top Boeing executive has expressed confidence that Spirit AeroSystems will meet the next production rate increase on the 737 line, while reiterating that remaining supply-chain problems [...]

Byline: freighterdavid kaminski-morrow londonRussian analysts are continuing work to develop a new outsize transport aircraft to succeed the Antonov An-124.Moscow's Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute has developed an aerodynamic model for the [...]

liveryIrish carrier Aer Lingus has unveiled its new livery - its first brand refresh in two decades. Gone is the half-green fuselage as the carrier transitions to a cleaner design [...]

Never let it be said that Airbus thinks small. Knitting together production facilities spread across Europe involves elaborate logistics: ships, trains, trucks and outsized cargo aircraft. Like the component parts [...]

Byline: programmeghim-lay yeo washington dcN/ABoeing has joined the fuselage sections of its first 777X test aircraft, as it gears up for a maiden sortie in 2019.The airframer connected the nose, [...]

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) says a stretched derivative of the Superjet 100 with 120 seats and a new larger wing will be marketed from 2017, with a planned service [...]

The A330neo was announced at the Farnborough air show in July 2014 and has effectively replaced the A350-800 in the Airbus product line-up. The A330-900neo is the lead variant, with [...]