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NewsBombardier secures 50-strong executive jet order from mystery customer
Canadian business jet manufacturer Bombardier has landed a firm order for 50 Challenger- and Global-family jets from an anonymous first-time customer.
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NewsCirrus to expand production site in Grand Forks
US aircraft manufacturer Cirrus has committed $13 million to expand its production site in North Dakota, a move the company says will enable it to better support production of its SR Series single-piston and SF50 Vision Jet.
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NewsJay Malave to succeed Brian West as Boeing CFO
Boeing chief financial officer Brian West will step down on 15 August and be succeeded in the role by Jay Malave, a longtime United Technologies executive who most recently was Lockheed Martin’s CFO.
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NewsEve targets potential air taxi operations in Costa Rica
US air taxi developer Eve Air Mobility has secured a letter of intent that calls for the potential delivery of up to 50 electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles to a start-up operator in Costa Rica.
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NewsFitch upgrades Boeing’s outlook on operational and financial improvements
Fitch Ratings has signalled increased confidence in Boeing’s financial and operational stability by boosting its long-term credit outlook for the aircraft manufacturer.
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NewsRTX to sell Collins’ sensing and controls business to TransDigm
In addition to selling Collins Aerospace’s controls business to TransDigm, RTX is working to overcome a US lawsuit threatening its plan to sell a separate flight-control business to Safran.
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NewsUK competition regulator launches probe into Boeing’s Spirit acquisition
UK competition regulators have launched an initial investigation into Boeing’s planned acquisition of aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems.
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NewsTrump warns of steeper tariffs on Canadian products, aircraft still exempt for now
President Donald Trump’s decision to halt trade talks with Canada raises fresh uncertainty about the potential for the USA to impose new or steeper tariffs on aerospace products and raw materials.
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NewsATR outlines potential mild-hybrid engine architecture for future Evo twin-turboprop
ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada will investigate a “mild hybrid” version of PW127XT engine for the airframer’s proposed Evo upgrade of its regional turboprop, augmenting an enhanced version of the powerplant with a 200kW electrical motor connected to the reduction gearbox.
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NewsOver 20 MC-21s undergoing assembly as latest prototype starts certification flights
Russia’s United Aircraft has more than 20 Yakovlev MC-21s in various stages of assembly, as it commences certification test flights with its most recent prototype. The initial certification flight – lasting for 4h, and testing equipment including radio communications – took place at the Gromov flight-research institute at Zhukovsky airfield ...
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NewsUK government examining competitive implications of Boeing-Spirit deal
UK competition regulators are reviewing potential concerns posed by Boeing’s planned acquisition of supplier Spirit AeroSystems but have yet to launch a formal investigation.
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AnalysisHoneywell Aerospace prepares to ‘write next chapter’ as spin-out looms
As the engines-to-automation specialist prepares for life without its corporate parent, chief executive Jim Currier explains why he’s feeling confident.
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AnalysisCFM takes ‘key learnings’ from initial Leap durability issues and readies for roll-out of -1B fix
Safran Aircraft Engines is confident the initial durability issues affecting CFM International Leap-series engines will not be repeated on future generations of powerplants thanks to “key learnings” taken from the development of a fix being rolled out on Leap-1As .
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NewsCranfield Aerospace Solutions stays positive despite latest losses
Loss-making Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) continues to strike an upbeat tone in its latest accounts, predicting a “significant volume of incremental business” in the future from the modular hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system it is developing.
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NewsNTSB lays out Boeing ‘deficiencies’ it says contributed to 737 Max door-plug failure
A raft of issues at Boeing, including those related to inexperienced workers and documentation failures, led to manufacturing oversights that resulted in the January 2024 in-flight failure of a 737 Max 9’s mid-exit door (MED) plug. Regulatory lapses by the Federal Aviation Administration also played a role, according to the ...
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NewsDetails emerge about Boeing’s pending redesign of 737 door plugs
Boeing and supplier Spirit AeroSystems have completed engineering work for a design change to 737 Max mid-cabin door plugs, part of the airframer’s efforts to prevent a repeat of the January 2024 in-flight door-plug failure.
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NewsALPA and US airlines spar over cockpit-barrier deadline
The largest US pilot union is sparing with the airline industry’s top trade group over compliance with a Federal Aviation Administration rule requiring passenger aircraft be equipped with secondary cockpit barriers.
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NewsFirst fully-substituted SJ-100 flown to Moscow for certification test preparation
United Aircraft has flown the initial fully-substituted Yakovlev SJ-100 to the Gromov test institute near Moscow for certification preparation. The aircraft is equipped with domestically-produced systems and equipment, and powered by Russian-built Aviadvigatel PD-8 engines. It carried out its maiden flight on 23 April. United Aircraft says the trip from ...
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NewsFraught to 60: ATR working to ensure suppliers are ‘ready to ramp’ from 2026
ATR continues to analyse the ability of its supply chain and production system to support future rate rises as it targets annual output of 60 aircraft “within the next three to four years”.
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NewsAttorneys call on federal judge not to dismiss Boeing fraud trial
Attorneys for relatives of 737 Max crash victims are urging a US federal judge to reject a request from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to dismiss the criminal fraud trial against Boeing.