On 05NOV24, Aviation Business published an article highlighting a growing optimism surrounding eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) technology and suggesting that 2025 could be a pivotal year for the industry's commercial debut. A couple of weeks’ prior, however,...
Until now, Boeing and Airbus have dominated the global market for passenger aircraft with 100 or more seats, and freighter versions. But the era of the duopoly is coming to an end. A new, Chinese entrant, COMAC is pushing...
For years, blended wing-body aircraft (BWB) were a keen topic for aviation aficionados at specialist seminars, but were practically non-existent in the real world. This is currently changing, as advanced projects in San Diego and Hamburg demonstrate.
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Aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul are still the core activities of the Lufthansa Group's technology subsidiary. However, other business areas are increasingly coming to the fore, especially logistics. This became clear at the recent annual conference of the German...
Perusing industry media and joining the dots on the different news components – ever-increasing orders for aircraft and aircraft conversions, seemingly more frequent aviation incidents such as the Boeing door coming off or technical landings, human-error during ground navigation...
Washington’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has tightened its grips on Boeing. The regulator is undertaking much tougher audits following a blowout on a B737 MAX in January, blamed on assembly failures. It imposed a production cap of 38 jetliners...
The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A., better known as Embraer, wants to convert its C-390 military transporter into an aircraft designed for commercial purposes. Partner is the Brazilian state-owned postal service, Correios. Both companies have signed...
The FAA has found that all Boeing 747 variants from the B747-100 to the B747-8 are inadequately protected against lightning strikes. This applies both to passenger and cargo versions of the highly successful model built by the U.S. manufacturer....
