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Passenger Aircraft Recovery Spurs Belly Cargo Uptick

As the passenger side of the airline business recovers from the Covid pandemic, more belly capacity has boosted available cargo tonne-kilometers.
Emirates Boeing 777
Engines

Upbeat Engine OEMs Focus on R&D for Tomorrow

As orders pour in for existing engine models, engine OEMs are devoting time and money to developing powerplants for future net-zero airline operations.
AE 2100 hydrogen test
Aircraft

Dassault Showcases Civil and Military Competencies

Dassault plans for the Falcon 10X to become the first Falcon jet compatible with 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel.
Dassault Aviation
Avionics

Curtiss-Wright Lands Further F-35 Tech Refresh Flight-test Work

Curtiss-Wright’s competencies include the development of advanced data acquisition and recording devices for a range of aerospace applications.
Curtiss-Wright
Aircraft

Boeing Brings Full Portfolio to Paris

Boeing says its upcoming airplane models will help pave the way to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Boeing 737 Max
Aircraft

CFM Could Spool Up Rise Engine Tech Demonstrator By 2025

The alliance between Safran and GE is ordering hardware to keep up the development pace with the open-fan engine that could power new narrowbody aircraft.
CFM tests high pressure turbine blades for its Rise open fan engine.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Special-missions Business Continues To Grow

The imminent delivery of EC-37B aircraft to the U.S. Air Force highlights the growing demand for bizjet-based electronic special missions aircraft.
Converted special-missions Gulfstream G550 business jet
Rotorcraft

Autonomy Is Key for Fast Aerial Firefighting Response

Rain Industries is developing autonomous capabilities for aerial firefighting helicopters.
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Aircraft

Rapid Dragon: A Game-changer in Stand-Off Weapons Delivery

A program between the U.S. defense industry and several military customers called Rapid Dragon allows for delivery of munitions from non-combat aircraft.
A standard cargo version of the Palletized Munition Deployment System drops from a C-17A. (Photo: Air Force Research Laboratories)
Aircraft

U.S. Radar Firms Offering Next-Gen AESA Designs

Raytheon, Northrup Grumman introduce AESA for fifth-generation fighters and earlier iterations.
The PhantomStrike AESA's light weight helps make it an ideal rardar for the KAI F-50. (Image: Raytheon)
Aircraft

Eurofighter Tranche 4 Offers New Tech and Retrofit Capabilities

The quest for Eurofighter relevance until the European next-gen fighter programs enter production keeps partners busy upgrading systems for retrofit.
Eurofighter
Aircraft

Frenzied Global Demand and Looming Shortage Drive Market for Pilots

In the U.S., the aviation market has exploded, with airlines expected to hire a record 12,000 pilots this year.
Flight training providers have seen unprecedented growth in demand for flight instruction. (Photo: L3Harris)
Fuel

MRO Outlook Sanguine Despite Manpower and Parts Shortages

The aviation aftermarket grew 18 percent in 2022 and forecasters expect it to expand a further 22 percent this year, to $94 billion.
 Lufthansa Technik technician working on Leap 1A engine
Aircraft

IAI to Launch Boeing 777 Conversions in Abu Dhabi in July

This year's projection of about 200 conversions industrywide appears likely to mark a record.
IAI cargo-converted B777
Aircraft

Boeing Global Services Charts a Data Solutions Path

BGS enhances its digital solutions and data analytics capabilities to provide enhanced customer service and propel sustained growth.
Users have downloaded the Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro charts and navigation app on more than 350,000 mobile devices. (Photo: Boeing Global Services)
Regulations and Government

CHC Challenges Irish Coast Guard SAR Award

CHC is challenging Ireland's award of a $715 million Coast Guard search-and-rescue contract to Bristow Group.
Irish Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter in flight over ocean
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

GIFAS Picks Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace General As New Leader

Former fighter pilot Frédéric Parisot will become managing director of French aerospace and defense industry group on August 1.
Frédéric Parisot, GIFAS
Sustainability and Environment

New Study Will Examine Sustainable Fuel Feedstocks

The latest biomass study by the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture, will examine the volumes and locations of sustainable fuel feedstocks.
Switchgrass fields and facilities in East Tennessee
Aircraft

Embraer Defense & Security Eyes European Expansion

Several important achievements for Embraer this year included receipt of the Final Type Certificate for the C-390 Millennium.
Saab Gripen F-39E
Aircraft

Pipistrel Names Absolute Aviation as African Distributor

Pipistrel expands its presence in Africa with the appointment of Absolute Aviation as a distributer.
Absolute Aviation hangar at Lanseria International Airport in South Africa.
Aircraft

AIA Chief Warns of Sustained Shortage of Labor

American aerospace and defense manufacturers headed to the Paris Air Show hold large order books but face continued supply chains disruptions.
AIA president and CEO Eric Fanning
Safety

Ergo Blue App Adds Ships, Rigs Display on ForeFlight

Pilots facing emergency ditching situations during overwater flights can now view ship and oil rig location on the ForeFlight app.
Ergo Blue aviation safety app
Accidents

Air Crane Lands on Pickup Truck

An Erickson S-64E Skycrane used the bed of a pickup truck as a landing surface after its right gear detached in flight.
Erickson S-64E Skycrane in flight near mountains hauling log on hoist
Maintenance and Modifications

New State Aviation Increases Portfolio with Finnoff

Finnoff Aviation Products has become the third light-turbine business aircraft services provider under New State Aviation Holding's umbrella.
Finnoff Aviation Pilatus PC-12 with 7 blade propeller on airport ramp
Sustainability and Environment

CAAFI: SAF Now Firmly Entrenched in Aviation

Speaking at the start of a two-day virtual SAF conference, CAAFI head Steve Czonka noted that renewable fuel is now seeping into all corners of aviation.
Line worker refueling business jet with sustainable aviation fuel from tanker truck
Safety

Senate To Hold Hearing on NTSB Nominee Brown

Alvin Brown, the White House's selection to fill a vacancy on the NTSB, will appear before the Senate Commerce Committee on June 21.
U.S. capitol building
FBOs

Signature Aviation Begins Construction on Huntsville FBO

Signature Aviation will invest more than $11 million on a new FBO terminal and ramp expansion at Alabama's Huntsville International Airport.
Artist rendering of the planned new Signature Aviation terminal at Alabama's Huntsville International Airport
Aircraft

PLA Exercises Raise Further Fears of a Chinese Attack on Taiwan

The People’s Republic of China is intensifying intimidation of its island neighbor Taiwan.
Ground crew work on the third prototype of the Shenyang J-35 twin-engine fighter at Shenyang Aircraft Works in Northern China
Airlines

European Aviation Faces a €820 billion Tab to Reach Net Zero

Europe’s airlines urge more incentives to help shoulder the cost of investments necessary to reach net zero by 2050.
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Airports

Commercial Aviation’s Hydrogen Play Poses Myriad Challenges

Hydrogen-powered aircraft programs attract increased attention and public funding, but the task of building a green hydrogen ecosystem will prove daunting.
Hydrogen propulsion