Aviation engineering news

The final Boeing 747 to ever be made has rolled out of the Everett plant in Washington state this morning marking the end of more than 50 years of continuous production. The Boeing 747-8F is the 1,574th Boeing 747 to be built and the freighter aircraft will be delivered to [read more]

Airbus has conceded that is unlikely to meet its target of 700 commercial aircraft deliveries in 2022 although it does not expect this to be “materially less” than the target. November saw 68 airliner deliveries bringing the total deliveries in 2022 to 563 aircraft excluding the two Aeroflot A350’s which [read more]

Irish budget carrier Ryanair (FR/RYR) has signed a deal for the supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from Shell Aviation. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed at Trinity College Dublin, will see Shell supply SAF at 200 airports across Europe with an initial focus on Ryanair’s larger bases such as [read more]

Airbus has revealed plans for its hydrogen fuel cell-powered aero engine that could power its zero-emissions aircraft into service as soon as 2035. Named ZEROe, the turboprop engine will use hydrogen fuel cells to create electricity powering the engines and will be tested on an Airbus A380 test aircraft (MSN1) [read more]

Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) is set to be the first UK airport with a direct supply of hydrogen following the signing of a partnership with HyNet, an industrial decarbonisation project backed by the UK Government. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HyNets two founding partners, Progressive Energy and Cadent, will see [read more]

Croatia Airlines (OU/CTN) has announced it has signed a deal for six brand new Airbus A220 airliners to enhance its regional and international network needs. They also plan to lease a further nine A220s taking the total A220 commitment to 15. The new aircraft will replace the ageing Airbus A319 [read more]

Rolls-Royce has successfully tested a jet engine powered by hydrogen making it a world-first for a modern jet engine. The Rolls-Royce AE2100 gas turbine engine usually powers military transport aircraft such as the C130 Hercules or Saab 2000 regional airliners but this test was carried out on the ground at [read more]

The Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed a flight on an RAF Voyager (A330 MRTT) aircraft fuelled with 100% sustainable aircraft fuel (SAF) from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. The flight, which happened on Wednesday, was a joint venture between the RAF and Airbus and paves the way for non-fossil [read more]