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Rolls-Royce begins testing B52 engine replacement

03/03/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has begun testing its F130 dual pod engines which will keep the USAF’s B52 Stratofortresses flying for up to another 30 years. The United States Air Force selected the Rolls-Royce F130 engine to replace the existing powerplants in the B-52 fleet, which will see Rolls-Royce deliver around [read more]

Airbus A330neo (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Modest start to 2023 for aircraft deliveries and orders

27/02/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The first month of 2023 saw 58 aircraft deliveries from manufacturers including Airbus and Boeing, a small decrease on the same period in 2022 according to data from UK trade body, ADS. January’s deliveries included 53 single-aisle airliners such as the Airbus A320 or Boeing 737 Max and 5 wide-body [read more]

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Air India today announced the carrier has selected Boeing’s family of fuel-efficient airplanes to expand its future fleet with plans to invest in 190 737 MAX, 20 787 Dreamliner and 10 777X airplanes. (Boeing image)

Boeing order from Air India tops 290 aircraft

15/02/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Air India (AI/AIC) has ordered 290 aircraft from US Airframer Boeing in a deal that will see 540 new aircraft join the TATA Group-owned carrier from Boeing and Airbus. Just days after a 250 aircraft order was announced with Airbus, Boeing inked the deal which will see it deliver 290 [read more]

Air India places 250 aircraft order with Airbus

15/02/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Air India (AI/AIC) has committed to a total of 250 aircraft from European airframer Airbus in a widely anticipated order. The TATA Group-owned airline will use the order to boost its domestic and international operations with a mixture of single-aisle and wide-body jets making up the order. A total of [read more]

Airbus A330neo at Farnborough (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Airbus delivered 20 aircraft in January as the new year kicks off

11/02/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Airbus figures for January show that the airframer delivered 20 aircraft to 15 customers in the first month of 2023. Deliveries included 18 single-aisle airliners to customers including Air Lease Corporation (ALC) and Aviation Capital Group (ACG). Two wide-body airliners were also delivered, an A330-900 for Virgin Atlantic and an [read more]

SAF Fuelled ATR (Image: UK Aviation Media)

ATR and Air New Zealand deepen partnership to decarbonise air transport

10/02/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

European airframer ATR has announced it is deepening its relationship with Air New Zealand (NZ/ANZ) to accelerate developing and introducing low-emission aircraft technology in New Zealand. The collaboration will launch an initiative called ‘Mission Next Gen Aircraft’ which will see Air New Zealand partner with several industry and academic stakeholders [read more]

Qatar and Airbus settle legal row over paint

06/02/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Qatar Airways and Airbus have reached an out-of-court settlement over the A350 paint row which led to Airbus cancelling Qatar Airways’ orders. The row centred around a paint issue on the Airus A350 which led to degradation that, according to the Qatari regulator, was a safety issue leading to the [read more]

Boeing delivers final Boeing 747 in a ceremony at Everett

01/02/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Everett, Washington is the undisputed home of the Boeing 747 from the “incredibles” who designed and built the first-ever Boeing 747 through the 1,573 additional 747s that were built so it was only fitting that the final one is handed over at the Everett site. Atlas Air received the last-ever [read more]

Boeing 737-10 on approach (Image: Nick Harding /UK Aviation Media)

2022 airliner deliveries exceed predictions

30/01/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Deliveries of airliners in 2022 significantly exceeded predictions with over 1,000 aircraft being delivered for the first time since 2019. The UK trade organisation representing the Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space sectors, ADS, had predicted that 997 aircraft would be delivered in 2022 but the final total was 1,144 from [read more]

Airbus and ATR commit to the decarbonisation of the air transport sector with SAF production

29/01/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

French airframer ATR and French Aerospace Giant Airbus, together with the French Government, the Occitanie Region, Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, and Aerospace Valley, have committed to a pledge to decarbonise the aviation sector. The commitment will see the acceleration of the development, production and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the [read more]