Aviation engineering news

Boeing HorizonX Ventures has announced that it has invested in Reaction Engines Ltd, a UK based company that designs hypersonic engines. The Oxfordshire based company is known for its  Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE), a hybrid engine blending jet and rocket technology that is capable of Mach 5 in air-breathing mode and [read more]

Hold-ups with the next generation engines powering the A320neo family has caused Airbus deliveries to drop to the lowest levels since 2011. Airbus delivered just 121 jets in the first quarter of 2018, the lowest since the third quarter of 2011 but the European airframer still plans to deliver 800 [read more]

The ultra-long-range variant of the Airbus A350 XWB has completed its first flight from Toulouse as it embarks on its certification process. The Ultra-long-range (ULR) A350 XWB will fly further than any other commercial airliner currently available and will help launch customer Singapore Airlines take the crown for the worlds longest route [read more]

St Athan-based Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) provider Cardiff Aviation Ltd has reportedly agreed a 5 year deal with TUI Airways UK. According to sources close to the company, the deal with TUI Airways will see Cardiff Aviation carry out non-routine maintenance on its Boeing 737 and Boeing 767 fleet. This [read more]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has limited the ETOPS capability of Rolls-Royce powered Boeing 787 Dreamliners. An airworthiness directive, which will be published today, will say that the fleet of 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft that are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Package C engines will be limited to 140min ETOPS. [read more]

The Fenestron is now a familiar sight on helicopters produced by companies like Aérospatiale, sud-aviation and later Airbus but before 1968 the safety-improving device didn’t exist, We look back at 50 years since the invention of the Fenestron. Invented by Paul Fabre and René Mouille the shrouded tail rotor was initially developed [read more]

Long haul charter specialist Hi Fly has announced that two brand new Airbus A330-200 aircraft will join the fleet this summer. The aircraft are currently in final assembly at Airbus facility in Toulouse and will be delivered to the airline in June and July. Hi Fly says that both aircraft will [read more]

An Ex-Singapore Airlines A380 will get a new lease of life with the Portuguese Charter specialist, Hi Fly (5k/HFY). The Super-Jumbo was returned to aircraft lessors Dr Peters Group in November 2017 and the company had struggled to find a 2nd user market for the type. Interested parties were rumoured to include [read more]