The Airframer Bulletin

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Edition of 29 October Published every Thursday

Lead story

GA-ASI partners with Spirit Defense on FQ-42

Spirit Defense has been selected as fuselage design-build partner for the FQ-42 Vengeance, adding manufacturing capacity as the US Air Force ramps up CCA production.

28 October

More news – General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger, General Atomics MQ-9, General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle, General Atomics Gambit Series, Airframer, Airframe Assemblies

The FQ-42’s modular design enables rapid integration of mission systems and autonomy software.

The Phenom 300EV received triple certification from ANAC, the FAA and EASA in 2026.

Liebherr will supply rudder actuator for Phenom 300EV

Developed and manufactured by Liebherr-Aerospace, the electromechanical rudder actuator will become standard on Embraer’s Phenom 300EV, which is scheduled to enter service in 2028.

28 October

More news – Embraer Phenom, Actuation

A new centreline delivers 33% more power at altitude than previous-generation engines.

P&WC unveils next generation PT9 turboprop

Certified by Transport Canada after more than 14,000 development hours, the turboprop pairs a new centreline with 33% more power at altitude and 20% lower fuel consumption.

28 October

More news – Turbine Engines

More than 2,000 flight hours and 1,000 ground test hours underpinned approval of the 737-10, which completes the 737 MAX family.

Boeing 737-10 cleared for deliveries after FAA certification

The 230-seat aircraft has become the first commercial type certified to the full extent of the 2020 Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act.

28 October

More news – Boeing 737, Airframer

More than 700 Falcon 2000-series jets have been produced since entering service in 1995.

Dassault selects Honeywell EASy IV for Falcon 2000

Production Falcon 2000LXS aircraft will receive the fourth-generation Honeywell Aerospace flight deck, which will also be offered as a retrofit for all Falcon 2000-EASy series jets.

28 October

More news – Dassault 2000 series, Dassault 6X, Dassault Falcon 10X, Dassault 7X, Dassault 8X, Flight & Data Management, Airframer

The Weekly Review — the week’s news, connected

Lockheed Martin and US Department of War set out ten-year F-35 framework

A framework for multiyear F-35 production covers 850 US aircraft over ten years at up to 156 a year, pending multiyear authority. Pratt & Whitney has started building at Rzeszów where it makes F135 parts.

28 October

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Edition of 22 October

Liebherr-Aerospace completes €40m heat transfer centre near Toulouse

Two years after its cornerstone was laid, the 12,000sq m Campsas facility has become the largest industrial investment in Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS’s history.

22 October

More news – Metal Processing & Heat Treatment

Edition of 15 October

Edgewing opens GCAP engineering site in Turin

The Italian facility is the first of three planned engineering hubs for the Global Combat Air Programme, with sites in Japan and the UK to follow in coming months.

15 October

More news – BAE Tempest, Mitsubishi F-X, Airframer