News archive | Airframer

SkyDrive will establish a wholly owned subsidiary which will use a production facility owned by the Suzuki Group in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and aims to start building the Skydrive eVTOL by spring 2024.

21 June

Triumph units gain diverse manufacturing contracts

Boeing, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation and Innovate UK have entrusted projects in environmental cooling systems, helicopter transmission and electro-mechanical landing gear actuation respectively.

21 June

Alex Vlielander, Chief Customer Officer, Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS and Maximilan Fahr, Vice President Supply Chain at Deutsche Aircraft.

Deutsche teams up for key components on the D328eco

Liebherr's centre of competence for air and thermal management systems in Toulouse will provide a modern air management system, while NORDAM will develop the nacelles in the US and Mexico.

21 June

Tecnam adds Continental engine option to P2012

Both engine options are rated for 375 HP, with the Continental coupled to a three blade MT-Prop propeller and the Lycoming coupled to a four blade prop.

21 June

Airbus sets out plans for hydrogen auxiliary power

Airbus UpNext will replace the standard APU of an A330 with a hydrogen fuel cell system. Known as HyPower, this could reduce emissions of CO2, nitrogen oxides (NOx) and noise levels.

21 June

Honda commits to production of light jet model

Spirit will provide an innovative build-to-print composite fuselage and a composite bonded frame for the new HondaJet 2600, with engineering designs currently being finalised.

21 June

ReleaseSKF announces electric aviation agreement with Lilium

21 June

ReleaseOerlikon Balzers signed a ten-year contract with ITP Aero to use its new advanced PVD coating on ITP Aero’s next generation aero engine components

21 June

ReleaseAvio S.p.A. purchases two metal 3D printers from Velo3D to support the development of its propulsion systems, including a Sapphire XC 1MZ 3D printer

21 June

ReleaseMillions generated for UK economy

21 June

ReleaseAERALIS partners with Honeywell JV International Turbine Engine Company to develop light jet propulsion system at Paris Airshow

21 June

ReleaseStirling Dynamics and Triumph enter into Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Paris Air Show

21 June

ReleaseDaher, Safran and Airbus exhibit EcoPulse, a hybrid-electric distributed propulsion aircraft demonstrator, at the Paris Air Show

21 June

ReleaseKULR provides safe battery testing solutions to leading manufacturer of electric vertical take-off and landing aircrafts

20 June

ReleaseA new step towards decarbonizing light aviation: AURA AERO and Carole DELGA, President of the Occitanie Region, reveal INTEGRAL E, the full-electric version of the new-generation two-seater

20 June

ReleaseDaher launches Imagineering by Daher, a new open innovation program that will accelerate the company's rollout of manufacturing solutions and the process of decarbonizing its businesses

20 June

ReleaseSafran and MTU Aero Engines team up to pave the way for a European engine anticipating the next-generation military helicopter

20 June

ReleaseGE Aerospace signs MOU to explore research collaboration opportunities for the future of flight

20 June

ReleaseDassault Aviation and Dassault Systèmes partner to bring secure, sovereign collaboration on the cloud to next generation defense programs

20 June

ReleaseDestinus unveils hydrogen-powered supersonic demonstrator Destinus 3 at Paris-Le Bourget Air Show, sets course for sustainable hypersonic aviation

20 June

ReleaseDaher and Ascendance Flight Technologies join forces to accelerate the electrification of future aircraft and reduce their CO2 emissions

20 June

The Airframer Bulletin

ReleaseDaher confirms its leadership position in thermoplastic composite materials

ReleaseSolvay, Ascendance Flight Technologies and Airborne join forces to enable the development of advanced solutions for sustainable aviation

ReleaseL&T Technology Services extends relationship with PTC to offer digital manufacturing solutions for aerospace and defense sector

ReleaseSkyDrive selected Thales to provide flight control system for its eVTOL, the “Skydrive”

ReleaseSafran and Volocopter explore to drive eVTOL future forward

ReleaseRecaro Aircraft Seating unveils new seating solution to increase cabin efficiency on Airbus aircraft

ReleaseHoneywell's Aspire 350 selected for Dassault Falcon fleet

ReleaseSafran expands its partnership with AURA AERO for the hybrid-electric propulsion of the ERA aircraft

ReleaseANCILLARY project selects teams to develop initial concepts for VTOL X-Plane

ReleaseCooperation on high performance electric drives for aircraft propulsion

Japanese eVTOL developer harnesses Suzuki production facility

Triumph units gain diverse manufacturing contracts

Deutsche teams up for key components on the D328eco

Tecnam adds Continental engine option to P2012

Airbus sets out plans for hydrogen auxiliary power

Honda commits to production of light jet model

ReleaseSKF announces electric aviation agreement with Lilium

ReleaseOerlikon Balzers signed a ten-year contract with ITP Aero to use its new advanced PVD coating on ITP Aero’s next generation aero engine components

ReleaseSafran signs agreement with Electra to develop turbogenerator for the propulsion of its hybrid-electric aircraft

ReleaseEmbraer and GKN Aerospace to collaborate on potential hydrogen flight demonstrator

ReleaseSolvay and Spirit announce strategic collaboration to accelerate composites adoption on tomorrow's aircraft

ReleaseSupernal partners with UMBRAGROUP on new light-weight actuation technology for eVTOL vehicles

ReleaseAvio S.p.A. purchases two metal 3D printers from Velo3D to support the development of its propulsion systems, including a Sapphire XC 1MZ 3D printer

ReleaseMillions generated for UK economy

ReleaseDovetail Electric Aviation to develop electric propulsion system with Hyundai hydrogen fuel cell system

ReleaseClean Sky 2: MTU Aero Engines is working on two technology demonstrators

ReleaseSOCOMORE and RESCOLL signed an agreement for the commercialisation of intumescent paints

ReleaseAERALIS partners with Honeywell JV International Turbine Engine Company to develop light jet propulsion system at Paris Airshow

ReleaseStirling Dynamics and Triumph enter into Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Paris Air Show

ReleaseDaher, Safran and Airbus exhibit EcoPulse, a hybrid-electric distributed propulsion aircraft demonstrator, at the Paris Air Show

ReleaseKULR provides safe battery testing solutions to leading manufacturer of electric vertical take-off and landing aircrafts

ReleaseSkydweller and Volz announce technology partnership

ReleaseOerlikon and MTU Aero Engines sign development cooperation agreement

ReleaseBoom Supersonic announces significant Overture program advances

ReleasePratt & Whitney announces new manufacturing affiliate in Morocco

ReleasePiaggio Aerospace, 18 expressions of interest submitted for the purchase of the company

ReleaseGE Aerospace and Clemson University announce research into advanced materials for flight

ReleaseA new step towards decarbonizing light aviation: AURA AERO and Carole DELGA, President of the Occitanie Region, reveal INTEGRAL E, the full-electric version of the new-generation two-seater

ReleaseDaher launches Imagineering by Daher, a new open innovation program that will accelerate the company's rollout of manufacturing solutions and the process of decarbonizing its businesses

ReleaseSafran unveils HIPEX, its new heat exchanger for aircraft engines

ReleaseWisk Aero selects Safran's SkyNaute inertial navigation system for its Generation 6 autonomous air taxi

ReleaseRTX STEP-Tech demonstrator completes first engine run and electrical system integration test

ReleaseSafran and MTU Aero Engines team up to pave the way for a European engine anticipating the next-generation military helicopter

ReleaseGE Aerospace signs MOU to explore research collaboration opportunities for the future of flight

ReleaseDassault Aviation and Dassault Systèmes partner to bring secure, sovereign collaboration on the cloud to next generation defense programs

ReleaseDestinus unveils hydrogen-powered supersonic demonstrator Destinus 3 at Paris-Le Bourget Air Show, sets course for sustainable hypersonic aviation

ReleaseDaher and Ascendance Flight Technologies join forces to accelerate the electrification of future aircraft and reduce their CO2 emissions

ReleaseBoeing T-7A Red Hawk completes taxi tests

ReleaseAirbus and STMicroelectronics collaborate on power electronics for aircraft electrification

ReleaseSpirit AeroSystems moving forward with first phase of NASA Sustainable Flight National Partnership