News archive | Airframer

27 May

The Geared Turbofan jet engine powers the Embraer E2 and the Airbus A-220.

Air Industries manufactures thrust struts for GTF engine

Air Industries receives multi-million pound order for thrust struts for the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan jet engine which powers the Airbus A-220 and the Embraer E-2.

27 May

ReleaseTufnol acquired by Diamorph

27 May

HondaJet Elite S new capabilities will reduce pilot workload and maximise safety.

HondaJet reveals the Elite S with upgraded avionics

HondaJet has launched its latest variant Elite S with additional FAA Data Comm and ACARS capability, COM3 functionality and new Advanced Steering Augmentation System.

27 May

Airbus Corporate Jets and Latecoere Interconnection Systems (LIS) will develop “The ACJ Smart LiFi Monitor” for the ACJ family of aircraft.

Latecoere and ACJ collaborate on ACJ 320 cabin interior

Latecoere Interconnection Systems is developing a smart in-flight entertainment monitor for the ACJ 320 and is on target to deliver its first electromechanical passenger staircase for the aircraft this year.

26 May

ReleaseAirlander's mobility cabin concepts revealed

26 May

ReleaseAirbus provides suppliers with an update on production plans

26 May

ReleaseRugged AI data processing hits new performance heights with Aitech's A179 ultra-SFF supercomputer

25 May

ReleaseNew findings reveal future combat air programme Tempest is poised to drive productivity, innovation and skills development right across the UK

25 May

ReleaseTsAGI presents research on helicopter taxi at conference

25 May

ReleaseStatement on behalf of Aerion Corporation

25 May

ReleaseSukhoi has implemented a smart warehousing system in Novosibirsk

25 May

ReleaseVK-1600V fully designed in 3D

25 May

ReleaseHanwha Aerospace signs a contract for supplying aircraft engine parts worth $3.2 billion (equivalent to KRW 36 billion in Korea) with GE in the United States

25 May

ReleasePratt & Whitney Canada celebrates 100th PT6 E-Series engine

25 May

ReleaseMarotta Controls confirms Lockheed Martin Control Actuation System is moving into high volume production

25 May

ReleaseNano Dimension launches DragonFly LDM 2.0 update

24 May

ReleaseTSI Seats' Epianka seat is available to Boeing customers

24 May

ReleaseFirst delivery in sight for the ACJ320 staircase

24 May

ReleaseCristex Composite Materials invest in additional slitting capacity

21 May

ReleaseRostec will "grow" parts for the Ka-62 engine

20 May

The IL-76MD-90A is submitted for testing.

First Il-76 rolls off Aviastar's latest laser-guided line

The new assembly line will reduce labour overhead in aircraft assembly by 38 per cent. It has ten work stations for docking the fuselage, wing and tail sections, and is equipped with a laser positioning system.

20 May

Toray Advanced Composites has installed a high heat laminate press at its Nijverdal facility.

Toray expands thermoplastic composite capabilities

Toray's latest press allows additional functionality to be integrated into the laminate at the point of consolidation, such as anti-galvanic corrosion and lightning strike protection.

20 May

Rohde & Schwarz was awarded a contract by Boeing to deliver radio communications for the T-7A Red Hawk.

Rohde & Schwarz makes the grade for T-7A radio communications

Airborne transceivers from the SOVERON radio family provide excellent RF characteristics suitable for applications in harsh military environments, making the software-defined radio ideal for Boeing's T-7A.

20 May

The first XA100 adaptive cycle engine has successfully completed tests.

Adaptive cycle engine tests prove efficiency and thrust benefits

It was the most heavily instrumented engine test in both GE and U.S. Air Force history, and showed that the XA100 can deliver both high thrust and high efficiency for future combat aircraft programs.

20 May

Roei Ganzarski (left) and Omer Bar-Yohay (right) shake hands as the electric propulsion units are delivered to Eviation's facility in Arlington, Washington.

Power is in hand for first flight of Alice

Following the arrival of the first magniX engine Eviation expects to fly its Alice electric aircraft later this year. The aircraft will carry nine passengers up to 440nm.

20 May

ReleaseSubaru new helicopter Subaru Bell 412 EPX starts delivery

20 May

ReleaseTanking goes automatic

20 May

Release3D printed resin helps deliver advanced manufacturing for the UK combat air sector

20 May

ReleaseA&M develop new UAS propulsion system

20 May

ReleaseContinuous Composites receives $750k Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the Department of Defense

20 May

ReleaseATI obtains ISO9001 certification

18 May

ReleaseCaracol first in Italy to manufacture large scale aerospace tools in composite materials with its additive manufacturing technology

17 May

The Airframer Bulletin

ReleaseTufnol acquired by Diamorph

ReleaseAirlander's mobility cabin concepts revealed

ReleaseAirbus provides suppliers with an update on production plans

ReleaseRugged AI data processing hits new performance heights with Aitech's A179 ultra-SFF supercomputer

ReleaseNew findings reveal future combat air programme Tempest is poised to drive productivity, innovation and skills development right across the UK

ReleaseTsAGI presents research on helicopter taxi at conference

ReleaseStatement on behalf of Aerion Corporation

ReleaseSukhoi has implemented a smart warehousing system in Novosibirsk

ReleaseVK-1600V fully designed in 3D

ReleaseHanwha Aerospace signs a contract for supplying aircraft engine parts worth $3.2 billion (equivalent to KRW 36 billion in Korea) with GE in the United States

ReleasePratt & Whitney Canada celebrates 100th PT6 E-Series engine

ReleaseMarotta Controls confirms Lockheed Martin Control Actuation System is moving into high volume production

ReleaseNano Dimension launches DragonFly LDM 2.0 update

ReleaseTSI Seats' Epianka seat is available to Boeing customers

ReleaseFirst delivery in sight for the ACJ320 staircase

ReleaseCristex Composite Materials invest in additional slitting capacity

ReleaseRostec will "grow" parts for the Ka-62 engine

ReleaseSubaru new helicopter Subaru Bell 412 EPX starts delivery

ReleaseTanking goes automatic

Release3D printed resin helps deliver advanced manufacturing for the UK combat air sector

ReleaseA&M develop new UAS propulsion system

ReleaseContinuous Composites receives $750k Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the Department of Defense

ReleaseAMETEK Abaco's newest XMC graphics output card

ReleaseAntonov completed assembly of a fuselage of the first AN-178 for MoD of Ukraine

ReleaseTeijin Carbon produces new thermoplastic PPS-Tape

ReleaseNASA tests system for aircraft positioning in supersonic flight

ReleaseATI obtains ISO9001 certification

ReleaseVoltAero's Cassio 1 demonstrator aircraft will make its public debut at France Air Expo

ReleaseDaedalean and EASA conclude second project 'Concepts of Design Assurance for Neural Networks'

ReleaseDiamond Aircraft wins iF DESIGN AWARD 2021 for the DA50 RG

ReleaseTriumph and Boeing restructure and extend systems contracts

ReleaseUEC assembled the first prototype gas generator of the PD-8 engine for the SSJ-NEW airliner

ReleaseBETA Technologies closes $368 million funding round led by Fidelity and backed by Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund

ReleaseGeven launches the new economy class seat SuperEco

ReleaseCaracol first in Italy to manufacture large scale aerospace tools in composite materials with its additive manufacturing technology

ReleaseHamilton introduces all-new endurance caster series

ReleaseFaradair adds Dunlop Aircraft Tyres to its growing list of partners

ReleaseThe strategic cooperation ceremony of Airbus and Appotronics was successfully held in Shenzhen, China

ReleaseAirbus welcomes first ACJ TwoTwenty section in Mirabel / Canada

ReleaseVoloConnect: expanding Volocopter's coverage of the urban air mobility ecosystem

ReleasePratt & Whitney GTF engines now power more than 1,000 aircraft