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Alaska Airlines has announced plans to enhance premium seating capacity on over 200 Boeing 737 aircraft, including expanding the First Class cabin on its Boeing 737-800s and adding extra-legroom Premium Class seats on its Boeing 787-900ER and Boeing 737 MAX 9 twinjets.
Hydrogen propulsion innovator ZeroAvia is back at the Farnborough International Airshow with its largest exhibit yet. The company, which splits its operations between Washington state and the UK, will also announce this week commercial agreements with a pair of airlines and the developer of a new seaplane.
Blackhawk Aerospace is developing a supplemental type certificate (STC) to re-engine the Daher TBM 700 series with 150 more shaft horsepower, in partnership with sister company and TBM-authorized sales and service center Avex Aviation. The STC will replace the 700-shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-64 on the TBM 700A, 700B, and 700C2 with the 850-shp PT6A-66D.
Airlineratings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas examined the interior mockup of the Boeing 777X, which is scheduled to enter service in late 2025.
Magnet Schultz Ltd. (MSL) is set to unveil its latest high-tech proportional solenoid valve designed for specific hydrogen gas flow control in aerospace applications at FIA 2024.
Korean Air’s new Prestige Suites 2.0 business class product will debut on July 25 aboard the airline’s new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, operating between Seoul Incheon and Tokyo Narita.
A new study has found that demand for MRO shop visits at the end of the decade could exceed supply by over 17 percent, impeding air traffic growth by forcing operators to limit flights and routes.
European weapons specialist MBDA has made significant progress in developing its Orchestrike collaborative weapons artificial intelligence (AI) concept since its introduction last year at the Paris Air Show. At Farnborough, the company announced that it will initially apply this technology to its Spear family of precision strike weapons and is demonstrating the new capability in a digital-twin simulator.
Leonardo launched the Block 20 iteration of the M-346 training and fighter aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow on Monday. The upgrade will mean a comprehensive capability enhancement for the aircraft.
South Korea-based EnB Air has purchased a Bell 505 helicopter, the company announced today. This marks the first sale of a Bell 505 to a commercial entity in South Korea, following the Republic of Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration's selection of the light turbine single as its new military helicopter trainer in 2022.
Cirrus has marked a significant milestone with the delivery of its 10,000th SR series aircraft and 560 SF50 Vision Jets, positioning it as the third largest aviation manufacturer globally.
Textron Aviation's Beechcraft King Air 260 multi-engine training system (METS) is making its international debut this week at the Farnborough Airshow. Last year, the U.S. Navy selected the aircraft to replace the aging King Air 90-based Beechcraft T-44 Pegasus.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, has unveiled the airline’s Qsuite Next Gen at the Farnborough Air Show in England.
Cebu Pacific, Airbus, and Pratt & Whitney held an official ceremony to commemorate a binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed for CEB’s purchase of up to 152 A321neo aircraft for an estimated US $24 billion based on list prices. This marks the largest aircraft order in Philippine aviation history.
GKN Aerospace has delivered the wing assembly for Supernal’s eVTOL technology demonstrator aircraft. The complete composite assembly was handed over in June, with plans to deliver the vehicle’s booms before the end of this month. These assemblies are built at GKN facilities in Cowes and Bristol, UK.
Smith Myers has introduced enhancements to its Artemis mobile phone detection, location, and communication system at the Farnborough Airshow 2024. The UK company asserts that these improvements will expand the sensor's operational environments and customer base.
Airline fleets are projected to create jobs for 649,000 new pilots, 690,000 new maintenance technicians, and 938,000 new cabin crewmembers over the next two decades, according to Boeing's 2024 Pilot and Technician Outlook. The report was released today at EAA AirVenture. These numbers show a significant increase from last year.
GE Aerospace has selected Triumph Group’s Geared Solutions business to supply the auxiliary gearbox for the F404 afterburning turbofan engine. The potential future applications include the Boeing T7-A Red Hawk, Korea Aerospace T-50 Golden Eagle, and Turkish Aerospace Hürjet platforms.
Bombardier has inaugurated a new line maintenance station at Farnborough Airport, expanding its customer service network in Europe and marking the company's ninth such facility worldwide. The UK-based station will provide light scheduled and unscheduled maintenance for all Bombardier Learjets, Challengers, and Globals.