Airbus sees 3.8% growth in new aircraft deliveries through 2043 vs last year’s forecast By Scott Hamilton, Leeham News Airbus boosted its 20 year forecast for new aircraft deliveries by 3.8% compared with last year’s Global Market Forecast (GMF). Single aisle mainline aircraft (ie, no regional jets) deliveries edge up by 880 aircraft in the new forecast. Widebody passenger and...Read More

New maintenance facility allows Gulfstream to work on 26 more aircraft at a time Gulfstream Aerospace today officially opened its expanded service center at the company’s Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (KSAV) headquarters in Georgia. Dubbed Savannah Service Center East, the 137,000-sq-ft facility adds more than 200 new jobs and significantly expands Gulfstream’s MRO capabilities in the region. The ribbon cutting...Read More

Joby Aviation has flown its eVTOL aircraft with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system Joby Aviation has flown its eVTOL aircraft with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system developed by its German subsidiary H2Fly. The company announced on July 11 that in June its demonstrator aircraft flew 523 miles, which is more than five times the range of the aircraft powered by its standard...Read More

Aerospace Global News talks Liquid(ated) Hydrogen Following the announcement that California-based hydrogen propulsion pioneer Universal Hydrogen has “proved unable to secure additional funding to move forward,” Aerospace Global News caught up with two major players in the sector to learn more about the challenges this emerging area faces. Although the loss of Universal Hydrogen is undoubtedly a blow to proponents...Read More

CAA Decision to adopt AMC & GM for UK Reg (EU) – ORS9 ORS9 – CAA Decision No.38 Correction: CAA Decision to adopt AMC & GM for UK Reg (EU) No. 1321/2014 (UK Continuing Airworthiness) Regulation pursuant to Article 76 UK Reg (EU) 2018/1139 In support of Statutory Instrument (SI) 2023 No 588, The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2023, laid...Read More

Boeing agrees to buy fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystems By Lesley Josephs Boeing said Monday that it will buy back its struggling fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystems in an all-stock deal that the plane maker has said will improve safety and quality control. It said it agreed to pay $37.25 a share in Boeing stock for Spirit, giving the plane supplier an equity...Read More

Joby Aviation Acquires Xwing’s Autonomy Division, Adding To Defense Work By Calvin Biesecker Joby Aviation, which is developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as an air taxi service, on Tuesday said it has acquired the autonomy division of Xwing, a small company developing technology for autonomous flight operations that earlier this year flew unmanned dispersed cargo operations...Read More

Joby’s First Production Prototype Receives Special Airworthiness Certificate By Jessica Reed Joby Aviation has achieved a significant breakthrough, the company shared this week. On Wednesday, Joby announced that its first aircraft, manufactured at its Pilot Production Line in Marina, California, has been granted a Special Airworthiness Certificate by the Federal Aviation Administration. This notable achievement propels Joby into the next phase...Read More

Problematic titanium was found in Boeing and Airbus jets. The FAA is investigating how it got there By Chris Isidore Titanium that was distributed with fake documentation has been found in commercial Boeing and Airbus jets. Now the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft manufacturers and supplier Spirit AeroSystems are investigating whether those components pose a safety hazard to the public....Read More

Faulty MRO Process Prompts Landing Gear Checks By Sean Broderick The FAA will mandate maintenance records checks on several Boeing aircraft types to flag and remove more than 300 improperly repaired main landing gear (MLG) assemblies after the issue was linked to a 767 gear collapse in 2020. In a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) issued June 20, the FAA said it...Read More