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Rostec Develops Bird Protection System for Passenger Aircraft

August 6, 2022 @ 06:37 AM

Ruselectronics holding, a subsidiary of Russias state-owned Rostec, has developed a bird protection system for airports - Orni. The system is able to track the flight of up to a hundred birds simultaneously at a distance of up to 21 km

Boeing Facility in Japan to Study Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Electrification

August 1, 2022 @ 11:29 AM

Boeing has opened a new Boeing Research and Technology (BR&T) center in Japan to focus on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), electric / hydrogen propulsion, robotics, digitization and composites. The BR&T – Japan Research Center will be located in Nagoya

Ruselectronics Develops Components to Replace U.S.-made Electronics in SSJ-100, MC-21 Airliners...

July 25, 2022 @ 01:41 PM

Russias Rostec-owned Ruselectronics holding has developed electronic components to replace American-made communications equipment of SSJ-100 Superjet and MC-21 aircraft. The technical parameters of the new devices make it possible to completely replace American products in the on-board radio communication equipment, state-owned Rostec said in a

Russia to Set Aside $113M to Improve MC-21 Engine

July 13, 2022 @ 12:13 PM

Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced a tender for the improvement of PD-14 engines MC-21 passenger aircraft. Under this plan, Russia plans to remove limitations of the engine, increase the resource, as well as maintenance intervals and increase reliability

Police to Investigate Alleged Misuse of Lion Air Crash Compensation Given by...

July 12, 2022 @ 05:25 AM

The Indonesian National Police (POLRI) will hold an internal inquiry to decide whether to launch a criminal investigation into alleged misappropriations of Boeings funds managed by Islamic charity organization (ACT). Boeing reportedly channeled $9

Russia’s Annual Delivery Capacity of MC-21 Airplane to Touch 72 in 2029

June 27, 2022 @ 10:23 AM

Russia plans to supply customers with 72 MC-21 passenger aircraft per year starting in 2029. "The program for the creation of MC-21 aircraft provides for the supply of 72 aircraft per year starting from 2029 - with the start of deliveries of the first production aircraft (that's 6 aircraft) in 2024," Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said during a meeting between Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and deputy prime ministers on Monday

Angola's Launda International Airport to become Part of China's 'Air Silk Road'

June 26, 2022 @ 02:08 PM

Angola's upcoming Luanda international airport, being constructed by China Aviation Technology International Engineering Company (CATIEC) will become a part of China's 'Air Silk Road' strategy.On June 17, the naming and unveiling ceremony of the new Luanda International Airport in Angola, built by CATIEC, was held in the Angolan capital

Collins’ Hypergamut Lighting System Reduces Jetlag, Syncs with Real-Time Flight Data to...

June 15, 2022 @ 06:54 AM

Collins Aerospace launched its Hypergamut Lighting System at the Aircraft Interiors Exposition in Hamburg, Germany, on June 14. The advanced full-cabin lighting system is attuned to human biology to reduce passenger jetlag, color-optimized to improve the appearance of materials, food and fixtures throughout the cabin and autonomized to intelligently sync with real-time flight data to enable predictive and independent functionality

First Prototype of Russian Superjet NEW Airliner Revealed at Sukhoi Plant

June 4, 2022 @ 12:45 PM

A prototype of Russia's all-new Superjet-100 aircraft- called Superjet NEW - assembled with import substituting indigenously-made compenents, was revealed at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) on Friday. The Superjet-100 is Russia's most successful civil aircraft project with exports to Mexico's Interjet and Irish carrier Cityjet

Twin Otter Aircraft that Cashed in Nepal was 43 Years Old

May 30, 2022 @ 08:47 AM

Nepals Tara Air turboprop Twin Otter that crashed on Sunday killing most people on board was 43 years old. The aircraft took off from the resort town of Pokhara at 9:55 a

Chinese Regulator Refutes 'Intentional Nosedive' Theory Regarding China Eastern MU5735 Air Crash

May 19, 2022 @ 08:31 AM

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has dismissed foreign media reports that earlier claimed that the ill-fated Boeing aircraft that crashed in March “nosedived intentionally.” On Wednesday, the CAAC told the

Mitsubishi to Increase Parts Production of PW1100G-JM Engine that Powers Airbus A320neo...

April 26, 2022 @ 01:25 PM

Anticipating an increase in demand for the Airbus A320neo aircraft in the wake of Post-pandemic recovery, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has decided to increase the capacity of its Nagasaki plant that manufactures combustors for the PW1100G-JM engine that powers the A320neo family. Airbus plans to gradually increase production of the A320neo in response to robust demand for narrow-body aircraft

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