American corporation refused to acquire Brazilian manufacturer of regional airplanes for 4,2 billion USD due to crises. Among Boeing and Embraer joint-venture creation erupted huge scandal. Americans declared directly that they do not intend to acquire control packet of stocks of the third biggest airplane manufacturer because they are dissatisfied with the terms of partnership. And all trial to find acceptable solution of this problem…
Besides, such a rough approach testifies that there is comprehension that discontinuance of fights will cause losses in infrastructure (airports, service and so on). Yes, there will be losses but that can be compensated only to those who rely not only on limited thoughts about their business. And in current situation, perhaps, it is most important: aviation is very big and interrelated complex. Its’ comprehension…
Pandemic showed vulnerability of the branch of passenger transportation. The main physical parameter – number of carried passengers – tends to zero faster than prices for crude oil futures on the exchange. Will world aviation be able to pull out when restrictions of mobility will be removed? This industry has never undergone crises of such scale. During World War II haven’t stopped but on the…
C Series program continues to experience problems with engines Geared Turbofan (also known as Pure Power) engineered and manufactured by Pratt&Whitney. In the beginning of April crew of Airbus A220-300 of AirBaltic airline company cut off engine PW1500 and made emergency landing in Bordeaux. Airplane made the flight BT677 from Riga to Malaga. It is known that for the first couple of years of fleet…
Perspectives of the next generation that someday will come to replace A320 sometimes is associated with “New Midsize Airplane” that during almost ten years is considered by Boeing company. “There are few competitors and we keep an eye on each other carefully” – Faury says. However, there is no necessity to seriously think about replacement because A320neo program continues to develop actively. “We introduce new…
At Airbus cumulated delay in implementation of earlier announced manufacturing plans. Delays were noticed during switch from A320CEO (current engine option – in configuration with the engines CFM.56 and V2500) modification to A320NEO (new engine option with LEAP-1 and PW Geared Turbofan). In 2017-2018 they worsened with the power unit problems. “We failed to return to earlier announced rates, – Faury confesses. – Accumulated delay…
Britain aviation industry plans to combine economic growth with ecological measures. According to new strategy Sustainable Aviation is going to reach zero emissions to 2050, increasing at the same time number of flights by 70%. Ecologists doubt about success of such plan and consider that without flights’ reduction climatic progress cannot be reached. As Business Traveler informs, Sustainable Aviation published their Decarbonization Road Map in…
Brazilian company Embraer finished tests of fuel transporter KC-390 the heaviest from ever engineered in Brazil by airdrop from cargo compartment. As Jane’s informs airplane tests were made in USA on military ground in Uma, state of Arizona. Tests that took place were considered fully successful. Elaboration of KC-390 is made by Embraer company since 2007. First flight of the airplane took place in February…
Perspective airplane Embraer E175-E2 has taken first flight. Airplane of new generation made first flight on December 12 in the sky above the plant of Brazilian manufacturer Embraer in San Jose do Campos (San Paolo state). E175-E2 took off at 11:07 a.m. local time and flew 2 hours and 18 minutes. The airplane took off and landed with the help of fly-by-wire control system in…
Britain company Cranfiels Aerospace Solutions that is division of Cranfield University together with Rolls-Royce and Britten-Norman works on creating hybrid airplane on the base of the light nine-seat Britten-Norman Islander. The project in which government and companies invested 9 million pounds sterling (11,6 million USD) should take 2 years and a half, it is supposed that the flights of the fully ready prototype should begin…