Seven of the world’s leading aerospace manufacturers have committed to making aviation more sustainable and meeting the net-zero carbon emission targets set for 2050. The Chief Technical Officers (CTOs) of Airbus, Boeing, Dassault, Rolls-Royce, General Electric, Safran, and Pratt &…
UPDATE SPIRIT – Is Airbus overstretching itself by targeting production rates for the A320neo-family that go beyond 70 per month? That question seems to be answered affirmatively by at least two of its key program suppliers, engines manufacturers Safran and…
The community of all-electric aircraft operators is set to grow by 2025. Malta-based start-up JetClub and its US parent Jet It are launch customers of the Bye Aerospace 8-seater eFlyer 800, committing to an unspecified number of aircraft. Bye revealed its latest…
They haven’t found a dedicated aircraft program yet, but General Electric and Safran are determined to have a new commercial aero-engine ready for entry into service by the mid-2030s. The engine should be over twenty percent more efficient than the most…
The aviation world is about to dramatically change, moving from conventional power toward electrification . It is a process that has been percolating for several years. The major auto manufacturers have joined Tesla and we will soon have a panoply…
Will we see consolidation in the business jet market as a result of the pandemic? The business jet market, which saw growth stagnate since the Great Recession in 2008, was not hit quite as hard as the airline market by…