Source: Airbus Supporting the ramp-up / Equipping of up to eight rear fuselage sections simultaneously Designed in line with latest production- and sustainability standards Airbus is advancing its industrial system and expanding ramp-up capacity with a new automated A321XLR equipping hangar, officially opened today by Hamburg’s First Mayor Peter Tschentscher and German Aerospace Coordinator Anna Christmann. With this, Airbus continues its modernisation and digitalisation of its industrial system and expands its capacity for the rate ramp-up in the A320 programme to 75 in 2026. “Airbus’ Hamburg site plays a significant role in the development and production of the A321XLR. With our new, state-of-the-art equipment installation hangar, we are now expanding our capacity to manufacture A321 fuselages and making an important [...]

Source: Boom Supersonic Boom Supersonic, the company building the world’s fastest airliner, Overture, today announced it has completed several key milestones for XB-1, Boom’s technology demonstrator aircraft. XB-1 leverages 60 years of progress in airplane technologies like carbon fiber composites, advanced avionics, and digitally-optimized aerodynamics to enable sustainable supersonic travel. Earlier this year, XB-1 was moved from the company’s hangar in Centennial, Colorado to the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California to continue preparations for flight. The aircraft has undergone extensive ground testing since arriving, including taxi testing this week. “The recent progress made towards XB-1’s first flight reflects the team’s collective efforts to build and safely fly the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet,” said Blake Scholl, Boom [...]

Source: ATR  Through our partnership with France’s NGO ‘Aviation Sans Frontières’ we make air transport accessible to those who need it most. World Humanitarian Day offers us the opportunity to honour and thank all the volunteers around the world for their unwavering commitment to protecting and saving people in need. On this special occasion, we are also proud to celebrate our commitment to having a positive impact on our communities. All around the world, ATR aircraft are making a difference every day, delivering essential goods, food, medical equipment, flying doctors and patients, sometimes providing relief to communities affected by disasters. These shared values are the foundation of a 20-year partnership between ATR and France’s NGO Aviation Sans Frontières (ASF – [...]

Source: Boeing NASA, Boeing, officials mark milestone for experimental aircraft project focused on sustainable aviation MD-90 jet will undergo extensive modification to test Transonic Truss-Braced Wing Boeing has ferried an MD-90 airplane to the site where it will be modified to test the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) configuration as part of NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. As Boeing, NASA and community leaders gathered at the company's facility today to recognize the milestone in development of the experimental X-66A aircraft, Boeing released photos of the jet's journey from Victorville, Calif., to Palmdale. The X-66A is NASA's first experimental plane focused on helping the U.S. achieve its goal of net-zero aviation greenhouse gas emissions. Modification will begin soon and ground and flight [...]