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Vietnam Explores Partnership with COMAC Amid Asia-Pacific Aviation Growth

Vietnam's Prime Minister has proposed a collaborative effort with COMAC to bolster Vietnam's aviation sector, including aircraft manufacturing, a comprehensive aviation ecosystem, and MRO centers. Meanwhile, Boeing acknowledges competition from COMAC in the expanding Asia-Pacific market.

2025-04-14T22:18:37.340167-07:00

Air Data News

Boeing 777X Certification Advances with Reactivated 4th Prototype

2025-04-14T00:52:24.099331-07:00

Aviation Week

Delta Air Lines and MicroTau Collaborate on Boeing 767 Efficiency Gain

2025-04-11T10:19:58.176036-07:00

AeroTime

Alaska Airlines Retires Historic Boeing 737-900 Prototype After 24 Years

2025-04-11T05:24:21.620830-07:00

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Leeham News

Vietnam Explores Partnership with COMAC Amid Asia-Pacific Aviation Growth Vietnam's Prime Minister has proposed a collaborative effort with COMAC to bolster Vietnam's aviation sector, including aircraft manufacturing, a comprehensive aviation ecosystem, and MRO centers. Meanwhile, Boeing acknowledges competition from COMAC in the expanding Asia-Pacific market.

2025-04-14T22:18:37.340167-07:00

Vietnam Explores Partnership with COMAC Amid Asia-Pacific Aviation Growth

The Business Journals

Textron Aviation's Wichita Campus Expansion: A Strategic $1.8 Million Investment Textron Aviation is expanding its presence in Wichita, Kansas, by investing $1.8 million to build a 52,000 square-foot addition to its east campus. This expansion aligns with the company's ongoing strategy to bolster its operational capabilities and support future growth opportunities in the aerospace sector.

2025-04-14T13:37:27.599688-07:00

Textron Aviation's Wichita Campus Expansion: A Strategic $1.8 Million Investment

PaxEx.Aero

Recaro's New Line of Economy Class Seats Targets Sustainability Beyond Weight Reduction Recaro Aircraft Seating is pushing the boundaries of sustainability with its updated economy class seating line, demonstrating that there are other ways to enhance eco-friendliness beyond simply reducing weight. This innovation reflects a growing industry focus on sustainability in aircraft interiors.

2025-04-14T11:23:50.500445-07:00

Recaro's New Line of Economy Class Seats Targets Sustainability Beyond Weight Reduction

AeroTime

AutoFlight Expands with First Scaled eVTOL Manufacturing Facility in Wuhan Chinese eVTOL developer AutoFlight has begun construction on its inaugural mass-production facility in Wuhan. Partnering with Hanyang District Investment Group, AutoFlight will also be supplying eVTOLs for United Nations procurement, marking its expansion in the advanced air mobility sector.

2025-04-14T06:53:46.502105-07:00

AutoFlight Expands with First Scaled eVTOL Manufacturing Facility in Wuhan

FlightGlobal

German Airways Overhauls Embraer E190 Fleet with New Livery German Airways has unveiled a new livery for its Embraer E190, enhancing brand identity as it intensifies its wet-lease operations for KLM Cityhopper. The update, launched with aircraft D-AJHW, highlights the growing importance of aesthetic strategies in airline partnerships.

2025-04-14T02:41:13.655446-07:00

German Airways Overhauls Embraer E190 Fleet with New Livery

eVTOL Insights

AutoFlight and Hefei City Collaborate to Develop Urban Air Mobility with eVTOL Fleet AutoFlight collaborates with Hefei City to build its urban air traffic system, underpinning the deal with plans for a fleet of eVTOL aircraft. This partnership includes a new East China operational hub in Feixi County, aiming to enhance urban air mobility infrastructure.

2025-04-14T02:21:51.154083-07:00

AutoFlight and Hefei City Collaborate to Develop Urban Air Mobility with eVTOL Fleet

Air Data News

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Boeing 777X Certification Advances with Reactivated 4th Prototype Boeing progresses its 777X certification by reactivating the fourth prototype, WH004, at the Everett facility for crucial brake system tests in Oklahoma. The program, already five years overdue, aims for its first B777-9 delivery next year.

2025-04-14T00:52:24.099331-07:00

Boeing 777X Certification Advances with Reactivated 4th Prototype

FlightGlobal

Yakovlev's SJ-100 Hits New Milestone with High-Altitude Flight Yakovlev's SJ-100 test aircraft has successfully completed a flight at its maximum service ceiling of 40,000 feet, employing PowerJet SaM146 engines instead of the indigenous Aviadvigatel PD-8. This significant milestone is part of the ongoing development program to integrate import-substituted systems.

2025-04-14T00:07:12.240560-07:00

Yakovlev's SJ-100 Hits New Milestone with High-Altitude Flight

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