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Olivier Andries highlights long wait for profit as Airbus looks to revise partnership structures for next-generation single-aisle aircraft. Safran chief Olivier Andries insists that any discussion on a revised business model between airframers and engine suppliers must be all-encompassing, rather than focusing on individual parts. Speaking during Safran’s first-half briefing on 28 July, Andries said:…

After outbound flight from Toulouse using Indian Ocean route, twinjet designed for Qantas’s Project Sunrise took the long way back. Airbus’s ultra-long range A350-1000ULR has returned from Melbourne to Toulouse via a transpacific crossing – the most demanding test of the aircraft to date. The airframer puts the duration of the test flight at 24h…

Cargo conversion firm to provide engineering expertise as large multi-crew transports viewed as candidates for Condor system. Israel Aerospace Industries is looking to push forward the development of autonomous commercial cargo aircraft, through a tie-up with US-based specialist Merlin. While IAI tells FlightGlobal that it is “not yet evaluating or discussing specific aircraft platforms”, the…

Supplier says wings, fins and control surfaces for UK platform were built at its Cowes site. GKN Aerospace has detailed its role as a key part of BAE Systems’ industrial supply chain for its newly unveiled Brontanax collaborative combat aircraft (CCA). BAE unveiled a full-size model of its 5t-plus maximum take-off weight autonomous vehicle at…

CEO lays out plan to ramp jet production rates by addressing longstanding factory issues. Half of Textron Aviation’s employees joined the company less than five years ago. That is according to Textron chief executive Lisa Atherton, who disclosed the figure on 28 July, revealing the scope to which shortages of skilled labour have affected one…

KAI already does some aerostructures work for Embraer. Embraer and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have entered an agreement to look at cooperation in aerostructures. The memorandum of understanding will see the two companies look at areas where they can cooperate based on their respective technological capabilities and expertise, says KAI. The two companies aspire to…

The former acting head of the US Federal Aviation Administration, Chris Rocheleau, has returned to his former job at the National Business Aviation Association after an 18-month stint with the regulator. Rocheleau was named acting administrator by President Donald Trump on 30 January 2025, the day after the midair collision between a US Army helicopter…

As Turkey’s Kaan advances, uncrewed Kizilelma continues test progress. The first prototype of the Turkish Aerospace (TAI) Kaan fighter has started taxi tests pending its maiden flight, as the Bayraktar Kizilelma uncrewed combat aircraft deploys weapons from its internal weapons bay. A video posted by TAI on social media shows the first Kaan prototype conducting…

The aviation units of key Japanese conglomerates have enjoyed strong first quarter revenues.

Supply chain improvements did not continue at pace newly solo company anticipated, Currier says.