Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 30, 2015
International Airlines Group—parent company of British Airways (BA), Iberia, Spanish low-cost carrier (LCC) Vueling and Aer Lingus—reported a third-quarter net profit of €883 million ($992.8 million), up 39.3% compared to a net profit of €634 million for the same period last year.
Oct 28, 2015
UK-headquartered aerostructures supplier GKN Aerospace has completed its €706 million ($780 million) acquisition of Fokker Technologies Group.
Oct 09, 2015
Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier said the European aircraft manufacturer is on track to meet delivery targets this year despite delays at several cabin suppliers.
Oct 06, 2015
Finnair took delivery of its first of 19 Airbus A350 XWBs Oct. 7, becoming the third airline to receive an A350 and the first European operator. Here is a look at the cabin interior.
Sep 30, 2015
Malaysia-based low-cost carrier (LCC) AirAsia will install 90 Airbus A320s with inflight aircraft tracking systems from Panasonic.
Mar 13, 2014
Saint Petersburg-based Rossiya Airlines has become the first carrier in Russia to distribute Apple iPads equipped as electronic flight bags (EFB) for pilots, who are able to use them during all phases of flight—including takeoff and landings, the carrier said in a statement.
Mar 07, 2014
Lufthansa presented its new premium-economy class at the ITB tourism fair in Berlin.
Feb 19, 2014
Airbus has announced plans to increase its stake in China’s Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre (HMC) to 25% from its current 20% shareholding.
Feb 07, 2014
Honeywell and Inmarsat announced they have finalized the critical design review of GX Aviation, a key milestone in the journey to bring high-speed inflight Wi-Fi to flights around the world.
Jan 27, 2014
The dispatch reliability of Norwegian Air Shuttle’s three Boeing 787s is improving, but still some way short of where the airline and the manufacturer want it to be.
Jan 16, 2014
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is sending an investigator to Japan to assist with the probe into the Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787-8 battery incident that occurred Jan. 14 at Tokyo Narita Airport.
Jan 14, 2014
Japan Airlines (JAL) said a “main battery failure occurred” on one of its Boeing 787-8s parked at Tokyo Narita Airport on Tuesday. The airline reported that “white smoke” was seen in the incident, which resulted in no injuries.
Dec 20, 2013
Emirates is planning to refine and upgrade its Airbus A380 interiors and is still considering a move to an 11-abreast layout in economy class.