Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 17, 2015
An inside look at China Airlines' Boeing 777-300ER designer cabin at the Paris Air Show.
Jun 17, 2015
A China Airlines Boeing 777-300ER parked in the Paris Air Show static display this week is generating a buzz for its cabin, which was designed by a top Taiwanese architect.
Jun 15, 2015
Airbus continues to promote the need for the A380 to support projected air traffic growth over the next 20 years, arguing that only very large aircraft (VLA) can deliver the numbers of people expected to travel between the world’s mega-city hubs.
Jun 09, 2015
The European Union (EU) has approved funding for a new volcanic ash detection system for commercial aircraft developed by Israeli-based Elbit Systems and infrared and ultraviolet specialist Nicarnica.
Jun 03, 2015
Airbus has shipped the first A320 large aircraft components from Hamburg, Germany to its Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Mobile, Alabama, as its first US-produced A320 is on scheduled begin this summer.
Aug 12, 2013
Rockwell Collins has struck a deal to acquire communications specialist ARINC from Carlyle Group for $1.39 billion, strengthening its avionics, cabin systems and communications activities.
Aug 01, 2013
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted Airbus initial certification for its Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) technology for its A320ceo family aircraft.
Jul 29, 2013
Boeing confirmed to ATW it is asking specific operators of 717, Next-Generation 737, 747-400, 767 and 777s to inspect aircraft with the Honeywell fixed emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) following the July 12 Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner fire at London Heathrow Airport.
Jul 26, 2013
The Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that made a hard landing July 22 at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) landed on its nose gear first, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Jul 25, 2013
FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) requiring Boeing 787-8 operators to remove or inspect Honeywell emergency locator transmitters (ELT), citing the July 12 Ethiopian Airlines 787 fire at London Heathrow Airport.
Jul 23, 2013
Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that the Boeing 737-700 that suffered a nose gear collapse on landing at New York LaGuardia yesterday entered service in October 1999 and was last inspected July 18, just four days before the incident.
Jul 22, 2013
FAA plans to make mandatory inspections of Honeywell emergency locator transmitters (ELT) on Boeing 787s, but has not said it will require the devices to be made inert or removed.
Jul 22, 2013
Norwegian Air Shuttle and Thomson Airways have removed the emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) from their Boeing 787s pending the outcome of an investigation into the Ethiopian Airlines 787 fire at London Heathrow Airport.