Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 14, 2009
Jeppesen signed a five-year electronic charting service contract with Royal Air Maroc that it said "will help the airline make the transition from using standard paper navigation charts to adopting tailored, digital information in the cockpit."
Sep 10, 2009
Airbus delivered 32 aircraft in August and received orders for seven A330-300s from Turkish Airlines (ATWOnline, Aug. 19). Deliveries comprised 27 A320 family aircraft, two A330-200s, one A340-600 and one A380 (to Qantas).
Sep 10, 2009
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. yesterday announced the final configuration of its MRJ, showing a taller cabin, increased overhead bin space and a wing box made of aluminum rather than composite materials.
Sep 09, 2009
Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China yesterday unveiled the first mockup of its C919, the narrowbody aircraft the country is building as a follow-up to the regional ARJ21. Guo Bozhi, president of CACC affiliate Shanghai Aircraft Design and Research Institute, said in Hong Kong that the model is the "most precise" rendering to date of the aircraft, slated to seat 156-168 passengers (ATWOnline, March 12). It reportedly is 10% of the C919's anticipated size.
Sep 09, 2009
Ryanair's operating fleet increased to 200 aircraft with the delivery of a new 737-800 on Sept. 6.
Nov 03, 2015
Pratt & Whitney has commenced flight testing on the PW1900G engine designated to power the Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 aircraft.
Nov 03, 2015
The Dynamic Airways Boeing 767-200 that caught fire Oct. 29 on an airport taxiway has been discovered by investigators to have a main fuel supply line problem.
Nov 03, 2015
Wizz Air’s shareholders have approved the proposed purchase of 110 Airbus A321neos from Airbus during a general meeting held on Nov. 3.
Nov 03, 2015
New-found airline focus on investor return is good news for MRO suppliers, but the industry needs more support hubs in the fast-growing air traffic emerging markets such as Asia.
Nov 02, 2015
A selection of photos from our most recent headlines.
Nov 02, 2015
China’s first 158-seat Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) C919 prototype aircraft rolled off COMAC’s final assembly plant near Shanghai Pudong International Airport Nov. 2.
Nov 02, 2015
China’s first 158-seat Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) C919 prototype aircraft rolled off COMAC’s final assembly plant near Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
Nov 02, 2015
Search teams have recovered the flight recorders of the Metrojet Airbus A321 that crashed Oct. 31 in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula shortly after takeoff from Sham el-Sheikh airport, killing 217 passengers and seven crew members.