Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 21, 2008
Airbus said US FAA and EASA have approved reduced training for pilots transitioning from the A320 family, A330 or A340 to the A380. The manufacturer said an A320 family pilot now can be qualified to fly the A380 in 13 working days and an A330/A340 pilot in 12 working days. A pilot with no Airbus fly-by-wire experience requires 24 working days to complete the A380 standard type rating course.
Feb 20, 2008
UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch released a Special Bulletin indicating that its investigation into last month's accident involving a British Airways 777-200 at London Heathrow is centered on the fuel pumps and not the engines (ATWOnline, Jan. 25).
Feb 20, 2008
EgyptAir converted six Embraer 170 options into firm orders, the manufacturer announced. Aircraft are worth $189 million at list prices and will begin delivery in 2009. They will be configured with 76 seats and fly for EgyptAir Express. The carrier ordered six E-170s plus the six options in September 2006. Meanwhile, Air France subsidiary Regional converted options for one E-170 and one E-190. Aircraft are worth $69 million at list prices and will be delivered in 2009, Embraer said.
Feb 20, 2008
Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson told US Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) that DL and Northwest Airlines have not yet reached a merger agreement but that negotiations continue, Reuters reported. Widespread press reports yesterday said various sources close to the talks revealed that the respective carriers' boards would meet today to review progress on negotiations with the pilots and, if an agreement had been reached with the unions, vote on a merger.
Feb 20, 2008
Korean Air placed a firm order for three additional A380s, bringing its commitment to the jumbo jet to eight, Airbus announced yesterday. The newly ordered aircraft are scheduled to arrive in 2012-13. KE expects its first A380 in 2010, when it will introduce the plane on routes to the western US. The A380 program now boasts 192 firm orders from 16 customers.
Oct 22, 2014
Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) have opened a demonstration facility—called the China-US Aviation Biofuel Pilot Project—that will turn waste cooking oil, commonly referred to as “gutter oil” in China, into sustainable aviation biofuel.
Oct 21, 2014
Speedy package delivery in urban areas by small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) “is absolutely going to happen,” according to Nick Roy, the founder of Google’s Project Wing program.
Oct 21, 2014
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) is planning to design a new widebody aircraft with Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. next year, according to COMAC chairman Jin Zhuanglong.
Oct 21, 2014
Boeing has broken ground on its new 1 million sq. ft. 777X composite wing center at the Everett, Washington campus.
Oct 21, 2014
Boeing 777X Composite Wing Center animation
Oct 21, 2014
Photos of the first Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ flight-test aircraft, unveiled Oct. 18.
Oct 20, 2014
The first Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ flight-test aircraft, unveiled Oct. 18, will undergo about six months of ground evaluations before taking to the air in the second quarter of 2015.
Oct 20, 2014
Russia’s UTair Airlines is negotiating with Airbus and Boeing on new delivery schedules for its orders for 20 A321s and 40 Boeing 737-800/900ERs, Interfax reported.